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William E Wockner Foundation at a glance

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William E Wockner Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.1M
Granted FY2025still arriving
57
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$35k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$881kHuman Services$717kAnimals$330kCrime & Legal$246kRecreation & Sports$245kEnvironment$244kEducation$195kFood & Nutrition$183kOther$0
02FY2025 · 57 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 57 grants below total $955,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,145,000 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $190,000 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k3 grants · $10k
  • $10k–50k54 grants · $945k
$15,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$25M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Lake Washington Schools Foundation$35,000
Northshore Senior Center$35,000
Food Lifeline$30,000
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund$30,000
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust$30,000
Kiwanis Camp Casey Memorial Fund$25,000
Naselle-Grays River Valley Education Fnd$25,000
EvergreenHealth Foundation$25,000
Forterra$25,000
Medic One Foundation$20,000
Support 7$20,000
Paws for Purple Hearts$20,000
Special Olympics Washington$20,000
Babies of Homelessness$20,000
NW Children's Foundation$20,000
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

82%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.2M · 56 repeat orgs$704k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +24% since the first grant, against -4% for those funded once.

56 repeat relationships: 33 still active in FY2025, 23 since wound down; 24 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

56
21

Total granted

$3.2M
$349k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+24%
-4%

Still filing today

71%
57%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $355k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesHealthCrime & LegalEnvironmentPublic BenefitEducationOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • EF
    EVERGREENHEALTH FOUNDATION
    4× · 2022–2025 · $190k · revenue +59%
  • DF
    Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International Inc
    4× · 2022–2025 · $135k · revenue +70%
  • EF
    ENDOWMENT FOR EQUAL JUSTICE
    3× · 2022–2024 · $100k · revenue +427%

Funded once

  • HC
    Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
    one grant, 2022 · $90k
  • NR
    Naselle-Grays River Valler Education Foundation
    one grant, 2024 · $25k
  • AD
    ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC
    one grant, 2022 · $25k · revenue -9%
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.

03Its field

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.

1
Spokane Parks Foundation

The Spokane Parks Foundation cultivates the health, growth, and continued enjoyment of our communities by inspiring giving and passion for our parks.

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2
Disability Rights Washington

Disability rights washington's mission is to advance the dignity, equality, and self determination of people with disabilities. we work to pursue justice on matters related to human and legal rights.

Human Services
3
Washington Wildlife & Recreation Coalition

Creating a greener, healthier, more equitable, and better Washington for all through community outreach, network building, and advocacy for conservation and outdoor recreation funding.

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4
King County Sexual Assault Resource Center

KCSARC is the largest and most comprehensive non-profit provider of sexual assault services in King County and Washington State. Our vision is a community free of sexual violence. Our mission is to: give voice to victims, their families,…

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5
United Way of Snohomish County

United way of snohomish county improves lives for families in snohomish county by bringing people, resources, and strategy together.

Philanthropy
6
Community Foundation of Snohomish County

The Community Foundation of Snohomish County (the Foundation) is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization incorporated under the laws of the State of Washington. The Foundation serves as a community foundation, supporting a broad spectrum of…

Philanthropy
7
Great Peninsula Conservancy

Preserve in perpetuity the natural habitats, rural landscapes, and open spaces of the great peninsula of washington's puget sound.

Environment
8
Re Sources

RE Sources mobilizes people of Northwest Washington to build just and thriving communities and to protect the land, water, and climate on which we all depend.

Environment
9
The Humane Society for Seattleking County

Seattle humane promotes the human-animal bond by saving and serving pets in need, regardless of age, ability, circumstance or geography.

Animals
10
Fsc I&P

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.…

Philanthropy
11
Invest in Washington Now Campaign

Advocate for tax policy in Washington State

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12
Washington Filmworks

To build and enhance the competitiveness of Washington State's film and associated creative industry. We accomplish this by marketing and managing the state's production incentive program, representing the state in national and…

Community Improvement
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Overlake Hospital Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

