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

Grant recipient EIN 91-1007501Arts and culture

Who funds Whale Museum?

16 private foundations gave Whale Museum in Friday Harbor, WA $119,798 across 42 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 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. Hutton Family FoundationAtherton, CA 2025

    See statement a

    $7,500
  2. Victor B Scheffer FoundationLangley, WA 2025

    Education about whales

    $2,500
  3. Hutton Family FoundationAtherton, CA 2024

    See statement a

    $7,500
  4. Victor B Scheffer FoundationLangley, WA 2024

    Education about whales

    $2,500
  5. Enersen FoundationSan Rafael, CA 2024

    Stewardship of whales in the wild

    $1,000
  6. Schlinger Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  7. Hutton Family FoundationAtherton, CA 2023

    See statement a

    $7,500
  8. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $2,210
  9. Victor B Scheffer FoundationLangley, WA 2023

    Education about whales

    $2,000
  10. Enersen FoundationSan Rafael, CA 2023

    Stewardship of whales in the wild

    $1,000
  11. The Train FoundationSt Marys, GA 2023

    General

    $50
  12. Three Opinions Foundation IncWest Palm Beach, FL 2023

    Devoted to whale research and activism

    $20
  13. Hutton Family FoundationAtherton, CA 2022

    See statement a

    $7,500
  14. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $3,099
  15. Victor B Scheffer FoundationLangley, WA 2022

    Education about whales

    $2,000
  16. McKetta FoundationAustin, TX 2022

    scientific - natural history

    $1,500
  17. Enersen FoundationSan Rafael, CA 2022

    Stewardship ofwild whales

    $1,000
  18. Real Progress FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Program support

    $320
  19. The Train FoundationSt Marys, GA 2022

    General

    $100
  20. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 2022

    Matching gifts

    $50
  21. Schlinger Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  22. Hutton Family FoundationAtherton, CA 2021

    See statement a

    $7,500
  23. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $2,619
  24. Victor B Scheffer FoundationLangley, WA 2021

    Education about whales

    $2,000
  25. Enersen FoundationSan Rafael, CA 2021

    Stewardship ofwild whales

    $1,000
  26. G A Fowler Family FoundationIrvine, CA 2021

    Promoting education

    $250
  27. The Train FoundationSt Marys, GA 2021

    General

    $100
  28. Hutton Family FoundationAtherton, CA 2020

    See statement a

    $7,500
  29. Schlinger Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  30. Glaser Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2020

    General operating

    $2,500
  31. Victor B Scheffer FoundationLangley, WA 2020

    Education of public

    $1,500
  32. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $1,329
  33. Enersen FoundationSan Rafael, CA 2020

    Stewardship ofwild whales

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

    Employee matching grant

    $325
  35. The Train FoundationSt Marys, GA 2020

    General

    $100
  36. Hutton Family FoundationAtherton, CA 2019

    See statement a

    $5,000
  37. Victor B Scheffer FoundationLangley, WA 2019

    Education of public

    $800
  38. Baxter International FoundationDeerfield, IL 2019

    Matching gifts grant

    $76
  39. The Train FoundationSt Marys, GA 2019

    General

    $50
  40. Guestrin Family FoundationStanford, CA 2018

    Support educational exhibits to teach about whales and marine ecology

    $6,500
  41. Hutton Family FoundationAtherton, CA 2018

    See statement a

    $5,000
  42. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    Matching Gifts Education/Other

    $300

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Friday Harbor, WA and are not among Whale Museum’s funders above.

  1. The Norcliffe FoundationSeattle, WA 4 grants Accepts applications $23,500 to similar organizations
  2. The Meeker Rom Grausz Family FoundationWilmington, DE 4 grants Preselected only $57,000 to similar organizations
  3. John F & Dorothy H Magee FoundationConcord, MA 2 grants Accepts applications $5,000 to similar organizations
  4. R Scott Rosenberger Charitable Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 7 grants Preselected only $250 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 91-1007501 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.