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

Grant recipient EIN 91-0760426Arts and culture

Who funds Seattle Opera?

51 private foundations gave Seattle Opera in Seattle, WA $7.4 million across 163 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

163 grants

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

  1. Marks Family FoundationBainbridge Island, WA 2025

    Further the organization's charitable goals

    $150,000
  2. Lawrence True & Linda Brown FoundationSeattle, WA 2025

    Further charitable purposes

    $50,000
  3. Creelman Foundation-TrPittsburgh, PA 2025

    General operating

    $24,127
  4. Goodfellow FundSeattle, WA 2025

    Cultural preservation

    $10,000
  5. Jack Family FoundationClearwater, FL 2025

    Community needs

    $10,000
  6. Peg and Rick Young FoundationSeattle, WA 2025

    To assist in carrying out the org. Charitable purpose

    $8,000
  7. Richard B & Barbara B Odlin FoundationSpotsylvania, VA 2025

    General fund

    $3,000
  8. Stevens Family FoundationMedina, WA 2025

    Social service

    $2,000
  9. Farallon FoundationPleasanton, CA 2025

    Performing arts

    $1,000
  10. Stella and James Melillo FoundationNashville, TN 2025

    charitable

    $1,000
  11. Charles Edward Stuart Charitable FoundationDallas, TX 2024

    Unrestricted general

    $169,459
  12. Marks Family FoundationBainbridge Island, WA 2024

    Further the organization's charitable goals

    $125,000
  13. Tew FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    General support 24/25 season

    $116,000
  14. James D and Sherry Raisbeck Foundation TrustSeattle, WA 2024

    General operating funds - the arts

    $60,000
  15. Grousemont FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    General & unrestricted

    $50,000
  16. Lawrence True & Linda Brown FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Further charitable purposes

    $50,000
  17. Grousemont FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Staff wellness support

    $25,000
  18. Goodfellow FundSeattle, WA 2024

    Cultural preservation

    $20,000
  19. Nakajima FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $12,000
  20. The Foster FoundationKirkland, WA 2024

    General

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

    The next generation of artists and administrators

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

    General fund donation

    $10,000
  23. Peg and Rick Young FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    To assist in carrying out the org. Charitable purpose

    $7,000
  24. Creelman Foundation-TrPittsburgh, PA 2024

    General operating

    $6,747
  25. The Vandeventer Foundation IncVero Beach, FL 2024

    Education and community engagement programs

    $5,000
  26. Firestone Family Foundation IncTysons, VA 2024

    Performing arts:music

    $3,000
  27. Richard B & Barbara B Odlin FoundationSpotsylvania, VA 2024

    General fund

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

    Art culture

    $3,000
  29. DV & Ida McEachern Charitable TRMilwaukee, WI 2024

    General operating

    $3,000
  30. Stevens Family FoundationMedina, WA 2024

    Social service

    $1,500
  31. Ima FoundationWichita, KS 2024

    Program services

    $500
  32. The Gedvila Family FundMercer Island, WA 2024

    Exempt puposes

    $500
  33. Texas Instruments FoundationDallas, TX 2024

    Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."

    $200
  34. The Hearst FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Support operations

    $250,000
  35. Marks Family FoundationBainbridge Island, WA 2023

    Further the organization's charitable goals

    $200,000
  36. James D and Sherry Raisbeck Foundation TrustSeattle, WA 2023

    General operating funds - the arts

    $199,600
  37. Charles Edward Stuart Charitable FoundationDallas, TX 2023

    Unrestricted general

    $167,742
  38. M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver, WA 2023

    Arts and culture resiliency initiative - phase 2

    $100,000
  39. Grousemont FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General & unrestricted

    $50,000
  40. Lawrence True & Linda Brown FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Further charitable purposes

    $25,000
  41. Goodfellow FundSeattle, WA 2023

    Cultural preservation

    $20,000
  42. Nakajima FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $12,000
  43. The Foster FoundationKirkland, WA 2023

