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Chuckanut Health Foundation

To further charitable, scientific and educational activities that strengthen and advance individual and community health in whatcom county.

$524k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
20
Itemized grants FY2024
2
Organizations funded FY2023
0%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$390k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$15,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$65,200
Organizations funded a year
2 to 23
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
1
Total assets, FY2024
$20M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Chuckanut Health Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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
HealthEducationHuman ServicesCivil RightsPublic BenefitHousing & ShelterOther
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 arriving19$366k42%
FY20232$28k0%
FY202212$239k25%
FY202113$256k46%
FY202019$385k32%
FY201921$610k38%
FY201815$346k53%
FY201723$562kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$1.1MHuman Services$546kHousing & Shelter$325kEducation$283kCrime & Legal$136kYouth Development$122kFood & Nutrition$91kRecreation & Sports$61kOther$0

Top grantees

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

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Lydia Place$190,50045%
Northwest Youth Services$187,70052%
Unity Care Northwest$178,60030%
Skookum Kids$174,27054%
Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center$125,98962%
Opportunity Council$124,78360%
Health Ministries Network$122,0214n/a
Whatcom Council on Aging$93,77961%
Animals as Natural Therapy$92,82056%
Our Treehouse$92,500340%
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All grantees of Chuckanut Health Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Lydia Place$190,50045%
Northwest Youth Services$187,70052%
Unity Care Northwest$178,60030%
Skookum Kids$174,27054%
Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center$125,98962%
Opportunity Council$124,78360%
Health Ministries Network$122,0214n/a
Whatcom Council on Aging$93,77961%
Animals as Natural Therapy$92,82056%
Our Treehouse$92,500340%
Alzheimer Society of Washington$87,945520%
Communities in School of Whatcom Skagit$77,00037%
Whatcom Center for Early Learning$73,43242%
Kornerstone Kids PS$70,00016%
Compass Health$61,40040%
Whatcom County Health Department$60,0002n/a
Foundation for Western Washington University and Alumni$50,17530%
Lhaq'Temish Foundation$50,0001n/a
Vamos Outdoors Project$45,00015%
Road2home$45,000211%
Rebound of Whatcom County$40,00025%
Whatcom Family Young Men's Christian Association$37,50020%
The Bellingham Public School Foundation$35,0001n/a
Whatcom Alliance for Healthcare Access C/O Chuckanut Health Fdn$35,00014%
Max Higbee Community Recreation Center$33,00016%
Whatcom Community College Foundation$31,79021%
Bellingham Bay Rotary Foundation$30,000137%
Interfaith Coalition of Whatcom County$30,00021%
Recreation Northwest$28,000210%
Whatcom Family & Community Network$25,00014%
NW Hearts United$25,000112%
NAMI of Whatcom County$25,000121%
Common Threads Farm$22,06425%
Cascade Medical Advantage$20,75014%
Catholic Community Services of Western Washington$20,00010%
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Inc$20,00010%
Mt Baker Planned Parenthood$20,00010%
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Whatcom County Foundation$20,0001n/a
Whatcom County Library Foundation$20,000117%
Wild Whatcom$19,60022%
The Arc of Whatcom County$19,0221n/a
Alternatives to Hunger Bellingham Food Bank$17,00020%
United Way of Whatcom County$15,11020%
North Sound Accountable Community of Health$15,00010%
Bellingham Intl Film Festival$15,000112%
Bellingham Central Lions Club Foundation$15,000117%
Whatcom Clubhouse$15,0001n/a
Ferndale Education Foundation$14,7501n/a
Whatcom Human Rights Task Force$11,8551n/a
Medical Teams International$10,00010%
Intergenerational High School$10,00011%
Elder Service Providers$10,0001n/a
Colectiva Legal del Pueblo$10,00010%
The Salvation Army$10,0001n/a
Mount Baker Theatre$10,00010%
Lifeline Connections$10,00010%
Brigid Collins House$8,20010%
Emergency Medical Services Council$8,000111%
Centers for Spiritual Living$8,0001n/a
Dish Foundation Inc$7,5001n/a
Makeshift$7,00014%
Foothills Food Bank$5,2001n/a

