Washington Tourism Alliance
Seattle, WA · EIN 45-0636440. Reported 92 grants totalling $2,114,024 to 87 organizations across tax years 2022-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Washington Tourism Alliance, the IRS classifies it under community improvement rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE S41) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 87 distinct organizations, with 4% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 3% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 2 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $16,113. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $5,500 and the largest $82,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visit Issaquah | Issaquah, WA | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Washingtonfilmworks | Seattle, WA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lewis County Economic Development Council | Chehalis, WA | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce | Ellensburg, WA | $61,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tri-Cities Visitor & Convention Bureau | Kennewick, WA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cascade Wine Country | Woodinville, WA | $58,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Suquamish Indian Tribe | Suquamish, WA | $53,110 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chamber of Commerce of Port Angeles Washington | Port Angeles, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Bingen | Cook, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Westport | Westport, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Make Shift | Bellingham, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau | Port Angeles, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Visitor and Convention Bureau of Thurston County | Olympia, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Port Gamble Sklallam Foundation | Kingston, WA | $48,615 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Kenmore | Kenmore, WA | $46,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Benton City | Benton City, WA | $46,300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Economic Development Alliance of Skagit County | Mount Vernon, WA | $42,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tri-County Economic Development District | Colville, WA | $38,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Organic Farm School Formerly Greenbank Farm Management Group | Freeland, WA | $36,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism | Bellingham, WA | $33,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Mountains to Sound Greenway Tr | Seattle, WA | $33,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Snoqualmie Indian Tribe | Snoqualmie, WA | $33,445 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spokane Tribe of Indians | Wellpinit, WA | $33,445 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Grand Coulee Chamber of Commerce | Grand Coulee, WA | $30,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Waitsburg | Waitsburg, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Zillah | Zillah, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Columbia Gorge Tourism Alliance Foundation | Hood River, OR | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pacific County Tourism Bureau | Seaview, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Connections | Bellingham, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Grays Harbor Inc | Aberdeen, WA | $24,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation | Usk, WA | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chamber of Commerce Upper Snoqualmie Valley | North Bend, WA | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mount Adams Chamber of Commerce | White Salmon, WA | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wenatchee Chamber of Commerce | Wenatchee, WA | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clallam County | Port Angeles, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Columbia Gorge Tourism Alliance | Hood River, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Seattle Business Association | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kittitas Environmental Education Network | Ellensburg, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Marymoor Velodrome Association | Redmond, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Methow Valley Sports Trails Association | Winthrop, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spark Museum of Electrical Invention | Bellingham, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Plain Valley Ski Trails | Leavenworth, WA | $18,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chewelah Creative District | Chewelah, WA | $18,700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jefferson County Farmers Market | Port Townsend, WA | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Twispworks Foundation | Twisp, WA | $17,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Alliance for Pioneer Square | Seattle, WA | $16,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kruckeberg Botanic Garden Foundation | Shoreline, WA | $16,475 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wahkiakum Chamber of Commerce | Cathlamet, WA | $15,752 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mount Rainier Visitor Association | Ashford, WA | $15,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Anacortes Arts Festival | Anacortes, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority | Aberdeen, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Langston | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Paper Whale Arts | Bellingham, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sky Valley Chamber of Commerce | Sultan, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Snohomish Youth Soccer Club | Snohomish, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Twisp Chamber of Commerce | Twisp, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yakima Valley Visitors & Convention Bureau Inc | Yakima, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arlington Smokey Point Chamber of Commerce | Arlington, WA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dungeness River Nature Center | Sequim, WA | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Redmond | Redmond, WA | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Amateur Athletics Commission of Snohomish County | Everett, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bellingham Bay Community Boatingcenter | Bellingham, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Centrocultural Mexicano | Redmond, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Edmonds | North Edmonds, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Economic Alliance of Lewis County | Chehalis, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| House of Kala | Redmond, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce | Port Townsend, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Methow Arts Alliance | Twisp, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mount St Helens Institute | Amboy, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pend Oreille Region Tourism Alliance | Metaline Falls, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Port of Columbia County | Dayton, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Okanogan County Tourism Council | Omak, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Washington Festivals and Events Association | Port Angeles, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mount Vernon Downtown Association | Mount Vernon, WA | $9,758 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camano Island Chamber of Commerce | Camano Island, WA | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| E B Dunn Historic Garden Trust | Seattle, WA | $9,300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Disabled Hikers | Carlsborg, WA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friday Harbor Film Festival | Friday Harbor, WA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Power House Theater Walla Walla | Walla Walla, WA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arts Council of Snohomish County | Everett, WA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Mermaid Museum | Aberdeen, WA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maryhill Museum of Art | Goldendale, WA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northwest Agriculture Business Center | Mount Vernon, WA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Toppenish Mural Society | Toppenish, WA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Artisans at the Dahmen Barn | Uniontown, WA | $6,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nisqually Indian Tribe | Olympia, WA | $5,924 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Port of Bremerton | Bremerton, WA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
5 of 87 (6%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Visit Issaquah
SHOULDER SEASON VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY INITIATIVE, PARAGLIDING FESTIVAL PROFESSIONAL ASSESSMENT, AND DESTINATION STEWARDSHIP FACILITATION - Washington Filmworks
CREATING COLLATERAL FOR TOURISM AND FILM AND OUTREACH TO TRIBAL COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP RECIPROCAL AND REGENERATIVE RELATIONSHIPS - Economic Alliance of Lewis County
RURAL TOURISM RESEARCH & DATA AND TOURISM REGENERATION - Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce
ARTS & CULTURE, RTMP, AND RURAL TOURISM RESEARCH & DATA - Visit Tri Cities
SPORTS INCENTIVIZATION GRANT - Suquamish Indian Tribe
SUQUAMISH MUSEUM DIGITAL STORYTELLING AND MARKETING ASSET PRODUCTION
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 53 of 87 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 17 | $193,000 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 8 | $111,524 | $10,500 |
| 2024 | 67 | $1,809,500 | $20,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
98% of its giving went to organizations in Washington. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $16,113 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Washington.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Washington Tourism Alliance's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 43 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 24 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 16612, Seattle, WA, 98116.
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