How do I find funders for a social science nonprofit in Washington?

Start with the funders already giving to social science in Washington, currently Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, National Philanthropic Trust, Gates Foundation. Then look at who funds the social science 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 social science in Washington?

$5M reached 8 social science organizations in Washington, from 34 funders. 36% 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 · Social science

Who funds social science in Washington

Funding is concentrated: Puget Sound Sage alone draws 54% of every social science grant dollar in Washington. Washington's social science organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 4 funders each.

$5M

granted

organizations

36%

from in-state

The short version

34 funders gave $5M to 8 social science organizations in Washington across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
36% of that came from funders also based in Washington; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of social science in Washington is Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, at $1M.
The social science organization drawing the most is Puget Sound Sage, at $3M.

Largest funders of social science in Washington

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

1Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$1M 2National Philanthropic Trust$500k 3Gates Foundation$500k 4Powerswitch Action$480k 5Seattle Foundation$479k 6The Satterberg Foundation Inc$275k 7Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc$175k 8American Endowment Foundation$175k 9Windward Fund$150k 10Northwest Area Foundation$125k

Social science organizations in Washington that draw the most

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

Puget Sound Sage$3M Institute for Family Development$1M Cognitive Science Society$675k

How to find social science funders in Washington

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Start with the funders already active in Washington
The funders giving the most to social science in Washington are Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, National Philanthropic Trust, Gates Foundation. A funder already writing social science checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the social science 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
64% of social science money in Washington comes from funders elsewhere, so national social science funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Washington.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a social science nonprofit in Washington?: Start with the funders already giving to social science in Washington, currently Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, National Philanthropic Trust, Gates Foundation. Then look at who funds the social science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Washington from out of state.
Who is the largest social science funder in Washington?: Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund gives the most to social science organizations in Washington, $1M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to social science in Washington?: $5M reached 8 social science organizations in Washington, from 34 funders. 36% 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.