The Norcliffe Foundation
Seattle, WA · EIN 91-6029352. Reported 1,551 grants totalling $112.2M to 962 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$10,000median grant
$112.2Mgranted, 2020-2023
962organizations funded
44%of grantees funded again the next year
$1.0Bassets, 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 Norcliffe 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $7,500 and $20,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $5,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 962 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Aquarium | Seattle, WA | $11.0M | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Friends of Waterfront Seattle | Seattle, WA | $7,500,000 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Foundation | Seattle, WA | $5,136,970 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Foundation (uw) | Seattle, WA | $3,863,030 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Fulcrum Foundation | Seattle, WA | $3,679,313 | 10 | 4 | 2023 |
| University Preparatory Academy | Seattle, WA | $2,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seattle's Union Gospel Mission | Seattle, WA | $2,230,000 | 11 | 4 | 2023 |
| Catholic Community Services | Seattle, WA | $2,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Overlake Hospital Foundation | Bellevue, WA | $2,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Plymouth Housing Group | Seattle, WA | $2,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Haring Center | Seattle, WA | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Western Washington University Foundation | Bellingham, WA | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | Seattle, WA | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Seattle Girls' School | Seattle, WA | $1,950,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood Great Northwest Hawaii Alaska Indiana Kentucky | Seattle, WA | $1,700,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Washington Foundation (uw) | Seattle, WA | $1,600,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Virginia Mason Foundation | Seattle, WA | $1,600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Washington State Association | Olympia, WA | $1,500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hamlin Robinson School | Seattle, WA | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Seattle Children's Theatre | Seattle, WA | $1,250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Housing Lopez Inc | Lopez Island, WA | $1,200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ballard Food Bank | Seattle, WA | $1,060,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cascade Public Media | Seattle, WA | $1,050,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Imagine Children's Museum | Everett, WA | $1,020,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Multicare Foundations | Tacoma, WA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| One Roof Stadium Partnership Fiscally Sponsored By Seattle Center Foundatio | Seattle, WA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Overlake Medical Center Foundation | Bellevue, WA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pacific Lutheran University | Tacoma, WA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Bush School | Seattle, WA | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| White Center Community Development Association | Seattle, WA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Woodland Park Zoological Society | Seattle, WA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| O'dea High School | Seattle, WA | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Outdoors for All Foundation | Seattle, WA | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| El Centro De La Raza | Seattle, WA | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Path | Seattle, WA | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gig Harbor Peninsula Fish Food Bank and Community Services | Gig Harbor, WA | $553,110 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washington Policy Center | Seattle, WA | $550,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lifewire | Bellevue, WA | $525,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | Golf, IL | $515,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Congregations for the Homeless | Bellevue, WA | $510,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| 5TH Avenue Theatre Association | Seattle, WA | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bishop Blanchet High School | Seattle, WA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Home Society of Washington | Seattle, WA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Compass Health | Everett, WA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Evergreenhealth Foundation | Kirkland, WA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity - Tacomapierce County | Tacoma, WA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Knkx | Seattle, WA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Providence General Foundation | Everett, WA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rainier Valley Food Bank | Seattle, WA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences (saas) | Seattle, WA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Volunteers of America Western Washington | Everett, WA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Byrd Barr Place | Seattle, WA | $475,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts Western Washington | Seattle, WA | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Familyworks | Seattle, WA | $440,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Emergency Food Network | Lakewood, WA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Penmet Parks Fiscally Sponsored By Greater Tacoma Community Foundation | Gig Harbor, WA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Washington Farmland Trust (formerly Pcc Farmland Trust) | Seattle, WA | $382,700 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Historic Seattle | Seattle, WA | $375,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Four Winds Westward Ho | Deer Harbor, WA | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Georgetown Steam Plant Community Development Authority | Seattle, WA | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Holy Names Academy | Seattle, WA | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding | Port Hadlock, WA | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Generations Aging With Pride (genpride) | Seattle, WA | $317,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Downtown Emergency Service Center (desc) | Seattle, WA | $308,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Comprehensive Life Resources | Tacoma, WA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Together Center | Redmond, WA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St James Cathedral | Seattle, WA | $286,500 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Gage Academy of Art | Seattle, WA | $260,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arte Noir Fiscally Sponsored By Northwest Film Forum | Seattle, WA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Black and Tan Hall Fiscally Sponsored By Northwest Film Forum | Seattle, WA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cristo Rey Seattle High School | Seattle, WA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mercy Housing Northwest | Seattle, WA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pacific Science Center | Seattle, WA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Saint Martin's University | Lacey, WA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Volunteer Park Trust Fiscally Sponsored By Seattle Parks Foundation | Seattle, WA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | $225,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| University Cooperative School | Seattle, WA | $225,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Associated Recreation Council (arc) | Seattle, WA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Foundation | Rancho Mirage, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity - Snohomish County | Lynnwood, WA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Lummi Island Congregational Church | Lummi Island, WA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northwest School for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Children | Shoreline, WA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Renton Innovation Zone Partnership | Seattle, WA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Society of St Vincent De Paul - Seattle | Seattle, WA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| YWCA Seattle King and Snohomish Counties | Seattle, WA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America Chief Seattle Council | Seattle, WA | $195,000 | 7 | 2 | 2023 |
