The Avista Foundation
Spokane, WA · EIN 75-3003371. Reported 771 grants totalling $2,574,322 to 469 organizations across tax years 2022-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$400median grant
$2,574,322granted, 2022-2024
469organizations funded
55%of grantees funded again the next year
$11.9Massets, latest filing
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. The Avista 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.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $400. Half of everything it gave fell between $200 and $2,500; the smallest was $10 and the largest $350,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 469 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Washington University | Cheney, WA | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Washington State University Foundation | Pullman, WA | $108,700 | 11 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of Spokane County | Spokane, WA | $97,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gonzaga University | Spokane, WA | $92,500 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross Inland Nw Chapter | Spokane, WA | $56,040 | 8 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities Inland Nw | Spokane, WA | $50,850 | 8 | 1 | 2024 |
| Panhandle Affordable Housing Alliance | Hayden, ID | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Innovia Foundation | Spokane, WA | $49,500 | 5 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pullman Regional Hospital Foundation | Pullman, WA | $49,100 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Idaho Foundation | Moscow, ID | $48,500 | 6 | 1 | 2024 |
| Inland Northwest Land Conservancy | Spokane, WA | $43,166 | 7 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Ksps | Spokane, WA | $33,250 | 4 | 1 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Inland Northwest | Spokane, WA | $31,752 | 11 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Human Services of Ak | Juneau, AK | $31,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Inland Nw Museum of Arts and Culture | Spokane, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spokane Symphony Society | Spokane, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wsu Foundation | Pullman, WA | $27,150 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Awb Institute | Olympia, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Lewis Clark Valley | Clarkston, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Career Path Services | Spokane, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Providence Inw Foundation | Spokane, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spokane Guilds School | Spokane, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners Snap | Spokane, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tristate Health Foundation | Clarkston, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Volunteers of America of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho | Spokane, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Priest Community Forest Connection | Priest River, ID | $23,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Juneau Community Foundation | Juneau, AK | $21,500 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mobius | Spokane, WA | $20,200 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America Spokane | Spokane, WA | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spokane Eastside Reunion Association | Spokane, WA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Spokane Valley Performing Arts Center | Spokane Valley, WA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Inland Nw | Spokane, WA | $19,625 | 17 | 3 | 2024 |
| Inland Northwest Farmers Market Assoc | Spokane, WA | $18,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Providence Ne Washington Hunger Coalition | Colville, WA | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Josephine Community Library Foundation | Grants Pass, OR | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery | Spokane, WA | $16,093 | 8 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sugar Bowl Rodeo Association | Inchelium, WA | $15,385 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Whitworth University | Spokane, WA | $15,250 | 4 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture | Spokane, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Upper Clearwater Community Foundation | Kamiah, ID | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Spokane County Meals on Wheels | Spokane Valley, WA | $13,620 | 6 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Carrousel Players of the Cda Theatre | Coeur D Alene, ID | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 501 Commons Dba Wa State Opportunity | Seattle, WA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Communities in Schools | Spokane, WA | $12,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wa State Opportunity Scholarship Fndn | Seattle, WA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lewis-Clark State College Foundation | Lewiston, ID | $11,000 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Southeast Alaska Food Bank | Juneau, AK | $10,400 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spokane Valley Partners | Spokane, WA | $10,400 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Communities in Schools of Spokane County | Spokane, WA | $10,290 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ahana | Spokane, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Asante Foundation | Medford, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ewu Foundation | Cheney, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hispanic Business Professional Assoc Fdtn | Spokane, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hispanic Business Professional Assoc Dba Nuestras Raices | Spokane, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kettle Falls Friends of the Pool & Parks | Kettle Falls, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lewiston Independent Fdtn for Education | Lewiston, ID | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Vincent De Paul North Idaho | Coeur Dalene, ID | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University District Development Assoc | Spokane, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Women and Childrens Free Restaurant and Community Kitchen | Spokane, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YWCA Spokane | Spokane, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Moscow and Latah County | Moscow, ID | $9,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Eastern Wa University Foundation | Cheney, WA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Jackson County | Medford, OR | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kaniksu Land Trust Inc | Sandpoint, ID | $8,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Women and Childrens Free Restaurant | Spokane, WA | $8,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County | Everett, WA | $7,900 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grande Ronde Hospital Foundation | La Grande, OR | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Forest Foundation | Missoula, MT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northwest Harvest | Seattle, WA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Ascent | Thompson Falls, MT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Simba Independent Metro Business Alliance | Spokane, WA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spokane Home Builders Assoc Training Trus | Spokane, WA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Terrain Programs | Spokane, WA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Pacific Northwest | Olympia, WA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Kootenai County | Coeur Dalene, ID | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Table | Spokane, WA | $6,530 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| By the Well Foundation Dba Christ Kitchen | Spokane, WA | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army Spokane | Spokane, WA | $6,364 | 9 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rotary District 5080 Charitable Fund | Deer Park, WA | $6,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bartlett Regional Hospital Foundation | Juneau, AK | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northeast Youth Center | Spokane, WA | $6,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Central Community Center | Spokane, WA | $6,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lewisclark State College Foundation | Lewiston, ID | $5,700 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cdaide | Coeur Dalene, ID | $5,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Klamath Falls CASA | Klamath Falls, OR | $5,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Post Falls Food Bank Inc | Post Falls, ID | $5,400 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Spokane, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America Inland Nw Council | Spokane, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clearwater Community Complex Inc | Orofino, ID | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Colleges Foundation | Spokane, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Deary Recreation Foundation | Deary, ID | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Feast Collective | Spokane, WA | $5,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gizmo Cda Inc | Coeur Dalene, ID | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grande Ronde Association for Youth | La Grande, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hip of Spokane County Dba Communityminded Enterprises | Spokane, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| John R Rogers High School Walk of Fame | Spokane, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kin Support Program Haa Yaitxu Saiani | Juneau, AK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Klamath Watershed Partnership | Klamath Falls, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Martin Luther King JR Family Outreach Ct | Spokane, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sky Lakes Foundation | Klamath Falls, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spokane Low Income Housing Consortium | Spokane, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spruce Root Inc | Juneau, AK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Vincent De Paul Moscow Conference | Moscow, ID | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Womens Center Inc Dba Safe Passage | Coeur D Alene, ID | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Twin County United Way | Lewiston, ID | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of North Idaho | Coeur Dalene, ID | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wa Robotics | Kent, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wis Teq Neemit | Lapwai, ID | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Women Helping Women Fund | Spokane, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eastern Oregon University Foundation | Lagrande, OR | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Oregon Institute of Technology Foundation | Klamath Falls, OR | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Leadership Spokane | Spokane, WA | $4,200 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Eastern Wa and N Idaho | Spokane, WA | $4,050 | 5 | 1 | 2024 |
| ACTIVE4YOUTH | Spokane, WA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Action Partnership-Lewiston | Lewiston, ID | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Festival at Sandpoint | Sandpoint, ID | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spokane Interstate Livestock Boosters | Spokane, WA | $3,821 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness | Sandpoint, ID | $3,700 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Camp Stix | Spokane, WA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Childrens Village Inc | Coeur Dalene, ID | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Consumer Credit Counseling | Medford, OR | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Global Neighborhood | Spokane, WA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northwest Harvest Emm | Spokane, WA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Id Inc | Spokane, WA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spokane Alliance United | Spokane, WA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spokane Public Schools Foundation | Spokane, WA | $3,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stage Left Theater Association | Spokane, WA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Livestock Show of Spokane | Spokane, WA | $3,365 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Womens Healing & Empowerment Network | Spokane, WA | $3,300 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Generation Alive | Spokane, WA | $3,100 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Believe in Me | Spokane, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cancer Network of Sanders County | Plains, MT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eastern Oregon Regional Arts Council | La Grande, OR | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Montana Community Foundation | Helena, MT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northwest Childrens Home Inc | Lewiston, ID | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Operation Healthy Family | Spokane, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Quality Behavioral Health | Clarkston, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southern Oregon Child and Family Council | Central Point, OR | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spokane Parks Foundation | Spokane, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Way to Justice | Spokane, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Pullman | Pullman, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YMCA of the Inland Northwest | Spokane, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sanders County Community Housing Org | Thompson Falls, MT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Golden House Theater | Saint John, WA | $2,950 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Spokane County | Spokane, WA | $2,900 | 4 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spokane Lilac Festival Association Inc | Spokane, WA | $2,800 | 5 | 2 | 2024 |
| Second Chance Ranch | Spokane, WA | $2,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chase Youth Foundation | Spokane, WA | $2,700 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spokane Youth Symphony | Spokane, WA | $2,700 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross of Id Mt and Et Or | Boise, ID | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross of Id and Eastern Or | Boise, ID | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arts Alliance Inc | Sandpoint, ID | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boy and Girls Clubs of the Rogue Valley | Grants Pass, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Rogue Valley | Grants Pass, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Lewis Clark Valley | Lewiston, ID | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship | Tukwila, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Crossing Bridges Therapeutic Riding Ctr | Grants Pass, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Embrace Washington | Spokane, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Idaho Foodbank Warehouse Inc | Lewiston, ID | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Juneau Cooperative Christian Ministry | Juneau, AK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Latinos En Spokane | Spokane, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lutherhaven Ministries | Coeur Dalene, ID | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Multicare Inland Nw Foundation | Spokane, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Idaho College Foundation | Coeur Dalene, ID | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northwest Infant Survival & Sids Alliance | Coeur D Alene, ID | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Partners With Families and Children | Spokane, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Safe Start Nw Infant Survival and Sids | Coeur D Alene, ID | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army Juneau Corps | Juneau, AK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Specialized Needs Recreation | Coeur Dalene, ID | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Vincent De Paul St Francis of Assisi Moscow Conference | Moscow, ID | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Thrive Learning Center | Moscow, ID | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unique Center for Athletes of All Needs | Sandpoint, ID | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| West Central Abbey | Spokane, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Montana Food Bank Network Inc | Missoula, MT | $2,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lincoln County Fair JR Livestock Sale | Reardan, WA | $2,080 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stevens County Cattlemen Association | Chewelah, WA | $2,034 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Rogue Valley | Grants Pass, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Columbia Basin Foundation | Ephrata, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Action Partnershiplewiston | Lewiston, ID | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Band of the Palouse | Pullman, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cup of Cool Water | Spokane, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eagle Crest Foundation | Juneau, AK | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Food for Our Children | Sandpoint, ID | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Centennial Trail | Spokane, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gina Quesenberry Foundation | Lewiston, ID | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Holocaust Center for Humanity | Seattle, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Homeshare Kootenai County Inc | Coeur Dalene, ID | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Inland Northwest Golf Foundation | Spokane Valley, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Interlink Inc | Clarkston, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Juneau Jazz and Classics | Juneau, AK | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Wa | Auburn, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Moscow Affordable Housing Trust | Moscow, ID | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northwest Youth Corps | Boise, ID | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Palouse Discovery Science Center | Pullman, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Palouse Habitat for Humanity | Moscow, ID | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Peak 7 Adventures | Mead, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spokane Hoopfest Association | Spokane, WA | $2,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Idaho Foodbank | Lewiston, ID | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Klamath Basin | Klamath Falls, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Southeast Alaska | Juneau, AK | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Waid Volunteer Center | Lewiston, ID | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Grants Pass Oregon | Grants Pass, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spirit Lake Senior Citizens Inc | Spirit Lake, ID | $1,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Womens Christian Association | Spokane, WA | $1,735 | 11 | 1 | 2024 |
| Palouse Basin Water Summit Inc | Moscow, ID | $1,700 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wishing Star Foundation | Spokane Valley, WA | $1,630 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Washington Explosion Softball Association | Spokane, WA | $1,600 | 8 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ferry County Fair Association | Republic, WA | $1,542 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Deer Park Fair Association | Clayton, WA | $1,507 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Childhood Cancer Organization | Spokane, WA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Asotin County Library Foundation | Clarkston, WA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bonner County Skatepark Association | Sandpoint, ID | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Nuturing Center | Medford, OR | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Freedom Farms | Gold Hill, OR | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Golden Rule Reentry | Medford, OR | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Douglas United Way | Roseburg, OR | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Historic Jacksonville Inc | Jackonville, OR | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Idaho STEM Action Center Foundation | Boise, ID | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jackson County Sart | Ashland, OR | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pilgrim Baptist Church | Spokane, WA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reach Out and Read Northwest | Spokane, WA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reclaiming Lives | Medford, OR | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southern Oregon Univ Foundation | Ashland, OR | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spokanimal Care | Spokane, WA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spokane Hearing Oral Program | Spokane, WA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spokane Humane Society | Spokane, WA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YMCA Rsvp | Spokane, WA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Millwood Impact | Spokane Valley, WA | $1,450 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spokane Jazz Society | Spokane, WA | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Valley Community Center | Clarkston, WA | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Josephine Cnty Food Bank Netwk | Grants Pass, OR | $1,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Grangeville Community Foundation | Grangeville, ID | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lincoln County Care and Share Center | Davenport, WA | $1,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Spokane Waldorf Education Association | Spokane, WA | $1,200 | 6 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gonzaga Preparatory School Foundation | Spokane, WA | $1,100 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Spokane Public Radio | Spokane, WA | $1,100 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Idaho CASA | Coeur Dalene, ID | $1,077 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tesh Inc | Coeur Dalene, ID | $1,050 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| 1ST Phoenix Community Center | Phoenix, OR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Apod Production Inc | Moscow, ID | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chewelah Faith Resources Group | Chewelah, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Create Your Statement | Spokane, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friendly Kitchen Meals on Wheels Roseburg | Roseburg, OR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Manito | Spokane, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Phillips Farm Inc | Moscow, ID | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Growing the STEM | Coeur Dalene, ID | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Id Central Spokane Valley Performing Arts | Spokane Valley, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Idaho Trails Association | Boise, ID | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Inland Northwest Planned Giving Council | Spokane, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Klamath Falls Gospel Mission | Klamath Falls, OR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
42 of 469 (9%) received money in more than one year over the 3 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 55%, across 2 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.
Plus 1,283 grants to individuals totalling $5,300,119 -- scholarships, hardship and emergency assistance. We deliberately do not publish the names of people who received them, even though the filings do.
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.
- Eastern Washington University
Catalyst Building 5 of 10 - Gonzaga University
8 EA Terminals for EE Power Lab - American Red Cross Inland Nw Chapter
Support for shelter operations and disaster response - Friends of Ksps
Community Impact Pillars Support - Pullman Regional Hospital Foundation
Family Medicine Physician Residency Program - Boys & Girls Club of Lewis Clark Valley
Renovation of Normal Hill Campus
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 454 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 57 | $171,485 | $1,500 |
| 2023 | 107 | $357,100 | $400 |
| 2024 | 607 | $2,045,737 | $400 |
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. 76% 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
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $400. 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 The Avista 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: 1411 E Mission Ave, Spokane, WA, 99202. 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.
EIN 75-3003371 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.
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