The Conru Foundation
Seattle, WA · EIN 82-1387085. Reported 188 grants totalling $6,544,169 to 147 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. The Conru 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 $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $1,200 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Progress Alliance | Jackson, WY | $600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| We Heart Seattle | Seattle, WA | $450,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Paul's Lutheran Church in Indiana | Indianapolis, IN | $330,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Conservation Coalition | Appleton, WI | $290,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rose-Hulman It | Terre Haute, IN | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $240,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Lands Project | Seattle, WA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for the Study of Partisanship & Ideology | San Gabriel, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation for Indiv Rights in Education | Philadelphia, PA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Walking Strong Foundation | West Hills, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Empowered Pathways Inc | Austin, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Feeding America (reduce Hunger) | Chicago, IL | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Post Carbon Institute | Corvallis, OR | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Queen Anne Lutheran Church | Seattle, WA | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Claremont Institute | Upland, CA | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gage Academy of Art | Seattle, WA | $100,875 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Friends of the Tel Aviv University | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Belong Partners | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Seattle Theater Group | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Walk Strong Foundation | Nashville, TN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Conservation Coalition | Appleton, WI | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arts Impact | Seattle, WA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Artist Trust | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Beit Tshuvahs | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Braver Angels (reduce Polarization) | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Food Finders (reduce Hunger) | Los Alamitos, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish National Fund | Rockville Centre, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pratt Fine Arts Center | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Seattle Theatre Group | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sound Discipline | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Artsfund | Seattle, WA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| One Reel | Seattle, WA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Shunpike | Seattle, WA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arte Noir | Seattle, WA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Coyote Central | Seattle, WA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kittitas County Friends of Animals | Ellensburg, WA | $27,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alaska Endeavor | Petersburg, AK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alaska Endeavour | Cordova, AK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arts Corps | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Immigration Studies | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Charity Water | Hagerstown, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Documentary Foundation | Gig Harbor, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Drug Policy Alliance | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fistula Foundation | San Jose, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Finders Food Bank Inc | Lafayette, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Forest for the Trees | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Frye Art Museum | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gage Academy | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grist Magazine Inc | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Human Rights Campaign Foundation | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Internet Archive | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lava Mae | Alameda, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Media Research Center | Reston, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Association of Scholars | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Center for Missing & Exploited Children | Alexandria, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northwest African American Museum Inc | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Polaris | Sammamish, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rainn | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reason Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Francisco Community Health Center | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Tampa, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Siecus | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Siff | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Trevor Project | West Hollywood, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thorn | Manhattan Beach, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Turning Point USA | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urban Artworks | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wa Na Wari | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Base Camp Studios | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Future Arts | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Martyr Sauce | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nw Creative & Expressive Arts Institute | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| On the Boards | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pan Eros Foundation | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Vera Project | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Third Place Technologies | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Third Stone | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cascadia Art Museum | Woodway, WA | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Art Culture Week | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Black Arts Love | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Deaf Spotlight | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Khambatta Dance Company | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mineral School | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Path With Art | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pilchuck Glass School | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Seattle Recreative | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Seattle Repertory Theatre Foundation | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Good Foot Arts Collective | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vashon Center for the Arts | Vashon, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vivid Matter Collective | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth in Focus | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Public Display Art | Seattle, WA | $10,394 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Art Corps | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Artstation Mt Baker | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Charles & Emma Frye Free Public Art Museum Inc Testamentary Trust | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cornish College of the Arts | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Earth Creative | Everett, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Equinox Studios Cog | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Georgetown Steam Plant Community Development Authority | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kirkland Arts Center | Kirkland, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northwest Creative & Expressive Arts Institute | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Partners in Print | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pike Place Market Foundation | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Recovering From Religion | Kansas City, KS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seattle Art Museum | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seattle Arts & Lectures | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seedarts | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seniors Creating Art | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seward Park Clay Studio | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Soapbox Project | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sv Archive (dba Scarecrow Video) | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tasveer | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Taswira LLC | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Seattle Griot Project | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Town Hall Seattle | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unexpected Productions Inc | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Washington State Arts Alliance Foundation (dba Inspire Washington) | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wing Luke Museum | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| World Affairs Council | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Evergreen Association of Fine Arts | Bellevue, WA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Seattle Cultural Accessibility Consortium | Seattle, WA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seattle Good Business Network | Seattle, WA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alliance for Pioneer Square | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Artswest | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bainbridge Performing Arts | Bainbridge Isl, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blades of Change | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center on Contemporary Art | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Classical King | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Drama Dock | Vashon, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Homeward Pet Adoption Center | Woodinville, WA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Method Gallery | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sanctuary Art Center | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seattle Art Book Fair | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seattle Print Arts | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Short Run Seattle | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Steel Magic Northwest | Edmonds, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Williams Project Dba the Feast | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Velocity Dance Center | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Whatnot Theatrics | Seattle, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arc Dance Productions | Seattle, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center on Contemporary Art (coca) | Seattle, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Snipit of Central Florida | Kissimmee, FL | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tao Fellowship | Collonwood, AZ | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
37 of 147 (25%) 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 59%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 121 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | $1,782,875 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 11 | $798,000 | $40,000 |
| 2023 | 46 | $1,590,000 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 92 | $2,373,294 | $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. 39% 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.
Find more foundations like The Conru Foundation
We email you newly filed foundations whose giving matches your state and cause, as the IRS publishes them. Free.
No spam, unsubscribe in one click. We never sell or share your address.
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 $20,000. 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.
Related guides
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Conru 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: 200 W Mercer Street E300, Seattle, WA, 98119. 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 82-1387085 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
Is something here wrong about your foundation? Email hello@funderscope.com and we will correct it.