Where it is load-bearing

Chuckanut Health Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 48 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLydia Place: $190,500 over 4y, 5.1% of budgetNorthwest Youth Services: $187,700 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetUnity Care Northwest: $178,600 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetSkookum Kids: $174,270 over 5y, 3.7% of budgetWhatcom Dispute Resolution Center: $125,989 over 6y, 2.1% of budgetOpportunity Council: $124,783 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetWhatcom Council on Aging: $93,779 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetAnimals as Natural Therapy: $92,820 over 5y, 5.9% of budgetOur Treehouse: $92,500 over 3y, 40% of budgetAlzheimer Society of Washington: $87,945 over 5y, 20% of budgetCommunities in School of Whatcom Skagit: $77,000 over 3y, 6.7% of budgetWhatcom Center for Early Learning: $73,432 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetKornerstone Kids PS: $70,000 over 1y, 5.9% of budgetCompass Health: $61,400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation for Western Washington University and Alumni: $50,175 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetVamos Outdoors Project: $45,000 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetRoad2home: $45,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetRebound of Whatcom County: $40,000 over 2y, 5.3% of budgetWhatcom Family Young Men's Christian Association: $37,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWhatcom Alliance for Healthcare Access C/O Chuckanut Health Fdn: $35,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetMax Higbee Community Recreation Center: $33,000 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetWhatcom Community College Foundation: $31,790 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetBellingham Bay Rotary Foundation: $30,000 over 1y, 37% of budgetInterfaith Coalition of Whatcom County: $30,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetRecreation Northwest: $28,000 over 2y, 9.7% of budgetWhatcom Family & Community Network: $25,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetNW Hearts United: $25,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetNAMI of Whatcom County: $25,000 over 1y, 21% of budgetCommon Threads Farm: $22,064 over 2y, 5.2% of budgetCascade Medical Advantage: $20,750 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetCatholic Community Services of Western Washington: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation for the National Institutes of Health Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMt Baker Planned Parenthood: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWhatcom County Library Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetWild Whatcom: $19,600 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetAlternatives to Hunger Bellingham Food Bank: $17,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Way of Whatcom County: $15,110 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetNorth Sound Accountable Community of Health: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBellingham Intl Film Festival: $15,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetBellingham Central Lions Club Foundation: $15,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetMedical Teams International: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIntergenerational High School: $10,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetColectiva Legal del Pueblo: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMount Baker Theatre: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLifeline Connections: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBrigid Collins House: $8,200 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetEmergency Medical Services Council: $8,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetMakeshift: $7,000 over 1y, 3.8% 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 48.

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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.

Whatcom Community Fou…Puget Sound Energy Fo…North Sound Accountab…Mount Baker FoundationPeaceHealthFirst Fed FoundationUnited Way of Whatcom…The Norcliffe Foundat…Eleanor and Henry Jan…Jerry H Walton Founda…The Albertsons Compan…Riverstyx Foundation
Whatcom Community FoundationWA97.4× affinity45 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Whatcom Community Foundation · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · North Sound Accountable Community of Health · Mount Baker Foundation · PeaceHealth · First Fed Foundation · United Way of Whatcom County · The Norcliffe Foundation · Eleanor and Henry Jansen Foundation · Jerry H Walton Foundation · The Albertsons Companies Foundation · Riverstyx 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 Chuckanut Health Foundation

How much does Chuckanut Health Foundation give?
Chuckanut Health Foundation reported 20 itemized grants totaling $390,040, out of $524,471 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 23 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Chuckanut Health Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (39%), Human Services (19%), Housing & Shelter (11%).
Who are Chuckanut Health Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Lydia Place ($191k), Northwest Youth Services ($188k), Unity Care Northwest ($179k).
Does Chuckanut Health Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Chuckanut Health Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Whatcom Community Foundation, Puget Sound Energy Foundation, North Sound Accountable Community of Health.
Where is Chuckanut Health Foundation based?
Chuckanut Health 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 64 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 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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