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The Martin Fabert 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.

$1.1M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
39
Grants FY2025
24
Organizations funded FY2024
8%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$20,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$102,565
Organizations funded a year
11 to 27
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
12
Total assets, FY2025
$23M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 8% of the organizations The Martin Fabert Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
EnvironmentEducationInternationalAnimalsArts & CultureFood & NutritionOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving38$1.1M66%
FY202424$455k8%
FY202327$515k41%
FY202221$470k52%
FY202113$489k69%
FY202011$175kn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Environment$1.5MFood & Nutrition$225kArts & Culture$205kEducation$198kCivil Rights$153kHuman Services$150kInternational$150kPhilanthropy$150kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
MI
OR
CA
MO
KY
MD
NC
DC
LA
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Bainbridge Island Land Trust$340,00044%
University of Washington Foundation$188,00020%
Alaska Wilderness League$125,00051%
Realize Impact$102,5651n/a
United Way of Pierce County$100,00011%
Forterra Nw$100,00041%
Great Peninsula Conservancy$100,0001n/a
EastWest Food Rescue$85,00031%
The American Chestnut Foundation$80,00041%
Path$80,00030%
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All grantees of The Martin Fabert Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Bainbridge Island Land Trust$340,00044%
University of Washington Foundation$188,00020%
Alaska Wilderness League$125,00051%
Realize Impact$102,5651n/a
United Way of Pierce County$100,00011%
Forterra Nw$100,00041%
Great Peninsula Conservancy$100,0001n/a
EastWest Food Rescue$85,00031%
The American Chestnut Foundation$80,00041%
Path$80,00030%
Mercy Corps$70,00030%
World Central Kitchen Inc$62,50040%
Artsfund$55,00040%
Washington Trails Association$55,00040%
Sierra Club Foundation$50,00010%
Neighborcare Health$50,00020%
Sustainable Northwest$50,00010%
Pcc Farmland Trust$50,00021%
Green Forests Work Inc$50,00011%
Center for Biological Diversity Inc$50,00020%
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation$48,0001n/a
Kuow Puget Sound Public Radio$45,00030%
Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition - TAG$42,50041%
Tacoma Tree Foundation$40,00043%
Sea Mar Community Health Centers$40,00020%
Northwest Outward Bound School$40,0001n/a
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project$40,0001n/a
Byrd Barr Place$30,00030%
Prince William Sound Science & Technology Institute$30,00030%
Auburn Food Bank$30,00030%
Rainier Valley Food Bank$27,50030%
Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky Inc$25,00020%
Living Lands & Waters$25,00011%
Black Farmer Fund Inc$25,00010%
Archangel Ancient Tree Archive$25,0001n/a
Healing Soils Foundation$25,00016%
Friends of Cooper Island$25,000133%
Seattle Theatre Group$20,00020%
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc$20,00010%
Cascade Public Media$20,00010%
African Wildlife Foundation Inc$15,00010%
InvestigateWest$15,0001n/a
Food Lifeline$12,50020%
Friends of Kexp$12,50010%
Humane Farming Association$10,0001n/a
South Sound Reading Foundation$10,00012%
Farm Action$10,0001n/a
Chicago Community Bond Fund$10,00010%
Pacific Whale Foundation$10,00010%
Pasadena Humane$5,0001n/a
South Seattle Emerald$5,00011%
Remake$5,00011%
Maris Place$2,50011%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 16 recipients with no EIN on record ($606k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Martin Fabert Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 43 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBainbridge Island Land Trust: $340,000 over 4y, 4.3% of budgetUniversity of Washington Foundation: $188,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAlaska Wilderness League: $125,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetUnited Way of Pierce County: $100,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetForterra Nw: $100,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetEastWest Food Rescue: $85,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetThe American Chestnut Foundation: $80,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetPath: $80,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Corps: $70,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $62,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetArtsfund: $55,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetWashington Trails Association: $55,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetSierra Club Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNeighborcare Health: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSustainable Northwest: $50,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetPcc Farmland Trust: $50,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetGreen Forests Work Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetCenter for Biological Diversity Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetKuow Puget Sound Public Radio: $45,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetDuwamish River Cleanup Coalition - TAG: $42,500 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetTacoma Tree Foundation: $40,000 over 4y, 2.8% of budgetSea Mar Community Health Centers: $40,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetByrd Barr Place: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPrince William Sound Science & Technology Institute: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAuburn Food Bank: $30,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetRainier Valley Food Bank: $27,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLiving Lands & Waters: $25,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetBlack Farmer Fund Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHealing Soils Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetFriends of Cooper Island: $25,000 over 1y, 33% of budgetSeattle Theatre Group: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Union of Concerned Scientists Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCascade Public Media: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAfrican Wildlife Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFood Lifeline: $12,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Kexp: $12,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSouth Sound Reading Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetChicago Community Bond Fund: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPacific Whale Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSouth Seattle Emerald: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetRemake: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetMaris Place: $2,500 over 1y, 1.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 43.

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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 FoundationPuget Sound Energy Fo…M J Murdock Charitabl…The Norcliffe Foundat…Grousemont FoundationThe Satterberg Founda…ImpactassetsincThe Bullitt FoundationThe Russell Family Fo…Greater Tacoma Commun…Inatai FoundationPatagoniaorg
Seattle FoundationWA43.5× affinity23 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Seattle Foundation · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · M J Murdock Charitable Trust · The Norcliffe Foundation · Grousemont Foundation · The Satterberg Foundation Inc · Impactassetsinc · The Bullitt Foundation · The Russell Family Foundation · Greater Tacoma Community Foundation · Inatai Foundation · Patagoniaorg

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.

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How do I get to The Martin Fabert Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Martin Fabert 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.

About The Martin Fabert Foundation

How much does The Martin Fabert Foundation give?
The Martin Fabert Foundation reported 39 grants totaling $1,115,565 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 27 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does The Martin Fabert Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Environment (33%), Food & Nutrition (5%), Arts & Culture (5%).
Who are The Martin Fabert Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Bainbridge Island Land Trust ($340k), University of Washington Foundation ($188k), Alaska Wilderness League ($125k).
Does The Martin Fabert Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 8% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Martin Fabert 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 Martin Fabert Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Seattle Foundation, Puget Sound Energy Foundation, M J Murdock Charitable Trust.
Where is The Martin Fabert Foundation based?
The Martin Fabert Foundation is based in WA.

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 70 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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