    General

    $10,000
  44. Janet Wright Ketcham FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    To provide support to exempt organization

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

    The next generation of artists and administrators

    $10,000
  46. Joshua Green Foundation IncSeattle, WA 2023

    Contribution provided

    $10,000
  47. Peg and Rick Young FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    To assist in carrying out the org. Charitable purpose

    $7,000
  48. The Vandeventer Foundation IncVero Beach, FL 2023

    Education and community engagement programs

    $5,000
  49. Firestone Family Foundation IncTysons, VA 2023

    Performing arts

    $4,000
  50. Richard B & Barbara B Odlin FoundationSpotsylvania, VA 2023

    General fund

    $3,000
  51. Wyman Youth TrustSeattle, WA 2023

    Art culture

    $3,000
  52. Stevens Family FoundationMedina, WA 2023

    Social service

    $1,000
  53. Margaret W Reed FoundationCoeur Dalene, ID 2023

    Enable exempt purpose.

    $500
  54. Loeb Family FoundationBellevue, WA 2023

    Contributions provided

    $500
  55. Texas Instruments FoundationDallas, TX 2023

    Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."

    $200
  56. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $182
  57. James D and Sherry Raisbeck Foundation TrustSeattle, WA 2022

    General operating funds - the arts

    $630,000
  58. Charles Edward Stuart Charitable FoundationDallas, TX 2022

    Unrestricted general

    $163,283
  59. C Comstock Clayton FoundationSalt Lake City, UT 2022

    General support grant

    $40,000
  60. Grousemont FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General & unrestricted

    $25,000
  61. Grousemont FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General & unrestricted

    $25,000
  62. Lawrence True & Linda Brown FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Further charitable purposes

    $25,000
  63. Apex FoundationBellevue, WA 2022

    Greatest need/ unrestricted support

    $25,000
  64. Nakajima FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  65. The Foster FoundationKirkland, WA 2022

    General

    $10,000
  66. Janet Wright Ketcham FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    To provide support to exempt organization

    $10,000
  67. Joshua Green Foundation IncSeattle, WA 2022

    Contribution provided

    $10,000
  68. Peg and Rick Young FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    To assist in carrying out the org. Charitable purpose

    $6,000
  69. Arts Equity & Education FundPittsburgh, PA 2022

    Support of administrative costs

    $5,000
  70. The Vandeventer Foundation IncVero Beach, FL 2022

    Education and community engagement programs

    $5,000
  71. Firestone Family Foundation IncTysons, VA 2022

    Performing arts

    $4,000
  72. Wyman Youth TrustSeattle, WA 2022

    25art culture

    $4,000
  73. Richard B & Barbara B Odlin FoundationSpotsylvania, VA 2022

    General fund

    $3,000
  74. Farallon FoundationPleasanton, CA 2022

    Performing arts

    $2,500
  75. The Saratoga Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  76. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $309
  77. Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation IncPrinceton, NJ 2022

    Employee giving program

    $300
  78. Texas Instruments FoundationDallas, TX 2022

    Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."

    $200
  79. Casey Family ProgramsSeattle, WA 2022

    Employee matching gift - for general operating support

    $100
  80. Charles Edward Stuart Charitable FoundationDallas, TX 2021

    Unrestricted general

    $211,470
  81. Lawrence True & Linda Brown FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Further charitable purposes

    $100,000
  82. James D and Sherry Raisbeck Foundation TrustSeattle, WA 2021

    General operating funds - the arts

    $90,000
  83. M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver, WA 2021

    Website upgrades for digital and distanced content

    $53,000
  84. Apex FoundationBellevue, WA 2021

    Memorial gift

    $50,000
  85. Goodfellow FundSeattle, WA 2021

    Cultural preservation

    $30,000
  86. Grousemont FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General & unrestricted