72 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. 72 of the 102 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
71/72
Grantees still filing
38/72
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International Inc: $135,000 · OtherDian Fossey Gorilla Fund International IncKiwanis Camp Casey Memorial Fund: $125,000 · OtherMercy Corps: $125,000 · OtherSheldrick Wildlife Trust: $110,000 · OtherUnion Gospel Mission: $90,000 · OtherHutchinson Cancer Research Center: $90,000 · Other+58 more: $1,761,340 · Other+58 moreEVERGREENHEALTH FOUNDATION: $190,000 · Human ServicesEVERGREENHEALTH…NORTHSHORE SENIOR CENTER: $85,000 · Human ServicesNORTHSHORE SENI…PARKVIEW SERVICES: $75,000 · Human ServicesPARKVIEW SERVIC…SENIOR SERVICES OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY: $40,000 · Human ServicesSENIOR SERVICES…STILLY VALLEY CENTER: $25,000 · Human ServicesElizabeth Home: $20,000 · Human Services+8 more: $80,830 · Human Services+8 moreMEDIC ONE FOUNDATION: $85,000 · HealthMEDIC ONE …REBOOT RECOVERY INC: $75,000 · HealthREBOOT REC…Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center: $70,000 · HealthFred Hutch…CaringBridge: $45,000 · HealthCaringBrid…ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $25,000 · HealthALZHEIMER'…SEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $15,000 · HealthOVERLAKE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $15,000 · HealthWASHINGTON POISON CENTER: $15,000 · HealthENDOWMENT FOR EQUAL JUSTICE: $100,000 · Crime & LegalENDOWMENT…NW Childrens Foundation: $95,000 · Crime & LegalNW Childr…CHELAN-DOUGLAS VOLUNTEER Attorney Services: $55,000 · Crime & LegalCHELAN-DO…PILNET: $40,000 · Crime & LegalPILNETLEGAL FOUNDATION OF WASHINGTON: $20,500 · Crime & LegalLEGAL FOU…PLUS ONE FOUNDATION: $40,000 · Public BenefitCARING FOR MILITARY FAMILIES THE ELIZABETH DOLE FOUNDATION: $30,000 · Public BenefitGRASSROOT PROJECTS: $15,000 · Public BenefitPUGET SOUND HONOR FLIGHT: $15,000 · Public BenefitFORTERRA NW: $60,000 · EnvironmentPUGET SOUNDKEEPER ALLIANCE: $15,000 · EnvironmentARBORETUM FOUNDATION: $13,500 · EnvironmentTURTLE ISLAND RESTORATION NETWORK: $10,000 · EnvironmentLAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $60,000 · PhilanthropyRENTON REGIONAL COMMUNITY FNDN: $20,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $2,500 · Philanthropy
Other$2,436,340Human Services$515,830Health$345,000Crime & Legal$310,500Public Benefit$100,000Environment$98,500Philanthropy$82,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetEVERGREENHEALTH FOUNDATION: $190,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetDian Fossey Gorilla Fund International Inc: $135,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetENDOWMENT FOR EQUAL JUSTICE: $100,000 over 3y, 3.1% of budgetNW Childrens Foundation: $95,000 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetNORTHSHORE SENIOR CENTER: $85,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetMEDIC ONE FOUNDATION: $85,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetSeattle Children's Foundation: $80,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPARKVIEW SERVICES: $75,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetREBOOT RECOVERY INC: $75,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetEarthcorps: $70,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetFred Hutchinson Cancer Center: $70,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFOOD LIFELINE: $70,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEVERGREENHEALTH MONROE FOUNDATION: $66,000 over 3y, 9.2% of budgetFrom The Heart Productions: $65,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetFAMILYWORKS: $65,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetLAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $60,000 over 3y, 4.3% of budgetFORTERRA NW: $60,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetBABIES OF HOMELESSNESS: $60,000 over 3y, 4.4% of budgetCHELAN-DOUGLAS VOLUNTEER Attorney Services: $55,000 over 3y, 4.6% of budgetCaringBridge: $45,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS WASHINGTON: $45,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSENIOR SERVICES OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY: $40,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetPILNET: $40,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetPLUS ONE FOUNDATION: $40,000 over 4y, 7.7% of budgetNaselle-Grays River Valley Education Foundation: $35,000 over 2y, 67% of budgetFARESTART: $35,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMaris Place: $35,000 over 2y, 4.0% of budgetSUPPORT 7: $35,000 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetLITTLE BIT THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER: $35,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetINTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD TRUST: $30,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCARING FOR MILITARY FAMILIES THE ELIZABETH DOLE FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetNICK OF TIME FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 2y, 9.4% of budgetSTILLY VALLEY CENTER: $25,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVolunteers of America Western Washington: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLEGAL FOUNDATION OF WASHINGTON: $20,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRENTON REGIONAL COMMUNITY FNDN: $20,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetElizabeth Home: $20,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetBALLARD FOOD BANK: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCHOOSE 180: $20,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCenter For Wooden Boats: $20,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOVERLAKE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Garage A Teen Cafe: $15,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetPIKE MARKET SENIOR CENTER: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHOPE CREEK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budget
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 EVERGREENHEALTH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International Inc ↗
  • Who funds ENDOWMENT FOR EQUAL JUSTICE ↗
  • Who funds NW Childrens Foundation ↗
  • Who funds NORTHSHORE SENIOR CENTER ↗
  • Who funds MEDIC ONE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Seattle Children's Foundation ↗
  • Who funds PARKVIEW SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds REBOOT RECOVERY INC ↗
  • Who funds Earthcorps ↗
  • Who funds Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center ↗
  • Who funds FOOD LIFELINE ↗
  • Who funds EVERGREENHEALTH MONROE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds From The Heart Productions ↗
  • Who funds FAMILYWORKS ↗
  • Who funds LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOLS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FORTERRA NW ↗
  • Who funds BABIES OF HOMELESSNESS ↗
  • Who funds CHELAN-DOUGLAS VOLUNTEER Attorney Services ↗
  • Who funds CaringBridge ↗
  • Who funds SPECIAL OLYMPICS WASHINGTON ↗
  • Who funds SENIOR SERVICES OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds PILNET ↗
  • Who funds PLUS ONE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Naselle-Grays River Valley Education Foundation ↗
  • Who funds FARESTART ↗
  • Who funds Maris Place ↗

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…The Norcliffe Foundat…United Way of King Co…Employees Community F…Community Foundation …Mightycause Charitabl…Lucky Seven FoundationMoccasin Lake Foundat…Credit Unions in the …Real Progress Foundat…Raikes Foundation
Seattle FoundationWA55.7× affinity34 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 · United Way of King County · Employees Community Fund of the Boeing Company · Community Foundation of Snohomish County · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Lucky Seven Foundation · Moccasin Lake Foundation · Credit Unions in the State of Washington · Real Progress Foundation · Raikes 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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Find your warmest path to William E Wockner 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.

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 102 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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