· Private foundation
Bishop Family Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k5 grants · $23k
- $10k–50k6 grants · $90k
- $50k–250k2 grants · $128k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| SEATTLE AQUARIUM | $78,334 |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF WASHINGTON | $50,000 |
| SEATTLE TIMES FUND FOR THOSE IN NEED | $25,000 |
| REEF | $25,000 |
| QUEEN ANNE FOOD BANK | $10,010 |
| YWCA PHILIS WHEATLEY BRANCH | $10,000 |
| THE GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK | $10,000 |
| LOPEZ ISLAND FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER | $10,000 |
| CROHN'S AND COLITIS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA | $5,000 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | $5,000 |
| NEW ENGLAND QUILT MUSEUM | $5,000 |
| FRIENDS OF MOUNT HOPE CEMETARY | $5,000 |
| EASTSIDE PREPARATORY SCHOOL | $3,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY18–25, $58k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, 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.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
10 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 2 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $40k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- TSTHE SEATTLE AQUARIUM SOCIETY7× · 2019–2025 · $608k · revenue +70%
- LILOPEZ ISLAND FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER7× · 2018–2025 · $58k · revenue +170%
- CCCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC9× · 2017–2025 · $35k · revenue +12%
Funded once
- HLHousing Lopezgraduatedone grant, 2021 · $15k · revenue +651%
- AQAMERICAN QUILT STUDY GROUPone grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue -14%
- TSTHE SEATTLE TIMES COMMUNITY IMPACT FUNDgraduatedone grant, 2018 · $4k · revenue +60%
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.
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.
The aquarium of the pacific's mission is to instill a sense of wonder, respect, and stewardship for the pacific ocean, its inhabitants, and ecosystems.
Bainbridge island museum of art (bima) inspires curiosity, wonder and understanding by connecting people with the contemporary art and craft of the puget sound region.
Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.
The seattle public library foundation inspires the community's philanthropic support, advocacy for, and pride in the library.
Preserve in perpetuity the natural habitats, rural landscapes, and open spaces of the great peninsula of washington's puget sound.
Eastern national promotes the public's understanding and support of america's national parks and other public trust partners by providing quality educational experiences, products and services.
The mission of the chesapeake bay maritime museum cbmm is to preserve and explore the history, environment, and people of the chesapeake bay. the vision of the chesapeake bay maritime museum is to be the premier see sched o
The Friends of the Seattle Public Library's mission is to elevate the Library and inspire the love of reading in our communities.
Sfn's mission is to: 1. advance the understanding of the brain and the nervous system by bringing together scientists of all segments of neuroscience, by facilitating the integration of research directed at all levels of biological…
To bring people, communities, and resources together to ensure waterfront park thrives as a vibrant gathering space - uplifting locals, fostering connections and honoring seattle's natural beauty and stories.
Life science washington is a non-profit trade and professional association dedicated to promoting innovation and responsible growth in the life sciences and biomedical industries in the state of washington. promotion and education are…
Siff is a seattle-based 501(c)(3) arts nonprofit dedicated to the creation of vibrant experiences and spaces that champion film discovery and arts education.
How this is measured
12 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. 12 of the 19 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
- Who funds THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM SOCIETY ↗
- Who funds LOPEZ ISLAND FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER ↗
- Who funds CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds SOCIAL VENTURE PARTNERS ↗
- Who funds EASTSIDE PREPARATORY SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds WASHINGTON CONSERVATION ACTION EDUCATION FUND ↗
- Who funds Housing Lopez ↗
- Who funds NEW ENGLAND QUILT MUSEUM INC ↗
- Who funds GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK INC ↗
- Who funds AMERICAN QUILT STUDY GROUP ↗
- Who funds THE SEATTLE TIMES COMMUNITY IMPACT FUND ↗
- Who funds ROCKY MOUNTAIN QUILT MUSEUM ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Seattle Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Bishop Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Bishop Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Greater Boston Food Bank Inc: 22% of income from government
- New England Quilt Museum Inc: 3% of income from government
How this is measured
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