Apex Foundation
Bellevue, WA · EIN 91-1950397. Reported 1,062 grants totalling $29.3M to 395 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Apex Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
8 of the organizations Apex Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 19 grants totalling $926,256 to them. That is 4% of the $22.6M of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Foundation | community foundation | Washington | $405,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
| United Way of King County | federated giving programme | Washington | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 | Its form does not ask |
| Pebble Beach Company Foundation | grantmaking organization | California | $90,250 | 7 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| The Community Foundation | community foundation | North Carolina | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Idaho Community Foundation Inc | community foundation | Idaho | $25,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 | Its form does not ask |
| Whatcom Community Foundation | community foundation | Washington | $2,506 | 3 | 2 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
| Speedway Children's Charities | grantmaking organization | North Carolina | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 | Its form does not ask |
| Hutchinson Community Foundation | community foundation | Kansas | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,500 and $25,000; the smallest was $40 and the largest $750,000.
Every organization it funded
395 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jed Foundation | New York, NY | $5,062,000 | 20 | 5 | 2024 |
| Museum of Flight | Seattle, WA | $1,669,220 | 57 | 5 | 2024 |
| Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason | Seattle, WA | $1,400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pima Air & Space Museum | Tucson, AZ | $1,100,000 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation | Arlington, TX | $1,002,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Whim W'him | Seattle, WA | $896,600 | 16 | 5 | 2024 |
| Seattle Aquarium | Seattle, WA | $652,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Swedish Medical Center Foundation | Seattle, WA | $541,000 | 12 | 5 | 2024 |
| Congressional Medal of Honor Society | Mt Pleasant, SC | $516,455 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Northwest Maritime Center | Port Townsend, WA | $505,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aopa Foundation | Frederick, MD | $502,500 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Kering Foundation | New York, NY | $500,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Summer Search | Tukwila, WA | $475,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Pacific Northwest Ballet Association | Seattle, WA | $455,000 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Seattle Foundation | Seattle, WA | $405,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| National Aviation Hall of Fame | Dayton, OH | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Genethon | Evry | $388,376 | 12 | 5 | 2024 |
| Drama League | New York, NY | $350,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| United Way of King County | Seattle, WA | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Peps | Seattle, WA | $338,353 | 15 | 5 | 2024 |
| Overlake Medical Center Foundation | Bellevue, WA | $307,500 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Seattle Opera | Seattle, WA | $276,000 | 6 | 3 | 2022 |
| Fred Hutch Cancer Center | Seattle, WA | $270,000 | 8 | 3 | 2024 |
| YWCA of Seattle-King County-Snohomish County | Seattle, WA | $260,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Foundation | Seattle, WA | $255,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum | Kent, WA | $230,000 | 10 | 5 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Seattle, WA | $227,605 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| Newcastle University | Gosforth | $225,966 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $225,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Research Institute at Nationwide Childrens Hospital | Columbus, OH | $215,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Washington Policy Center | Seattle, WA | $211,320 | 11 | 5 | 2024 |
| Philanthropy Roundtable | Washington, DC | $210,000 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| Actors Fund | New York, NY | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Life Works | Longview, WA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| One Love Foundation | Bronxville, NY | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Plymouth Housing Group | Seattle, WA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Village Theatre | Issaquah, WA | $195,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood | Seattle, WA | $185,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Bellevue Lifespring | Bellevue, WA | $182,087 | 12 | 5 | 2024 |
| Treehouse | Seattle, WA | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Vanguard Charitable | Warwick, RI | $165,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue | Bellevue, WA | $152,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Eastside Preparatory School | Kirkland, WA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Gates Global Policy Center | Newington, VA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Wwii Museum | New Orleans, LA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St John Medical Center Foundation | Longview, WA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| University of Washington Foundation | Seattle, WA | $145,375 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Heritage Flight Museum | Burlington, WA | $130,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| National Air and Space Museum | Washington, DC | $128,500 | 10 | 5 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation for Southwest Washington | Vancouver, WA | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Year Up Puget Sound | Boston, MA | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| University of Washington School of Music | Seattle, WA | $115,923 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Seattle Art Museum | Seattle, WA | $112,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Freedom Foundation | Olympia, WA | $110,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kelso Babe Ruth | Kelso, WA | $110,000 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Pediatric Interim Care Center | Kent, WA | $110,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Stability Network | Seattle, WA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Shawnigan Lake School | Bothell, WA | $101,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Und Foundation | Grand Forks, ND | $100,800 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $100,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Congregations for the Homeless | Bellevue, WA | $100,100 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cristo Rey Seattle | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Recovery Cafe | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Seattle Symphony | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| We Well-Being | Toronto, ON | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pebble Beach Company Foundation | Pebble Beach, CA | $90,250 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bellevue Fire Foundation | Bellevue, WA | $90,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum | Indianapolis, IN | $83,500 | 8 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northwest Organization for Animal Help | Stanwood, WA | $80,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Behind the Badge Foundation | Redmond, WA | $77,250 | 13 | 5 | 2024 |
