Sherwood Trust
Walla Walla, WA · EIN 91-6337526. Reported 161 grants totalling $5,511,732 to 96 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. Sherwood Trust 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 $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $40,000; the smallest was $200 and the largest $500,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of College Place | College Place, WA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rural Development Initiatives | Coburg, OR | $309,437 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Council | Walla Walla, WA | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Blue Mountain Action Council | Walla Walla, WA | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| YWCA of Walla Walla | Walla Walla, WA | $220,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Blue Mountain Health Cooperative | Walla Walla, WA | $205,115 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Student Health Options Dba the Health Center | Walla Walla, WA | $200,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tri-County Partners Habitat for Humanity | Richland, WA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Blue Mountain Community Foundation for Walla Walla Immigrant Rights Coaliti | Walla Walla, WA | $195,080 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Blue Mountain Community Foundation for Comittment to Community | Walla Walla, WA | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Star Project | Walla Walla, WA | $165,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Christain Aid Center | Walla Walla, WA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trilogy Recovery Community | Walla Walla, WA | $141,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Walla Walla Alliance for the Homeless | Walla Walla, WA | $118,621 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Carnegie Picture Lab | Walla Walla, WA | $117,563 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Columbia County Health Systems | Dayton, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Walla Walla | Walla Walla, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Walla Walla Gun Club | Walla Walla, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hope Street | Walla Walla, WA | $98,961 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Walla Walla Senior Citizens Center Dba the Center at the Park | Walla Walla, WA | $92,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boy Scouts of Amer Blue Mt Council | Kennewick, WA | $91,395 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Walla Walla University for Donald Blake Center | College Place, WA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Salvation Army | Walla Walla, WA | $79,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vital Wines | Walla Walla, WA | $72,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Communities in Schools of the Blue Mountain Region | Federal Way, WA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blue Mountain Action Council for Comittment to Community | Walla Walla, WA | $67,405 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Dba Tamastslikt Cultural Institute | Pendleton, OR | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Whitman College | Walla Walla, WA | $50,300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Blue Mountian Land Trust | Walla Walla, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Providence St Mary Foundation | Walla Walla, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| YMCA of Walla Walla | Walla Walla, WA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Plus Delta After School Studios | Dayton, WA | $47,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Central Washington Justice for Our Neighbors | Walla Walla, WA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Port of Columbia for All Saints Thrift Strore | Dayton, WA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Waitsburg Town Hall | Waitsburg, WA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Waitsburg Historical Society | Waitsburg, WA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Milton-Freewater Neighborhood Senior Center | Miltonfreewater, OR | $37,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | Seattle, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Walla Walla Valley Historical Society Dba Fort Walla Walla | Walla Walla, WA | $34,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Walla Walla Community College Foundation | Walla Walla, WA | $31,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Milton Freewater Historical Society Dba Frazier Farmstead | Milton Freewater, OR | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sustainable Living Center | Walla Walla, WA | $25,120 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Columbia County Community Network for Dayton Friends of Pool Dayton Friends | Dayton, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Little Theatre of Walla Walla | Walla Walla, WA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mercy Corps Northwest | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Walla Walla Public School District for Lincoln High School | Walla Walla, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Christian Aid Center | Walla Walla, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Children of Walla Walla | Walla Walla, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Library of Walla Walla | Walla Walla, WA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Port of Columbia | Dayton, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Valley Residential Services | Walla Walla, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sos Health Services | College Place, WA | $18,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Catholic Charities of Spokane Dba Catholic Charities Eastern Washington | Spokane, WA | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Walla Walla Community Hospice | Walla Walla, WA | $15,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Abundant Life Ministries for Abundant Life Childcare | Waitsburg, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cardinals Nest | Waits, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Citizens Tv | Milton Freewater, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dayton Adventist Community Services | Dayton, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northwest Public Broadcasting | Pullman, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Power House Theatre | Walla Walla, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Prescott School District | Prescott, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shakespeare Walla Walla | Walla Walla, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Social Venture Partners | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tri-State Steelheaders | Walla Walla, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Blue Mountians | Walla Walla, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Walla Walla Child Advocate Program | Walla Walla, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Walla Walla Area Crime Watch | Walla Walla, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Walla Walla Valley Historical Society Db Fort Ww | Walla Walla, WA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Carnegie Center Inc Dba Carnegie Picture Lab | Walla Walla, WA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rural Youth Enrichment Services | Waitsburg, WA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Walla Walla City Police Department | Walla Walla, WA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Milton-Freewater Ministerial Association | Miltonfreewater, OR | $10,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Blue Mountain Therapeutic Riding | College Place, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Blue Mountain Community Foundation for Running Waters Equity Fund | Walla Walla, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Milton-Freewater Downtown Alliance | Miltonfreewater, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rural Alliance the | Deer Park, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rhizome | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Washington Smart Center | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Walla Walla Sheriff's Foundation | Walla Walla, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Walla Walla Symphony | Walla Walla, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Walla Walla Symphony Society Inc | Walla Walla, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sonbridge Center for Better Living | College Place, WA | $9,680 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Philanthropy Northwest | Seattle, WA | $8,405 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Food Bank of Dayton | Dayton, WA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater Wash & North Idaho | Yakima, WA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Blue Mountain Community Foundation for Noon Rotary Don Sherwood Scholarship | Walla Walla, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Blue Mountain Community Foundation for Walla Walla Change Team | Walla Walla, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Social Venture Partners for Statewide Capacity Collective | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Blue Mountain Humane Society | Walla Walla, WA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lillie Rice Center | Walla Walla, WA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Camp Fire | Walla Walla, WA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Eaa Young Eagles | Walla Walla, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Walla Walla Senior Center | Walla Walla, WA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Camp Fire of Walla Walla | Walla Walla, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Walla Walla Immigrant Rights Coalition | Walla Walla, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blue Mountain Heart to Heart | Walla Walla, WA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
37 of 96 (39%) 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 45%, 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 82 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 | 44 | $1,593,259 | $17,500 |
| 2022 | 45 | $1,188,373 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 38 | $1,529,000 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 34 | $1,201,100 | $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
91% 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 $15,000. 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.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Sherwood Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). 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 1855, Walla Walla, WA, 99362. 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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