How do I find funders for a mutual benefit nonprofit in Washington?

Start with the funders already giving to mutual benefit in Washington, currently California Firefighters Benefit Trust, Northwest Portland Area Indian, The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free. Then look at who funds the mutual benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Washington from out of state.

Who is the largest mutual benefit funder in Washington?

California Firefighters Benefit Trust gives the most to mutual benefit organizations in Washington, $81M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to mutual benefit in Washington?

$82M reached 12 mutual benefit organizations in Washington, from 12 funders. 0% 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 · Mutual benefit

Who funds mutual benefit in Washington

Funding is concentrated: Washington State Council of Fire alone draws 99% of every mutual benefit grant dollar in Washington. One funder dominates the giving, California Firefighters Benefit Trust, at 99% of the total.

$82M

granted

organizations

from in-state

The short version

12 funders gave $82M to 12 mutual benefit organizations in Washington across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
0% of that came from funders also based in Washington; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of mutual benefit in Washington is California Firefighters Benefit Trust, at $81M.
The mutual benefit organization drawing the most is Washington State Council of Fire, at $81M.

Largest funders of mutual benefit in Washington

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

1California Firefighters Benefit Trust$81M 2Northwest Portland Area Indian$317k 3The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free$125k 4Innovia Foundation$60k 5Share Our Strength$50k 6Alpha Theta Delta of Chi Psi$50k 7American Online Giving Foundation Inc$35k 8Service Employees International$25k 9Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$10k 10Law School Admission Council$7k

Mutual benefit organizations in Washington that draw the most

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

Washington State Council of Fire$81M

How to find mutual benefit funders in Washington

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Start with the funders already active in Washington
The funders giving the most to mutual benefit in Washington are California Firefighters Benefit Trust, Northwest Portland Area Indian, The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free. A funder already writing mutual benefit checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the mutual benefit 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
100% of mutual benefit money in Washington comes from funders elsewhere, so national mutual benefit funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Washington.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a mutual benefit nonprofit in Washington?: Start with the funders already giving to mutual benefit in Washington, currently California Firefighters Benefit Trust, Northwest Portland Area Indian, The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free. Then look at who funds the mutual benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Washington from out of state.
Who is the largest mutual benefit funder in Washington?: California Firefighters Benefit Trust gives the most to mutual benefit organizations in Washington, $81M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to mutual benefit in Washington?: $82M reached 12 mutual benefit organizations in Washington, from 12 funders. 0% 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.