Henry M Jackson Foundation
Seattle, WA · EIN 52-1313011. Reported 90 grants totalling $1,407,040 to 58 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Henry M Jackson Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,500 and $22,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $250,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom House | Washington, DC | $254,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Council on Strategic Risks | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Human Rights First | New York, NY | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Wa Jackson School of Inl Studies | Seattle, WA | $82,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Uw Henry M Jackson School of International Studies | Seattle, WA | $54,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Washington Jackson School of International Studies | Seattle, WA | $52,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Wa - Evans School | Seattle, WA | $42,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Washington Evans School | Seattle, WA | $42,500 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seattle Foundation | Seattle, WA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Washington Center for Human Rights | Seattle, WA | $31,890 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Climate Solutions | Seattle, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Environmental and Energy Study Institute | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Uw Evans School of Public Policy and Governance | Seattle, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Millennial Action Project | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Housing Development Consortium of Seattle-King County | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| The National Bureau of Asian Research | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Glacier Peak Institute | Darrington, WA | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Cascades Institute | Sedro Woolley, WA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Wa | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Washington Center for Experiential Learning & Diversity | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Washington Center for Experiential Learning and Diversity | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Uw Center for Experiential Learning and Diversity | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project 2100 | Seattle, WA | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Washington Evans School of Public Policy & Governance | Seattle, WA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uw Evans School of Public Policy & Governance | Seattle, WA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Association for Collective Community Engagement on Safety and Security | Lynnwood, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Operation Snow Leopard | Richmond, VA | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Leadership Tomorrow | Seattle, WA | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Seattle 2030 District | Seattle, WA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Common Ground Foundation - Civic Genius | Fairport, NY | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Free Russia Foundation | Washington, DC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Braver Angels Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jefferson Land Trust | Port Townsend, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leadership Launch | Mukilteo, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Civic League of Colorado | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Cascades Institute | Sedro Woolley, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oneworld Now | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Girl Mentoring Program | Lynnwood, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Washington Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | Olympia, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bridge to Turkiya Fund | Chapel Hill, NC | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Meridian International Center | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tulalip Foundation | Tulalip, WA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wa School Principals' Education Foundation | Olympia, WA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Earthcorps | Seattle, WA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washington Bus Education Fund | Seattle, WA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bike Works | Seattle, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Museum of History & Industry | Seattle, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seattle City Club | Seattle, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Holocaust Center for Humanity | Seattle, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rainier Institute for Foreign Affairs | Mercer Island, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pacific Model United Nations | Milton, WA | $1,650 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| League of Women Voters of Snohomish County | Everett, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pacific Northwest Trail Association | Sedro Woolley, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America Troop 008 | Seattle, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Center for Women & Democracy | Seattle, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
13 of 58 (22%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 38%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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.
- Freedom House
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO FURTHER ITS MISSION TO EXPAND AND DEFEND FREEDOM GLOBALLY - University of Washington Jackson School of International Studies
MILITARY/CIVIL RELATIONS PROGRAM SUPPORT, RUSSIA-RELATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM SUPPORT & CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS STUDENT SUPPORT - Uw Henry M Jackson School of International Studies
RUSSIA RELATED EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT AND CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS STUDENT SUPPORT - The Council on Strategic Risks
OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE CENTER FOR CLIMATE AND SECURITY - Human Rights First
STRENGTHENING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GLOBAL MAGNITSKY SANCTIONS PROJECT - University of Washington Center for Human Rights
INDIGENOUS RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN THE PACIFIC NW
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | $318,390 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 21 | $245,500 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 19 | $274,650 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 25 | $568,500 | $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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Henry M Jackson Foundation has 17 of them, worth $362,500. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| University of Washington Jackson School of International Studies | Seattle, WA | $52,000 |
| University of Washington Evans School of Public Policy & Governance | Seattle, WA | $30,000 |
| Seattle Foundation | Seattle, WA | $30,000 |
| Uw Henry M Jackson School of International Studies | Seattle, WA | $30,000 |
| Uw Henry M Jackson School of International Studies | Seattle, WA | $30,000 |
| Seattle Foundation | Seattle, WA | $30,000 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $25,000 |
| Uw Henry M Jackson School of International Studies | Seattle, WA | $22,000 |
| University of Wa Jackson School of Inl Studies | Seattle, WA | $22,000 |
| University of Washington Center for Experiential Learning and Diversity | Seattle, WA | $15,000 |
| University of Washington Center for Experiential Learning and Diversity | Seattle, WA | $15,000 |
| University of Wa | Seattle, WA | $15,000 |
| University of Washington Evans School | Seattle, WA | $12,500 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $12,500 |
| University of Wa - Evans School | Seattle, WA | $12,500 |
Where its money goes
47% of its giving went to organizations in Washington. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Washington.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Henry M Jackson 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: 1200 Fifth Avenue 1450, Seattle, WA, 98101. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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