Washington · Private foundation
George Washington Foundation
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $66k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 20
- Grants FY2026
- 22
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 9%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $1,050
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $10,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 20 to 29
- FY2021 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 4
- Total assets, FY2026
- $1.4M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 9% of the organizations George Washington Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 19 | $65k | 16% |
| FY2025 | 22 | $62k | 9% |
| FY2024 | 29 | $63k | 28% |
| FY2023 | 28 | $59k | 39% |
| FY2022 | 22 | $55k | 41% |
| FY2021 | 20 | $63k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington State University | $67,225 | 6 | n/a |
| University of Washington | $45,500 | 6 | n/a |
| Whitworth University | $14,175 | 5 | 0% |
| Corporation of Gonzaga University | $9,450 | 5 | 0% |
| Northwest University | $4,200 | 2 | 0% |
| Seattle Pacific University | $4,200 | 4 | 0% |
| Grand Canyon University | $4,200 | 2 | 0% |
| Board of Trustees of Whitman College | $3,150 | 3 | 0% |
| Heritage University | $3,150 | 3 | 0% |
| Carroll College | $2,625 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 23 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington State University | $67,225 | 6 | n/a |
| University of Washington | $45,500 | 6 | n/a |
| Whitworth University | $14,175 | 5 | 0% |
| Corporation of Gonzaga University | $9,450 | 5 | 0% |
| Northwest University | $4,200 | 2 | 0% |
| Seattle Pacific University | $4,200 | 4 | 0% |
| Grand Canyon University | $4,200 | 2 | 0% |
| Board of Trustees of Whitman College | $3,150 | 3 | 0% |
| Heritage University | $3,150 | 3 | 0% |
| Carroll College | $2,625 | 2 | 0% |
| George Fox University | $2,100 | 2 | 0% |
| Saint Martin's University | $2,100 | 2 | 0% |
| Northwest Nazarene University Inc | $2,100 | 2 | 0% |
| Corban University | $2,100 | 2 | 0% |
| Seattle University | $2,100 | 2 | 0% |
| Miami University | $2,100 | 2 | n/a |
| Lower Columbia College | $1,050 | 1 | n/a |
| Warner Pacific University | $1,050 | 1 | 0% |
| Skagit Valley College | $1,050 | 1 | n/a |
| Pacific Lutheran University | $1,050 | 1 | 0% |
| Brigham Young University | $1,050 | 1 | n/a |
| Yale University | $1,050 | 2 | n/a |
| North Seattle College | $700 | 1 | n/a |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 30 recipients with no EIN on record ($189k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget George Washington Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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: M J Murdock Charitable Trust · Paul Lauzier Scholarship Foundation · Scottish Rite Foundation of Wa Inc Dba Scottish Rite Scholarship Fdn of Wa · Wf & Blanche E West Educational & Coffman Jf · Leo Adler Trust · National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About George Washington Foundation
- How much does George Washington Foundation give?
- George Washington Foundation reported 20 grants totaling $66,414 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 20 and 29 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2025.
- What does George Washington Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2026, its largest causes are Education (100%).
- Who are George Washington Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2026: Washington State University ($67k), University of Washington ($46k), Whitworth University ($14k).
- Does George Washington Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 9% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does George Washington Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as George Washington Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include M J Murdock Charitable Trust, Paul Lauzier Scholarship Foundation, Scottish Rite Foundation of Wa Inc Dba Scottish Rite Scholarship Fdn of Wa.
- Where is George Washington Foundation based?
- George Washington Foundation is based in WA.
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