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Grant recipient EIN 46-4270721Public affairs

Who funds Citizen University?

17 private foundations gave Citizen University in Seattle, WA $5 million across 42 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 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

42 grants

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

  1. Red Leaf Family FoundationBurbank, CA 2025

    General opertating support

    $5,000
  2. The Allee FoundationChicago, IL 2025

    To support charitable purpose of recipient organization

    $5,000
  3. D27 FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  4. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2024

    Power + character curriculum and educator training

    $288,785
  5. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2024

    79868 exploring and building a civic culture of powerful, responsible citizenship through global collaboration and learning

    $250,000
  6. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    For general operating support

    $200,000
  7. The Rockefeller FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $50,000
  8. D27 FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  9. Red Leaf Family FoundationBurbank, CA 2024

    General opertating support

    $5,000
  10. The Allee FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    To support charitable purpose of recipient organization

    $5,000
  11. John E Fetzer Institute IncKalamazoo, MI 2023

    In support of civic saturdays and civic fellowship programs

    $210,000
  12. The Hearthland FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2023

    Bridging divides

    $200,000
  13. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $150,000
  14. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2023

    For general operating support

    $150,000
  15. Wintemute Family FoundationMedford, OR 2023

    General

    $10,000
  16. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $16
  17. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $250,000
  18. Rockefeller Brothers Fund IncNew York, NY 2022

    For general support

    $235,000
  19. John E Fetzer Institute IncKalamazoo, MI 2022

    In support of citizen university's civic saturdays and civic fellowship programs

    $210,000
  20. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    For general operating support

    $150,000
  21. Wintemute Family FoundationMedford, OR 2022

    General

    $10,000
  22. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $5
  23. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $250,000
  24. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $250,000
  25. John E Fetzer Institute IncKalamazoo, MI 2021

    Toward general operating support

    $200,000
  26. Rockefeller Brothers Fund IncNew York, NY 2021

    For general support

    $165,000
  27. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2021

    For general operating support

    $150,000
  28. The Max Stenbeck Charitable FundLos Angeles, CA 2021

    General support

    $59,000
  29. Raikes FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Raikes foundation employee charitable match

    $1,000
  30. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $5
  31. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General Support

    $250,000
  32. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    For general operating support

    $150,000
  33. Rockefeller Brothers Fund IncNew York, NY 2020

    For general support

    $100,000
  34. Caa FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2020

    General operating support

    $5,000
  35. Raikes FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    Raikes foundation employee charitable match

    $750
  36. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $5
  37. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    general support and for support for Citizen Universitys Youth Power Project

    $250,000
  38. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2019

    For general operating support

    $157,000
  39. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2018

    For general operating support

    $325,000
  40. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    For general support and for support for Citizen Universitys Youth Power Project

    $250,000
  41. Alan B Slifka FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $15,000
  42. Alan B Slifka FoundationNew York, NY 2017

    An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $25,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other public affairs organizations in Seattle, WA and are not among Citizen University’s funders above.

  1. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 29 grants Accepts applications $3,456,379 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 7 grants Accepts applications $202,050 to similar organizations
  3. Puget Sound Energy FoundationWilmington, DE 11 grants Preselected only $3,410 to similar organizations
  4. Stolte Family FoundationSeattle, WA 12 grants Preselected only $781,165 to similar organizations
  5. Ridge Road FoundationBellevue, WA 5 grants Accepts applications $33,000 to similar organizations
  6. The GreerSolien FundWilmington, DE 6 grants Preselected only $16,000 to similar organizations
  7. Washington Federal FoundationSeattle, WA 2 grants Accepts applications $6,500 to similar organizations
  8. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 6 grants Accepts applications $1,336,192 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 46-4270721 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.