· Private foundation
Lawrence M Shaw 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, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k7 grants · $18k
- $10k–50k5 grants · $102k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| CHEHALIS CENTRALIA RAILROAD & MUSEUM | $40,000 |
| PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION | $22,000 |
| FREEDOM FOUNDATION | $20,000 |
| CENTRALIA COLLEGE FOUNDATION | $10,000 |
| WASHINGTON TRAILS ASSOCIATION | $10,000 |
| UNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY | $8,000 |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | $3,000 |
| ED CHOICE | $3,000 |
| STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION | $3,000 |
| NATURE CONSERVANCY | $1,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $200 |
| KEY PENINSULA NEWS | $200 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of its 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.
15 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2024, 4 since wound down.
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- CCCHEHALIS CENTRALIA RAILROAD AND MUSEUM3× · 2022–2024 · $90k · revenue +203%
- WTWASHINGTON TRAILS ASSOCIATION8× · 2017–2024 · $89k · revenue +96%
- TCTHE CHEHALIS FOUNDATION7× · 2017–2023 · $73k · revenue +49%
Funded once
- PSPUGET SOUND CONSUMERS' CHECKBOOKone grant, 2017 · $100
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.
Dedicated to protecting the world's natural environment on behalf of the public by serving as a public interest law firm. refer to schedule o, part iii, line 4a, for list of litigated cases or advocacy work.
The mission of the whidbey camano land trust is to protect, restore and create access to forests, shorelines, farmlands and other habitats in island county and the salish sea, for ecological and community resilience and the benefit of all…
Promoting economic sustainability
The pacific crest trail association's mission is to advocate for the pacific crest trail as an inspirational outdoor experience, to connect people to the pct, and to conserve the trail.
Cascadia wildlands defends and restores cacasia's wild ecosystems in the forests,in the courts, and in the streets. we envision vast old-growth forests, rivers full of wild salmon, wolves howling in the backcountry, a stable climate, and…
The mission of the Whatcom Land Trust is to preserve and protect wildlife habitat, scenic, agricultural and open space lands in Whatcom County for future generations by securing interests in land and promoting land stewardship.
To conserve functioning salmon/steelhead eco-system at watershed levels, integrate angling activities with basic scientific research, collect raw data, monitor environmental functions, salmon/steelhead population dynamics, public…
To champion policies that center the expertise and resilience of overburdened communities for environmental progress and justice in the pacific northwest.
Western rivers conservancy's mission is to protect outstanding river ecosystems in the western united states. continued on schedule o.we acquire land to conserve critical habitat, provide public access for compatible use and enjoyment, and…
Forest trends works to drive innovation in environmental finance to support resilient ecosystems and communities. through its core initiatives-including forest policy, trade & finance, water, and communities-forest trends develops data,…
To research and develop centrist policy ideas.
How this is measured
9 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. 9 of the 17 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 CHEHALIS CENTRALIA RAILROAD AND MUSEUM ↗
- Who funds WASHINGTON TRAILS ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds THE CHEHALIS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds UNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY ↗
- Who funds CENTRALIA COLLEGE FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
- Who funds TREEHOUSE ↗
- Who funds EdChoice Inc ↗
- Who funds KEY PENINSULA NEWS ↗
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Lawrence M Shaw Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lawrence M Shaw Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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