Washington · Private foundation
Peter and Mary Kerr Family Foundation
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $117k
- Granted FY2021
- 6
- Grants FY2021
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 6
- FY2019 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 50% of the organizations Peter and Mary Kerr Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 72% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 28% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $85k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 6 | $117k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 6 | $181k | 83% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $33k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| NW Childrens Foundation | $120,000 | 2 | 7% |
| Seattle Art Museum | $74,166 | 3 | 0% |
| Friends of Seattle Waterfront | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Rainier Scholars | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Treehouse | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Seattle Parks Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Peacetrees Vietnam | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($41k), not named here.
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About Peter and Mary Kerr Family Foundation
- How much does Peter and Mary Kerr Family Foundation give?
- Peter and Mary Kerr Family Foundation reported 6 grants totaling $117,333 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 6 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2021.
- What does Peter and Mary Kerr Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2021, its largest causes are Human Services (39%), Arts & Culture (22%), Recreation & Sports (17%).
- Who are Peter and Mary Kerr Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2021: NW Childrens Foundation ($120k), Seattle Art Museum ($74k), Friends of Seattle Waterfront ($50k).
- Does Peter and Mary Kerr Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Peter and Mary Kerr Family 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.
- Where is Peter and Mary Kerr Family Foundation based?
- Peter and Mary Kerr Family Foundation is based in WA.
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