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47th Avenue Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.9M
Granted FY2024still arriving
50
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$300k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$4.4MEducation$1.5MReligion$1.1MHealth$485kHuman Services$401kYouth Development$264kRecreation & Sports$120kInternational$100kOther$0
02FY2024 · 50 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k4 grants · $15k
  • $10k–50k39 grants · $870k
  • $50k–250k5 grants · $498k
  • $250k+2 grants · $555k
$25,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$60M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE MUSEUM OF FLIGHT$300,000
KINDERING$255,000
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY$230,031
CLOONEY FOUNDATION FOR JUSTICE$100,000
RECOVERY CAFE$65,000
ST MONICA CATHOLIC SCHOOL$53,095
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF PUGET SOUND$50,000
WOODLAND PARK ZOO$47,000
COUNTRY VILLAGE DAY SCHOOL$42,150
ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATION$40,000
BOYER CHILDREN'S CLINIC$35,000
PROGRAM FOR EARLY PARENT SUPPORT$33,333
THE SERVICE BOARD$33,125
FAMILIES OF COLOR SEATTLE$30,000
BELONG PARTNERS$30,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY22–24, $341k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%WESTSIDE BABY: $20k → 9%WESTSIDE BABY: $10k → 9%LIFEWIRE: $25k → 9%OPEN ARMS PERINATAL SERVICES: $25k → 9%WELLSPRING FAMILY SERVICES: $20k → 9%PARENT TRUST FOR WA CHILDREN: $10k → 9%YOUTHCARE: $5k → 9%VINE MAPLE PLACE: $20k → 9%PROGRAM FOR EARLY PARENT SUPPORT: $35k → 9%PROGRAM FOR EARLY PARENT SUPPORT: $33k → 9%AKIN: $20k → 9%RUBY ROOM: $25k → 9%MERCER ISLAND PRESCHOOL ASSOCIATION: $3k → 9%TOYS FOR KIDS: $20k → 9%ROUTE 21: $25k → 9%KIDVANTAGE: $45k → 9%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

75%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$6.4M · 18 repeat orgs$2.2M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +20% since the first grant, against -10% for those funded once.

18 repeat relationships: 18 still active in FY2024, 0 since wound down; 32 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
17

Total granted

$6.4M
$1.5M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+20%
-10%

Still filing today

89%
82%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 64% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $706k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationHealthYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureRecreation & SportsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • MO
    MUSEUM OF FLIGHT FOUNDATION
    3× · 2020–2024 · $4.3M · revenue +307%
  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
    3× · 2022–2024 · $690k · revenue +18%
  • KC
    KINDERING CENTER
    3× · 2022–2024 · $292k · revenue +25%

Funded once

  • BP
    BELLEVUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
    one grant, 2020 · $1.1M
  • FF
    FAMILY FIRST COMMUNITY CENTER FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2023 · $100k · revenue -55%
  • K
    KIDVANTAGE
    one grant, 2023 · $45k · revenue -8%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

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Brightspark Early Learning Services

To nurture and sustain child-centered, antiracist early learning communities.Our work is to:1) Help families access high quality childcare and after-school care.2) Increase the availability of high-quality care through coaching and…

Human Services
2
Seattle Institute for Early Childhood Development

Hilltop is transforming early childhood education through play, collaboration, and reflection: in our classrooms with children, partnerships with families, and professional development with educators.

Education
3
Washington Ethnic Studies Now

Washington Ethnic Studies Now WAESN is a multigenerational majority POC-led nonprofit advancing Ethnic Studies and racial justice in Washington. We center people of color build youth-centered leadership and learning and organize…

Education
4
Spruce Street School

Spruce Street School is a nurturing educational community that instills in a broad range of children the social, emotional, and intellectual skills for lifelong participation in a diverse society. We offer kindergarten through fifth grade…

Education
5
Southwest Youth and Family Services

SWYFS partners with youth and families to transform their futures.

Human Services
6
Washington State Family and Community Engagement Trust

Washington Family Engagement fosters social transformation by supporting the development of mulitgenerational leaders from diverse backgrounds to become actively engaged in schools and communities in Washington State.

Philanthropy
7
Children's Council of San Francisco

By advocating for quality early care and education, empowering families with information and financial support, and building the capabilities of educators, Children's Council of San Francisco ensures that every child in San Francisco has…

Human Services
8
School's Out Washington

School's out washington (sowa) drives positive systemic change so that all washington's children and youth, particularly those furthest from justice, have access to a robust ecosystem of high-quality expanded learning programs.

Youth Development
9
Seattle Amistad School

At Seattle Amistad School, we foster community integrity through rigorous bilingual and bicultural education, developing our students' academic strengths and cultural sensibilities, while nurturing compassionate and engaged citizens.

Education
10
Pathwaves Washington

Pathwaves Washington builds the collective power of leaders of color to transform early childhood systems so that every child and their community thrives.

Education
11
Seattle School for Boys

Seattle School for Boys encourages and inspires boys to become collaborative learners, creative thinkers, and compassionate leaders who genuinely care about our diverse global community.

