Funding · Washington · Animals
Who funds animals in Washington
Animals funding in Washington is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Starfish Education Foundation leads, and the money reaches 527 groups.
The short version
- 1,407 funders gave $362M to 527 animals organizations in Washington across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 37% of that came from funders also based in Washington; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of animals in Washington is Richard P Haugland Foundation, at $41M.
- The animals organization drawing the most is Starfish Education Foundation, at $41M.
Largest funders of animals in Washington
The funders giving the most to animals organizations in Washington, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Animals organizations in Washington that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find animals funders in Washington
- 1Start with the funders already active in Washington
The funders giving the most to animals in Washington are Richard P Haugland Foundation, American Online Giving Foundation Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. A funder already writing animals checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the animals organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
63% of animals money in Washington comes from funders elsewhere, so national animals funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Washington.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a animals nonprofit in Washington?
- Start with the funders already giving to animals in Washington, currently Richard P Haugland Foundation, American Online Giving Foundation Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the animals organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Washington from out of state.
- Who is the largest animals funder in Washington?
- Richard P Haugland Foundation gives the most to animals organizations in Washington, $41M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to animals in Washington?
- $362M reached 527 animals organizations in Washington, from 1,407 funders. 37% came from funders also based in Washington.
- How recent is this data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.
More from the funding graph
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.