Ridge Road Foundation
Bellevue, WA · EIN 91-6468169. Reported 160 grants totalling $1,583,763 to 95 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. Ridge Road 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 $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $100,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural Democracy Initiativeheartland Fund | Baltimore, MD | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Climate Solutions | Seattle, WA | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| State Leadership Project | Raleigh, NC | $102,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| High Mountain Institute | Leadville, CO | $101,100 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Byrd Barr Place | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chelan-Douglas Land Trust | Wenatchee, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Winning Jobs Narrative ( Movement Advancement Project) | Seattle, WA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rural People's Platform | Winthrop, WA | $67,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fuse Innovation Fund | Seattle, WA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Black Male Voter Project | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Democracy Capacity Project ( Neo Philanthropy) | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alaska Progressive Donor Table | Anchorage, AK | $47,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Clean Energy Transition Institute | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Organizing Empowerment Fund | Monona, WI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sightline Institute | Seattle, WA | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rural Organizingorg Education Fund | Washington DC, DC | $31,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Washington Community Alliance | Yakima, WA | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Black Male Voter Project Education Fund | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cdlt | Wenatchee, WA | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Town Hall Association | Seattle, WA | $20,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Momsrising Education Fund | Bellevue, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Womens Donor Network | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Hampshire Democracy Fund | Portsmouth, NH | $15,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| College Success Foundation | Issaquah, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oneamerica | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Upper Valley Mend | Leavenworth, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Two Screens for Teachers - Donor Choose | New York, NY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wikimedia Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Seattle Good Business Network | Seattle, WA | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Washington State Budget & Policy Center | Seattle, WA | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Clean and Prosperous America Education Fund | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Firelands Workers United | Aberdeen, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rural Urban Bridge Initiative (via Appalachian Peace Education Center) | Abingdon, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trust for Public Land | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Washington Business Alliance Fund | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washington Progress Alliance | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Workmoney Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Courier Newsroom (via Our Amercian Future Foundation) | Washington, DC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Indiana Democracy Collective | Shaker Hts, OH | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Hampshire Deomcracy Fund (for Amplify) | Washington, DC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Conservation Northwest | Seattle, WA | $5,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Earth Justice | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Futurewise | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Indiana Donor Table | Indianapolis, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Win Win Network | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women Donors Network Abortion Access Fund | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Nature Conservancy (washington State) | Seattle, WA | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Environmental Defense Fund (edf) | New York, NY | $4,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Alliance | Seattle, WA | $3,563 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Investigatewest | Seattle, WA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Team Read | Seattle, WA | $3,300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pandrillus Foundation | Portland, OR | $3,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Toxic-Free Future | Seattle, WA | $3,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Washington Farmland Trust | Seattle, WA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wenatchee River Institute | Leavenworth, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Sustainable Infrastructure | Olympia, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Forterra | Seattle, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rise Beyond the Reef | Nadi | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Washinton Trails Association | Seattle, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kuownpr | Seattle, WA | $2,400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nrdc | New York, NY | $2,300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Washington Wildlife & Recreation Coalition | Seattle, WA | $2,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wenatchee River Instititue | Leavenworth, WA | $2,100 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Grist | Seattle, WA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trust for Public Land (wa State Office) | San Francisco, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bush School | Seattle, WA | $1,100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Green Empowerment | Portland, OR | $1,100 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Whitman College | Walla Walla, WA | $1,100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Food Bank at St Mary's | Seattle, WA | $1,050 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Business Ending Slavery and Sex Traffcings (best) | Seattle, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rainer Scholars | Seattle, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rainier Scholars | Seattle, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seattle Girls' School Capital Campaign | Seattle, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Woodland Park Zoo | Seattle, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Woodland Park Zoo Tree Kangaroo Project | Seattle, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colorado College Womens Ultimate Team | Colorado Springs, CO | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Program for Early Parent Support (peps) | Seattle, WA | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rhsa Ptsa Solar Car Project | Redmond, WA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wenatchee Outdoors | Wenatchee, WA | $600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Remote Energy | Tacoma, WA | $550 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Thorne Nature Experience | Lafayette, CO | $550 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colorado College | Colorado Springs, CO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seattle Art and Lectures | Seattle, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Washington State Opportunity Scholarship ( 501 Commons) | Seattle, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Child Care Resources | Seattle, WA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Book-It Repertory Theatre | Seattle, WA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Daily Climate (via Virginia Organizing) | Charlottesville, VA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Daily Yonder (center for Rural Strategies) | Whitesburg, KY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Open Arms Perinatal Services | Seattle, WA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Technology Access Foundation | Seattle, WA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washington State Opportunity Scholarship | Seattle, WA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catalog Choice Via Story of Stuff | Berkeley, CA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Resounding Loveorg | Seattle, WA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
42 of 95 (44%) 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 38%, 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.
- Byrd Barr Place
CONTRIBUTION TO BE USED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES - Indiana Democracy Collective
CONTRIBUTION TO BE USES FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES - Wenatchee River Instititue
CONTRIBUTION TO BE USED FRO CHARITABLE PURPOSES - Business Ending Slavery and Sex Traffcings (best)
CONTRIBUTION TO BE USED FOR CHARITBLE PURPOSES - Thorne Nature Experience
CONTIRBUTION TO BE USED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 90 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | $424,850 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 36 | $366,163 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 55 | $407,550 | $1,500 |
| 2024 | 29 | $385,200 | $10,000 |
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. 55% 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 $2,500. 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 Ridge Road 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: 3055 112TH Ave Ne Suite 100, Bellevue, WA, 98004. 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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