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Grant recipient EIN 47-4086877Food and agriculture

Who funds Backpack Brigade?

40 private foundations gave Backpack Brigade in Seattle, WA $700,345 across 89 grants, in tax years 2019 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2019 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

89 grants

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

  1. Donovan Family FoundationIssaquah, WA 2025

    General operating support

    $27,000
  2. Tillie & Alfred Shemanski Testamentary TrustDallas, TX 2025

    Purchase food for weekend

    $10,000
  3. Kelly Foundation of WashingtonPort Orchard, WA 2025

    Through your weekend hunger bags program, helping to end weekend hunger for homeless and food insecure kids

    $5,000
  4. June & Julian Foss FoundationFircrest, WA 2025

    Program support - weekend hunger bags

    $5,000
  5. Kawabe Memorial FundDallas, TX 2025

    Unresticted general support

    $5,000
  6. Washington Federal FoundationSeattle, WA 2025

    Social services

    $2,500
  7. Alex G Nason Foundation IncStamford, CT 2025

    End weekend hunger among children in washington state.

    $2,500
  8. The GreerSolien FundWilmington, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  9. The Jeffrey R and Laura J Knudson Family FoundationWoodinville, WA 2025

    Funding for general operations of the charity

    $1,000
  10. Schultz Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Further charitable goals

    $25,000
  11. Dennis & Phyllis Washington FoundationMissoula, MT 2024

    Food purchasing

    $10,000
  12. The Norcliffe FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Food purchasing

    $10,000
  13. Joshua Green Foundation IncSeattle, WA 2024

    General fund donation

    $10,000
  14. Tillie & Alfred Shemanski Testamentary TrustDallas, TX 2024

    Purchase food for weekend

    $10,000
  15. Ruth Anderson Wheeler & Henry O Wheeler ChariSaint Louis, MO 2024

    General operating

    $10,000
  16. Cogan Family FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    General Purpose

    $7,500
  17. Kelly Foundation of WashingtonPort Orchard, WA 2024

    Through your service of purchasing, packaging and delivering weekend food bags to homeless students

    $5,000
  18. Harry F & Carol H Barnes Family FoundationBristol, CT 2024

    General operations

    $3,500
  19. Lindberg FoundationSaint Louis, MO 2024

    General operating

    $3,500
  20. Alex G Nason Foundation IncStamford, CT 2024

    End weekend hunger among children in washington state.

    $3,000
  21. Wyman Youth TrustSeattle, WA 2024

    Social & health

    $3,000
  22. Washington Federal FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Financial literacy

    $2,000
  23. Peg and Rick Young FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    To assist in carrying out the org. Charitable purpose

    $2,000
  24. Catania Family FoundationRedmond, WA 2024

    Assist with charitable cause

    $2,000
  25. The GreerSolien FundWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  26. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Volunteer program

    $40
  27. Schultz Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Further charitable goals

    $50,000
  28. Homestreet FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Program Support

    $43,000
  29. Garneau Nicon Family FoundationNorth Bend, WA 2023

    School supplies, lunches & backpacks for underserved students

    $15,000
  30. Dennis & Phyllis Washington FoundationMissoula, MT 2023

    Weekend hunger bags

    $15,000
  31. Moccasin Lake FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $14,000
  32. Liberty Mutual Foundation IncBoston, MA 2023

    Food purchasing

    $10,000
  33. The Norcliffe FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Food purchasing

    $10,000
  34. Tillie & Alfred Shemanski Testamentary TrustDallas, TX 2023

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  35. Cogan Family FoundationBoston, MA 2023

    General Purpose

    $7,500
  36. Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO 2023

    Program Support

    $5,000
  37. Kawabe Memorial FundDallas, TX 2023

    Unresticted general support

    $5,000
  38. Wilkins Charitable FoundationDallas, TX 2023

    Provide weekend hunger bags

    $5,000
  39. Puget Sound Energy FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    Fresh food fridges other

    $4,000
  40. Lindberg FoundationSaint Louis, MO 2023

    General operating

    $3,000
  41. Washington Federal FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Community services to lmi

    $2,000
  42. Puget Sound Energy FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & unrestricted

    $125
  43. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $108
  44. Schultz Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Further charitable goals

    $50,000
  45. Peach FoundationConway, WA 2022

    Food in backpacks for school children

    $25,000
  46. Robinson Family FoundationFriday Harbor, WA 2022

    Provide weekend hunger bags to school kids in need

    $10,000
  47. The Kroger Co FoundationCincinnati, OH 2022

    Organization's charitable purpose

    $10,000
  48. The Norcliffe FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Food purchasing

