· Private foundation
William and Martha Erickson 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k13 grants · $29k
- $10k–50k2 grants · $25k
- $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| THE NORTHWEST SCHOOL | $50,000 |
| RANCHO LA PALOMA MINISTRY CENTER | $12,500 |
| SOCIAL VENTURE PARTNERS | $12,000 |
| THE SEADOC SOCIETY | $5,000 |
| THE SAN JUAN PRESERVATION TRUST | $5,000 |
| LAND TRUST ALLIANCE | $5,000 |
| MARY'S PLACE | $2,500 |
| PANGEA GIVING FOR GLOBAL CHANGE | $2,500 |
| LUTHERN IMMIGRATION & REFUGEE SERVICE | $2,500 |
| READING PARTNERS | $2,500 |
| BAKASHANA | $1,000 |
| WOOD RIVER LAND TRUST | $1,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $1,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $500 |
| ISLAND HAVEN ANIMAL SANCTUARY | $500 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–22, $38k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
16 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- TNTHE NORTHWEST SCHOOL OF THE ARTS HUMANITIES AND ENVIRONMENT3× · 2019–2024 · $65k · revenue +4%
- CUCOA USA dba Rancho La Paloma4× · 2019–2024 · $36k · revenue +36%
- LTLAND TRUST ALLIANCE INC6× · 2018–2024 · $23k · revenue +59%
Funded once
- SCSeattle Children's Foundationgraduatedone grant, 2022 · $10k · revenue +92%
- CLCANADIAN LUTHERAN BIBLE INSTITUTEone grant, 2018 · $5k
- WSWA STATE BAR FOUNDATIONone grant, 2023 · $3k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
The mission of the Whatcom Land Trust is to preserve and protect wildlife habitat, scenic, agricultural and open space lands in Whatcom County for future generations by securing interests in land and promoting land stewardship.
Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.
Oregon agricultural trust partners with farmers and ranchers to protect agricultural lands for the benefit of oregons economy, communities, and landscapes.
Preserve in perpetuity the natural habitats, rural landscapes, and open spaces of the great peninsula of washington's puget sound.
Fsc i&p promotes environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world's forests. this mission aligns with the forest stewardship council (fsc), its network of offices, and other organizations.…
The mission of Islesboro Islands Trust is to enhance the quality of residents' lives through the preservation of open space, educate all residents as to the value of the island's natural ecosystems, and act as an environmental advocate on…
Western rivers conservancy's mission is to protect outstanding river ecosystems in the western united states. continued on schedule o.we acquire land to conserve critical habitat, provide public access for compatible use and enjoyment, and…
Our mission is conserving West Michigans ecologically critical land. We protect land by creating public nature preserves, providing support to communities and local governments in creating natural areas, and helping private landowners…
To conserve lands that sustain the communities of the olympic peninsula through grants and donations for fee simple ownership and purchased and donated conservation easements.
The minnesota land trust protects and restores minnesota's most vital natural lands in order to provide wildlife habitat, clean water, outdoor experiences and scenic beauty for generations to come.
Conservation legacy engages future leaders who protect, restore, and enhance our nation's lands through community-based service.in 2024, conservation legacy engaged 2,524 participants who completed over 1.5 million service hours on public…
Land trust of santa cruz county (the organization) was incorporated in california as a not-for-profit corporation in 1978. the mission of the organization is to protect, care for, and connect all people to the vibrant natural and working…
How this is measured
15 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 15 of the 26 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds THE NORTHWEST SCHOOL OF THE ARTS HUMANITIES AND ENVIRONMENT ↗
- Who funds THE SAN JUAN PRESERVATION TRUST ↗
- Who funds World Pulse Voices ↗
- Who funds COA USA dba Rancho La Paloma ↗
- Who funds SOCIAL VENTURE PARTNERS ↗
- Who funds LAND TRUST ALLIANCE INC ↗
- Who funds Seattle Children's Foundation ↗
- Who funds Maris Place ↗
- Who funds WOOD RIVER LAND TRUST CO ↗
- Who funds LUTHERAN IMMIGRATION & REFUGEE SERVICE INC DBA GLOBAL REFUGE ↗
- Who funds Lummi Island Heritage Trust ↗
- Who funds FORTERRA NW ↗
- Who funds PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC ↗
- Who funds ISLAND HAVEN ANIMAL SANCTUARY ↗
- Who funds NANTUCKET CONSERVATION FOUNDATION INC ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Seattle Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization William and Martha Erickson Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from William and Martha Erickson Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service Inc Dba Global Refuge: 100% of income from government
- Nantucket Conservation Foundation Inc: 4% of income from government
How this is measured
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