| Bellevue Police Foundation | Bellevue, WA | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Chapman University | Orange, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Bellevue, WA | $70,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Museum of History and Industry | Seattle, WA | $67,850 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bill of Rights Institute | Arlington, VA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chaps | Mercer Island, WA | $60,500 | 9 | 5 | 2024 |
| Besant Hill School of Happy Valley | Ojai, CA | $60,000 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Angel Flight West | Santa Monica, CA | $57,500 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Seattle Humane | Bellevue, WA | $55,500 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| 5TH Avenue Theatre | Seattle, WA | $55,000 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Palm Springs Air Museum | Palm Springs, CA | $55,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| A Future & a Hope | Renton, WA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Behavioral Health Catalyst (panorama Global) | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation of Western North Carolina | Asheville, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cosmosphere & Space Center | Hutchinson, KS | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Discovery Institute | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eastside Community Development Fund | Bellevue, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| King Baudouin Foundation United States | Newyork, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Monash University | Clayton, Victoria | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Panorama Global | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum | Honolulu, HI | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Planes of Fame Air Museum | Chino, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Second Amendment Foundation | Bellevue, WA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics Washington | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YWCA of Seattle-King-Snohomish County | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado College | Colorado Springs, CO | $47,940 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $45,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Partners for Early Learning | West Richland, WA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Seattle Police Foundation | Seattle, WA | $40,103 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| City Year Seattleking County | Seattle, WA | $36,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hetrick-Martin Institute | New York, NY | $35,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Seattle University | Seattle, WA | $35,000 | 4 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Dawn Redwoods Charitable Trust | Tiburon, CA | $32,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Humane Society Seattle King Co | Bellevue, WA | $30,110 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Studio | Gig Harbor, WA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Home Health & Hospice | Longview, WA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Hershel Woody Williams Congressional Medal of Honor Education Foundation | Louisville, KY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pacific Legal Foundation | Bellevue, WA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| French American School of Puget Sound | Mercer Island, WA | $28,670 | 12 | 5 | 2024 |
| Wellspring Family Services | Seattle, WA | $28,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Caterina's Club | Anaheim, CA | $26,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation | Mt Pleasant, SC | $26,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Petersen Automotive Museum | Los Angeles, CA | $25,250 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Immigration Council | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Arthritis National Research Foundation | Irvine, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aurelia Institute | Cambridge, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bungie Foundation | Bellevue, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for American Values | Pueblo, CO | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Columbia Theatre | Longview, WA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dee Howard Foundation | Sanantonio, TX | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Diabesity Institute | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hong Kong Association of Washington Foundation | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Idaho Community Foundation | Boise, ID | $25,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Independent Women's Forum | Winchester, VA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Institute for Advanced Study | Princeton, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mouse | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| San Diego Air and Space Museum | San Diego, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Seattle Theatre Group | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sesame Workshop | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shawnigan Lake School | Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spur Community Foundation | Ketchum, ID | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Team Rubicon | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Trevor Project | West Hollywood, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Nations Foundation | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Spinal Csf Leak Foundation | Spokane, WA | $21,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Foundation | Seattle, WA | $20,550 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stolenyouth | Seattle, WA | $20,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Seattle Colleges Foundation | Seattle, WA | $20,091 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Citizen's Alliance for Property Rights Legal Fund | Enumclaw, WA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| City of Bellevue | Bellevue, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pacific Legal Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Recreational Aviation Foundation | Bozeman, MT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Jack Miller Center | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vintage Racers for Rescues | Alton, VA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Flight Academy | Pensacola, FL | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arboretum Foundation | Seattle, WA | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Motorsports Hall of Fame America | Daytona Beach, FL | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The General and Nancy Lee Brady Foundation | Sanantonio, TX | $17,500 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Wikimedia Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $16,410 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| Kennedy Krieger Institute | Baltimore, MD | $15,247 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $15,050 | 5 | 2 | 2021 |
