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The Nick and Leslie Hanauer Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$570k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
10
Grants FY2024
12
Organizations funded FY2023
33%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$150,000
Organizations funded a year
12 to 24
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
4
Total assets, FY2024
$11M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 33% of the organizations The Nick and Leslie Hanauer Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 27% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 73% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $115k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationArts & CultureCivil RightsCommunity ImprovementPhilanthropyPublic BenefitOther
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
FY2024still arriving10$570k20%
FY202312$430k33%
FY202217$2.3M47%
FY202116$1.0M38%
FY202020$2.6M35%
FY201924$2.9M33%
FY201824$2.1M54%
FY201718$2.5Mn/a
93% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Philanthropy$2.6MEmployment$2.6MEducation$2.3MHuman Services$1.3MHealth$1.1MSocial Science$1.0MRecreation & Sports$1.0MCivil Rights$730kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MT
WI
NY
MA
CA
CO
VA
MD
AZ
NM
DC
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Fair Work Center$2,000,00022%
Workmoney Inc$1,250,00023%
Friends of Seattle Waterfront$1,002,06033%
University of Washington$800,0003n/a
United Way of King County$750,00011%
Seattle Children's Foundation$500,00011%
The Rand Corporation$500,00010%
Economic Policy Institute$480,00081%
Washington Progress Fund$300,00064%
Chapman University$270,00010%
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All grantees of The Nick and Leslie Hanauer Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Fair Work Center$2,000,00022%
Workmoney Inc$1,250,00023%
Friends of Seattle Waterfront$1,002,06033%
University of Washington$800,0003n/a
United Way of King County$750,00011%
Seattle Children's Foundation$500,00011%
The Rand Corporation$500,00010%
Economic Policy Institute$480,00081%
Washington Progress Fund$300,00064%
Chapman University$270,00010%
National Forest Foundation$266,48411%
Just Capital Foundation Inc$250,00013%
Climate Solutions$200,00081%
League of Education Voters$180,000371%
Center for American Progress$180,00040%
Forterra Nw$173,75041%
Media Matters for America$165,00041%
The Roosevelt Institute$140,00030%
Royal Albert Hall America Inc$130,047245%
The Washington State Budget and Policy Center$125,00052%
The American Prospect Inc$105,00042%
The Seattle Academy of Arts & Sciences$99,80040%
Working Washington$60,00051%
Children in Conflict Inc$50,00011%
American Economic Liberties Project$50,00011%
Roosevelt Forward Inc$50,00017%
Trout Unlimited Inc$40,00040%
Santa Fe Institute$40,00010%
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center$35,10010%
Alliance for Education$30,00021%
Ancient Egypt Research Associates Inc$25,00014%
Economic Opportunity Institute$25,00021%
Capital & Main$25,00011%
El Dorado Foundation Inc$25,00016%
Weld Seattle$25,00013%
American Compass Inc$25,00011%
The City Club$15,00031%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$15,00010%
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$14,87910%
Fundacion Teleton USA$10,00020%
International Documentary Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Georgetown University$10,00010%
Codeorg$10,00010%
Rprime Foundation$10,00012%
Plymouth Housing Group and Subsidiaries$5,00010%
Code for America Labs Inc$5,00010%
The If Project$5,0001n/a
Cascade Public Media$5,00010%
The Washington Bus Education Fund$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 17 recipients with no EIN on record ($4.0M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Nick and Leslie Hanauer Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 47 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFair Work Center: $2,000,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetWorkmoney Inc: $1,250,000 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetFriends of Seattle Waterfront: $1,002,060 over 3y, 3.3% of budgetUnited Way of King County: $750,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetSeattle Children's Foundation: $500,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetThe Rand Corporation: $500,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEconomic Policy Institute: $480,000 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetWashington Progress Fund: $300,000 over 6y, 4.0% of budgetChapman University: $270,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNational Forest Foundation: $266,484 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetJust Capital Foundation Inc: $250,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetClimate Solutions: $200,000 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetLeague of Education Voters: $180,000 over 3y, 71% of budgetCenter for American Progress: $180,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetForterra Nw: $173,750 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetMedia Matters for America: $165,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetThe Roosevelt Institute: $140,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetRoyal Albert Hall America Inc: $130,047 over 2y, 45% of budgetThe Washington State Budget and Policy Center: $125,000 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetThe American Prospect Inc: $105,000 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetThe Seattle Academy of Arts & Sciences: $99,800 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetWorking Washington: $60,000 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetChildren in Conflict Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetAmerican Economic Liberties Project: $50,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetRoosevelt Forward Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 6.9% of budgetTrout Unlimited Inc: $40,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSanta Fe Institute: $40,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center: $35,100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlliance for Education: $30,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetAncient Egypt Research Associates Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetEconomic Opportunity Institute: $25,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetCapital & Main: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetEl Dorado Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 6.1% of budgetWeld Seattle: $25,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetAmerican Compass Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetThe City Club: $15,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetNational Multiple Sclerosis Society: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe William & Flora Hewlett Foundation: $14,879 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFundacion Teleton USA: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetInternational Documentary Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGeorgetown University: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCodeorg: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRprime Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetPlymouth Housing Group and Subsidiaries: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCode for America Labs Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCascade Public Media: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Washington Bus Education Fund: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% 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 47.

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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 FoundationWA28.3× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Seattle Foundation · Gates Foundation · The Satterberg Foundation Inc · The GreerSolien Fund · The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation · Impactassetsinc · New Venture Fund · Ridge Road Foundation · Stolte Family Foundation · Hopewell Fund · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · The Ford 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.

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How do I get to The Nick and Leslie Hanauer Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Nick and Leslie Hanauer 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 Nick and Leslie Hanauer Foundation

How much does The Nick and Leslie Hanauer Foundation give?
The Nick and Leslie Hanauer Foundation reported 10 grants totaling $569,879 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 24 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Nick and Leslie Hanauer Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (16%), Employment (16%), Education (15%).
Who are The Nick and Leslie Hanauer Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Fair Work Center ($2.0M), Workmoney Inc ($1.3M), Friends of Seattle Waterfront ($1.0M).
Does The Nick and Leslie Hanauer Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Nick and Leslie Hanauer 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 Nick and Leslie Hanauer Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Seattle Foundation, Gates Foundation, The Satterberg Foundation Inc.
Where is The Nick and Leslie Hanauer Foundation based?
The Nick and Leslie Hanauer 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 72 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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