Washington · Private foundation
Original Art Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $274k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 15
- Grants FY2025
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $100,000
- States reached, FY2025
- 3
- Total assets, FY2025
- $4.3M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2024 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2024 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Colleges Foundation | $115,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Seattle Tennis & Education | $110,000 | 2 | 10% |
| Pro Publica Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Democracy Forward Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Invested | $15,000 | 2 | 1% |
| University District Service League | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Seattle Children's Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Alliance for Education | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Colleges Foundation | $115,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Seattle Tennis & Education | $110,000 | 2 | 10% |
| Pro Publica Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Democracy Forward Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Invested | $15,000 | 2 | 1% |
| University District Service League | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Seattle Children's Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Alliance for Education | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fabretto Children's Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Refugee Artisan Initative | $3,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Opensecrets | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Artist Trust | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Progressive Animal Welfare Society aka PAWS | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Seattle Theatre Group | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Holocaust Center For Humanity | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Seattle Musicians Access to Sustainable Healthcare | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sarvey Wildlife Care Center | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($3k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Original Art 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: Seattle Foundation · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Satya and Rao Remala Foundation · Grousemont Foundation · Moccasin Lake Foundation · Raikes Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Artsfund · M J Murdock Charitable Trust · Gates Foundation
How this is measured
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About Original Art Foundation
- How much does Original Art Foundation give?
- Original Art Foundation reported 15 grants totaling $273,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing.
- What does Original Art Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2024 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (32%), Recreation & Sports (26%), Arts & Culture (13%).
- Who are Original Art Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2024 to FY2025: Seattle Colleges Foundation ($115k), Seattle Tennis & Education ($110k), Pro Publica Inc ($50k).
- Does Original Art 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 Original Art Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Seattle Foundation, Puget Sound Energy Foundation, Mightycause Charitable Foundation.
- Where is Original Art Foundation based?
- Original Art Foundation is based in WA.
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