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Mark Torrance 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.

$820k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
16
Grants FY2024
13
Organizations funded FY2023
62%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$24,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$250,000
Organizations funded a year
5 to 23
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
5
Total assets, FY2024
$11M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 62% of the organizations Mark Torrance 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; $129k 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
EducationCrime & LegalCommunity ImprovementArts & CultureHealthFood & NutritionOther
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 arriving14$746k64%
FY202313$690k62%
FY20225$799k40%
FY20217$646k43%
FY202017$620k24%
FY201913$509k8%
FY201818$546k56%
FY201723$494kn/a
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What it funded, over time

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

Education$2.6MHuman Services$1.1MHealth$461kArts & Culture$324kInternational$226kPhilanthropy$197kEnvironment$100kCommunity Improvement$57kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
NY
OH
NJ
CA
CO
MD
AZ
HI

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
University of Washington Foundation$1,802,15470%
Bellevue Schools Foundation$339,300212%
Treehouse$327,50061%
Donorschooseorg$305,30030%
Seattle Children's Foundation$300,00030%
Agros International$204,12443%
Kuow Puget Sound Public Radio$162,50021%
Recovery Cafe$82,50012%
Fuse Innovation Fund$77,50033%
Center For Wooden Boats$74,00013%
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All grantees of Mark Torrance Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of Washington Foundation$1,802,15470%
Bellevue Schools Foundation$339,300212%
Treehouse$327,50061%
Donorschooseorg$305,30030%
Seattle Children's Foundation$300,00030%
Agros International$204,12443%
Kuow Puget Sound Public Radio$162,50021%
Recovery Cafe$82,50012%
Fuse Innovation Fund$77,50033%
Center For Wooden Boats$74,00013%
San Juan Islands Museum of Art$50,000114%
Islandwood$50,00011%
Healthpoint$47,50020%
NW Childrens Foundation$45,00041%
Ventures$35,00021%
The Evergreen School$33,33310%
Maris Place$30,00025%
Green Plate Special$26,27533%
Pediatric Interim Care Center$25,00041%
Washington Progress Fund$22,50021%
Street Business School$20,00012%
Evergreen Goodwill of Northwest Washington$20,00020%
TerraCycle Global Foundation Inc$20,00013%
African Community Housing & Development$20,00010%
Perspectives Inc$20,00011%
Scholar Fund$20,0001n/a
Food Lifeline$20,00010%
Communities Rise$15,00021%
Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship$15,00011%
Justice and Soul Foundation$12,50014%
Ridge 2 River Animal Haven$12,300114%
Northwest Youth Services$11,00020%
King County Bar Foundation$10,00020%
Seattle Children's Theatre Association$7,50010%
Washington State Academy of Sciences$5,00017%
Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor$5,00011%
Alvis Inc$5,00010%
NEO Philanthropy Inc$5,00010%
Summit School District$4,3501n/a
Puako Community Association$4,000210%
Mountain Climate Fund$2,50016%
Pacific Lutheran University$2,00020%
World Affairs Council$1,87530%
Beadforlife$1,5001n/a
North Kohala Community Resource Center$1,00010%
Mala'Ai$1,00010%
Lake Forest Park P T a 6-12-40$1,00012%
Plymouth Housing Group and Subsidiaries$85010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 12 recipients with no EIN on record ($746k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Mark Torrance Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUniversity of Washington Foundation: $1,802,154 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetBellevue Schools Foundation: $339,300 over 2y, 12% of budgetTreehouse: $327,500 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetDonorschooseorg: $305,300 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSeattle Children's Foundation: $300,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAgros International: $204,124 over 4y, 3.3% of budgetKuow Puget Sound Public Radio: $162,500 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetRecovery Cafe: $82,500 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetFuse Innovation Fund: $77,500 over 3y, 2.7% of budgetCenter For Wooden Boats: $74,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetSan Juan Islands Museum of Art: $50,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetIslandwood: $50,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetHealthpoint: $47,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNW Childrens Foundation: $45,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetVentures: $35,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetThe Evergreen School: $33,333 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMaris Place: $30,000 over 2y, 4.9% of budgetGreen Plate Special: $26,275 over 3y, 3.3% of budgetPediatric Interim Care Center: $25,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetWashington Progress Fund: $22,500 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetStreet Business School: $20,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetEvergreen Goodwill of Northwest Washington: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTerraCycle Global Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetAfrican Community Housing & Development: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPerspectives Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetFood Lifeline: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCommunities Rise: $15,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetCenter for Inclusive Entrepreneurship: $15,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetJustice and Soul Foundation: $12,500 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetRidge 2 River Animal Haven: $12,300 over 1y, 14% of budgetNorthwest Youth Services: $11,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetKing County Bar Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSeattle Children's Theatre Association: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWashington State Academy of Sciences: $5,000 over 1y, 6.9% of budgetAnimal Protection Society of Friday Harbor: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetAlvis Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEO Philanthropy Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPuako Community Association: $4,000 over 2y, 10% of budgetMountain Climate Fund: $2,500 over 1y, 6.3% of budgetPacific Lutheran University: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Affairs Council: $1,875 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNorth Kohala Community Resource Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMala'Ai: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLake Forest Park P T a 6-12-40: $1,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetPlymouth Housing Group and Subsidiaries: $850 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 45.

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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.

Seattle FoundationWA42.6× affinity23 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Seattle Foundation · The Norcliffe Foundation · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · United Way of King County · Moccasin Lake Foundation · The Russell Family Foundation · Medina Foundation · Raikes Foundation · The Satterberg Foundation Inc · Gates Foundation · Wyman Youth Trust · Stolte Family 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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Find your warmest path to Mark Torrance Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Mark Torrance Foundation

How much does Mark Torrance Foundation give?
Mark Torrance Foundation reported 16 grants totaling $820,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 23 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Mark Torrance Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (50%), Human Services (21%), Health (9%).
Who are Mark Torrance Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: University of Washington Foundation ($1.8M), Bellevue Schools Foundation ($339k), Treehouse ($328k).
Does Mark Torrance Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 62% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Mark Torrance 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 Mark Torrance Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Seattle Foundation, The Norcliffe Foundation, Puget Sound Energy Foundation.
Where is Mark Torrance Foundation based?
Mark Torrance 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 63 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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