    $25,000
  87. The Foster FoundationKirkland, WA 2021

    General

    $10,000
  88. The Norcliffe FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Seattle opera programs & partnerships

    $10,000
  89. Marshall & Jane Brown Family FoundationBrookline, MA 2021

    Support arts

    $8,000
  90. Peg and Rick Young FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    To assist in carrying out the org. Charitable purpose

    $8,000
  91. Nakajima FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $8,000
  92. Creelman Foundation-TrPittsburgh, PA 2021

    General operating

    $5,412
  93. Nakajima FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    Charitable Event

    $5,000
  94. Richard B & Barbara B Odlin FoundationSpotsylvania, VA 2021

    General fund

    $5,000
  95. Wyman Youth TrustSeattle, WA 2021

    Art culture

    $5,000
  96. Firestone Family Foundation IncTysons, VA 2021

    Performing arts

    $3,000
  97. Stevens Family FoundationMedina, WA 2021

    Social service

    $2,500
  98. The Vandeventer Foundation IncVero Beach, FL 2021

    Education and community engagement programs

    $2,500
  99. Kaleidoscope FoundationBellevue, WA 2021

    Community support

    $2,000
  100. The Saratoga Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    Charitable Event

    $1,000
  101. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $420
  102. Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation IncPrinceton, NJ 2021

    General purpose

    $300
  103. The Quaker Hill Foundation IncNorth Andover, MA 2021

    General support

    $286
  104. Texas Instruments FoundationDallas, TX 2021

    Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."

    $200
  105. Friday FoundationMedina, WA 2020

    To establish the jane lang davis creation fund, an endowed fund to support the jane lang davis creation lab annual programming to help usher in a more diverse generation of storytellers in opera, with a focus on composers and librettists ages 18-30.

    $1,000,000
  106. The Hearst FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Operating Support

    $250,000
  107. Charles Edward Stuart Charitable FoundationDallas, TX 2020

    Unrestricted general

    $187,301
  108. James D and Sherry Raisbeck Foundation TrustSeattle, WA 2020

    General operating funds - the arts

    $182,500
  109. Lawrence True & Linda Brown FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    Further charitable purposes

    $150,000
  110. The Wallace FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    To provide emergency relief in response to the crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

    $100,000
  111. Apex FoundationBellevue, WA 2020

    Greatest need/ unrestricted support

    $100,000
  112. Apex FoundationBellevue, WA 2020

    Capital campaign

    $50,000
  113. Apex FoundationBellevue, WA 2020

    Capital campaign

    $50,000
  114. Goodfellow FundSeattle, WA 2020

    Cultural preservation

    $40,000
  115. Stevens Family FoundationMedina, WA 2020

    Social service

    $18,500
  116. Marshall & Jane Brown Family FoundationBrookline, MA 2020

    Support arts

    $17,000
  117. The Foster FoundationKirkland, WA 2020

    General

    $10,000
  118. Janet Wright Ketcham FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General operating support

    $10,000
  119. The Saratoga Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    Seattle Opera at the Center Campaign

    $8,332
  120. The Saratoga Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $6,330
  121. Peg and Rick Young FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    To assist in carrying out the org. Charitable purpose

    $6,000
  122. Nakajima FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $6,000
  123. Charles M & Gloria Parrish FoundationBellevue, WA 2020

    N/A

    $4,000
  124. Richard B & Barbara B Odlin FoundationSpotsylvania, VA 2020

    General fund

    $4,000
  125. Firestone Family Foundation IncTysons, VA 2020

    Performing arts

    $3,000
  126. Wyman Youth TrustSeattle, WA 2020

    Art culture

    $3,000
  127. Beane Family FoundationPennington, NJ 2020

    Unrestricted general

    $2,500
  128. The Vandeventer Foundation IncVero Beach, FL 2020

    Education and community engagement programs

    $1,500
  129. Apex FoundationBellevue, WA 2020

    Memorial gift

    $1,000
  130. IBM International FoundationArmonk, NY 2020

    Employee matching grant

    $967
  131. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $238
  132. Marks Family FoundationBainbridge Island, WA 2019

