How do I find funders for a education nonprofit in Washington?

Start with the funders already giving to education in Washington, currently Gates Foundation, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, Pac-12 Conference. Then look at who funds the education organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Washington from out of state.

Who is the largest education funder in Washington?

Gates Foundation gives the most to education organizations in Washington, $399M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to education in Washington?

$1.5B reached 1,270 education organizations in Washington, from 1,926 funders. 45% 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.

Funding · Washington · Education

Who funds education in Washington

$1.5B reached 1,270 education organizations in Washington, from 1,926 funders, with no single one dominating.

$1.5B

granted

1,270

organizations

45%

from in-state

The short version

1,926 funders gave $1.5B to 1,270 education organizations in Washington across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
45% of that came from funders also based in Washington; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of education in Washington is Gates Foundation, at $399M.
The education organization drawing the most is University of Washington Foundation, at $552M.

Largest funders of education in Washington

The funders giving the most to education organizations in Washington, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Gates Foundation$399M 2Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$114M 3Pac-12 Conference$104M 4American Online Giving Foundation Inc$86M 5Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$80M 6Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$67M 7Seattle Foundation$33M 8National Philanthropic Trust$26M 9The Sunderland Foundation$21M 10Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$20M

Education organizations in Washington that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

University of Washington Foundation$552M

1,260 other education organizations$539M

Washington State University$134M Villagereach$65M

How to find education funders in Washington

1
Start with the funders already active in Washington
The funders giving the most to education in Washington are Gates Foundation, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, Pac-12 Conference. A funder already writing education checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the education 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.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
55% of education money in Washington comes from funders elsewhere, so national education funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Washington.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a education nonprofit in Washington?: Start with the funders already giving to education in Washington, currently Gates Foundation, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, Pac-12 Conference. Then look at who funds the education organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Washington from out of state.
Who is the largest education funder in Washington?: Gates Foundation gives the most to education organizations in Washington, $399M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to education in Washington?: $1.5B reached 1,270 education organizations in Washington, from 1,926 funders. 45% 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

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; 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.