· Private foundation
Sahlin Foundation
Its FY2018 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2018
- Under $10k17 grants · $35k
- $10k–50k3 grants · $84k
- $50k–250k2 grants · $188k
- $250k+1 grant · $502k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| WSU FOUNDATION | $502,013 |
| COMMUNITY COLLEGES OF SPOKANE | $102,157 |
| Individual grant recipient | $86,087 |
| KPBX | $43,694 |
| Individual grant recipient | $25,000 |
| WSU ART MUSEUM | $15,000 |
| CONNOISSEUR CONCERTS | $7,000 |
| MAC FOUNDATION | $5,000 |
| PROVIDENCE HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION | $3,500 |
| EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | $2,500 |
| FRIENDS OF THE BING | $2,500 |
| FRIENDS OF THE GUITAR HOUR | $2,000 |
| HOLY NAMES MUSIC CENTER | $2,000 |
| MUSICFEST | $1,500 |
| SPOKANE CHAMBER MUSIC ASSOCIATION | $1,000 |
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 (FY18–18) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 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
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.
Philharmonia Northwest contributes to the vitality of the classical music community in the Pacific Northwest by presenting professional concerts highlighting the diverse past and present repertoire for chamber orchestra. It is also…
Seattle Chamber Music Festival fosters the appreciation of chamber music in our region by presenting performances featuring world-class musicians in accessible and inviting formats, with an emphasis on developing a broad-based sustainable…
Enrich and inspire our audiences, singers and community through the experience of choral artistry, and to increase access to and appreciationn of choral music
The mission of Orchestra Seattle | Seattle Chamber Singers is to enrich the quality of life in the Pacific Northwest through performance of great orchestral and choral literature; to introduce Northwest audiences to rarely heard works of…
To provide world class orchestra & chamber music concerts, master classes, educational rehearsals and other music education opportunities, and pre-concert lectures for audiences in the Pacific Northwest at an affordable price and/or for…
The organization's mission is to financially support the work of the Spokane Symphony and the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox for the benefit of the community.
Provide financial support to the Seattle Chamber Music Festival (dba Seattle Chamber Music Society).
Sound Salon is a chamber music series building community through thoughtfully programmed performances that feature favorite composers alongside lesser-known gems, brought to life by the multifaceted perspectives of our brilliant…
Skagit Symphony's mission is to present exceptional orchestral experiences to a growing and inclusive audience; to enrich, entertain, educate, and inspire our community through music.
Performing Concerts and Education program- free students and seniors tickets
Gather diverse and talented musicians, professionals and amateurs, to curate and perform orchestral repertoire that uplifts, inspires, and celebrates live performances, as well as offer educational activities concerning music.
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 22 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 Spokane Public Radio ↗
- Who funds Connoisseur Concerts Association ↗
- Who funds PROVIDENCE HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds FRIENDS OF THE BING ↗
- Who funds Friends of the Guitar Hour ↗
- Who funds Spokane Symphony Society ↗
- Who funds Idaho Mythweaver Inc ↗
- Who funds MUSIC CONSERVATORY OF SANDPOINT ↗
- Who funds SPOKANE CHAMBER MUSIC ASSOCIATION ↗
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: The Avista Foundation · Innovia Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Sahlin Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Sahlin Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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