· Private foundation
Bobby's Fund 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k22 grants · $55k
- $10k–50k4 grants · $60k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| SALVATION ARMY | $20,000 |
| UNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY | $20,000 |
| YMCA OF GRAYS HARBOR | $10,000 |
| NORTHWEST HARVEST | $10,000 |
| GRAYS HARBOR COLLEGE | $7,400 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | $7,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $5,000 |
| EPIPHANY PARISH OF SEATTLE | $5,000 |
| TEAM READ | $4,000 |
| GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | $3,000 |
| HEART OF TEXAS FCA | $3,000 |
| LAKESIDE SCHOOL | $2,500 |
| YALE UNIVERSITY | $2,000 |
| ANNIE WRIGHT SCHOOL | $2,000 |
| PAWS | $1,500 |
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 (FY20–24, $24k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 83% 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.
27 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2024, 7 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (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 FY2024, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $22k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- LSLAKESIDE SCHOOL5× · 2020–2024 · $13k · revenue +126%
- AWANNIE WRIGHT SCHOOLS5× · 2020–2024 · $11k · revenue +63%
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY5× · 2020–2024 · $9k · revenue +36%
Funded once
- PRPOCOCK ROWING FOUNDATIONone grant, 2020 · $5k
- NMNATIONAL MS SOCIETYone grant, 2021 · $4k
- AMANCIENT MARINERS ROWING CLUBone grant, 2020 · $3k
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.
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.
Seattle University is dedicated to educating the whole person, to professional formation, and to empowering leaders for a just and humane world.
The mission of Impact Public Schools is to prepare a diverse student population to succeed in college and impact communities as the next generation of equity-driven, innovative leaders. (Continued on Schedule O)Impact Public Schools makes…
Using Signing Exact English (S.E.E.) and oral communication we prepare deaf and hard-of-hearing children to be self-confident, articulate and academically competitive learners, and engaged community members.
Wla combines best practices in teaching and learning, with the latest in educational technology to create an unparalleled high school experience. students will graduate from wla prepared for college, career, and lives of public leadership.
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,…
Seattle girls' school is a 5th through 8th grade middle school committed to inspiring and developing courageous leaders who think independently, work collaboratively, learn joyfully and champion change. we empower students to be leaders in…
Giving every child the opportunity to thrive from cradle to career requires dedication and teamwork. eastside pathways helps individuals and organizations collaborate to focus their efforts, increase equity, decrease harm, and drive…
The Island School provides a flexible learning environment where each child is known and celebrated.
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…
Seattle country day school is an independent, coeducational school serving kindergarten through eighth grade, inspiring gifted children to reach their potential through inquiry, curiosity, and wonder.
United way of snohomish county improves lives for families in snohomish county by bringing people, resources, and strategy together.
How this is measured
26 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. 26 of the 45 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 UNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY ↗
- Who funds GRAYS HARBOR COLLEGE FEDERATION OF TEACHERS ↗
- Who funds NORTHWEST HARVEST EMM ↗
- Who funds Team Read ↗
- Who funds LAKESIDE SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds ANNIE WRIGHT SCHOOLS ↗
- Who funds Young Men's Christian Association of Grays Harbor ↗
- Who funds GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds SUMMERHOUSE HOUSTON ↗
- Who funds George Pocock Rowing Foundation ↗
- Who funds THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ↗
- Who funds PACIFIC PUBLIC MEDIA ↗
- Who funds SMILE TRAIN INC ↗
- Who funds SEA MAR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS ↗
- Who funds LUNCHES OF LOVE ↗
- Who funds TREEHOUSE ↗
- Who funds HOPELINK ↗
- Who funds EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE ↗
- Who funds SUMMER HOUSE INC ↗
- Who funds Lewa Wildlife Conservancy USA ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL CHARITY LEAGUE INC SAN BERNARDINO CHAPTER ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL CHARITY LEAGUE RANCHO IRVINE CHAPTER ↗
- Who funds CASCADE PUBLIC MEDIA ↗
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 · The Norcliffe Foundation · Medina Foundation · United Way of King County · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Bobby's Fund Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Bobby's Fund Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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