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

Start with the funders already giving to health in Washington, currently Seattle Children's Foundation, Providence Portland Medical Foundation, Swedish Medical Center Foundation. Then look at who funds the health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Washington from out of state.

How much grant money goes to health in Washington?

$1.6B reached 361 health organizations in Washington, from 1,166 funders. 59% 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 · Health

Who funds health in Washington

$1.6B reached 361 health organizations in Washington, from 1,166 funders, with no single one dominating.

$1.6B

granted

361

organizations

59%

from in-state

The short version

1,166 funders gave $1.6B to 361 health organizations in Washington across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
59% of that came from funders also based in Washington; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of health in Washington is Seattle Children's Foundation, at $319M.
The health organization drawing the most is Seattle Children's Hospital, at $425M.

Largest funders of health in Washington

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

1Seattle Children's Foundation$319M 2Providence Portland Medical Foundation$66M 3Swedish Medical Center Foundation$54M 4Seattle Children's Guild Association$50M 5Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$44M 6Seattle Children's Hospital$42M 7Providence St Vincent Medical$40M 8St Joseph Health System Foundation$40M 9Providence Health & Services Foundation$38M 10Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$37M

Health organizations in Washington that draw the most

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

351 other health organizations$533M

Seattle Children's Hospital$425M Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center$124M Providence Health & Services - Oregon$123M

How to find health funders in Washington

1
Start with the funders already active in Washington
The funders giving the most to health in Washington are Seattle Children's Foundation, Providence Portland Medical Foundation, Swedish Medical Center Foundation. A funder already writing health checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the health 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
41% of health money in Washington comes from funders elsewhere, so national health funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Washington.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a health nonprofit in Washington?: Start with the funders already giving to health in Washington, currently Seattle Children's Foundation, Providence Portland Medical Foundation, Swedish Medical Center Foundation. Then look at who funds the health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Washington from out of state.
Who is the largest health funder in Washington?: Seattle Children's Foundation gives the most to health organizations in Washington, $319M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to health in Washington?: $1.6B reached 361 health organizations in Washington, from 1,166 funders. 59% 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.