Whitaker Foundation
Snoqualmie, WA · EIN 23-7301744. Reported 233 grants totalling $432,100 to 94 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. Whitaker 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 $500. Half of everything it gave fell between $250 and $750; the smallest was $100 and the largest $149,800. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attachment a | Snoqualmie, WA | $149,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Our Lady Sorrows | Snoqualmie, WA | $96,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Call to Serve As Christ | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Missionary Oblates | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Annual Catholic Appeal | Norwich, CT | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Vincent De Paul Society | Snoqualmie, WA | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sacred Heart Shelter | Seattle, WA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Catherine of Siena Parish | Metairie, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Community Services | Bellevue, WA | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Meadowbrook Farm Preservation Association | Snoqualmie, WA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Oblate Fathers - Bill Antone | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics | Seattle, WA | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Anthony's of Padua | Carnation, WA | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Labre Indian School - Major & Planned Giving Dept | Ashland, MT | $2,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cross Catholic Outreach | Boca Raton, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sisters of St Joseph of Peace | Bellevue, WA | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Jude Hospital | Memphis, TN | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Martins Development Office | Lacey, WA | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Life Enrichment Options | Issaquah, WA | $2,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nat'l Multiple Sclerosis Society | Seattle, WA | $2,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Martin De Porres Shelter | Seattle, WA | $2,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Americans United for Life | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Covenant House - Times Square Station | New York, NY | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Our Lady Sorrows - Sle Convent | Snoqualmie, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rancho Lagunas Home of Equine Assisted Rescue Therapy | Snoqualmie, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Students for Life of America | Fredericksburg, VA | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Catholic Bishop of N Alaska | Fairbanks, AK | $1,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers | Maryknoll, NY | $1,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Missionaries of Charity | Bronx, NY | $1,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Joseph School | Issaquah, WA | $1,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Eastside Catholic Foundation | Sammamish, WA | $1,650 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Encompass | North Bend, WA | $1,650 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Visitation School Development | Mendota Heights, MN | $1,650 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fred Hutchinsen Cancer Inst | Seattle, WA | $1,550 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Marine Toys for Tots | Kent, WA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Project Rachel | Seattle, WA | $1,400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Providence Marianwood Foundation | Issaquah, WA | $1,350 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| USO World Headquarters | Washington, DC | $1,300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Washington Policy Center | Seattle, WA | $1,300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alzheimers Assoc of Wa | Seattle, WA | $1,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | Seattle, WA | $1,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Arthritis Foundation | Seattle, WA | $1,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Burn(ed) Children Recovery Foundation | Everett, WA | $1,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Edchoice | Indianapolis, IN | $1,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Evergreen Freedom Foundation - Bob Williams | Olympia, WA | $1,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Haiti Art - Healing Art Missions | Granville, OH | $1,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $1,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Leadership Institute - Steven Pj Wood Bldg | Arlington, VA | $1,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Reagan Presidential Foundation | Simi Valley, CA | $1,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Snoqualmie Valley Historical Society | North Bend, WA | $1,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St James Cathedral Esl | Seattle, WA | $1,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Salesian Missions | New Rochelle, NY | $1,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gretchen Weller Fund | Ellensburg, WA | $1,100 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mt Si Senior Center | North Bend, WA | $1,100 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Orphans | Bellevue, WA | $1,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northwest Kidney Center | Seattle, WA | $1,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rancho Lagunas Home of Equine Assisted Rescued Therapy | Snoqualmie, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Snoqualmie Valley Rotarie | North Bend, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Snoqualmie Valley Rotary | North Bend, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southeastern Legal Foundation | Marietta, GA | $1,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Millionaire Clubuplift Northwest | Seattle, WA | $950 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 40 Days for Life | Bryan, TX | $850 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| US Olympic Committee | Colorado Springs, CO | $800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| World War II Memorial Fund | Washington, DC | $800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bill of Rights Institute | Arlington, VA | $700 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Carmelite Institute of Spirituality | Stanwood, WA | $700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ave Maria University Inc | Maria, FL | $650 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Catholic League | New York, NY | $500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Crossroads | San Diego, CA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friend to Friend | Seattle, WA | $500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kittitas Co Search & Rescue - Sergeant Fred Slyfield | Ellensburg, WA | $500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kittitas County Shop With a Cop & Firefighter | Ellensburg, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kittitas Fire District 7 | Cle Elum, WA | $500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lifewire | Bellevue, WA | $500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Overlake Hospital Foundation | Bellevue, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Paralyzed Veterans of America | Washington, DC | $500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hope Heart Institute | Bellevue, WA | $450 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Leprosy Mission | Greenville, SC | $400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Americares | Stamford, CT | $400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of Carpenter Memorial Library | Cle Elum, WA | $400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Court Advocates for Children Kittitas County | Ellensburg, WA | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Eastside Friends of Seniors | Sammamish, WA | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of Youth | Snoqualmie, WA | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Credtin-Derham Hall | St Paul, MN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Redemtorist Missions | Long Branch, NJ | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Seattle, WA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seattle University Development Fund | Seattle, WA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Home Society | Seattle, WA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mercatus Center - George Mason University Foundation | Arlington, VA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Seton Shrine | Emmitsburg, MD | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kittitas Head Start | Kittitas, WA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mercatus Center | Arlington, VA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
74 of 94 (79%) 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 90%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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.
- Our Lady Sorrows
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO EXEMPT ORGANIZATION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 74 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | $149,800 | $149,800 |
| 2022 | 78 | $130,200 | $500 |
| 2023 | 73 | $55,050 | $250 |
| 2024 | 81 | $97,050 | $500 |
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. 80% 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 $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 Whitaker 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: Po Box 996, Snoqualmie, WA, 98065. 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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