Washington · Private foundation
The Kim and Jon Shirley 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.
- $750k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 17
- Grants FY2025
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 43%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $585,435
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 7
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 6
- Total assets, FY2025
- $3.7M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 43% of the organizations The Kim and Jon Shirley Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 47% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 53% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $58k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 17 | $750k | 59% |
| FY2024 | 7 | $123k | 43% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $1.9M | 40% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $46k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $50k | 25% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $50k | 60% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $50k | 75% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $35k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Art Museum | $2,394,812 | 2 | 6% |
| Wellesley College | $160,000 | 7 | 0% |
| National Gallery of Art | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Tate Americas Foundation | $44,700 | 3 | 0% |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | $35,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sound Generations | $30,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Pacific Northwest Ballet Association | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Smithsonian Institution | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Oklahoma City Museum of Art Inc Fka Oklahoma City Art Museum | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Plymouth Housing Group and Subsidiaries | $17,800 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Art Museum | $2,394,812 | 2 | 6% |
| Wellesley College | $160,000 | 7 | 0% |
| National Gallery of Art | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Tate Americas Foundation | $44,700 | 3 | 0% |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | $35,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sound Generations | $30,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Pacific Northwest Ballet Association | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Smithsonian Institution | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Oklahoma City Museum of Art Inc Fka Oklahoma City Art Museum | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Plymouth Housing Group and Subsidiaries | $17,800 | 2 | 0% |
| The Chinati Foundation | $12,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Allied Arts of Oklahoma Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Old Dog Haven | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Homeless Alliance Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| North Shore Animal League America Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Seattle University | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| On the Boards | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Marine Toys for Tots Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| National Nordic Museum | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($82k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Kim and Jon Shirley 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.
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How this is measured
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About The Kim and Jon Shirley Foundation
- How much does The Kim and Jon Shirley Foundation give?
- The Kim and Jon Shirley Foundation reported 17 grants totaling $750,185 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 7 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does The Kim and Jon Shirley Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (91%), Education (7%), Human Services (1%).
- Who are The Kim and Jon Shirley Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Seattle Art Museum ($2.4M), Wellesley College ($160k), National Gallery of Art ($50k).
- Does The Kim and Jon Shirley Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 43% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Kim and Jon Shirley 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 The Kim and Jon Shirley Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is The Kim and Jon Shirley Foundation based?
- The Kim and Jon Shirley Foundation is based in WA.
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