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Grant recipient EIN 20-8931223Philanthropy and grantmaking

Who funds The Big Table?

25 private foundations gave The Big Table in Spokane, WA $496,077 across 52 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

52 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Greenstone FoundationLiberty Lake, WA 2025

    For community development

    $25,000
  2. The Emelco FoundationHayden, ID 2025

    Leadership development and training for directors and operations directors

    $9,000
  3. The Avista FoundationSpokane, WA 2025

    Big Table Eats Around the World

    $1,500
  4. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    13499.64

    $13,500
  5. The Emelco FoundationHayden, ID 2024

    Leadership development and training, and general operating expenses

    $12,900
  6. The Foster FoundationKirkland, WA 2024

    Social services

    $10,000
  7. The Avista FoundationSpokane, WA 2024

    Inlander Restaurant Week

    $5,000
  8. The Avista FoundationSpokane, WA 2024

    Eats Around the World

    $1,500
  9. Analog Devices FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    General support

    $1,030
  10. The Avista FoundationSpokane, WA 2024

    Dollars for Doers

    $30
  11. The Foster FoundationKirkland, WA 2023

    Social services

    $10,000
  12. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Mef

    $9,667
  13. The Avista FoundationSpokane, WA 2023

    Eats Around the World

    $5,000
  14. The Emelco FoundationHayden, ID 2023

    Partial funding for all staff retreat and training

    $5,000
  15. The Richard M Schulze Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    Human services

    $4,106
  16. First Interstate BancSystem Foundation IncBillings, MT 2023

    General Operating Support

    $3,250
  17. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $765
  18. Ka Zankel FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

    $15,000
  19. The Foster FoundationKirkland, WA 2022

    Social services

    $10,000
  20. M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver, WA 2022

    Hybrid work technology needs

    $8,900
  21. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Mef

    $5,838
  22. The Avista FoundationSpokane, WA 2022

    Big Table Eats Around the World

    $5,000
  23. J Michael Bodnar FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity

    $4,000
  24. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $1,209
  25. First Interstate BancSystem Foundation IncBillings, MT 2022

    General Operating Support

    $750
  26. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Mef

    $67
  27. The Foster FoundationKirkland, WA 2021

    Social services

    $10,000
  28. The Avista FoundationSpokane, WA 2021

    Event Support

    $5,000
  29. First Interstate BancSystem Foundation IncBillings, MT 2021

    General Operating Support

    $4,900
  30. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $1,153
  31. Roy and Leona Nelson FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Financial emotional support for Spokane restaaurant workers affedted by COVID

    $1,000
  32. Arthur J Gallagher FoundationRolling Meadows, IL 2021

    General exempt purpose

    $500
  33. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $100
  34. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Mef

    $50
  35. The Longbrake Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General operations

    $95,000
  36. M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver, WA 2020

    Covid-19 strategic funding

    $50,000
  37. Gesner Johnson FoundationPennington, NJ 2020

    Unrestricted general

    $40,000
  38. The Foster FoundationKirkland, WA 2020

    Social services

    $20,000
  39. The Krumble FoundationSpokane, WA 2020

    Restaurant and Hospitality industry support

    $12,000
  40. John and Diane Scelfo Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  41. WR Berkley Corporation Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    San Diego Program

    $6,600
  42. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    MG

    $5,800
  43. Franz Bakery FoundationPortland, OR 2020

    Charitable

    $2,500
  44. Franz Bakery FoundationPortland, OR 2020

    Charitable

    $2,500
  45. First Interstate BancSystem Foundation IncBillings, MT 2020

    Operational Support

    $1,000
  46. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $781
  47. AbbVie FoundationNorth Chicago, IL 2020

    Matching grants

    $200
  48. Amica Companies FoundationLincoln, RI 2020

    General purpose

    $88
  49. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    MG

    $5,250
  50. Glassybaby White Light FundSeattle, WA 2019

    General support

    $143
  51. The Karese FoundationColbert, WA 2018

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  52. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    Matching Gifts Education/Other

    $3,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other philanthropy and grantmaking organizations in Spokane, WA and are not among The Big Table’s funders above.

  1. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 5 grants Accepts applications $3,160,000 to similar organizations
  2. Steffens FoundationPullman, WA 3 grants Preselected only $77,000 to similar organizations
  3. BNSF Railway FoundationFort Worth, TX 7 grants Accepts applications $77,000 to similar organizations
  4. Rayce Rudeen FoundationLiberty Lake, WA 2 grants Accepts applications $15,000 to similar organizations
  5. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 11 grants Preselected only $8,009 to similar organizations
  6. Equinox Foundation IncSandpoint, ID 5 grants Preselected only $1,048,013 to similar organizations
  7. Empire Health FoundationSpokane, WA 4 grants Preselected only $761,740 to similar organizations
  8. Harriet Cheney Cowles FoundationSpokane, WA 5 grants Preselected only $635,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 20-8931223 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.