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The John C & Karyl Kay Hughes Foundation at a glance

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The John C & Karyl Kay Hughes 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.

$3.4M
Granted FY2025still arriving
28
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$682k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Religion$6.9MPhilanthropy$5.4MHealth$4.6MHousing & Shelter$3.5MAnimals$1.9MInternational$1.3MHuman Services$1.3MArts & Culture$597kOther$0
02FY2025 · 28 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k12 grants · $390k
  • $50k–250k12 grants · $1.7M
  • $250k+3 grants · $1.3M
$80,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$29M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY$682,000
SEATTLE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH$400,000
CHURCH COUNCIL OF GREATER SEATTLE$260,000
SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION$225,000
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY$207,000
FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER$200,000
UNION GOSPEL MISSION$196,000
NOAH CENTER$150,000
CARTER CENTER$133,000
1ST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST$125,000
12TH CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST$100,000
MAYO CLINIC FOUNDATION$100,000
CASCADE PBS$100,000
SALVATION ARMY$80,000
COMPANIS$50,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $697k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%UPLIFT NORTHWEST: $46k → 9%UPLIFT NORTHWEST: $40k → 9%UPLIFT NORTHWEST: $40k → 9%UPLIFT NORTHWEST: $40k → 9%UPLIFT NORTHWEST: $40k → 9%MILLIONAIR CLUB CHARITY: $35k → 9%MILLIONAIR CLUB CHARITY: $35k → 9%MILLIONAIR CLUB CHARITY: $35k → 9%UPLIFT NORTHWEST: $35k → 9%YOUTH CARE: $46k → 9%YOUTH CARE: $40k → 9%YOUTH CARE: $40k → 9%YOUTH CARE: $40k → 9%YOUTH CARE: $40k → 9%YOUTH CARE: $40k → 9%YOUTH CARE: $40k → 9%YOUTH CARE: $35k → 9%YOUTH CARE: $30k → 9%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

100%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$27M · 36 repeat orgs$0 to everyone else

36 repeat relationships: 28 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

36
0

Total granted

$27M
$0

Still filing today

47%
0%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthInternationalArts & CultureHuman ServicesAnimalsEducationOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
    9× · 2017–2025 · $1.9M · revenue +400%
  • FH
    FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER
    9× · 2017–2025 · $1.6M · revenue +27%
  • TC
    THE CARTER CENTER INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $993k · revenue +38%

Funded once

    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.

    04Its field

    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.

    1
    Seattle Children's Hospital

    Seattle children's hospital (seattle children's) will be an innovative leader in pediatric health and wellness through our unsurpassed quality, clinical care, relentless spirit of inquiry, and compassion for all children and their…

    Health
    2
    The Humane Society for Seattleking County

    Seattle humane promotes the human-animal bond by saving and serving pets in need, regardless of age, ability, circumstance or geography.

    Animals
    3
    Seattle Symphony Orchestra Inc

    To present symphonic music of the highest quality in a distinctive way for the cultural enrichment, education, engagement and enjoyment of the people of our community.

    Arts & Culture
    4
    Seattle Children's Healthcare System

    Seattle children's healthcare system (schs) is engaged in activities relating to the provision of health care services to infants, children, and adolescents, delivering and improving the delivery and the quality of those services through…

    Health
    5
    Seattle Children's Foundation

    Seattle children's foundation exists to improve the quality of health care services to infants, children, and adolescents through contributions to organizations providing health care services, research and education.

    —
    6
    The Association of Chrmc and University Physicians

    Children's university medical group (cumg) is the non-profit pediatric group practice established to support the academic, research and clinical missions of its corporate members, university of washington school of medicine (uwsom) and…

    Health
    7
    Seattle Biomedical Research Institute

    We conduct fundamental infectious disease research to generate critical new knowledge about pathogens and their interactions with see schedule o for continuationhumans to enable the discovery and development of novel interventions,…

    —
    8
    School's Out Washington

    School's out washington (sowa) drives positive systemic change so that all washington's children and youth, particularly those furthest from justice, have access to a robust ecosystem of high-quality expanded learning programs.

    Youth Development
    9
    Seattle International Foundation

    Seattle international foundation (sif) champions equity and rule of law in central america through good governance and a robust civil society. sif works with other donors to the region to increase philanthropy and to promote collaboration,…

    Philanthropy
    10
    Kqed Inc

    See schedule okqed serves the people of northern california with a community-supported alternative to commercial media, providing the knowledge needed to make informed decisions; convening community dialogue; bringing the arts to everyone;…

    Arts & Culture
    11
    City University of Seattle

    See schedule ofounded in 1973, city university of seattle's mission is to change lives for good by offering high quality and relevant lifelong education to anyone with the desire to learn. city university's vision is to provide underserved…

    Education
    12
    Siff

    Siff is a seattle-based 501(c)(3) arts nonprofit dedicated to the creation of vibrant experiences and spaces that champion film discovery and arts education.

