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Treeline 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.

$1.1M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
44
Grants FY2024
45
Organizations funded FY2023
4%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$20,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$110,000
Organizations funded a year
39 to 47
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
10
Total assets, FY2024
$750k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 4% of the organizations Treeline Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k 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
EnvironmentEducationHealthArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentCommunity ImprovementOther
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 arriving44$1.1M5%
FY202345$1.2M4%
FY202247$1.3M21%
FY202139$1.5M8%
FY202042$1.4M14%
FY201942$1.1M2%
FY201845$987k9%
FY201745$1.2Mn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Environment$5.8MHuman Services$1.1MArts & Culture$959kRecreation & Sports$810kHousing & Shelter$560kEducation$505kAnimals$320kInternational$205kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
NY
MA
OR
CA
CO
AZ
NM
NC
DC
GA

Top grantees

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

Show all 63 grantees
All grantees of Treeline Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Seattle (6871)$1,025,00080%
Sierra Club Foundation$705,00080%
Sightline Institute$700,00074%
Washington Trails Association$700,00082%
Climate Solutions$600,00046%
Forterra Nw$550,00082%
350org$500,00080%
Northwest Abortion Access Fund$365,000710%
The Wilderness Society$300,00060%
Seattle Shakespeare Festival$210,00083%
Zeno$200,00083%
Tune In To Nature org$200,000411%
Maris Place$180,000812%
Youthcare$180,00080%
Plymouth Housing Group and Subsidiaries$160,00080%
Solid Ground Washington$160,00080%
EarthGen Fka WA Green Schools$155,00082%
The Vera Project$135,00083%
Islandwood$130,00080%
The Trust for Public Land$125,00050%
Pacific Science Center Foundation$120,00080%
Benefits Law Center$115,00085%
Children & Nature Network$100,00061%
The American Alpine Club$100,00080%
Casa Latina$90,00061%
Tiny Trees Preschool$85,00051%
The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust$80,00080%
A Contemporary Theatre Inc$80,00081%
Northwest Choirs$80,00081%
The Mountaineers$80,00080%
Seattle Repertory Theatre$70,00060%
Sawhorse Revolution$70,00072%
Washington Conservation Action Education Fund$60,00040%
Birds Connect Seattle$60,00081%
First Baptist Church$60,0003n/a
Totem Star$60,00072%
National Network of Abortion Funds Inc$50,00010%
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc$45,00020%
National Audubon Society Inc$40,00020%
Rvc Seattle$40,00050%
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$40,00020%
The Access Fund$40,00021%
Define American Inc$30,00030%
University of Washington Foundation$30,00030%
Seattle Girls' School$30,00030%
Crisis Text Line Inc$30,00030%
The Trauma Foundation$25,000116%
Philanthropy Northwest$24,00010%
Artist Trust$24,00011%
Lifelong Health for All$24,00010%
Farestart$24,00010%
Northwest Film Forum$20,00021%
Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc$20,00020%
The 5 Gyres Institute$20,00021%
Northwest Avalanche Center$15,00031%
Seattle Children's Theatre Association$15,00030%
Girls on the Run Puget Sound$15,00031%
Methow Conservancy$15,0003n/a
Seattle Parks Foundation$10,00010%
American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation$10,00010%
Catawba College$6,66620%
Artsfund$5,00010%
New Mexico State Univ Fdn Inc$3,33410%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 10 recipients with no EIN on record ($605k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Treeline Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Seattle (6871): $1,025,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetSierra Club Foundation: $705,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetSightline Institute: $700,000 over 7y, 4.4% of budgetWashington Trails Association: $700,000 over 8y, 1.6% of budgetClimate Solutions: $600,000 over 4y, 5.6% of budgetForterra Nw: $550,000 over 8y, 2.0% of budget350org: $500,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetNorthwest Abortion Access Fund: $365,000 over 7y, 9.8% of budgetThe Wilderness Society: $300,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetSeattle Shakespeare Festival: $210,000 over 8y, 2.8% of budgetZeno: $200,000 over 8y, 2.6% of budgetTune In To Nature org: $200,000 over 4y, 11% of budgetMaris Place: $180,000 over 8y, 12% of budgetYouthcare: $180,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetPlymouth Housing Group and Subsidiaries: $160,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetSolid Ground Washington: $160,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetEarthGen Fka WA Green Schools: $155,000 over 8y, 2.3% of budgetThe Vera Project: $135,000 over 8y, 3.4% of budgetIslandwood: $130,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetThe Trust for Public Land: $125,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPacific Science Center Foundation: $120,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetBenefits Law Center: $115,000 over 8y, 4.9% of budgetChildren & Nature Network: $100,000 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetThe American Alpine Club: $100,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetCasa Latina: $90,000 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetTiny Trees Preschool: $85,000 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetThe Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust: $80,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetA Contemporary Theatre Inc: $80,000 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetNorthwest Choirs: $80,000 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetThe Mountaineers: $80,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetSeattle Repertory Theatre: $70,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetSawhorse Revolution: $70,000 over 7y, 2.3% of budgetWashington Conservation Action Education Fund: $60,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetBirds Connect Seattle: $60,000 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetTotem Star: $60,000 over 7y, 2.2% of budgetNational Network of Abortion Funds Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc: $45,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNational Audubon Society Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRvc Seattle: $40,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Access Fund: $40,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetDefine American Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetUniversity of Washington Foundation: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSeattle Girls' School: $30,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCrisis Text Line Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Trauma Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetPhilanthropy Northwest: $24,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetArtist Trust: $24,000 over 1y, 1.1% 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 61.

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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 FoundationWA54.3× affinity30 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 · The Norcliffe Foundation · Kaleidoscope Foundation · Grousemont Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Moccasin Lake Foundation · The Bullitt Foundation · Real Progress Foundation · McKinstry Charitable Foundation · United Way of King County · Artsfund

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 Treeline Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Treeline 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 Treeline Foundation

How much does Treeline Foundation give?
Treeline Foundation reported 44 grants totaling $1,124,999 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 39 and 47 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Treeline Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (52%), Human Services (9%), Arts & Culture (9%).
Who are Treeline Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Seattle (6871) ($1.0M), Sierra Club Foundation ($705k), Sightline Institute ($700k).
Does Treeline Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 4% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Treeline 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 Treeline Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Seattle Foundation, Puget Sound Energy Foundation, The Norcliffe Foundation.
Where is Treeline Foundation based?
Treeline 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 75 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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