Grants awarded
Who does Ellison Foundation fund?
Ellison Foundation has awarded $14 million across 450 grants to 266 organizations between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $5,000 and $25,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $15,000 versus $5,325 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$13.7M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
266
Grants
450
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.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| S Seattle Children's Hospital | $1.2M | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| O Overlake Medical Center Foundation | $1.0M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Seattle Art Museum
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$800K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | WA | |
University of Washington Foundation
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$650K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | WA | |
United Way of King County
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$500K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WA | |
| M Mary's Place | $481K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Seattle Children's Hospital-Odessa Brown Campaign | $400K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Camp Korey
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$350K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WA | |
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$300K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WA | |
| S Seattle Children's Foundation | $300K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Brothers for Life | $280K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Salvation Army | $250K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Seattle Foundation
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$250K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | WA | |
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$250K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | WA | |
Vine Maple Place
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$210K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WA | |
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$200K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | WA | |
| S Seattle Children's | $200K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| B Bellevue Lifespring | $182K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$176K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WA | |
Seattle University
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$175K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WA | |
| T The Hunger Coalition | $160K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$155K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | WA | |
| E Eastside Baby Corner | $155K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| F Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research | $150K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| R Recovery Cafe | $135K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| K Kindering | $126K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$120K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WA | |
| V Vision House | $115K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Seattle Academy | $115K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Bellevue Boys & Girls Club | $110K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$100K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WA | |
Kidvantage
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$100K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | WA | |
Intrepid Events INC
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$100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | ID | |
| M Montpelier Alive | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Institute for Media Analysis INC | $100K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NY | |
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$100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | WA | |
| S St Vincent De Paul | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S Sun Valley Tour De Force | $100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Lahai Health
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$90K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WA | |
| A Alzheimer's Association | $76K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| D Dawson Place INC | $75K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | KS | |
Literacy Source
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$70K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WA | |
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$65K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WA | |
| F Family Law Casa | $65K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Boys and Girls Clubs of King County
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$60K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WA | |
Lifewire
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$60K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | WA | |
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$56K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | WA | |
| E Elizabeth Gregory Home | $56K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| V Ventures | $55K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Eastside Legal Assistance Program
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$55K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | WA | |
Worldwide Fistula Fund INC
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$55K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| L Lemay Car Museum | $50K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U Uw Foundation-Brotherhood Initiative | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| G Global Impact | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Reading Partners
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | ID | |
Congregations for the Homeless
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | WA | |
| A Arch Community Housing | $50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Degrees of Change
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$50K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | WA | |
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$50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | WA | |
Vermont Community Foundation
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$50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | VT | |
| B Boys and Girls Clubs of South Puget | $50K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| Y YWCA | $45K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Seattle Aquarium | $45K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Blaine County Charitable Fund INC
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$45K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | ID | |
| M Mopop | $42K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Stolen Youth | $42K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W Wood River Community YMCA | $40K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Ada Developers Academy
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$40K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | WA | |
| F Family First Community Ctr Fdtn | $36K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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Art Corps
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$35K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| L Little Bit Therapeutic Riding | $35K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Pacific Nw Univ of Health Sciences | $30K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$30K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | WA | |
Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking
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$30K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | WA | |
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$30K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | WA | |
| S Safe | $28K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Attain Housing
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$25K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | WA | |
| S Spokane Public Schools | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| J Jubilee Women's Center | $25K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
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$25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | WA | |
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$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | WA | |
United Way of Pierce County
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$25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | WA | |
Summer Search
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$25K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| G Girls INC | $25K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A American Red Cross | $22K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| R Ridgefield School District | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| D Dog Gone | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | WA | |
| W Washington Healthcare Access Allian | $20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Washington Healthcare Access Alliance
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$20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | WA | |
| J Jewish Family Services | $20K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Para Los Ninos De Highline
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$20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | WA | |
| M Madison Elementary | $19K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Sarah J Anderson Elementary | $15K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$15K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CT | |
Mercer Island Schools Foundation
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$15K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | WA | |
| N Northwest Center | $15K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| L Living Well Kent | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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