    Youth Development
    How this is measured
    The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Seattle Public Library Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Seattle Yacht Club Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
    04the grantee network

    18 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. 18 of the 36 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.

    0
    Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
    3
    Early backer (in before they grew)
    17/18
    Grantees still filing
    13/18
    Grew since first funded

    Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

    FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH: $3,000,000 · OtherFIRST BAPTIST CHURCHUNITED WAY: $2,700,000 · OtherUNITED WAYCHURCH COUNCIL OF GREATER SEATTLE: $2,060,000 · OtherCHURCH COUNCIL OF GREATER SEATTLEFRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER: $1,650,000 · OtherFRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTERUNION GOSPEL MISSION: $1,466,000 · OtherUNION GOSPEL MISSIONNOAH CENTER: $1,350,000 · OtherNOAH CENTERHABITAT FOR HUMANITY: $1,342,000 · OtherHABITAT FOR HUMANITY1ST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST: $1,025,000 · Other12TH CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST: $800,000 · OtherMAYO CLINIC FOUNDATION - ARIZONA: $700,000 · OtherUNITED WAY - (OTHER): $700,000 · Other+13 more: $3,353,000 · Other+13 moreSWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $1,925,000 · HealthQUEEN'S NORTH HAWAII COMMUNITY HOSPITAL: $128,000 · HealthUNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY: $1,322,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF SAN JUAN COUNTY: $84,000 · PhilanthropyTHE CARTER CENTER INC: $993,000 · InternationalSEEDS OF PEACE INC: $297,000 · InternationalYOUTHCARE: $351,000 · Human ServicesUPLIFT NORTHWEST: $346,000 · Human ServicesCASCADE PUBLIC MEDIA: $444,000 · Arts & CultureKBTC ASSOCIATION: $153,000 · Arts & CultureTHE SEATTLE AQUARIUM SOCIETY: $270,000 · AnimalsWOODLAND PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $250,000 · Animals
    Other$20,146,000Health$2,053,000Philanthropy$1,406,000International$1,290,000Human Services$697,000Arts & Culture$597,000Animals$520,000

    Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

    25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $1,925,000 over 9y, 1.0% of budgetFRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER: $1,650,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY: $1,322,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetTHE CARTER CENTER INC: $993,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetCASCADE PUBLIC MEDIA: $444,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetYOUTHCARE: $351,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetUPLIFT NORTHWEST: $346,000 over 9y, 0.6% of budgetTREEHOUSE: $305,000 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetSEEDS OF PEACE INC: $297,000 over 9y, 0.9% of budgetTHE SEATTLE AQUARIUM SOCIETY: $270,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetAlliance for Education: $255,000 over 9y, 0.8% of budgetWOODLAND PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $250,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $229,000 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetKBTC ASSOCIATION: $153,000 over 9y, 15% of budgetQUEEN'S NORTH HAWAII COMMUNITY HOSPITAL: $128,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF SAN JUAN COUNTY: $84,000 over 9y, 18% of budgetSAN JUAN ISLAND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS ASSOCIATION: $9,000 over 2y, 23% of budget
    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 SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION ↗
    • Who funds FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER ↗
    • Who funds UNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY ↗
    • Who funds THE CARTER CENTER INC ↗
    • Who funds CASCADE PUBLIC MEDIA ↗
    • Who funds YOUTHCARE ↗
    • Who funds UPLIFT NORTHWEST ↗
    • Who funds TREEHOUSE ↗
    • Who funds SEEDS OF PEACE INC ↗
    • Who funds THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM SOCIETY ↗
    • Who funds Alliance for Education ↗
    • Who funds WOODLAND PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY ↗
    • Who funds SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION ↗
    • Who funds KBTC ASSOCIATION ↗
    • Who funds QUEEN'S NORTH HAWAII COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ↗
    • Who funds UNITED WAY OF SAN JUAN COUNTY ↗
    • Who funds Seattle Yacht Club Foundation ↗
    • Who funds SAN JUAN ISLAND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS 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.

    Seattle FoundationAmerican Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
    Seattle FoundationWA14.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

    Open a dossier: Seattle Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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.

    How much its grantees rely on government

    Each dot is one organization The John C & Karyl Kay Hughes Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The John C & Karyl Kay Hughes Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

    2024
    ’20’21’22’23’24’25
    no gov · 00%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
      no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
      0get no government money at all
      5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
      0rely on government for over half their income
      typical government reliance, FY20–25
      How this is measured
      Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
      05Through Plinth

      Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

      How do I get to The John C & Karyl Kay Hughes Foundation?

      Find your warmest path to The John C & Karyl Kay Hughes 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.

      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 36 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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