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Grant recipient EIN 27-2133169Education

Who funds Washington STEM Center?

25 private foundations gave Washington STEM Center in Seattle, WA $13.5 million across 70 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

70 grants

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

  1. McKinstry Charitable FoundationSeattle, WA 2025

    Education & STEM

    $27,800
  2. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Washington state education and human service needs

    $723,323
  3. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Washington state education and human service needs

    $150,000
  4. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Washington state education and human service needs

    $100,000
  5. Lorna Jordan Charitable Organization AKA Lorna Jordan FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $100,000
  6. McKinstry Charitable FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Education and STEM

    $20,400
  7. Kathryn B McQuade FoundationPennington, NJ 2024

    Unrestricted general

    $20,000
  8. Lorna Jordan Charitable Organization AKA Lorna Jordan FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    employee wellness fund

    $10,000
  9. Alaska Airlines FoundationAnchorage, AK 2024

    The Washington STEM Center will support advancing equity in access to STEM education for students furthest from educational justice-students of color, students in rural areas, students growing up in low-income households, and young women. Through our K-12 STEM and Career Pathways Program, Washington STEM will improve the coordination of the education-to-workforce system by deepening efforts in 2024-2025. We will implement efforts that align with and implement the Career Pathways Ready System framework.

    $5,000
  10. Satya and Rao Remala FoundationBellevue, WA 2024

    To leverage STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) for social change.

    $1,000
  11. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Washington state education and human service needs

    $1,351,120
  12. College Spark WashingtonSeattle, WA 2023

    Eef2108 eef2108 community-centered, school-based improvement

    $360,000
  13. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Postsecondary education; washington state education and human service needs

    $200,000
  14. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Washington state education and human service needs

    $100,000
  15. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Washington state education and human service needs

    $100,000
  16. M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver, WA 2023

    Program expansion and new staff: central puget sound network director

    $53,000
  17. The Norcliffe FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Early learning program

    $25,000
  18. McKinstry Charitable FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Education and STEM

    $10,000
  19. Barton Family FoundationFederal Way, WA 2023

    General and unrestricted

    $2,500
  20. McKinstry Charitable FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Education and STEM

    $2,400
  21. McKinstry Charitable FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Education and STEM

    $1,200
  22. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $61
  23. Boeing Company Charitable TrustChicago, IL 2022

    General

    $2,000,000
  24. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Postsecondary education; washington state education and human service needs

    $417,000
  25. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Postsecondary education; washington state education and human service needs

    $400,000
  26. College Spark WashingtonSeattle, WA 2022

    Eef2108 community-centered, school-based improvement

    $280,000
  27. McKinstry Charitable FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Education and STEM

    $160,500
  28. M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver, WA 2022

    New program staff

    $133,500
  29. Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation TrustWilsonville, OR 2022

    Career pathways program

    $50,000
  30. Discuren FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Career pathways initiative

    $44,000
  31. The Norcliffe FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Early learning program

    $25,000
  32. MPS Charitable FoundationKirkland, WA 2022

    General support

    $20,000
  33. Alaska Airlines FoundationAnchorage, AK 2022

    Washington STEM is working across sectors and regions to ensure that all students have equal opportunity to benefit from the transformational possibilities that STEM offers. We coordinate, convene, support, and provide technical assistance to public agencies, community groups, nonprofits, and coalitions at various levels--local, regional, and statewide. We work in partnership with 10 regional STEM Networks across the state. Our regional STEM Networks encompass 10 regions (Tacoma STEAM, Snohomish STEM, West Sound STEM, etc.). Each Network includes Pre-K through postsecondary educators, business leaders, STEM professionals, and community leaders. Collectively, we support more than 1,000,000 students and 49,000 teachers across Washington state.

    $5,000
  34. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $77
  35. Pemco Foundation IncSeattle, WA 2022

    Donation

    $50
  36. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Postsecondary education; washington state education and human service needs

    $600,000
  37. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Postsecondary education; washington state education and human service needs

    $583,000
  38. McKinstry Charitable FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Lift up future generations: education & STEM

    $101,800
  39. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Community engagement grantmaking

    $100,000
  40. M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver, WA 2021

    New program staff

    $79,500
  41. Discuren FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Career pathways initiative

    $55,000
  42. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $50,000
  43. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $50,000
  44. Washington Research FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Suport for washington STEM programs (b. Etscheid)

    $50,000
  45. Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation TrustWilsonville, OR 2021

    Career pathways for girls & young women: rising stars pilot program

    $25,000
  46. The Bamford FoundationTacoma, WA 2021

    Youth program support

    $15,000
  47. The Norcliffe FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Early learning program

    $15,000
  48. Alaska Airlines FoundationAnchorage, AK 2021

    Washington STEM respectfully seeks funding from Alaska Airlines Foundation to support our Career Pathways Program. Your investment will support our work to center equity by focusing on systemic solutions that reduce barriers to accessing high-demand careers for Black students, Indigenous students, students of color, students from low-income backgrounds, and young women. Our goal in 2021 is that 5,000 youth from priority populations will be on track to earn a high-demand degree or credential by age 26.

    $10,000
  49. The Lion Glass FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General & unrestricted

    $6,000
  50. Barton Family FoundationFederal Way, WA 2021

    General and unrestricted

    $2,500
  51. Pemco Foundation IncSeattle, WA 2021

    Donation

    $100
  52. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $68
  53. McKinstry Charitable FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    Education: schools & foundations

    $122,400
  54. Discuren FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    Career pathways initiative

    $60,500
  55. Alaska Airlines FoundationAnchorage, AK 2020

    The Alaska Airlines Foundation grant will support 3,000 young people get on track for securing a degree or credentials that puts them on the pathway to high-demand, family-sustaining careers. Also, it will help support program staffing, travel costs, STEM workshops and program materials.

    $10,000
  56. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General operating support

    $6,100
  57. Washington Federal FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    Community services

    $2,000
  58. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $29
  59. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    Pacific northwest education and human service needs; postsecondary success

    $1,000,000
  60. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways

    $250,000
  61. Discuren FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    Career connected learning

    $55,000
  62. Anduin FoundationWoodway, WA 2019

    Education

    $10,000
  63. Satya and Rao Remala FoundationBellevue, WA 2019

    To creat equity and economic opportunity in STEM education.

    $125
  64. Rubens Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2018

    WSOS Scholarship fund

    $3,000,000
  65. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways

    $250,000
  66. Discuren FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    Career connected learning

    $55,000
  67. Anduin FoundationWoodway, WA 2018

    Education

    $20,000
  68. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $250
  69. Stolte Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    Funding for general charitable operations

    $250
  70. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $225

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Seattle, WA and are not among Washington STEM Center’s funders above.

  1. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 52 grants Preselected only $255,545 to similar organizations
  2. Moccasin Lake FoundationWilmington, DE 55 grants Accepts applications $6,491,750 to similar organizations
  3. Lucky Seven FoundationWilmington, DE 52 grants Accepts applications $192,150 to similar organizations
  4. Puget Sound Energy FoundationWilmington, DE 52 grants Preselected only $36,552 to similar organizations
  5. Grousemont FoundationSeattle, WA 71 grants Preselected only $1,765,000 to similar organizations
  6. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 49 grants Preselected only $259,081 to similar organizations
  7. Real Progress FoundationSeattle, WA 43 grants Preselected only $256,410 to similar organizations
  8. Raikes FoundationSeattle, WA 48 grants Preselected only $1,644,494 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 27-2133169 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.