Raised vegetable beds and benches in a community garden

Grant recipient EIN 91-1158970Community development

Who funds Rural Development Institute?

25 private foundations gave Rural Development Institute in Seattle, WA $10.7 million across 78 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

78 grants

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

  1. The North Ridge FoundationMill Valley, CA 2025

    General operating support

    $5,000
  2. BHP FoundationWashington, DC 2024

    Community smart consultation and consent + alto mayo - carbon project

    $2,020,669
  3. Dovetail Impact Foundation (fka David Weekley Family Foundation)Houston, TX 2024

    Justice

    $600,000
  4. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $200,000
  5. The Ron Rankin FoundationSebastopol, CA 2024

    General operations; poverty alleviation & sustainability

    $120,000
  6. The Sidley Austin FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General support

    $10,000
  7. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2024

    Transform Food Systems

    $5,000
  8. The Fine and Greenwald FoundationAventura, FL 2024

    International development

    $5,000
  9. The North Ridge FoundationMill Valley, CA 2024

    General operating support

    $5,000
  10. The Meseck Schick Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    General Operating

    $103
  11. Dovetail Impact Foundation (fka David Weekley Family Foundation)Houston, TX 2023

    Justice

    $500,000
  12. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2023

    Global advocacy on womens land tenure

    $150,000
  13. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $100,000
  14. The Ron Rankin FoundationSebastopol, CA 2023

    General operations; poverty alleviation & sustainability

    $100,000
  15. M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver, WA 2023

    Increasing landesas internal capacity and expertise to engage in climate action

    $55,000
  16. Stewardship FoundationTacoma, WA 2023

    General support for landesas center for womens land rights

    $50,000
  17. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2023

    Transform Food Systems

    $25,000
  18. The North Ridge FoundationMill Valley, CA 2023

    General operating support

    $5,000
  19. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $100,000
  20. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2022

    Global advocacy on women's land tenure

    $100,000
  21. M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver, WA 2022

    New staff

    $58,500
  22. Stewardship FoundationTacoma, WA 2022

    Integrating gender equality and social inclusion for program impact

    $50,000
  23. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2022

    Strengthen the Food System

    $10,000
  24. Lenore Hanauer FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Unrestricted support

    $10,000
  25. The North Ridge FoundationMill Valley, CA 2022

    Charitable

    $5,000
  26. Alex McMillan Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    To provide support for charitable organization

    $1,500
  27. Dovetail Impact Foundation (fka David Weekley Family Foundation)Houston, TX 2021

    Community support

    $800,000
  28. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2021

    Global advocacy on womens land tenure

    $200,000
  29. M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver, WA 2021

    New staff

    $136,500
  30. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2021

    Global advocacy on womens land tenure

    $100,000
  31. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General support and core support for institutional strengthening

    $60,264
  32. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Community engagement grantmaking

    $50,000
  33. Growald Climate Fund IncBrookline, MA 2021

    Climate

    $48,480
  34. Stewardship FoundationTacoma, WA 2021

    Applying a gender and social inclusion lens: the center for womens land rights

    $30,000
  35. The Skoll FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2021

    General operating support

    $25,000
  36. The North Ridge FoundationMill Valley, CA 2021

    Charitable

    $15,000
  37. Lenore Hanauer FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Unrestricted support

    $10,000
  38. Alex McMillan Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    To provide support for charitable organization

    $5,000
  39. Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO 2021

    Program Support

    $1,500
  40. Dovetail Impact Foundation (fka David Weekley Family Foundation)Houston, TX 2020

    Community support

    $300,000
  41. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2020

    Global advocacy on womens land tenure

    $200,000
  42. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA 2020

    For general operating support.

    $100,000
  43. M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver, WA 2020

    New staff

    $84,000
  44. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General support and core support for institutional strengthening

    $75,000
  45. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General support and core support for institutional strengthening

    $60,264
  46. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    Community engagement grantmaking

    $50,000
  47. Stewardship FoundationTacoma, WA 2020

    Lifting through land changing laws and norms for womens livelihoods in myanmar

    $30,000
  48. The North Ridge FoundationMill Valley, CA 2020

    Charitable

    $15,000
  49. Lenore Hanauer FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    Unrestricted support

    $10,000
  50. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2020

    Reconnecting our farms to our families

    $5,000
  51. Raman Family FoundationMercer Island, WA 2020

    Land rights to fight poverty

    $5,000
  52. The Agar-Johnson Family FoundationSanta Monica, CA 2020

    Aid families under stress of losing their land due to hardships such as the covid pandemic

    $4,000
  53. Raven Trust FundSeattle, WA 2020

    General support for all public charities

    $1,000
  54. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2019

    Global advocacy on womens land tenure

    $300,000
  55. Dovetail Impact Foundation (fka David Weekley Family Foundation)Houston, TX 2019

    Community support

    $250,000
  56. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General support and core support for institutional strengthening

    $225,000
  57. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General support and core support for institutional strengthening

    $204,019
  58. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    Family interest grantmaking

    $100,000
  59. The North Ridge FoundationMill Valley, CA 2019

    Charitable

    $35,500
  60. Lenore Hanauer FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    Unrestricted support

    $10,000
  61. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2019

    Reconnecting our farms to our families

    $5,000
  62. Alex McMillan Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    To provide support for charitable organization

    $5,000
  63. Raman Family FoundationMercer Island, WA 2019

    Land rights to fight poverty

    $5,000
  64. Janet Wright Ketcham FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    General operation support

    $2,500
  65. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    Agricultural development

    $1,454,911
  66. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    General support and core support for institutional strengthening

    $634,178
  67. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2018

    Global advocacy project

    $310,000
  68. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    Family interest grantmaking

    $100,000
  69. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2018

    Agriculture, Livelihoods, and Conservation

    $100,000
  70. The North Ridge FoundationMill Valley, CA 2018

    Charitable

    $50,000
  71. The Rockefeller FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    In support of conducting a land tenure assessment to understand the correlation between increased investments in the mango value chain and their impact on the land tenure structures for smallholder farmers

    $20,797
  72. Lenore Hanauer FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    Unrestricted support

    $10,000
  73. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2018

    Reconnecting our farms to our families

    $5,000
  74. Raman Family FoundationMercer Island, WA 2018

    Land rights to fight poverty

    $5,000
  75. Janet Wright Ketcham FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    General operating support

    $5,000
  76. Alex McMillan Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    General

    $2,000
  77. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2017

    Family interest grantmaking

    $100,000
  78. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2017

    Employee engagement

    $8,950

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other community development organizations in Seattle, WA and are not among Rural Development Institute’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 216 grants Preselected only $21,329 to similar organizations
  2. The Norcliffe FoundationSeattle, WA 29 grants Accepts applications $9,360,000 to similar organizations
  3. The Satterberg Foundation IncSeattle, WA 80 grants Accepts applications $10,720,138 to similar organizations
  4. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 27 grants Preselected only $7,350,710 to similar organizations
  5. Medina FoundationSeattle, WA 43 grants Preselected only $632,384 to similar organizations
  6. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 28 grants Accepts applications $887,150 to similar organizations
  7. Raikes FoundationSeattle, WA 18 grants Preselected only $254,473 to similar organizations
  8. Puget Sound Energy FoundationWilmington, DE 32 grants Preselected only $69,102 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 91-1158970 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.