A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 51-0191115Arts and culture

Who funds Humanities Washington?

29 private foundations gave Humanities Washington in Seattle, WA $933,705 across 67 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

67 grants

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

  1. Bauer Charitable TrustSeattle, WA 2025

    Prime Time Reading Program

    $62,000
  2. The Breneman Jaech FoundationSeattle, WA 2025

    General support

    $7,500
  3. The Hugh and Jane Ferguson FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Cultural institutions & projects

    $30,000
  4. The Stocker FoundationElyria, OH 2024

    Prime time family reading program

    $25,000
  5. Liberty Mutual Foundation IncBoston, MA 2024

    Prime time family reading

    $20,000
  6. Fordham Street FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Funding for general charitable operations

    $20,000
  7. The Breneman Jaech FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    General support

    $7,500
  8. Helen Martha Schiff FoundationEagan, MN 2024

    General operating

    $4,000
  9. Allison Foundation Trust TaiEagan, MN 2024

    General operating

    $2,000
  10. Reuben's Brews FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    501c3 organization - social

    $200
  11. Liberty Mutual Foundation IncBoston, MA 2023

    Prime time family reading

    $20,000
  12. Fordham Street FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Funding for general charitable operations

    $20,000
  13. The Hugh and Jane Ferguson FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Cultural institutions & projects

    $20,000
  14. The Selinger-Shone FoundationSpokane, WA 2023

    To support Significant Speaker Spokane, 50th anniversary Humanities Washington.

    $10,000
  15. The Baker FoundationTacoma, WA 2023

    Outreach

    $5,000
  16. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $21
  17. Liberty Mutual Foundation IncBoston, MA 2022

    Prime time family reading program

    $25,000
  18. The Stocker FoundationElyria, OH 2022

    Unrestricted, most pressing need

    $25,000
  19. Fordham Street FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Funding for general charitable operations

    $20,000
  20. Discuren FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Soft-landing grant

    $20,000
  21. The Bamford FoundationTacoma, WA 2022

    Prime time family reading program support

    $15,000
  22. Pendleton and Elisabeth Carey Miller Charitable FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Washington folklife collection archiving project

    $15,000
  23. The Hugh and Jane Ferguson FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Cultural institutions & projects

    $10,000
  24. Liberty Mutual Foundation IncBoston, MA 2022

    2022 inflation recognition grants

    $5,000
  25. Raynier Institute & FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & unrestricted

    $5,000
  26. Pape Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    Prime Time Family Reading Program

    $5,000
  27. Allison Foundation Trust TaiEagan, MN 2022

    Charitable

    $2,000
  28. Fuchsg & M FDN TaiEagan, MN 2022

    Charitable

    $1,000
  29. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $27
  30. Discuren FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Prime time family reading

    $40,000
  31. Fordham Street FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Funding for general charitable operations

    $20,000
  32. Wockner FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    To buy books for low income families

    $20,000
  33. The Hugh and Jane Ferguson FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Center for washington cultural traditions, bedtime stories sponsorship

    $15,000
  34. The Bamford FoundationTacoma, WA 2021

    Prime time family reading program support

    $15,000
  35. The Stocker FoundationElyria, OH 2021

    Prime time family reading

    $10,000
  36. DV & Ida McEachern Charitable TRMilwaukee, WI 2021

    Support of daily operations

    $5,000
  37. BNSF Railway FoundationFort Worth, TX 2021

    Education

    $2,500
  38. Allison Foundation Trust TaiEagan, MN 2021

    Charitable

    $2,000
  39. Marcia Paulsell Zech FoundationMercer Island, WA 2021

    Operating

    $500
  40. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $39
  41. Discuren FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    Prime time family reading

    $44,000
  42. The Stocker FoundationElyria, OH 2020

    Prime time family reading

    $25,000
  43. Fordham Street FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Funding for general charitable operations

    $20,000
  44. Norman Raab FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    Education

    $20,000
  45. The Bamford FoundationTacoma, WA 2020

    Prime time family reading program support

    $20,000
  46. The Hugh and Jane Ferguson FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    Virtual bedtime stories 2020

    $5,000
  47. The Breneman Jaech FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $5,000
  48. Helen Martha Schiff FoundationEagan, MN 2020

    Charitable

    $2,000
  49. Allison Foundation Trust TaiEagan, MN 2020

    Charitable

    $2,000
  50. Marcia Paulsell Zech FoundationMercer Island, WA 2020

    Operating

    $1,000
  51. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $18
  52. Discuren FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    Prime time reading

    $40,000
  53. The Hugh and Jane Ferguson FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    Twin harbors project

    $30,000
  54. Norman Raab FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    Education

    $20,000
  55. The Pitney Bowes FoundationStamford, CT 2019

    Prime time family reading

    $10,000
  56. Stolte Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    Funding for general charitable operations

    $5,000
  57. Lucky Seven FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    Prime Time Family Reading Program

    $5,000
  58. DV & Ida McEachern Charitable TRMilwaukee, WI 2019

    Support of daily operations

    $4,000
  59. Mintz - Easthope Foundation Linda B Mintz - PresidentNew Orleans, LA 2019

    Charitable

    $1,000
  60. Discuren FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    Prime time family reading

    $40,000
  61. The Hugh and Jane Ferguson FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    Twin harbors project

    $32,500
  62. Fordham Street FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    Funding for general charitable operations

    $20,000
  63. The Russell Family FoundationGig Harbor, WA 2018

    Poetic routes of washington

    $5,500
  64. The Bamford FoundationTacoma, WA 2018

    Prime time family reading program support

    $5,000
  65. Posner-Wallace FoundationWilmington, DE 2018

    General & Unrestricted

    $400
  66. Fordham Street FoundationNew York, NY 2017

    Funding for general charitable operations

    $20,000
  67. The Bamford FoundationTacoma, WA 2017

    Prime time family reading program support

    $20,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Seattle, WA and are not among Humanities Washington’s funders above.

  1. The Norcliffe FoundationSeattle, WA 89 grants Accepts applications $7,766,440 to similar organizations
  2. The Conru FoundationSeattle, WA 57 grants Accepts applications $880,376 to similar organizations
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 147 grants Accepts applications $194,959 to similar organizations
  4. Puget Sound Energy FoundationWilmington, DE 113 grants Preselected only $63,130 to similar organizations
  5. M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver, WA 54 grants Accepts applications $6,077,716 to similar organizations
  6. Grousemont FoundationSeattle, WA 112 grants Preselected only $7,339,833 to similar organizations
  7. Real Progress FoundationSeattle, WA 84 grants Preselected only $337,542 to similar organizations
  8. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 71 grants Accepts applications $11,502,320 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 51-0191115 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.