Yakima Valley Community Foundation
Yakima, WA · EIN 20-0697012. Reported 253 grants totalling $12.6M to 114 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, 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 Yakima Valley Community Foundation, the IRS classifies it as a community foundation (NTEE T31).
- How spread out its giving is. 114 distinct organizations, with 23% 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. 47% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 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 $20,000. Half of what it reported fell between $6,500 and $41,250; the smallest was $200 and the largest $997,577. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yakima Rotary Trust | Yakima, WA | $2,902,877 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Yakima Rotary Charities | Yakima, WA | $1,073,077 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Memorial Foundation | Yakima, WA | $729,870 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Washington Foundation | Seattle, WA | $690,750 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tri-Cities Prep-a Catholic High School Under Patronage of St Thoma | Pasco, WA | $540,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Latinx LLC | Yakima, WA | $379,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Yakima Herald Republic | Yakima, WA | $323,689 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wellness House | Yakima, WA | $319,212 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Yakima County Development Association | Yakima, WA | $311,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United States Catholic Conference | Washington, DC | $292,616 | 7 | 3 | 2024 |
| La Salle Foundation of Yakima | Union Gap, WA | $264,897 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Young Womens Christian Association | Yakima, WA | $204,537 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Project Mercy Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $165,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Generating Hope Inc | Wapato, WA | $152,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Latino Community Fund of Washingtonstate | Seattle, WA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Scholarship America Inc | Naches, WA | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| La CASA Hogar | Yakima, WA | $132,200 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ttawaxt Birth Justice Center | Wapato, WA | $129,692 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Yakima Valley Council on Alcoholism | Yakima, WA | $124,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rods House | Yakima, WA | $122,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Yakima | Yakima, WA | $120,738 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Grace City Outreach | Yakima, WA | $116,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dispute Resolution Center of Yakima and Kittitas Counties | Yakima, WA | $106,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences | Yakima, WA | $103,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Yakama Power | Toppenish, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Union Gospel Mission of Yakima Wash | Yakima, WA | $97,889 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center | Seattle, WA | $91,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Justice Housing Yakima | Yakima, WA | $90,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Yakima Town Hall | Yakima, WA | $83,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kittitas County Health Network | Ellensburg, WA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Apoyo Incorporated | Ellensburg, WA | $75,690 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| People for People | Yakima, WA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northwest Communities Education Center | Granger, WA | $74,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Central Washington | Yakima, WA | $72,520 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cowiche Canyon Conservancy | Yakima, WA | $69,750 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Highland Food Bank | Tieton, WA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Yakima Symphony Orchestra Inc | Yakima, WA | $65,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Peacekeeper Society | Harrah, WA | $62,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Yakima Music En Accion Yama | Yakima, WA | $57,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Yakima | Yakima, WA | $54,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Presbyterian Church USA | Londonderry, NH | $51,828 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Yakima Greenway Foundation | Yakima, WA | $51,125 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Entrust Community Services | Yakima, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Yakima | Yakima, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Opportunities Industrialization Center of Washington | Yakima, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Teach for America Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Teamchild | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Roslyn Downtown Association | Roslyn, WA | $48,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Washington Association for Infant Mental Health (wa-Aimh) | Seattle, WA | $48,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Scholar Fund | Seattle, WA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Unidos Nueva Alianza Foundation | Ephrata, WA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Capitol Theatre Committee | Yakima, WA | $44,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Yakima Valley Museum & Hist Assn | Yakima, WA | $40,097 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kittitas Conservation Trust | Roslyn, WA | $39,400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heritage University | Toppenish, WA | $38,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Yakima Area Arboretum a Nonprofit Corporation | Yakima, WA | $36,250 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Young Life | Colorado Spgs, CO | $35,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yakima Free Clinic | Yakima, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yakima Neighborhood Health Services | Yakima, WA | $33,872 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fish | Ellensburg, WA | $30,310 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Centro De Servicios Comunitarios LLC | Yakima, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heartlinks | Grandview, WA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kittitas County Habitat for Humanity | Ellensburg, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nuestra CASA | Sunnyside, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Toppenish Community Chest | Toppenish, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Canyon Blooms Petals for Patients | Yakima, WA | $25,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Campbell Farm | Wapato, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Empowering Latina Leadership & Action | Yakima, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Garden Village | Yakima, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northwest Immigrant Rights Project | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nw Expressive Arts Response | Ellensburg, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oneamerica | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Central Washington Home Builders Association Foundation | Yakima, WA | $24,572 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yakima Schools Foundation | Yakima, WA | $22,800 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Presbytery of Northwest Coast | Edmonds, WA | $21,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yakima Police Patrolmens Assn | Yakima, WA | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Latino Leadership | Olympia, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Explore Your Wild | Selah, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Forterra Nw | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sigma Nu Educational Foundation Inc | Lexington, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Washington State Tree Fruit Association | Yakima, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yakima Parks and Recreation | Yakima, WA | $18,396 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Filipino-American Community of Yakima Valley | Wapato, WA | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Grace of Christ Presbyterian Church | Yakima, WA | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Enterprise for Progress in the Community | Yakima, WA | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tieton Arts and Humanities | Tieton, WA | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho | Yakima, WA | $15,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| College Success Foundation | Bellevue, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yakima County Development Association | Yakima, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yakima Youth Golf Organization | Yakima, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| West Valley Youth Baseball Association | Yakima, WA | $14,553 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cascadianow | Seattle, WA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Our Place Community Outreach | Spokane, WA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yakima Valley College - Scholarship | Yakima, WA | $11,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Imagine Scholar Inc | Redmond, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of Alaska & Washington | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Montlake Futures Fund | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northwest Harvest E M M | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washington State University Foundation | Pullman, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yakama Warriors Association | Toppenish, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yakima Buddhist Church | Wapato, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seattle Pacific University | Seattle, WA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation | Toppenish, WA | $7,700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eastern Washington University | Cheney, WA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | New York, NY | $7,000 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Eastern Oregon University | Lagrande, WA | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foundation of Yakima Valley Community College | Yakima, WA | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Taberncle of God of Dillon | Dillon, SC | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Larson Gallery Guild | Yakima, WA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Parker Youth and Sports Foundation | Yakima, WA | $6,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Washington Scholarships | Seattle, WA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Corporation of Gonzaga University | Spokane, WA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washington Policy Center | Seattle, WA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
48 of 114 (42%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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.
- Yakima Rotary Trust
2023 ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION FOR MMD SCHOLARSHIP - Tri-Cities Prep a Catholic High School
IN SUPPORT OF THE PHASE FOUR EXPANSION - Latinx LLC
GRANT AGREEMENT PROJECT FUNDED BY SEATTLE FOUNDATION; COVID-19 GENERAL SUPPORT - La Salle High School Foundation
COVID-19 GRANT TO SUPPORT FOOD INSECURITY; FUNDING RESTRICTED TO THE TIM MCGREE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND; GENERAL SUPPORT - The Memorial Foundation
FBO COTTAGE IN THE MEADOW EXPANSION; 2021 STRATEGIC GRANT AWARD FBO CHILDREN'S VILLAGE; GENERAL SUPPORT-TO BE USED FOR COTTAGE IN THE MEADOW; GENERAL SUPPORT-TO BE USED FOR NORTHSTAR LODGE CANCER TREATMENT FACILITY IN YAKIMA, WA; GENERAL SUPPORT-TO BE USED FOR CHILDREN'S VILLAGE; COVID-19 CHILDREN'S VILLAGE; FAMILY BIRTHPLACE; CHAMP; ANNUAL RECURRING GRANT FOR CHAMPS CAMPAIGN - Wellness House
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN; HOPE MOVES FORWARD CAMPAIGN; PROGRAM SUPPORT; APPLE OF OUR EYE SPONSORSHIP LUNCH; 2021 STRATEGIC GRANT AWARD; GENERAL SUPPORT; GENERAL SUPPORT- FOR THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN; ADDITIONAL AIR FILTRATION SUPPLIES TO PROTECT AGAINST COVID-19 VARIANT PARTICULANTS; GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 73 of 114 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 65 | $4,424,409 | $33,872 |
| 2022 | 54 | $2,540,635 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 91 | $2,727,772 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 43 | $2,860,291 | $24,572 |
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
95% 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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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 $20,000 -- 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 Yakima Valley Community Foundation'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 40 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 3 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: 316 E Yakima Ave 201, Yakima, WA, 98901.
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