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The Ron and Eva-Maria Sher 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.

$165k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
43
Grants FY2025
17
Organizations funded FY2024
53%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$25,000
Organizations funded a year
17 to 35
FY2023 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
9
Total assets, FY2025
$602k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 53% of the organizations The Ron and Eva-Maria Sher Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 33% of its grant dollars.

The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving39$165k38%
FY202417$103k53%
FY202335$132kn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2025.

Environment$147kEducation$59kFood & Nutrition$52kYouth Development$45kArts & Culture$29kInternational$19kRecreation & Sports$13kReligion$12kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

AK
VT
WA
WI
NY
CA
CO
AZ
NC
DC

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Futurewise$30,00020%
Washington Conservation Action Education Fund$27,50020%
Bike Works Seattle$22,50030%
Youth Service America$22,50031%
The Whidbey Institute$21,0001n/a
Pitzer College$15,00010%
Shelburne Farms$15,00020%
M-Lisada Africa Foundation$13,00034%
Tibetan Nuns Project$11,50030%
Cascade Bicycle Club$11,00030%
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All grantees of The Ron and Eva-Maria Sher Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Futurewise$30,00020%
Washington Conservation Action Education Fund$27,50020%
Bike Works Seattle$22,50030%
Youth Service America$22,50031%
The Whidbey Institute$21,0001n/a
Pitzer College$15,00010%
Shelburne Farms$15,00020%
M-Lisada Africa Foundation$13,00034%
Tibetan Nuns Project$11,50030%
Cascade Bicycle Club$11,00030%
Evergreen Collaborative$10,00020%
Islandwood$10,00020%
Washington State University Foundation$10,00010%
King County Library System Foundation$10,00020%
The Colorado College$10,00010%
Forterra Nw$10,00010%
The Trust for Public Land$10,00010%
Braided River$9,50021%
Whidbey Environmental Action Network$7,37521%
Friends of Third Place Commons$6,00021%
Earth School Educational Foundation Inc$5,0001n/a
Fuse Innovation Fund$5,00010%
Naturebridge$5,00010%
Alaska Wilderness League$5,00020%
Panorama Global$5,0001n/a
Phila Venture Fund$4,50014%
Kuow Puget Sound Public Radio$4,50030%
Lift Every Voice Foundation$4,0002n/a
Whidbey Island Waldorf School$3,50020%
Eastrail Partners$3,00030%
The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust$2,50010%
Friends of Ebeys Landing National Historical Reserve$2,50011%
Pcc Farmland Trust$2,00020%
Planned Parenthood Great Northwest Hawaii Alaska Indiana and Kentucky$2,00020%
The Mountaineers$2,00020%
Positive Futures Network Dba Yes Media$1,50010%
Friends of Friends$1,50011%
Tilth Alliance$1,00010%
Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens$1,00010%
Southeast Alaska Conservation Council Inc-SEACC$1,00010%
Four Winds$1,00010%
Clockshop$1,00010%
The Wilderness Society$1,00010%
The American Himalayan Foundation$1,0001n/a
American Forests$1,00010%
The Grand Canyon Trust Inc$1,00010%
Agricultural & Applied Economics Association$1,0001n/a
Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation$1,0001n/a
Giraffe Project Inc$1,00021%
Washington Wildlife & Recreation Coalition$1,00010%
Whidbey Watershed Stewards$1,00010%
Senior Services of Island County$1,0001n/a
Cascade Public Media$1,00020%
Rails to Trails Conservancy$1,00010%
Green Options Buffalo Inc$1,0001n/a
Lfp Climate Hub$5001n/a
Grist Magazine Inc$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($40k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Ron and Eva-Maria Sher Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFuturewise: $30,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetWashington Conservation Action Education Fund: $27,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetBike Works Seattle: $22,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetYouth Service America: $22,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetPitzer College: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetShelburne Farms: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetM-Lisada Africa Foundation: $13,000 over 3y, 4.0% of budgetTibetan Nuns Project: $11,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetCascade Bicycle Club: $11,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEvergreen Collaborative: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetIslandwood: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWashington State University Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKing County Library System Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetThe Colorado College: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetForterra Nw: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Trust for Public Land: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBraided River: $9,500 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetWhidbey Environmental Action Network: $7,375 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetFriends of Third Place Commons: $6,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetFuse Innovation Fund: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNaturebridge: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlaska Wilderness League: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPhila Venture Fund: $4,500 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetKuow Puget Sound Public Radio: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWhidbey Island Waldorf School: $3,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetEastrail Partners: $3,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetThe Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Ebeys Landing National Historical Reserve: $2,500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetPcc Farmland Trust: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Great Northwest Hawaii Alaska Indiana and Kentucky: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Mountaineers: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPositive Futures Network Dba Yes Media: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of Friends: $1,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetTilth Alliance: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMeerkerk Rhododendron Gardens: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSoutheast Alaska Conservation Council Inc-SEACC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFour Winds: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetClockshop: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Wilderness Society: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Forests: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Grand Canyon Trust Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGiraffe Project Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetWashington Wildlife & Recreation Coalition: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWhidbey Watershed Stewards: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCascade Public Media: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRails to Trails Conservancy: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGrist Magazine Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% 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 FoundationThe Norcliffe Foundat…Puget Sound Energy Fo…Kaleidoscope Foundati…The Bullitt FoundationMightycause Charitabl…The Hugh and Jane Fer…The Russell Family Fo…The Satterberg Founda…PatagoniaorgWhidbey Community Fou…Ridge Road Foundation
Seattle FoundationWA40.4× affinity22 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Seattle Foundation · The Norcliffe Foundation · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · Kaleidoscope Foundation · The Bullitt Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · The Hugh and Jane Ferguson Foundation · The Russell Family Foundation · The Satterberg Foundation Inc · Patagoniaorg · Whidbey Community Foundation · Ridge Road 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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About The Ron and Eva-Maria Sher Foundation

How much does The Ron and Eva-Maria Sher Foundation give?
The Ron and Eva-Maria Sher Foundation reported 43 grants totaling $164,875 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 17 and 35 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
What does The Ron and Eva-Maria Sher Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Environment (37%), Education (15%), Food & Nutrition (13%).
Who are The Ron and Eva-Maria Sher Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: Futurewise ($30k), Washington Conservation Action Education Fund ($28k), Bike Works Seattle ($23k).
Does The Ron and Eva-Maria Sher Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 53% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Ron and Eva-Maria Sher 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 Ron and Eva-Maria Sher Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Seattle Foundation, The Norcliffe Foundation, Puget Sound Energy Foundation.
Where is The Ron and Eva-Maria Sher Foundation based?
The Ron and Eva-Maria Sher Foundation is based in DE.

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 59 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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