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Grays Harbor Community Foundation
To improve the quality of life in all communities throughout grays harbor county, washington. We accomplish this by: 1. Promoting philanthropy at all levels of giving. 2. Seeking permanent endowment funds and other contributions from a diverse and ever-widening group to help support the operations of the organization and to give out…
- $3.9M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 78
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 65
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 31%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $2.6M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $24,200
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $386,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 49 to 74
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 5
- Total assets, FY2024
- $107M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 31% of the organizations Grays Harbor Community Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 19% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $415k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
Human ServicesEducationHealthArts & CulturePhilanthropyCommunity ImprovementOther
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 year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 74 | $2.5M | 18% |
| FY2023 | 65 | $2.2M | 31% |
| FY2022 | 67 | $2.3M | 31% |
| FY2021 | 66 | $2.4M | 42% |
| FY2020 | 74 | $2.4M | 34% |
| FY2019 | 58 | $2.0M | 33% |
| FY2018 | 60 | $1.8M | 45% |
| FY2017 | 49 | $1.6M | n/a |
96% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Human Services$4.7MEducation$3.9MHealth$1.5MArts & Culture$1.4MFood & Nutrition$1.2MRecreation & Sports$672kYouth Development$639kPhilanthropy$591kOther$0
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
WA
MT
NY
MA
OR
CA
MD
TN
AL
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young Men's Christian Association of Grays Harbor | $3,523,094 | 8 | 16% |
| Aberdeen School District | $1,012,390 | 8 | n/a |
| Grays Harbor College Foundation | $802,185 | 8 | 9% |
| The ARC of Grays Harbor | $523,690 | 8 | 42% |
| Goldberg Family Charitable Foundation | $322,500 | 3 | 87% |
| Beyond Survival | $296,600 | 8 | 19% |
| Hoquiam School District | $281,961 | 7 | n/a |
| Healthy Perspectives Inc | $281,700 | 2 | 94% |
| Catholic Community Services of Western Washington | $245,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Young Life | $208,000 | 8 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young Men's Christian Association of Grays Harbor | $3,523,094 | 8 | 16% |
| Aberdeen School District | $1,012,390 | 8 | n/a |
| Grays Harbor College Foundation | $802,185 | 8 | 9% |
| The ARC of Grays Harbor | $523,690 | 8 | 42% |
| Goldberg Family Charitable Foundation | $322,500 | 3 | 87% |
| Beyond Survival | $296,600 | 8 | 19% |
| Hoquiam School District | $281,961 | 7 | n/a |
| Healthy Perspectives Inc | $281,700 | 2 | 94% |
| Catholic Community Services of Western Washington | $245,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Young Life | $208,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Connections a Center for Healthy Families | $200,189 | 8 | 3% |
| St Marys Catholic Church | $191,240 | 7 | n/a |
| 7th Street Theatre Association | $190,651 | 7 | 21% |
| Lake Quinault School District | $184,598 | 6 | n/a |
| Coastal Harvest | $184,250 | 6 | 1% |
| Coastal Community Action Program | $182,100 | 3 | 1% |
| Incight Company | $180,000 | 4 | 10% |
| Copalis Community Church Food Bank | $173,550 | 7 | n/a |
| Hoquiam Food and Clothing Bank | $171,650 | 7 | 7% |
| Aberdeen Rotary Foundation | $166,500 | 2 | 75% |
| City of Aberdeen | $158,960 | 7 | n/a |
| McT Inc | $158,350 | 5 | 1% |
| Pacific Northwest Ballet Association | $156,500 | 6 | 0% |
| Family Promise of Grays Harbor Inc | $153,500 | 6 | 42% |
| Mayday Foundation | $151,000 | 3 | 50% |
| Parent To Parent Support Program Of Thurston County | $150,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Grays Harbor Youth Works | $140,989 | 6 | 37% |
| Pediatric Interim Care Center | $139,000 | 8 | 1% |
| Hands on Children's Museum | $137,750 | 6 | 1% |
| The Goodtimes Project | $119,500 | 2 | 15% |
| Aberdeen Timberland Library-TRLF | $114,947 | 4 | n/a |
| The Salvation Army | $107,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Grays Harbor County Public Health | $106,142 | 2 | n/a |
| Montesano Community Center | $105,000 | 7 | 11% |
| Friends of the Aberdeen Museum | $102,400 | 7 | 48% |
| City of Westport | $101,348 | 3 | n/a |
| Pacific Education Institute | $92,656 | 7 | 1% |
| Grays Harbor Community Hospital | $87,400 | 2 | 0% |
| Central Park Lions Club Foundation | $87,200 | 3 | n/a |
