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Ash Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$45k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
9
Grants FY2024
29
Organizations funded FY2023
38%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$3,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$16,000
Organizations funded a year
8 to 40
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
1
Total assets, FY2024
$4.5M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 38% of the organizations Ash Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 23% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $26k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureCivil RightsHealthEducationInternationalEnvironmentOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving9$45k11%
FY202329$113k38%
FY202213$97k15%
FY20218$66k50%
FY202022$75k73%
FY201938$216k29%
FY201830$93k23%
FY201740$128kn/a
93% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$362kHealth$179kEducation$103kInternational$57kReligion$23kCivil Rights$12kMembership Benefit$8kAnimals$7kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MT
IL
NY
MA
NJ
CA
VA
MD
DC
LA
GA

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Ash Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Seattle Repertory Theatre$98,82570%
Overlake Hospital Foundation$77,88870%
Oakland Museum of California$65,00030%
Fulcrum Foundation$52,0008n/a
United States Fund for Unicef$39,88550%
Seattle Symphony Orchestra Inc$28,75030%
The Northwest School of the Arts Humanities and Environment$22,65040%
Rider University$20,00010%
Seattle University$19,25030%
Seattle Nativity School$18,00060%
Seattle Children's Foundation$15,92220%
Cancer Lifeline$13,50030%
Seattle Art Museum$12,59540%
Providence Hospice of Seattle Foundation$11,25040%
Puget Sound Community School$10,05021%
Cascade Public Media$8,50040%
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center$7,50030%
Artsfund$7,50030%
St Thomas Episcopal Church$7,0001n/a
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$6,45020%
Friends of the Orphans D/B/A Nph-Usa$5,50040%
Trevor Project Inc$5,32810%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington & Alaska$5,12510%
University of Washington$5,0001n/a
Sacred Heart Parish$5,0001n/a
Sacred Heart Church$5,0001n/a
St John the Evangelist$4,6002n/a
Direct Relief$4,50010%
Village Theatre$4,50030%
Hopelink$4,25030%
Woodland Park Zoological Society$3,70030%
NAACP Empowerment Programs Inc$3,00010%
United Negro College Fund Inc$3,00010%
The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation$3,00010%
Polar Bears International$2,58520%
Alameda County Community Food Bank$2,50010%
Children's Hospital & Research Cntr Fndn$2,50010%
Breakthrough T1d$2,50010%
Transgender Law Center$2,00010%
Bellevue Art Museum$2,00020%
West Seattle Food Bank$1,62920%
Kuow Puget Sound Public Radio$1,50920%
Neighborhood House INC$1,50010%
Musicares Foundation Inc$1,30010%
Medic One Foundation$1,20030%
Safari West Wildlife Foundation$1,02720%
Kindering Center$1,00020%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$1,00010%
National Park Foundation$1,00010%
Experience Learning Community$1,00020%
Burke Museum Association$1,00010%
Tacoma Art Museum$1,0001n/a
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation$1,00020%
Eastside Heritage Center$85020%
Water First International$80010%
Seattle Theatre Group$51810%
Seattle Musicians Access to Sustainable Healthcare$51510%
Amara$50010%
Hanna Boys Center$5001n/a
Bellevue Schools Foundation$30030%
Overlake Service League$25010%
Bridle Trails Park Foundation$24020%
Washington Society of Certified Public A$20020%
A Contemporary Theatre Inc$12510%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$2510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 27 recipients with no EIN on record ($194k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Ash Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSeattle Repertory Theatre: $98,825 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetOverlake Hospital Foundation: $77,888 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetOakland Museum of California: $65,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetUnited States Fund for Unicef: $39,885 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSeattle Symphony Orchestra Inc: $28,750 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Northwest School of the Arts Humanities and Environment: $22,650 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRider University: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSeattle University: $19,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSeattle Nativity School: $18,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetSeattle Children's Foundation: $15,922 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCancer Lifeline: $13,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetSeattle Art Museum: $12,595 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetProvidence Hospice of Seattle Foundation: $11,250 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetPuget Sound Community School: $10,050 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetCascade Public Media: $8,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFred Hutchinson Cancer Center: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetArtsfund: $7,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $6,450 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Orphans D/B/A Nph-Usa: $5,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTrevor Project Inc: $5,328 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington & Alaska: $5,125 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDirect Relief: $4,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVillage Theatre: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHopelink: $4,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWoodland Park Zoological Society: $3,700 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNAACP Empowerment Programs Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Negro College Fund Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPolar Bears International: $2,585 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAlameda County Community Food Bank: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Hospital & Research Cntr Fndn: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTransgender Law Center: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBellevue Art Museum: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWest Seattle Food Bank: $1,629 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKuow Puget Sound Public Radio: $1,509 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNeighborhood House INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMusicares Foundation Inc: $1,300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMedic One Foundation: $1,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSafari West Wildlife Foundation: $1,027 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetKindering Center: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Park Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetExperience Learning Community: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBurke Museum Association: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetColonial Williamsburg Foundation: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEastside Heritage Center: $850 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWater First International: $800 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 57.

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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 FoundationWA47.8× affinity26 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Seattle Foundation · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · The Norcliffe Foundation · United Way of King County · Moccasin Lake Foundation · Grousemont Foundation · Artsfund · M J Murdock Charitable Trust · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Foster Foundation · Thurston Charitable Foundation · Mightycause Charitable 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.

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About Ash Family Foundation

How much does Ash Family Foundation give?
Ash Family Foundation reported 9 grants totaling $45,022 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 40 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Ash Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (44%), Health (21%), Education (12%).
Who are Ash Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Seattle Repertory Theatre ($99k), Overlake Hospital Foundation ($78k), Oakland Museum of California ($65k).
Does Ash Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Ash Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Ash Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Seattle Foundation, Puget Sound Energy Foundation, The Norcliffe Foundation.
Where is Ash Family Foundation based?
Ash Family Foundation is based in WA.

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 92 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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