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Who does Whatcom Community Foundation fund?

Whatcom Community Foundation has awarded $23 million across 410 grants to 209 organizations between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $16,662, with most between $9,868 and $36,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $19,769 versus $10,000 for first-time grantees.

Total awarded
$23.1M
Typical grant
$17K
Grantees
209
Grants
410
Years
2020–2024

Organizations this funder supports

Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

100 of 209 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
Sustainable Connections $3.0M42020–20242024WA
Mercy Housing Northwest $1.5M120222022CO
Alternatives to Hunger $1.3M42020–20242024WA
Re Sources $1.0M42020–20242024WA
M Meridian School District #505 $1.0M120242024— —
National Council for Community Development INC $988K120202020NY
Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association $950K42020–20242024WA
Whatcom Long Term Recovery Group $937K22022–20232023WA
Whatcom Council on Aging $806K42020–20242024WA
B Bellingham Technical College $600K120242024— —
C City of Bellingham $515K72020–20242024— —
Bellingham Bay Community Boatingcenter $484K32022–20242024WA
Whatcom Land Trust $432K42020–20242024WA
Opportunity Council $420K42020–20242024WA
Foundation for Western Washington University and Alumni $347K42020–20242024WA
Mount Baker Theatre $332K42020–20242024WA
Chuckanut Health Foundation $280K42020–20242024WA
Bellingham Technical College Foundation $268K42020–20242024WA
North Cascades Institute $250K52020–20242024WA
Maui Youth and Family Services INC $246K22022–20232023HI
Mt Baker Planned Parenthood $224K32020–20232023WA
Northwest Agriculture Business Center $220K120232023WA
Whatcom Family and Community Network $193K42020–20242024WA
Wild Whatcom $176K42020–20242024WA
Lydia Place a Nonprofit Corporation $173K42020–20242024WA
Lhaq'temish Foundation $163K42020–20242024WA
Northwest Youth Service $163K42020–20242024WA
Panthera Corporation $150K120232023NY
Whatcom Museum Foundation $147K42020–20242024WA
Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho $145K120242024WA
Vamos Outdoors Project $132K32022–20242024WA
Max Higbee Community Recreation Center $122K42020–20242024WA
M Mount Baker School District #507 $122K42020–20242024— —
C City of Lynden $120K120242024— —
Unity Care Northwest $111K42020–20242024WA
The Bellingham Public School Foundation $108K32020–20232023WA
Whatcom Family Young Men's Christian Association $106K42020–20242024WA
The Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center $103K42020–20242024WA
E Earthaction Alerts Network $99K120202020MA
Whatcom Community College Foundation $98K42020–20242024WA
Common Threads Farm $97K32020–20232023WA
Pioneer Meadows Montessori School $92K22020–20232023WA
Institute for Washingtons Future $91K32020–20232023WA
Allied Arts of Whatcom County $90K42020–20242024WA
Pickford Film Center $87K42020–20242024WA
L Lighthouse Mission Ministries $82K42020–20242024WA
Heifer Project International $80K22022–20232023AR
Children of the Setting Sun Productions $76K42020–20242024WA
E Earth Sanctuary INC $75K120232023CA
Bellingham Symphony Orchestra $73K42020–20242024WA
Whatcom Center for Early Learning $72K32022–20242024WA
Blaine Food Bank Association $71K22020–20232023WA
W Whatcom County Search and Rescue Council $70K22023–20242024WA
Earth Island Institute INC $68K120202020CA
S South Fork Valley Community Association $67K32022–20242024WA
Bellingham Festival of Music $67K42020–20242024WA
S Salish Current $60K22023–20242024WA
Downtown Bellingham Association $60K32020–20232023WA
Young Women's Christian Association of Bellingham $58K32020–20242024WA
Yoga Behind Bars $55K32020–20232023WA
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project $55K32022–20242024WA
Habitat for Humanity in Whatcom County $52K42020–20242024WA
W Whatcom County Sheriff's Office $51K220202020— —
Roots of Empathy USA $49K120242024WA
Pacific Shellfish Institute $49K120232023WA
Pnw Plateful $48K22022–20242024WA
Peacehealth St Joseph Medical Center Foundation $47K42020–20242024WA
T The Salvation Army $45K22020–20232023CA
Brigid Collins House $44K22022–20232023WA
F Ferndale Public Schools Foundation $44K120242024WA
The Whatcom Hospice Foundation $43K42020–20242024WA
The Whatcom Literacy Council $43K42020–20242024WA
C Cordata Presbyterian Church $42K120222022— —
Foothills Food Bank $41K22022–20232023WA
Legacy Forest Defense Coalition $40K22023–20242024WA
University of California Berkeley Foundation $40K22023–20242024CA
I Ichthus International Ministries $39K120202020WA
Paper Whale Arts $38K22023–20242024WA
Skookum Kids $38K32022–20242024WA
Ferndale Food Bank $38K22023–20242024WA
W Whatcom County Sheriff's Office $38K32022–20242024— —
NAMI of Whatcom County $37K32020–20232023WA
Center for Victims of Torture $37K32020–20232023MN
Road2home $37K32020–20242024WA
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA INC $36K22022–20232023NY
Immigrant Resources and Immediate Support $36K120242024WA
B Blue Skies for Children $36K32022–20242024WA
M Makeshift $35K22022–20232023WA —
N Nooksack Indian Tribe $35K120202020— —
F Friends of Birch Bay Library $35K22022–20232023WA
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation INC $35K32020–20242024NY
Kulshan Community Land Trust $34K42020–20242024WA
Ferndale Community Service Cooperative $31K32020–20242024WA
Compass Health $31K22022–20232023WA
K Kulshan Community Media $30K120222022WA
Feast Families Empowered and Supporting Treatment Eating Disorders $30K32022–20242024NY
Whatcom Clubhouse $30K120222022WA
Kulshan Carbon Trust $28K120242024WA
Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation $27K32020–20232023MA
Interfaith Coalition of Whatcom County $26K32020–20232023WA

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