    $10,000
  49. Tillie & Alfred Shemanski Testamentary TrustDallas, TX 2022

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  50. Cogan Family FoundationBoston, MA 2022

    General Purpose

    $7,500
  51. The Kroger Co FoundationCincinnati, OH 2022

    Organization's charitable purpose

    $5,000
  52. Kawabe Memorial FundDallas, TX 2022

    Unresticted general support

    $5,000
  53. Wilkins Charitable FoundationDallas, TX 2022

    Provide weekend hunger bags

    $5,000
  54. Alex G Nason Foundation IncStamford, CT 2022

    End weekend hunger among children in washington state.

    $3,000
  55. Lindberg FoundationSaint Louis, MO 2022

    General operating

    $2,500
  56. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $124
  57. Glassybaby White Light FundSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $15,000
  58. Cogan Family FoundationBoston, MA 2021

    General Purpose

    $7,500
  59. The Kroger Co FoundationCincinnati, OH 2021

    Organization's charitable purpose

    $5,000
  60. The Norcliffe FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Weekend hunger bags

    $5,000
  61. Tillie & Alfred Shemanski Testamentary TrustDallas, TX 2021

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  62. Ruth Anderson Wheeler & Henry O Wheeler ChariSaint Louis, MO 2021

    General operating

    $5,000
  63. Wilkins Charitable FoundationDallas, TX 2021

    Food purchasing

    $5,000
  64. Lindberg FoundationSaint Louis, MO 2021

    General operating

    $3,000
  65. Kawabe Memorial FundDallas, TX 2021

    Unresticted general support

    $3,000
  66. Moccasin Lake FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  67. Moccasin Lake FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    to purchase Food

    $2,500
  68. Helen Martha Schiff FoundationEagan, MN 2021

    Charitable

    $2,000
  69. Towne FoundationBellingham, WA 2021

    To feed children over the weekends

    $2,000
  70. Washington Federal FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Community services

    $1,500
  71. True North Family FoundationYarrow Point, WA 2021

    Further charitable purpose

    $1,000
  72. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $101
  73. Lamb Weston Charitable FoundationEagle, ID 2021

    Community support

    $50
  74. Peach FoundationConway, WA 2020

    Community

    $30,000
  75. Peach FoundationConway, WA 2020

    Community

    $25,000
  76. The Norcliffe FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General operating

    $10,000
  77. DV & Ida McEachern Charitable TRMilwaukee, WI 2020

    Charitable

    $10,000
  78. Cogan Family FoundationBoston, MA 2020

    General Purpose

    $7,500
  79. Lindberg FoundationSaint Louis, MO 2020

    General operating

    $5,000
  80. Kawabe Memorial FundDallas, TX 2020

    Unresticted general support

    $5,000
  81. Fales Foundation TrustEagan, MN 2020

    Food program for children

    $3,000
  82. Fred H & Mary S Dore Charitable FoundationBainbridge Island, WA 2020

    Food services

    $1,000
  83. Peg and Rick Young FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    To assist in carrying out the org. Charitable purpose

    $1,000
  84. True North Family FoundationYarrow Point, WA 2020

    Further charitable purpose

    $500
  85. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $122
  86. Garneau Nicon Family FoundationNorth Bend, WA 2019

    General operating support

    $20,000
  87. Wilkins Charitable FoundationDallas, TX 2019

    Food purchasing

    $5,000
  88. Cogan Family FoundationBoston, MA 2019

    General Purpose

    $3,500
  89. Puget Sound Energy FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    Employee matching program - general operations

    $175

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other food and agriculture organizations in Seattle, WA and are not among Backpack Brigade’s funders above.

  1. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 14 grants Accepts applications $1,602,000 to similar organizations
  2. Lucky Seven FoundationWilmington, DE 14 grants Accepts applications $117,033 to similar organizations
  3. The Russell Family FoundationGig Harbor, WA 5 grants Accepts applications $67,500 to similar organizations
  4. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 32 grants Preselected only $9,350 to similar organizations
  5. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 73 grants Accepts applications $395,165 to similar organizations
  6. Grousemont FoundationSeattle, WA 8 grants Preselected only $382,000 to similar organizations
  7. M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver, WA 4 grants Accepts applications $248,000 to similar organizations
  8. Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation TrustWilsonville, OR 3 grants Accepts applications $92,500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 47-4086877 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.