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12
Puget Sound Community School

Founded in 1994, PSCS is a small, independent middle and high school located in the Chinatown/International District of downtown Seattle. PSCS is committed to co-creating a brave space for community-centered education, critical curriculum,…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Childrens Home Society of Washington; the most unlike its peers is Wake Forest University. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

58 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 58 of the 67 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
58/58
Grantees still filing
25/58
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MUSEUM OF FLIGHT FOUNDATION: $4,350,000 · Arts & CultureMUSEUM OF FLIGHT FOUNDATION+2 more: $17,500 · Arts & CultureBELLEVUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $1,100,000 · OtherBELLEVUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURC…KINDERING CENTER: $291,710 · OtherKINDERING CENTERCOUNTRY VILLAGE DAY SCHOOL: $79,828 · OtherCLOONEY FOUNDATION FOR JUSTICE: $100,000 · Other+24 more: $530,677 · Other+24 moreWAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY: $690,093 · EducationWAKE FOREST U…RAINIER SCHOLARS: $155,000 · EducationRAINIER SCHOL…HAMLIN ROBINSON SCHOOL: $97,000 · EducationHAMLIN ROBINS…Alliance for Education: $40,000 · Education+4 more: $80,000 · Education+4 moreRECOVERY CAFE: $190,000 · HealthBoyer Children's Clinic: $160,000 · HealthSWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $45,000 · HealthHOPECENTRAL: $42,000 · HealthBUILDING CHANGES: $20,000 · Health+1 more: $10,000 · HealthPROGRAM FOR EARLY PARENT SUPPORT: $68,333 · Human ServicesKIDVANTAGE: $45,000 · Human ServicesWESTSIDE BABY: $30,000 · Human ServicesROUTE 21: $25,000 · Human ServicesRUBY ROOM: $25,000 · Human ServicesOPEN ARMS PERINATAL SERVICES: $25,000 · Human ServicesLifeWire: $25,000 · Human ServicesWELLSPRING FAMILY SERVICES: $20,000 · Human ServicesCHILDRENS HOME SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON: $20,000 · Human ServicesTOYS FOR KIDS: $20,000 · Human ServicesVINE MAPLE PLACE: $20,000 · Human Services+3 more: $17,500 · Human ServicesRAINIER ATHLETES: $50,000 · Youth DevelopmentThe Service Board: $33,125 · Youth DevelopmentBELONG Partners: $30,000 · Youth DevelopmentTREEHOUSE: $20,000 · Youth DevelopmentMENTORING URBAN STUDENTS & TEENS: $10,000 · Youth DevelopmentZ GIRLS FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Youth DevelopmentFAMILY FIRST COMMUNITY CENTER FOUNDATION: $100,000 · Recreation & SportsLITTLE BIT THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER: $20,000 · Recreation & Sports
Arts & Culture$4,367,500Other$2,102,215Education$1,062,093Health$467,000Human Services$340,833Youth Development$153,125Recreation & Sports$120,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMUSEUM OF FLIGHT FOUNDATION: $4,350,000 over 3y, 22% of budgetWAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY: $690,093 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKINDERING CENTER: $291,710 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetRECOVERY CAFE: $190,000 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetBoyer Children's Clinic: $160,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetRAINIER SCHOLARS: $155,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetCLOONEY FOUNDATION FOR JUSTICE: $100,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetFAMILY FIRST COMMUNITY CENTER FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 1y, 6.2% of budgetHAMLIN ROBINSON SCHOOL: $97,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetCOUNTRY VILLAGE DAY SCHOOL: $79,828 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetPROGRAM FOR EARLY PARENT SUPPORT: $68,333 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetWOODLAND PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $62,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF PUGET SOUND: $51,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetRAINIER ATHLETES: $50,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetKIDVANTAGE: $45,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $45,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHOPECENTRAL: $42,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetAlliance for Education: $40,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSports in Schools: $35,000 over 2y, 8.9% of budgetThe Service Board: $33,125 over 1y, 7.2% of budgetWESTSIDE BABY: $30,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetFamilies of Color Seattle: $30,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetBELONG Partners: $30,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetROUTE 21: $25,000 over 1y, 6.2% of budgetRUBY ROOM: $25,000 over 1y, 18% of budgetOPEN ARMS PERINATAL SERVICES: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetLifeWire: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSeattle Children's Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetENCOMPASS NORTHWEST: $22,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWELLSPRING FAMILY SERVICES: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBUILDING CHANGES: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCHILDRENS HOME SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBELLEVUE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCHILDREN AND YOUTH JUSTICE CENTER: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGRASSROOT PROJECTS: $20,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetASSOCIATED RECREATION COUNCIL: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetZeno: $20,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetDenise Louie Education center: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTOYS FOR KIDS: $20,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetTREEHOUSE: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSAMMAMISH ANIMAL SANCTUARY: $20,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetLITTLE BIT THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER: $20,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetVINE MAPLE PLACE: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCHILDHAVEN: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBELLEVUE ART MUSEUM: $15,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetNW Childrens Foundation: $12,082 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetEmpower Youth Network: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetMENTORING URBAN STUDENTS & TEENS: $10,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Seattle FoundationThe Norcliffe Foundat…United Way of King Co…Puget Sound Energy Fo…Medina FoundationMoccasin Lake Foundat…Grousemont FoundationM J Murdock Charitabl…Windermere FoundationRaikes FoundationNW Childrens Foundati…Gates Foundation
Seattle FoundationWA66× affinity39 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Seattle Foundation · The Norcliffe Foundation · United Way of King County · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · Medina Foundation · Moccasin Lake Foundation · Grousemont Foundation · M J Murdock Charitable Trust · Windermere Foundation · Raikes Foundation · NW Childrens Foundation · Gates Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization 47th Avenue Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from 47th Avenue Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    30report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to 47th Avenue Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to 47th Avenue Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 67 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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