Aven Foundation
Medina, WA · EIN 91-2009458. Reported 203 grants totalling $23.4M to 131 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Aven Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $3,249,282. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitman College | Walla Walla, WA | $6,150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fred Hutch Cancer Research Ctr | Seattle, WA | $3,249,282 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Uw Vaccination Donation | Seattle, WA | $1,800,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Congregations for the Homeless | Bellevue, WA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Uw Ihme | Seattle, WA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uw Shell House | Seattle, WA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Year Up | Seattle, WA | $1,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bellevue Schools Foundation | Bellevue, WA | $555,079 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ryther Child Center | Seattle, WA | $525,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit | Seattle, WA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Farestart | Seattle, WA | $325,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Children | Seattle, WA | $280,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cristo Rey Seattle High School | Seattle, WA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Overlake Hospital Foundation | Bellevue, WA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Haitian Education & Leadership Program | New York, NY | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way | Seattle, WA | $213,960 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Together Center | Redmond, WA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way King Co | Seattle, WA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Washington Women in Need | Puyallup, WA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Tukwila, WA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hopelink | Redmond, WA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Food Lifeline | Shoreline, WA | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Partnership for Learning | Seattle, WA | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Amara | Seattle, WA | $115,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Solid Ground | Seattle, WA | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of Youth | Redmond, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Macalaster College | Saint Paul, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rainier Prep | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Seattle Children's Zain Nadella | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Special Olympics of Washington | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vine Maple Place | Valley, WA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Treehouse | Seattle, WA | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Beginnings | Seattle, WA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Roots Young Adult Shelter | Seattle, WA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kcsarc | Renton, WA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Olive Crest | Bellevue, WA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rainier Scholars | Seattle, WA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bellevue Boys & Girls Club | Bellevue, WA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Harvest Against Hunger | Seattle, WA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army Nw | Seattle, WA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Family Law CASA | Tukwila, WA | $59,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Attain Housing | Kirkland, WA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Building Changes | Seattle, WA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Acres of Diamonds | Duvall, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Akin | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cares of Washington | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Home Society | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Encompass | Snoqualmie, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Girls Who Code | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Imagine Housing | Bellevue, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lifewire | Bellevue, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Seashare | Bainbridge Island, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Sophia Way | Bellevue, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vision House | Renton, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Compass Housing Alliance | Seattle, WA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Operation Warm | Glen Mills, PA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Way Back Inn | Renton, WA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| College Success Foundation | Issaquah, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Seattle Angels | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kidvantage (sewald's Strikeouts for Kids) | Issaquah, WA | $38,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kindering | Bellevue, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| King County Sexual Assault Resource Ctr | Renton, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mary's Place | Seattle, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Garage | Issaquah, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| BOOMSTICK23 Foundation | Plantation, FL | $34,045 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Discovery Institute | Seattle, WA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Evergreen Goodwill | Seattle, WA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Look Listen and Learn Tv | Tukwila, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Seatte Angels | Seattle, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sound Generation | Seattle, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Summer Search Seattle | Tukwila, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Artworks | Seattle, WA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Youth Care | Seattle, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Eastside Baby Corner (now Kidvantage) | Issaquah, WA | $25,400 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bellevue Lifespring | Bellevue, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Childhaven | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dress for Success | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Eastside Community Dev Foundation | Bellevue, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Huntington Disease (athletes & Causes) | Thonotosassa, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jubilee Women's Center | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mockingbird | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mockingbird Society | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mohai Foundation | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Neighborcare Health Admin | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northwest Center | Renton, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oxbow Farm | Carnation, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rainer Schools | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rainier Athletes | Bellevue, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trilogy Recovery | Walla Walla, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uplift Nw (dba Millionair Club Inc) | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wellspring Family Services | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Your Money Matters | Auburn, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YWCA Seattle King Co | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Best Dental Help | Poulsbo, WA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Children & Youth Justice | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| College Success Fnd | Bellevue, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community for Youth | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dawn | Tukwila, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harvard Business School | Cambridge, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kids & Paper | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kukio Comm Fund | Honolulu, HI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Westside Baby | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth Eastside Services (yes) | Bellevue, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jubliee Women's Center | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northwest Education Access | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reading Partners Seattle | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Assistance League of Seattle | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Assistance League of the Eastside | Redmond, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Athletes for Kids | Sammamish, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Atlanta Braves Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Birthday Dreams | Renton, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of S Puget Sound | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Children's Youth Justice | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Invested | Renton, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank | Issaquah, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement Wa | Auburn, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nc Community Fund | Raleigh, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nw Education Access | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities Wa | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Scarlet Road | Bremerton, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Share Right (impact Health Sharing) | Davie, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Skagit Valley YMCA - Oasis | Mount Vernon, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace | Kimberly, ID | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Mary's Food Bank | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Toys for Kids | Kirkland, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 4MOM Foundation | Towsen, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Just Compassion | Tigard, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reading Partners | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Seattle Tennis & Education Found | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
50 of 131 (38%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 34%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Fred Hutch Cancer Research Ctr
FRED HUTCH UNITES INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AND COMPASSIONATE CARE TO PREVENT AND ELIMINATE CANCER AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE. - Whitman College
WHITMAN COLLEGE IS A TOP-TIER LIBERAL ARTS SCHOOL WITH ACCOMPLISHED AND FRIENDLY FACULTY AND PASSIONATE AND CURIOUS STUDENTS. - Uw Vaccination Donation
AN INDEPENDENT POPULATION HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER AT UW MEDICINE, PART OF THE UNIV. OF WASHINGTON. - Uw Ihme
AN INDEPENDENT HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER AT UW MEDICINE, PART OF THE UNIV. OF WASHINGTON. - Uw Shell House
IN SUPPORT OF BUILDING NEW UW SHELL HOUSE. - Congregations for the Homeless
FROM HOMELESSNESS TO HOUSING, ONE MAN AT A TIME.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 109 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | $4,367,260 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 66 | $5,802,100 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 56 | $4,231,445 | $27,500 |
| 2024 | 48 | $9,024,361 | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 97% of this one's giving went to organizations in Washington. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Washington.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Aven Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 465, Medina, WA, 98039. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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