Foundations that fund museums in Washington

178 foundations made gifts to museums in Washington, reaching 96 nonprofits.

Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit. The data comes from public IRS Form 990-PF filings, with filing years 2024.

178Foundations gave here
52Accept applications
$5,000Typical gift
96Nonprofits received gifts
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver, WA · EIN 23-74564687 gifts · typical $114,000 · 20247 · $971,000$114,0002024Accepts applications
Apex FoundationBellevue, WA · EIN 91-19503977 gifts · typical $10,000 · 20247 · $182,500$10,0002024Invite only
Grousemont FoundationSeattle, WA · EIN 91-12760477 gifts · typical $5,000 · 20247 · $59,700$5,0002024Invite only
Forest FoundationTacoma, WA · EIN 91-60205145 gifts · typical $10,000 · 20245 · $115,000$10,0002024Accepts applications
Ben B Cheney Foundation IncTacoma, WA · EIN 91-60537605 gifts · typical $500 · 20245 · $8,275$5002024Accepts applications

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Gift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.

What the filings show

  • Foundations made 338 matched gifts to museums in Washington in tax years 2023–2025.
  • 96 matched organizations received gifts to museums in Washington in tax years 2023–2025.
  • The typical gift to museums in Washington was $5,000 in tax years 2023–2025.

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How many foundations fund museums in Washington?

178 foundations made gifts to 96 organizations in Washington in public IRS filings.

How many of these foundations accept applications?

52 of the 178 foundations take applications, according to their tax returns.

Where do the numbers come from?

Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit.