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

Grant recipient EIN 73-1712905Arts and culture

Who funds Potlatch Fund?

25 private foundations gave Potlatch Fund in Seattle, WA $5.2 million across 57 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

57 grants

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

  1. Titcomb FoundationTacoma, WA 2025

    General operating support

    $5,383
  2. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Community engagement grantmaking

    $250,000
  3. The Hugh and Jane Ferguson FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Cultural institutions & projects

    $50,000
  4. Umpqua Bank Charitable FoundationLake Oswego, OR 2024

    General Operating support

    $25,000
  5. Titcomb FoundationTacoma, WA 2024

    General operating support

    $9,824
  6. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Community engagement grantmaking

    $350,000
  7. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    Fostering youth development and leadership

    $25,000
  8. The Hugh and Jane Ferguson FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Cultural institutions & projects

    $10,000
  9. Titcomb FoundationTacoma, WA 2023

    General operating support

    $5,187
  10. GPS Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    General operating

    $4,000
  11. Mary and Charles Sethness Charitable FoundationNorthbrook, IL 2023

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  12. Medina FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Employee matching gift

    $100
  13. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $25
  14. The Hugh and Jane Ferguson FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Cultural institutions & projects

    $10,000
  15. Titcomb FoundationTacoma, WA 2022

    General operating support

    $4,790
  16. GPS Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    General operating

    $4,000
  17. Laird Norton Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Power of ceremony and healing fund

    $2,500
  18. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2022

    for support of programs in Oregon

    $2,500
  19. Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO 2022

    Program Support

    $1,000
  20. Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO 2022

    Program Support

    $1,000
  21. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $23
  22. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Washington state education and human service needs

    $500,000
  23. Allen Family PhilanthropiesSeattle, WA 2021

    To support the covid-19 native community crisis response fund

    $150,000
  24. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2021

    engage donors in the Native American community to build a network of support for organizations that are addressing issues most important to their community, through targeted giving models

    $130,852
  25. The FB Heron FoundationNew Haven, CT 2021

    General Support

    $130,000
  26. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    in support of general operations.

    $100,000
  27. Northwest Area FoundationSt Paul, MN 2021

    General operating support

    $100,000
  28. The Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA 2021

    Potlatch Resilience Fund

    $80,000
  29. The Roddenberry FoundationSherman Oaks, CA 2021

    Potlatch fund programs to bridges between native communities and grantmaking foundations

    $10,000
  30. Titcomb FoundationTacoma, WA 2021

    General operating support

    $6,316
  31. Glassybaby White Light FundSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $5,000
  32. Laird Norton Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    To support potlatch fund's resiliency fund

    $5,000
  33. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $87
  34. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    Pacific northwest education and human service needs

    $500,000
  35. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2020

    engage donors in the Native American community to build a network of support for organizations that are addressing issues most important to their community, through targeted giving models

    $77,000
  36. Northwest Area FoundationSt Paul, MN 2020

    Covid-19: relief for native communities fund

    $50,000
  37. Roy and Patricia Disney Family FoundationBurbank, CA 2020

    Potlatch covid-19 relief fund

    $50,000
  38. The William R Wheeler & Sandra L Wheeler Charitable Foundation IncBayshore, NY 2020

    General

    $25,000
  39. The Hugh and Jane Ferguson FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General operations

    $10,000
  40. OnefamilySeattle, WA 2020

    Health & human services

    $10,000
  41. Titcomb FoundationTacoma, WA 2020

    Immigrant health for covid response

    $4,000
  42. Glassybaby White Light FundSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $1,500
  43. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $52
  44. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    Pacific northwest education and human service needs

    $500,000
  45. Novo FoundationHurley, NY 2019

    Project Support: Grantmaking Program and General Operations

    $325,000
  46. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2019

    engage donors in the Native American community to build a network of support for organizations that are addressing issues most important to their community, through targeted giving models

    $125,750
  47. Medina FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    General operating

    $30,000
  48. The Hugh and Jane Ferguson FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    Gala sponsorship, raven level

    $15,000
  49. Dennis & Phyllis Washington FoundationMissoula, MT 2019

    Native student success grant program

    $10,000
  50. OnefamilySeattle, WA 2019

    Health & human services

    $10,000
  51. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    Pacific northwest education and human service needs

    $500,000
  52. Novo FoundationHurley, NY 2018

    Project Support: Re-Granting

    $325,000
  53. The Hugh and Jane Ferguson FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    General support

    $15,000
  54. Titcomb FoundationTacoma, WA 2018

    General operating support

    $2,000
  55. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2017

    Pacific northwest education and human service needs

    $500,000
  56. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2017

    engage donors across the Pacific Northwest Native American communities to support programs that build the capacity of Native led non-profits focused on community building, arts, language preservation and youth education

    $84,000
  57. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2017

    Employee engagement

    $4,450

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Seattle, WA and are not among Potlatch Fund’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. Raynier Institute & FoundationWilmington, DE 75 grants Preselected only $5,609,500 to similar organizations
  5. Puget Sound Energy FoundationWilmington, DE 113 grants Preselected only $63,130 to similar organizations
  6. M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver, WA 54 grants Accepts applications $6,077,716 to similar organizations
  7. Lucky Seven FoundationWilmington, DE 66 grants Accepts applications $704,400 to similar organizations
  8. Grousemont FoundationSeattle, WA 112 grants Preselected only $7,339,833 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 73-1712905 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.