College Spark Washington
Seattle, WA · EIN 91-1215725. Reported 208 grants totalling $14.9M to 112 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. 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. College Spark Washington 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 $60,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $40,000 and $100,000; the smallest was $200 and the largest $709,944. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (ospi) | Olympia, WA | $769,944 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Washington STEM | Seattle, WA | $640,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tacoma Community College | Tacoma, WA | $603,000 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| Education Service District 105 | Yakima, WA | $570,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Technology Access Foundation | Seattle, WA | $510,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| State Board for Community and Technical Colleges | Olympia, WA | $494,500 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (sbctc) | Olympia, WA | $470,978 | 3 | 1 | 2020 |
| Education Northwest | Portland, OR | $425,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Clover Park Technical College | Lakewood, WA | $418,802 | 6 | 3 | 2022 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $406,700 | 6 | 3 | 2022 |
| Lower Columbia College | Longview, WA | $329,000 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Puget Sound Educational Service District (psesd) | Renton, WA | $325,000 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Oneamerica | Seattle, WA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Renton Technical College | Renton, WA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Spokane Falls Community College | Spokane, WA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Rural Alliance | Deer Park, WA | $277,900 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Everett Community College | Everett, WA | $274,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Pierce College | Lakewood, WA | $250,000 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Seiu Healthcare 1199 Nw Multi-Employer Training & Education Fund | Renton, WA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| South Seattle College | Seattle, WA | $232,200 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Washington Ethnic Studies Now | Burien, WA | $230,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Spokane Public Schools | Spokane, WA | $195,000 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Degrees of Change | Tacoma, WA | $185,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alliance for a Just Society | Seattle, WA | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Stand for Children | Seattle, WA | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Treehouse | Seattle, WA | $180,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Capital Region Education Service District (esd 113) | Tumwater, WA | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Education Service District 189 | Anacortes, WA | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Northeast Wa Esd 101 | Spokane, WA | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Puget Sound Educational Service District | Renton, WA | $156,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Washington State University | Pullman, WA | $151,165 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Educational Service District 112 | Vancouver, WA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Psesd 121 | Renton, WA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seattle Jobs Initiative | Seattle, WA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Seattle Central College | Seattle, WA | $144,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Southeast Seattle Education Coalition | Seattle, WA | $140,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Highline Public Schools | Burien, WA | $135,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Communities in Schools of Benton-Franklin | Kennewick, WA | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Yakima Public Schoolsyakima School District | Yakima, WA | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Texas | Austin, TX | $114,487 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Innovia Foundation | Spokane, WA | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Central Washington University | Ellensburg, WA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| City Year Seattleking County | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Education Service District 112 | Vancouver, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Peninsula College | Port Angeles, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Shoreline Public Schools | Shoreline, WA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| South Puget Sound Community College | Olympia, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Teamchild (for South King County Discipline Coalition) | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Skagit Valley College | Mount Vernon, WA | $99,808 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Professional Education Standards Board | Olympia, WA | $93,074 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rvc Seattle | Seattle, WA | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| South King County Discipline Coalition | Seattle, WA | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teamchild (south King County Discipline Coalition) | Seattle, WA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Capital Region Educational Service District 113 | Tumwater, WA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Foundation of North Central Washington | Wenatchee, WA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Education Service District 189 (nwesd) | Anacortes, WA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Michigan Public Health Institute | Okemos, MI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New ESD101 | Spokane, WA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northeast Washington Educational Service District 101 (NEWESD101) | Spokane, WA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seattle Public Schools | Seattle, WA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Spokane Public Schools Foundation | Spokane, WA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Suquamish Foundation | Suquamish, WA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Washington (uw) | Seattle, WA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Yakima Rotary Charities | Yakima, WA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology | Kirkland, WA | $63,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Claremont Graduate University | Claremont, CA | $61,445 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Auburn School District | Auburn, WA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Equity in Education Coalition | Seattle, WA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Puget Sound Educational District | Renton, WA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tacoma Public Schools | Tacoma, WA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Yakima Public Schools | Yakima, WA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bethel School District | Spanaway, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession (cstp) | Olympia, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cle Elum Roslyn School District | Cle Elum, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Franklin Pierce Schools | Tacoma, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Seattle University | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sound Discipline | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Walla Walla Community College | Walla Walla, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Wishram School District | Wishram, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vancouver Public Schools | Vancouver, WA | $47,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shoreline Community College | Shoreline, WA | $43,447 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Columbia Basin College | Pasco, WA | $40,966 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cape Flattery School District | Sekiu, WA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chief Kitsap Academy | Poulsbo, WA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Chief Leschi School | Puyallup, WA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Edmonds Community College Foundation | Lynnwood, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Lummi Nation School | Bellingham, WA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Muckleshoot Indian Tribe | Auburn, WA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Paschal Sherman Indian School | Omak, WA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Quileute Tribal School | La Push, WA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Toppenish School District | Toppenish, WA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ashho Cultural & Job Training Center | Tumwater, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Highline College | Des Moines, WA | $25,870 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| College Success Foundation | Bellevue, WA | $25,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| White Salmon Valley School District | White Salmon, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Washington Foundation | Seattle, WA | $17,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Seattle Foundation | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Whatcom Community College | Bellingham, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Woodland Park Zoological Society | Seattle, WA | $13,550 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Children's Alliance | Seattle, WA | $10,200 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Childrens Alliance | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Philanthropy Northwest | Seattle, WA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Open Adoption & Family Services Inc | Portland, OR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seattle Colleges | Seattle, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Page Ahead Children's Literacy Program | Seattle, WA | $860 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Whitman College | Walla Walla, WA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rainier Valley Cooperative Preschool | Seattle, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Susan G Komen 3-Day | Dallas, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Washington Cpa Foundation | Bellevue, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Knkx | Tacoma, WA | $375 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Alliance for Education | Seattle, WA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Roosevelt High School Foundation | Seattle, WA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
44 of 112 (39%) 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 51%, 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.
- Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (ospi)
CRM 2067 CRMI GRANT FUNDING 2021 - Washington STEM
EEF2108 EEF2108 COMMUNITY-CENTERED, SCHOOL-BASED IMPROVEMENT - Education Service District 105
LEA2143 LEADER IMPLEMENTATION - Technology Access Foundation
LEA2144 LEADER IMPLEMENTATION - Seiu Healthcare 1199 Nw Multi-Employer Training & Education Fund
HEI2137 HIGH VALUE CREDENTIAL/INTRO TO HEALTHCARE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM (HVC/IHAP) - Education Northwest
LEA2096 LEADER COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 88 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 60 | $4,245,177 | $50,000 |
| 2021 | 46 | $3,490,978 | $75,000 |
| 2022 | 54 | $3,557,471 | $62,500 |
| 2023 | 48 | $3,652,845 | $60,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. College Spark Washington has 6 of them, worth $650,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Psesd 121 | Renton, WA | $150,000 |
| Lower Columbia College | Longview, WA | $100,000 |
| Spokane Falls Community College | Spokane, WA | $100,000 |
| Lower Columbia College | Longview, WA | $100,000 |
| Renton Technical College | Renton, WA | $100,000 |
| Tacoma Community College | Tacoma, WA | $100,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 95% 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 $60,000. 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 College Spark Washington's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 210 S Hudson St 322, Seattle, WA, 98134. 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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