The Prime Foundation
Woodinville, WA · EIN 46-1389926. Reported 51 grants totalling $393,674 to 48 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 Prime 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 $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $8,000; the smallest was $150 and the largest $54,983. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge of Promise | Carnation, WA | $57,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $54,983 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seattle Childrens Hospital Foundation | Seattle, WA | $50,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity Seattle King County | Renton, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washington State University Foundation | Pullman, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity East Baysilicon Valley | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Overlake School | Redmond, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Western Colorado University Foundation | Gunnison, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Apprenticeship & Non-Traditional Employment for Women | Renton, WA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mary's Place Seattle | Seattle, WA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kidsquest Museum | Bellevue, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seattle Cancer Care Alliance | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| UC Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Washington Trails Association | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Sound Youth Basketball Assoc | Port Orchard, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mission City Community Fund | Santa Clara, CA | $4,201 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hopelink | Redmond, WA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bridge Ministries | Redmond, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Edmonds College Foundation | Lynnwood, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bellevue Police Foundation | Bellevue, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Billy Defrank Community Center | San Jose, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Desert AIDS Project | Palm Springs, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lambert House | Seattle, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pride Foundation | Seattle, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sheriffs & You Foundation Inc | San Francisco, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Highline Schools Foundation | Burien, WA | $1,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ace Mentor Program of Washington | Seattle, WA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club Foundation | Bellevue, WA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cypress Mandela | Oakland, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northwest Center | Seattle, WA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bellevue College Foundation | Bellevue, WA | $1,490 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seattle Architecture Foundation | Seattle, WA | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ryther | Seattle, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washington A's Baseball Club | Sammammish, WA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Breakfast Group | Seattle, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Foundation of N Central Wa | Wenatchee, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center | Redmond, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marysville Youth Footbal League | Marysville, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seattle Veterinary Outreach | Woodinville, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shelter Inc | Concord, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South King County Firefighters Foundation | Federal Way, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| USO | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rainier Scholars | Seattle, WA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rainier Valley Food Bank | Seattle, WA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Glacier Peak Lacrosse Club | Bothell, WA | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
2 of 48 (4%) 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 17%, 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.
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.
- Seattle Childrens Hospital Foundation
MEDICAL RESEARCH, YOUTH HEALTHCARE, UNCOMPENSATED CARE - American Heart Association Inc
FIGHTING HEART DISEASE AND STROKE. - Bridge of Promise
HUMAN SERVICES; EDUCATION - Habitat for Humanity Seattle King County
BUILDING HOMES FOR THOSE IN NEED - Apprenticeship & Non-Traditional Employment for Women
TRAINING FOR UNDERREPRESENTED DEMOGRAPHICS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY - Washington Trails Association
PROTECTION OF HIKING TRAILS & WILDERNESS IN WA STATE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 30 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | $216,990 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | $54,201 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 6 | $107,483 | $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. 64% 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 $2,000. 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 Prime 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: 12708 197TH Pl Ne, Woodinville, WA, 98077. 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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