| Gigi's Playhouse Phoenix | Scottsdale, AZ | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mercy Chefs | Portsmouth, VA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Michael E Thornton Foundation | Dallas, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Pacific Science Center | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Washington Institute for Protein Design | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Camas County | Fairfield, ID | $14,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Lakeside School | Los Angeles, CA | $14,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Iowa Children's Hospital | Iowa City, IA | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kiddie Hawk Air Academy | Littleton, CO | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Fort Worden | Port Townsend, WA | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $11,000 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Woodland Park Zoo | Seattle, WA | $10,580 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| CURELGMD2I | Lancaster, PA | $10,515 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Historylink | Seattle, WA | $10,513 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Classic Lear Jet Foundation | Wichita, KS | $10,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aerospace Museum of California | Mcclellan, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Council of Trustees & Alumni | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Armstrong Air & Space Museum | Wapakoneta, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America National Foundation | Irving, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Breaking Boundaries | Bellevue, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Caf America | Alexandria, VA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Densho | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Duke of Edinburgh's International Award | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eaa | Oshkosh, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Forest Ridge School | Bellevue, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hemlock Films (inspirez Cinema) | Lexington, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lone Star Flight Museum | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Medic One Foundation | Bellevue, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Oxbow Farm and Conservation Center | Carnation, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Patientrightsadvocateorg | Newton Center, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Prince's Trust USA | Newyork, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rotary Club of Forest Grove | Forest Grove, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Samaritans Purse | Boone, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Speedway Motors Museum of American Speed | Lincoln, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| SR3ORG | Des Moines, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Terry's Kids | Orinda, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| We Heart Seattle | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| World Affairs Council | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Philanthropy Northwest | Seattle, WA | $9,905 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| City of Medina | Medina, WA | $8,784 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Audrain Automotive Museum | Newport, RI | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lakeside School | Seattle, WA | $7,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northwest Kidney Centers | Seattle, WA | $7,167 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| University of Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rainier Scholars | Seattle, WA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank | Issaquah, WA | $5,590 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| World Vision International | Federal Way, WA | $5,287 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Dunn Gardens | Seattle, WA | $5,050 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Antioch University | Keene, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boone Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation | Boone, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cancer Lifeline | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christ the Servant Lutheran Church | Louisville, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cincinnati Museum Center | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Citizens Alliance for Property Rights Legal Fund | Enumclaw, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| European Neuro Muscular Centre | Baarn | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fdrlst Media Foundation | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fred Rogers Productions | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gem State Aviation Fund | Eagle, ID | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Humboldt Bay Fire Department | Eureka, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Independent Council on Women's Sports | Henderson, NV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Institute for the Study of War | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Churchill Society | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Motor Racing Research Center | Watkinsglen, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Laguna Seca Raceway Foundation | Monterey, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Loomis Chaffee School | Windsor, CT | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Museum of Northwest Art | La Conner, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Music's Promise | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Navos | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Outward Bound | Golden, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pabst Mansion | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rancho Sordo Mundo | Chulavista, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sail to Shelter | Capitola, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint Thomas Aquinas University Parish | Charlottesville, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| San Juan Preservation Trust | Friday Harbor, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Seattle's Union Gospel Mission | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Shoreline Community College Foundation | Shoreline, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Shoreline Historical Museum | Shoreline, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Soroptimist International of Burlington | Burlington, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Thomas School | Medina, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Terry's Kids (san Francisco Study Center) | Martinez, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Washington State University Foundation | Pullman, WA | $5,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| World of Speed Motorsports Museum | Wilsonville, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| International Justice Mission | Washington, DC | $4,900 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | Stpeter, MN | $4,750 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Compassion International Incorporated | Colorado Springs, CO | $4,148 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Bastyr University | Kenmore, WA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beds From Brian | Middleport, NY | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sammamish Rowing Association | Redmond, WA | $3,811 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Saratoga Automobile Museum | Saratoga Springs, NY | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
169 of 395 (43%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 56%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason
HEALTH PROMOTION AND MEDICAL RESEARCH - Museum of Flight
GREATEST NEED/ UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT - Pima Air & Space Museum
ARTS, CULTURE, AND HISTORY - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Foundation
ONLINE CULINARY EDUCATION PROGRAM - Summer Search
DEPTH MENTORING INSTITUTE - Northwest Maritime Center
EDUCATION AND YOUTH SUPPORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 671 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 236 | $5,483,267 | $5,000 |
| 2021 | 206 | $5,401,251 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 220 | $6,604,049 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 198 | $6,116,422 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 202 | $5,707,914 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
52% of its giving went to organizations in Washington.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Apex Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 245, Bellevue, WA, 98009. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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