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

Grant recipient EIN 91-1626784Arts and culture

Who funds Experience Learning Community?

23 private foundations gave Experience Learning Community in Seattle, WA $1.4 million across 52 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

52 grants

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

  1. The Jane Henson FoundationNew York, NY 2025

    To support jim henson exhibit opportunities and programming

    $5,000
  2. Moccasin Lake FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    MOPOP's 2025 Education Programs

    $5,000
  3. Gibson Gives Foundation DBA Gibson GivesNashville, TN 2025

    Program use & fundraising efforts

    $2,500
  4. Start It FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  5. Swalwell-Connor Family Foundation IncDallas, TX 2025

    Educational museum

    $500
  6. Grousemont FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    General & unrestricted

    $25,000
  7. The Jane Henson FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    To support jim henson exhibit opportunities and programming

    $5,000
  8. Start It FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  9. Swalwell-Connor Family Foundation IncDallas, TX 2024

    Educational museum

    $500
  10. Grousemont FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General & unrestricted

    $25,000
  11. The Jane Henson FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    To support the legacy of henson through support of jim henson exhibit opportunities and programming

    $7,000
  12. Start It FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  13. Ash Family FoundationKirkland, WA 2023

    General support

    $1,000
  14. Swalwell-Connor Family Foundation IncDallas, TX 2023

    Support the work of a museum

    $500
  15. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $141
  16. Weiner FoundationGig Harbor, WA 2023

    Charitable purposes

    $125
  17. The Halperin FoundationDallas, TX 2022

    general support

    $25,000
  18. Grousemont FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General & unrestricted

    $15,000
  19. Grousemont FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General & unrestricted

    $10,000
  20. The Jane Henson FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    To support jim henson programming and exhibit opportunities

    $5,000
  21. Start It FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  22. Swalwell-Connor Family Foundation IncDallas, TX 2022

    Support the work of a museum

    $500
  23. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $233
  24. Avatar Alliance FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    To support creative expression that inspires and connects communities

    $150,000
  25. Grousemont FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General & unrestricted

    $10,000
  26. Start It FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  27. Allison Foundation Trust TaiEagan, MN 2021

    Charitable

    $2,000
  28. Swalwell-Connor Family Foundation IncDallas, TX 2021

    Support the work of a museum

    $500
  29. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $298
  30. Dalio Foundation IncWestport, CT 2020

    Restricted to support the museum of pop culture mission

    $150,000
  31. Ellison FoundationBellevue, WA 2020

    Musicians, artists

    $15,000
  32. Pendleton and Elisabeth Carey Miller Charitable FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    Preservation of a lauretta hertel photo collection

    $11,000
  33. Start It FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  34. DV & Ida McEachern Charitable TRMilwaukee, WI 2020

    Charitable

    $5,000
  35. Swalwell-Connor Family Foundation IncDallas, TX 2020

    Support the work of a museum

    $500
  36. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $263
  37. Medina FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    Employee matching donation

    $50
  38. Puget Sound Energy FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    Employee matching program - general operations

    $12
  39. Raynier Institute & FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    In support of the "no wasted notes" program agreement

    $250,000
  40. Raynier Institute & FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    "no wasted notes" program

    $50,000
  41. Grousemont FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    The mopopmobile project

    $25,000
  42. Puget Sound Energy FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    Mopop staff-wide CPR training

    $10,000
  43. Start It FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  44. Ash Family FoundationKirkland, WA 2019

    General support

    $3,300
  45. The Sheri and Les Biller Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    General Operating Expenses

    $2,500
  46. Allen Family PhilanthropiesSeattle, WA 2018

    To support program activities

    $500,000
  47. Raynier Institute & FoundationWilmington, DE 2018

    No wasted notes naming agreement between the foundation and experience music center fund

    $50,000
  48. Start It FoundationWilmington, DE 2018

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  49. The Sheri and Les Biller Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    General Operating Expenses

    $2,000
  50. Ash Family FoundationKirkland, WA 2018

    General support

    $500
  51. Hein Legacy FoundationCle Elum, WA 2018

    to provide an opportunity to experience pop culture

    $430
  52. The Aeroflex FoundationDix Hills, NY 2017

    General purpose

    $10,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Seattle, WA and are not among Experience Learning Community’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. M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver, WA 54 grants Accepts applications $6,077,716 to similar organizations
  5. Lucky Seven FoundationWilmington, DE 66 grants Accepts applications $704,400 to similar organizations
  6. Real Progress FoundationSeattle, WA 84 grants Preselected only $337,542 to similar organizations
  7. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 71 grants Accepts applications $11,502,320 to similar organizations
  8. Wyman Youth TrustSeattle, WA 67 grants Accepts applications $262,195 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 91-1626784 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.