    Cultural

    $407,500
  133. James D and Sherry Raisbeck Foundation TrustSeattle, WA 2019

    General operating funds - the arts

    $265,000
  134. Charles Edward Stuart Charitable FoundationDallas, TX 2019

    Unrestricted general

    $124,345
  135. Grousemont FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    Seattle opera youth education and engagement programs 2018/19

    $25,000
  136. Stevens Family FoundationMedina, WA 2019

    Social service

    $18,580
  137. Bagley and Virginia Wright FoundationBellevue, WA 2019

    Operating

    $12,500
  138. Goodfellow FundSeattle, WA 2019

    Cultural preservation

    $12,000
  139. Janet Wright Ketcham FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    General operating support

    $10,000
  140. The Saratoga Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    General & Unrestricted

    $6,330
  141. Tucker Family FoundationMountlake Terrace, WA 2019

    Cultural enhancement

    $5,000
  142. Schultz Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    Further Charitable Goals

    $5,000
  143. Richard B & Barbara B Odlin FoundationSpotsylvania, VA 2019

    Student/senior discount tickets

    $2,500
  144. Charles M & Gloria Parrish FoundationBellevue, WA 2019

    N/A

    $2,000
  145. DV & Ida McEachern Charitable TRMilwaukee, WI 2019

    Charitable

    $2,000
  146. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $150
  147. Marks Family FoundationBainbridge Island, WA 2018

    Cultural

    $395,000
  148. Grousemont FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    Seattle opera at the center project

    $75,000
  149. Stevens Family FoundationMedina, WA 2018

    Social service

    $22,500
  150. Goodfellow FundSeattle, WA 2018

    Cultural preservation

    $20,000
  151. Bagley and Virginia Wright FoundationBellevue, WA 2018

    Operating

    $12,500
  152. Tucker Family FoundationMountlake Terrace, WA 2018

    Cultural enhancement

    $10,000
  153. Janet Wright Ketcham FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    General operating support

    $10,000
  154. The Saratoga Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2018

    Seattle Opera at the Center Campaign

    $8,334
  155. The Saratoga Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2018

    General & Unrestricted

    $6,330
  156. Marshall & Jane Brown Family FoundationBrookline, MA 2018

    Unrestricted

    $4,000
  157. Richard B & Barbara B Odlin FoundationSpotsylvania, VA 2018

    Student/senior discount tickets

    $4,000
  158. Firestone Family Foundation IncTysons, VA 2018

    Performing arts

    $3,000
  159. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    Matching Gifts Education/Other

    $1,255
  160. Charles M & Gloria Parrish FoundationBellevue, WA 2018

    N/A

    $1,000
  161. The Quaker Hill Foundation IncNorth Andover, MA 2018

    General support

    $258
  162. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $150
  163. The Firoz and Najma Lalji FoundationBellevue, WA 2017

    PC

    $82,449

Funders of similar organizations nearby

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

  1. The Conru FoundationSeattle, WA 57 grants Accepts applications $880,376 to similar organizations
  2. Raynier Institute & FoundationWilmington, DE 75 grants Preselected only $5,609,500 to similar organizations
  3. Puget Sound Energy FoundationWilmington, DE 113 grants Preselected only $63,130 to similar organizations
  4. Lucky Seven FoundationWilmington, DE 66 grants Accepts applications $704,400 to similar organizations
  5. Real Progress FoundationSeattle, WA 84 grants Preselected only $337,542 to similar organizations
  6. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 71 grants Accepts applications $11,502,320 to similar organizations
  7. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 51 grants Preselected only $27,158 to similar organizations
  8. Moccasin Lake FoundationWilmington, DE 37 grants Accepts applications $988,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 91-0760426 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.