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George & Audrey Rasmussen Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$85k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
34
Grants FY2024
69
Organizations funded FY2023
36%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$750
Largest grant, FY2024
$30,000
Organizations funded a year
33 to 69
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
8
Total assets, FY2024
$842k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 36% of the organizations George & Audrey Rasmussen 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; $17k 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
AnimalsEnvironmentArts & CultureHuman ServicesInternationalHousing & 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 arriving33$55k12%
FY202369$76k36%
FY202238$51k34%
FY202153$67k58%
FY202048$67k33%
FY201944$73k36%
FY201847$70k72%
FY201733$77kn/a
87% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Environment$318kAnimals$95kArts & Culture$26kHuman Services$22kInternational$18kReligion$14kEducation$14kRecreation & Sports$13kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
VT
WA
ID
MT
WI
NY
MA
OR
IA
OH
PA
NJ
CA
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VA
AZ
DC
HI
OK

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
Save the Redwoods League$147,00080%
Earthjustice$13,25080%
World Central Kitchen Inc$11,00080%
Euphrates Inc$10,0605n/a
National Audubon Society Inc$10,00010%
Kuow Puget Sound Public Radio$8,00070%
Recreation Northwest$6,85052%
Hope International$6,25030%
Guatemala Housing Alliance$6,00052%
Ohana Oasis Inc$5,00072%
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All grantees of George & Audrey Rasmussen Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Save the Redwoods League$147,00080%
Earthjustice$13,25080%
World Central Kitchen Inc$11,00080%
Euphrates Inc$10,0605n/a
National Audubon Society Inc$10,00010%
Kuow Puget Sound Public Radio$8,00070%
Recreation Northwest$6,85052%
Hope International$6,25030%
Guatemala Housing Alliance$6,00052%
Ohana Oasis Inc$5,00072%
Wild Whatcom$5,00050%
Treehouse$4,75050%
Pro Publica Inc$4,50070%
Freedom of the Press Foundation$4,00070%
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance$4,00060%
Center for Biological Diversity Inc$4,00030%
Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association$3,25030%
Palestine Children's Relief Fund$3,00020%
Uplift Northwest$3,00030%
Art With Heart$2,50050%
West Seattle Food Bank$2,50060%
Fibershed$2,25020%
Trout Unlimited Inc$2,00020%
Every Mother Counts$1,75040%
Wilderness Watch Inc$1,60030%
The Euphrates Institute$1,60010%
The Institute for Bird Populations$1,50030%
Maris Place$1,50020%
International Rescue Committee INC$1,50030%
Hawkwatch International Inc$1,50030%
Kqed Inc$1,25420%
Earth Island Institute Inc$1,00010%
Unchained at Last Inc$1,00020%
Helping Hands Food Bank$1,00010%
Non-Violence International$1,00010%
One Tree Planted Inc$1,00020%
Sierra County Historical Society$1,00041%
Trans Cascadia Inc$1,00020%
Fidelity House Inc$1,00010%
Green Plate Special$1,00020%
The Center for Reproductive Rights Inc$1,00010%
Westside Baby$1,00030%
The Bronx Defenders$1,00010%
Paws Helping People Inc$1,00020%
Still She Rises Inc$1,00020%
West Seattle Junction Association$1,00010%
Babies of Homelessness$75020%
Old Dog Haven$75010%
Pasado's Safe Haven$75010%
National Park Foundation$75020%
National Wildlife Federation$55040%
North Valley Animal Disaster Group$50010%
Vital Voices Global Partnership Inc$50010%
The San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$50010%
United States Association for UNHCR$50010%
Lindsay Wildlife Museum$50010%
350org$50020%
Sierra Nevada Alliance$50010%
Cascade Public Media$50020%
Butte Humane Society$5001n/a
Washington Conservation Action$50010%
Linfield University$50010%
Baseball Beyond Borders$50010%
Humane Society of Ventura County$50010%
Altacal Audubon Society Inc$50013%
Responsible Development$5001n/a
The Sewing Machine Project Inc$40030%
Washington Native Plant Society$38530%
Saint Mary's College of California$30010%
Think of US$25010%
Oregon Timber Trail Alliance$25010%
Miry's List$25010%
Whatcom Humane Society$25010%
She Should Run$25010%
California Council for Wildlife Rehabilitators$1751n/a
Pacific Public Media$15010%
Golden Gate Bird Alliance Prev Golden Gate Audubon Society Inc$10010%
The Ruth Bancroft Garden Inc$10010%
California Native Plant Society$10010%
Autistic Self Advocacy Network Inc$5410%
Alaska Wilderness League$5110%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 91 recipients with no EIN on record ($226k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget George & Audrey Rasmussen Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSave the Redwoods League: $147,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetEarthjustice: $13,250 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $11,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetNational Audubon Society Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKuow Puget Sound Public Radio: $8,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetRecreation Northwest: $6,850 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetHope International: $6,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGuatemala Housing Alliance: $6,000 over 5y, 2.5% of budgetOhana Oasis Inc: $5,000 over 7y, 2.2% of budgetWild Whatcom: $5,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetTreehouse: $4,750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPro Publica Inc: $4,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFreedom of the Press Foundation: $4,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Utah Wilderness Alliance: $4,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCenter for Biological Diversity Inc: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNooksack Salmon Enhancement Association: $3,250 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPalestine Children's Relief Fund: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUplift Northwest: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetArt With Heart: $2,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetWest Seattle Food Bank: $2,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFibershed: $2,250 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTrout Unlimited Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEvery Mother Counts: $1,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWilderness Watch Inc: $1,600 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetThe Euphrates Institute: $1,600 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetThe Institute for Bird Populations: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMaris Place: $1,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHawkwatch International Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetKqed Inc: $1,254 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEarth Island Institute Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnchained at Last Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHelping Hands Food Bank: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNon-Violence International: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOne Tree Planted Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSierra County Historical Society: $1,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetTrans Cascadia Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFidelity House Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGreen Plate Special: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Center for Reproductive Rights Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWestside Baby: $1,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Bronx Defenders: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPaws Helping People Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetStill She Rises Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWest Seattle Junction Association: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBabies of Homelessness: $750 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetOld Dog Haven: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPasado's Safe Haven: $750 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 77.

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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.

Puget Sound Energy FoundationDE29.3× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Puget Sound Energy Foundation · Seattle Foundation · The Norcliffe Foundation · Lucky Seven Foundation · The Albertsons Companies Foundation · Patagoniaorg · Raikes Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc · Artsfund · Marin Community Foundation · Gordon E and Betty I Moore 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 George & Audrey Rasmussen Family Foundation

How much does George & Audrey Rasmussen Family Foundation give?
George & Audrey Rasmussen Family Foundation reported 34 grants totaling $85,333 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 33 and 69 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does George & Audrey Rasmussen Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (51%), Animals (15%), Arts & Culture (4%).
Who are George & Audrey Rasmussen Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Save the Redwoods League ($147k), Earthjustice ($13k), World Central Kitchen Inc ($11k).
Does George & Audrey Rasmussen Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 36% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does George & Audrey Rasmussen Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as George & Audrey Rasmussen Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Puget Sound Energy Foundation, Seattle Foundation, The Norcliffe Foundation.
Where is George & Audrey Rasmussen Family Foundation based?
George & Audrey Rasmussen 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 175 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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