Grants awarded
Who does Aven Foundation fund?
Aven Foundation has awarded $18 million across 175 grants to 122 grantees between 2020 and 2023. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $25,000, with most between $15,000 and $50,000.
Total awarded
$17.8M
Typical grant
$25K
Grantees
122
Grants
175
Years
2020–2023
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| W Whitman College | $3.1M | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U Univ of WA - Ihme | $2.0M | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1.8M | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1.0M | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1.0M | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Congregations for the Homeless
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$1.0M | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | WA | |
Year Up INC
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$800K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MA | |
Farestart
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$475K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | WA | |
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$375K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | WA | |
Hopelink
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$350K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | WA | |
| F Friends of the Children | $330K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$310K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | WA | |
The Seattle Foundation
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$250K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | WA | |
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$250K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | WA | |
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$250K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | WA | |
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$225K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| U United Way | $214K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Together Center
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$200K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | WA | |
| U United Way King Co | $200K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Amara
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$165K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | WA | |
| H Habitat for Humanity | $150K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T Treehouse | $110K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $105K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| F Friends of Youth | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Macalaster College | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Washington Women in Need
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$100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | WA | |
Roots Young Adult Shelter
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$80K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | WA | |
| H Haitian Education & Leadership Prog | $75K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$75K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | WA | |
| B Bellevue Boys & Girls Club | $65K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Harvest Against Hunger
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$60K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | WA | |
| I Individual recipient | $60K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Special Olympics Washington
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$60K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | WA | |
| I Individual recipient | $59K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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Attain Housing
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$55K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | WA | |
Lifewire
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$50K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | WA | |
Rainier Prep
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$50K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | WA | |
Vine Maple Place
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | WA | |
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$50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | WA | |
Girls Who Code INC
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| C Children's Home Society of WA | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Seashare
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$50K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | WA | |
Olive Crest
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$50K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Children's Home Society | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| Y YMCA of Greater Seattle | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$40K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | WA | |
Prostate Cancer Foundation
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$40K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $40K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| K Kidvantage (sewald's Strikeouts for Kids) | $38K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The Garage | $35K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CO | |
| K King County Sexual Assault Resource Ctr | $35K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $35K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| K Kcsarc | $35K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Boomstick23 Foundation INC
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$34K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | FL | |
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$30K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | WA | |
| S Salvation Army Nw | $30K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| Y Youth Care | $30K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$30K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | WA | |
| H Harvard Business School | $30K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Urban Artworks
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$30K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | WA | |
| E Eastside Baby Corner (now Kidvantage) | $25K | 2 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| J Jubilee Women's Center | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Heritage University
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$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | WA | |
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$25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | WA | |
| H Huntington Disease (athletes & Causes) | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Compass Housing Alliance
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$25K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | WA | |
Building Changes
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$25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | WA | |
Mohai Foundation
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$25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | WA | |
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$25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MD | |
| R Rainer Schools | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Mockingbird Society
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$25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | WA | |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Wellspring Family Services
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$25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | WA | |
| C Childhaven | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
The Sophia Way
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$25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | WA | |
| Y YWCA Seattle King Co | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Imagine Housing
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$25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | WA | |
| N Northwest Center | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| Y Your Money Matters | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | WA | |
Operation Warm INC
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$25K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| N Neighborcare Health Admin | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| R Ryther Child Center | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$20K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | WA | |
| K Kukio Comm Fund | $20K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| Y Youth Eastside Services (yes) | $20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| D Discovery Institute | $20K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| F Family Law (casa) | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Partnership for Learning
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$20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | WA | |
Way Back Inn INC
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$20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| D Dawn | $20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Center for Children's Youth Justice | $20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| J Jubliee Women's Center | $15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Invested | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T Toys for Kids | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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