| Habitat for Humanity of Grays Harbor | $85,500 | 4 | 7% |
| Polson Park and Museum Historical Society | $82,479 | 4 | 9% |
| Nonprofit Association of Washington | $78,721 | 6 | 2% |
| Grizzly Booster Club | $77,500 | 4 | n/a |
| The Bridge Music Project | $76,500 | 5 | 21% |
| McCleary Historical Society | $76,100 | 2 | n/a |
| St Michael the Archangel Parish | $72,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Coastal Interpretive Center | $71,718 | 5 | 16% |
| Domestic Violence Center of Grays Harbor | $67,800 | 5 | 6% |
| Grays Harbor County Casa | $56,500 | 4 | 9% |
| The Montesano Boosters Association | $55,000 | 1 | 60% |
| Driftwood Players | $52,500 | 3 | 19% |
| Oregon State University Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| South Beach Christian Outreach | $49,000 | 3 | 30% |
| Westport South Beach Historical Society | $47,000 | 5 | 11% |
| PAWS of Grays Harbor | $45,000 | 2 | 8% |
| The Cancer Alliance of Grays Harbor | $42,500 | 4 | n/a |
| Jewish Family Service | $42,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Our Lady of Good Help Church | $41,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Set Free Christian Fellowship of Elma | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chehalis Valley Historical Society | $40,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Green Lantern Lunch Program | $40,000 | 2 | 22% |
| 7th Street Kids | $38,275 | 3 | 22% |
| Montesano Youth Soccer | $37,742 | 2 | n/a |
| Child Care Action Council of Thurston County | $37,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Montesano Community Outreach | $36,825 | 2 | n/a |
| Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority | $36,500 | 2 | 2% |
| Pacific Northwest Music Project | $36,000 | 2 | 52% |
| Hoquiam Bpoe #1082 | $35,150 | 2 | 15% |
| The Horse Prayer | $35,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Elma Schools Indoor Batting & Multi Sports Facility Booster Club | $35,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Taholah School District | $35,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sound Legal Aid | $33,330 | 2 | 7% |
| Grays Harbor College Federation of Teachers | $32,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Union Gospel Mission of Grays Harbor | $32,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Montesano Little League Association | $31,425 | 1 | n/a |
| Empowerment 4 Girls | $30,380 | 1 | 32% |
| Harbors Home Health And Hospice | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Port of Grays Harbor | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chance Brogan Memorial Foundation | $30,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Rochester Organization of Families | $30,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Special Olympics Washington | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Friends of Highland Park | $29,000 | 1 | n/a |
| North River Community Church | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $25,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Summit Pacific Medical Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Associatio Evergreen Chapter | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Little League Baseball Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ventures | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Port of Grays Harbor Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Breast Cancer Alliance Fund Jan Dahl Family Medicine of Grays Harbor | $24,800 | 2 | n/a |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars - Post 2455 | $24,500 | 1 | 12% |
| Pacific Harbors Councilboy Scouts | $24,000 | 2 | 1% |
| American Legion Post 5 | $23,000 | 2 | 66% |
| Friends of Schafer and Lake Sylvia State Parks | $22,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Ocosta Recreation Center Inc | $20,751 | 1 | n/a |
| Skansie Netshed Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| McCleary School District | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Hoquiam Youth Baseball | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Goldberg Family Charitable Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 57% |
| Our Aberdeen | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Willapa Counseling Center | $19,600 | 1 | 1% |
| Central Park Cooperative Preschool | $18,735 | 2 | n/a |
| Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA - Aberdeen Elks Lodge No 593 | $18,500 | 1 | 13% |
| Chehalis Basin Fisheries Task Force | $15,861 | 1 | 1% |
| Morningside | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Grays Habor EMS Council Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 11% |
| North Beach Medical Equipment | $15,000 | 1 | 17% |