| Seattle Repertory Theatre | Seattle, WA | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Trust for Public Land | Seattle, WA | $165,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lakeside School | Seattle, WA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northwest Indian College | Bellingham, WA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sacred Heart Church - Bellevue | Bellevue, WA | $150,000 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| United States Olympic & Paralympic Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Archdiocese of Seattle | Seattle, WA | $145,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| National Parks Conservation Association (npca) | Seattle, WA | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Path With Art | Seattle, WA | $130,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bread of Life Mission | Seattle, WA | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hopelink | Redmond, WA | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking (best) | Seattle, WA | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Seattle University | Seattle, WA | $101,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cascade Public Media - Formerly Kcts | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family First Community Center Foundation Fiscally Sponsored By Renton Regio | Issaquah, WA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Friends of Lopez Island Pool | Lopez Island, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harlequin Productions | Olympia, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Henry Gallery Assocation Inc | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Link to Lake Fiscally Sponsored By Seattle Parks Foundation | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Northwest Maritime Center | Port Townsend, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nurturing Roots | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seattle Police Foundation | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Southeast Seattle Senior Foundation | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Young Life Malibu Club | Gig Harbor, WA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Seattle Clemency Project | Seattle, WA | $95,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Denise Louie Education Center | Seattle, WA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Whatcom County | Bellingham, WA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Financial Beginnings Washington | Tukwila, WA | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart | Bellevue, WA | $85,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Seattle Art Museum | Seattle, WA | $82,500 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Independent Colleges of Washington | Seattle, WA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Skagit Valley Family YMCA | Mount Vernon, WA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Museum of Flight | Seattle, WA | $76,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Enterprise Institute | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Artsfund | Seattle, WA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| College Success Foundation | Bellevue, WA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Communities in Schools of Washington | Federal Way, WA | $75,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Earthcorps | Seattle, WA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center | Redmond, WA | $75,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Seattle Center Foundation | Seattle, WA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Seattle Symphony | Seattle, WA | $75,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Vine Maple Place | Maple Valley, WA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| NAMI Seattle | Seattle, WA | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Page Ahead Children's Literacy Program | Seattle, WA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Bridge Disability Ministries | Bellevue, WA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Powerful Voices | Seattle, WA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Society of St Vincent De Paul - North Sound Council | Everett, WA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Washington STEM | Seattle, WA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Council on Foreign Relations Inc | New York, NY | $60,000 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Foundation for Tacoma Students | Tacoma, WA | $60,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Helping Hands Food Bank | Sedrowoolley, WA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jefferson Land Trust | Port Townsend, WA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Palm Springs Friends of Philharmonic | Palm Desert, CA | $60,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rainier Scholars | Seattle, WA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Teamchild | Seattle, WA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Long Live the Kings | Seattle, WA | $59,597 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Action of Skagit County | Mount Vernon, WA | $57,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Amara | Seattle, WA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Arlington Kids' Kloset | Arlington, WA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Center for Children & Youth Justice | Seattle, WA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Child Advocacy Center of Snohomish County at Dawson Place | Everett, WA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ducks Unlimited | Memphis, TN | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Foundation for Edmonds School District | Lynnwood, WA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Northwest Family Life Learning & Counseling Center | Seattle, WA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Palmer Scholars | Tacoma, WA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sealife Response Rehabilitation and Research (SR3) | Des Moines, WA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Shared Spaces Foundation | Tukwila, WA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wellspring Family Services | Seattle, WA | $55,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jubilee Women's Center | Seattle, WA | $52,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Beta Theta Pi Foundation | Oxford, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boyer Children's Clinic | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Building Changes | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cascade PBS | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| College Possible Washington | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crista Ministries | Shoreline, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Eastside Legal Assistance Program | Bellevue, WA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Farestart | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity - Seattleking County | Renton, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Hearing Speech & Deaf Center | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Helping Hands Project Organization | Everett, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hunger Intervention Program | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jefferson Healthcare Foundation | Port Townsend, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mary's Place | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Medical Teams International | Tigard, OR | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association | Bellingham, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Northwest Education Access (nwea) | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Pike Place Market Foundation | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pioneer Association of the State of Washington | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rainier Valley Midwives | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Rising Out of the Shadows (roots) | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Seattle Works | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sno-Valley Senior Center | Carnation, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Lighthouse for the Blind Inc | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Totem Star | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University District Food Bank | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University Heights Center | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Washington Maritime Blue | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Washington State Charter Schools Association | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washington Trails Association | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition | Tacoma, WA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Private Enterprise Education Dba Washington Business Week | Renton, WA | $47,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Camp Korey | Mount Vernon, WA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dress for Success | Seattle, WA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Earthgen | Seattle, WA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Northwest Center | Renton, WA | $45,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Northwest Youth Services | Bellingham, WA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Oceans Initiative | Seattle, WA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pediatric Interim Care Center | Kent, WA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Puget Soundkeeper Alliance | Seattle, WA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Safe Crossings Foundation | Seattle, WA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Seattle Shakespeare Company | Seattle, WA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Street Youth Ministries | Seattle, WA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Team Read | Seattle, WA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Washington Alliance for Better Schools | Shoreline, WA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Youth Eastside Services | Bellevue, WA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alliance for Education | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Assistance League of the Eastside | Redmond, WA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Audubon Washington | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bike Works Seattle | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Bloodworks Northwest | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Evergreen Goodwill | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Evergreen Treatment Services | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Evergreenhealth Monroe Foundation | Monroe, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Intiman Theatre | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Juma Ventures Seattle | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kuow Puget Sound Public Radio | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| League of Education Voters Foundation | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Beginnings | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nw Energy Coalition | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| One Roof Foundation | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Pacific Rim Institute for Environmental Stewardship | Coupeville, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Port Townsend Marine Science Center | Port Townsend, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Puyallup Valley St Francis House | Puyallup, WA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rainier Valley Community Development Fund | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seattle Theatre Group (stg) | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Southeast Seattle Education Coalition | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tacoma Arts Live | Tacoma, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Teach for America | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Technology Access Foundation | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Greater Seattle Bureau of Fearless Ideas | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Upower | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| West Seattle Food Bank | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Westside Baby | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Backpack Brigade | Seattle, WA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra | Bellevue, WA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound | Seattle, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Business Impact Nw | Tukwila, WA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Camp Fire Central Puget Sound | Seattle, WA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dignity for Divas | Seattle, WA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Edmonds College Foundation | Lynnwood, WA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Family Law CASA of King County | Tukwila, WA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| First Washington | Kent, WA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Imagine Housing | Bellevue, WA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kids in Concert | Bainbridge Island, WA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| King County Sexual Assault Resource Center | Renton, WA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Millionair Club Inc Dba Uplift Northwest | Seattle, WA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Nw Children's Foundation | Seattle, WA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Puget Sound Estuarium | Olympia, WA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Safe Harbor Free Clinic | Stanwood, WA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
370 of 962 (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 44%, 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.
- Friends of Waterfront Seattle
CAMPAIGN FOR WATERFRONT PARK - University Preparatory Academy
BUILDING TO INCLUDE, INVENT, INSPIRE CAMPAIGN - Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Foundation
IT STARTS WITH YES: NEUROSCIENCES AUTISM AND MENTAL HEALTH - Western Washington University Foundation
BUILDING WASHINGTON'S FUTURE CAMPAIGN - Seattle Aquarium
ONE OCEAN, ONE FUTURE CAMPAIGN TO BUILD THE OCEAN PAVILION - YMCA of Greater Seattle
THE Y CAMPAIGN FOR KIDS AND COMMUNITIES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 1,042 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 260 | $26.5M | $15,000 |
| 2021 | 298 | $21.7M | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 407 | $23.5M | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 586 | $40.5M | $15,000 |
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. The Norcliffe Foundation has 223 of them, worth $111.5M. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Foundation (uw) | Seattle, WA | $8,000,000 |
| One Roof Stadium Partnership Fiscally Sponsored By Seattle Center Foundatio | Seattle, WA | $7,500,000 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Foundation | Seattle, WA | $6,136,970 |
| Cristo Rey Seattle High School | Seattle, WA | $5,000,000 |
| Friends of Waterfront Seattle | Seattle, WA | $5,000,000 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Foundation | Seattle, WA | $4,000,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Great Northwest Hawaii Alaska Indiana Kentucky | Seattle, WA | $3,300,000 |
| Multicare Foundations | Tacoma, WA | $3,000,000 |
| Fulcrum Foundation | Seattle, WA | $3,000,000 |
| Seattle Aquarium | Seattle, WA | $3,000,000 |
| Friends of Waterfront Seattle | Seattle, WA | $2,636,970 |
| University Preparatory Academy | Seattle, WA | $2,500,000 |
| Fulcrum Foundation | Seattle, WA | $2,051,625 |
| Bishop Blanchet High School | Seattle, WA | $2,000,000 |
| Catholic Community Services | Seattle, WA | $2,000,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 98% 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.
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. 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 The Norcliffe Foundation'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: 600 University Street Suite 2003, Seattle, WA, 98101. 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 91-6029352 · 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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