| Moore Wright Group | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| St Nicholas Church | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Grays Harbor Sports Association | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Central Park United Methodist Church | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fosterful | $13,827 | 1 | 4% |
| Greater Grays Harbor Inc | $11,710 | 1 | 2% |
| Revival of Grays Harbor | $11,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Grays Harbor Conservation District | $10,938 | 1 | n/a |
| Washington State University Foundation | $10,136 | 1 | n/a |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of Washington | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Student Orchestras of Greater Olympia | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Community Youth Services | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Dispute Resolution Center of Grays Harbor & Pacific Counties | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Harbor Include | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Cranberry Heritage Center of Grayland Group | $9,054 | 1 | n/a |
| Montesano Food Bank | $8,400 | 1 | 5% |
| East Grays Harbor County Food Bank | $8,400 | 1 | 1% |
| Ocean Shores Food Bank | $8,400 | 1 | 1% |
| McCleary Food Bank | $8,400 | 1 | 7% |
| Aberdeen Food Bank | $8,400 | 1 | n/a |
| South Beach Food Bank Services | $8,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Grays Harbor Poggie Club Inc | $8,324 | 1 | 7% |
| Shiloh Bible Camp | $8,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Best Dental Help | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Homeless Youth Education Fund of Grays Harbor | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Elma High School Boy's Basketball Booster Club | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Outdoors for all Foundation | $6,235 | 1 | 0% |
| Grays Harbor Audubon Society | $6,000 | 1 | 24% |
| Aberdeen Revitalization Movement | $5,600 | 1 | 9% |
| Hoquiam Beautification Committee (Hoquiam Business Assoc) | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Aberdeen Neighborhood Housing Services DBA NeighborWorks of Grays Harbor County | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Hoquiam Police Officers Association | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Harbor Art Guild | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Early Learning Coalition of Pinellas County Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lake Quinault Community Circle | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Grays Harbor Potters Guild | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ocosta Cares | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 57 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.6M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Grays Harbor Community Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 14 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 86 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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 86.
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.
The Community Foundation of South Puget SoundWA42.2× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of South Puget Sound · Seabrook Community Foundation · Druzianich Family Charitable Foundation · Medina Foundation · United Way of Grays Harbor · Artsfund · Northwest Harvest Emm · The Norcliffe Foundation · Goldberg Family Charitable Foundation · Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle · Coastal Harvest · Thurston County Economic Development Cou
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.
About Grays Harbor Community Foundation
- How much does Grays Harbor Community Foundation give?
- Grays Harbor Community Foundation reported 78 itemized grants totaling $2,576,516, out of $3,914,486 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 49 and 74 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Grays Harbor Community Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (27%), Education (22%), Health (9%).
- Who are Grays Harbor Community Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Young Men's Christian Association of Grays Harbor ($3.5M), Aberdeen School District ($1.0M), Grays Harbor College Foundation ($802k).
- Does Grays Harbor Community Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 31% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Grays Harbor Community Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of South Puget Sound, Seabrook Community Foundation, Druzianich Family Charitable Foundation.
- Where is Grays Harbor Community Foundation based?
- Grays Harbor Community Foundation is based in WA.
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More from the funding graph
The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home