The Norcliffe Foundation
Seattle, WA · EIN 91-6029352. Reported 2,005 grants totalling $168.6M to 1,133 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$15,000median grant
$168.6Mgranted, 2020-2024
1,133recipients, as named on its returns
42%of grantees funded again the next year
$1.0Bassets, latest filing
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. The Norcliffe 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.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $7,112,025. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
1,133 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Aquarium | Seattle, WA | $11.0M | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| One Roof Stadium Partnership Fiscally Sponsored By Seattle Center Foundatio | Seattle, WA | $8,500,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Waterfront Seattle | Seattle, WA | $7,500,000 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Foundation | Seattle, WA | $7,136,970 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Seattle, WA | $5,000,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fulcrum Foundation | Seattle, WA | $4,590,429 | 12 | 5 | 2024 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Foundation (uw) | Seattle, WA | $3,863,030 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood Great Northwest Hawaii Alaska Indiana Kentucky | Seattle, WA | $3,350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Catholic Community Services | Seattle, WA | $3,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Overlake Medical Center Foundation | Bellevue, WA | $3,000,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Valley Medical Center | Renton, WA | $3,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seattle's Union Gospel Mission | Seattle, WA | $2,762,462 | 13 | 5 | 2024 |
| Bishop Blanchet High School | Seattle, WA | $2,630,843 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mary's Place | Seattle, WA | $2,550,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| 5TH Avenue Theatre Association | Seattle, WA | $2,500,103 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Plymouth Housing Group | Seattle, WA | $2,500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University Preparatory Academy | Seattle, WA | $2,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seattle Symphony | Seattle, WA | $2,175,000 | 9 | 5 | 2024 |
| Multicare Foundations | Tacoma, WA | $2,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Overlake Hospital Foundation | Bellevue, WA | $2,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Haring Center | Seattle, WA | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Western Washington University Foundation | Bellingham, WA | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | Seattle, WA | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Seattle Girls' School | Seattle, WA | $1,950,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Evergreenhealth Foundation | Kirkland, WA | $1,700,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Artsfund | Seattle, WA | $1,640,837 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Washington Foundation (uw) | Seattle, WA | $1,600,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Virginia Mason Foundation | Seattle, WA | $1,600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Washington State Association | Olympia, WA | $1,500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hamlin Robinson School | Seattle, WA | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties | Tacoma, WA | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seattle Children's Theatre | Seattle, WA | $1,250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Housing Lopez Inc | Lopez Island, WA | $1,200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ballard Food Bank | Seattle, WA | $1,060,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cascade Public Media | Seattle, WA | $1,050,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Imagine Children's Museum | Everett, WA | $1,020,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Compass Health | Everett, WA | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity - Tacomapierce County | Tacoma, WA | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pacific Lutheran University | Tacoma, WA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Arc - King County | Renton, WA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Bush School | Seattle, WA | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| White Center Community Development Association | Seattle, WA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Woodland Park Zoological Society | Seattle, WA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $900,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Washington Policy Center | Seattle, WA | $850,000 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Youthcare | Seattle, WA | $835,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Helpline House | Bainbridge Island, WA | $810,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| O'dea High School | Seattle, WA | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Outdoors for All Foundation | Seattle, WA | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| El Centro De La Raza | Seattle, WA | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Path | Seattle, WA | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Step By Step Family Support Center | Milton, WA | $580,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gig Harbor Peninsula Fish Food Bank and Community Services | Gig Harbor, WA | $553,110 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Farestart | Seattle, WA | $550,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity - Seattleking County | Renton, WA | $550,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lifewire | Bellevue, WA | $550,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | Golf, IL | $515,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Congregations for the Homeless | Bellevue, WA | $510,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Children's Home Society of Washington | Seattle, WA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Downtown Emergency Service Center | Seattle, WA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Community Health Services | Seattle, WA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Knkx | Seattle, WA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Providence General Foundation | Everett, WA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rainier Valley Food Bank | Seattle, WA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences (saas) | Seattle, WA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Volunteers of America Western Washington | Everett, WA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| White Center Food Bank | Seattle, WA | $500,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| St James Cathedral | Seattle, WA | $486,500 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| Byrd Barr Place | Seattle, WA | $475,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts Western Washington | Seattle, WA | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Familyworks | Seattle, WA | $440,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Multicultural Child and Family Hope Center | Tacoma, WA | $430,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | $425,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Emergency Food Network | Lakewood, WA | $420,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Grand Tacoma Cine Club | Tacoma, WA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Penmet Parks Fiscally Sponsored By Greater Tacoma Community Foundation | Gig Harbor, WA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Washington Farmland Trust (formerly Pcc Farmland Trust) | Seattle, WA | $382,700 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Historic Seattle | Seattle, WA | $375,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boy Scouts of America Chief Seattle Council | Seattle, WA | $350,000 | 8 | 3 | 2024 |
| Four Winds Westward Ho | Deer Harbor, WA | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Georgetown Steam Plant Community Development Authority | Seattle, WA | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Holy Names Academy | Seattle, WA | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding | Port Hadlock, WA | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Generations Aging With Pride (genpride) | Seattle, WA | $317,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Downtown Emergency Service Center (desc) | Seattle, WA | $308,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Asia Pacific Cultural Center | Tacoma, WA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Association | Bainbridge Island, WA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Comprehensive Life Resources | Tacoma, WA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Together Center | Redmond, WA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YWCA Seattle King and Snohomish Counties | Seattle, WA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Vashon Maury Community Food Bank | Vashon, WA | $275,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gage Academy of Art | Seattle, WA | $260,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Volunteer Park Trust Fiscally Sponsored By Seattle Parks Foundation | Seattle, WA | $260,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arte Noir Fiscally Sponsored By Northwest Film Forum | Seattle, WA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Black and Tan Hall Fiscally Sponsored By Northwest Film Forum | Seattle, WA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cristo Rey Seattle High School | Seattle, WA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mercy Housing Northwest | Seattle, WA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pacific Science Center | Seattle, WA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Saint Martin's University | Lacey, WA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University Cooperative School | Seattle, WA | $225,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ducks Unlimited | Memphis, TN | $205,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Associated Recreation Council (arc) | Seattle, WA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Classical King | Seattle, WA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Foundation | Rancho Mirage, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity - Snohomish County | Lynnwood, WA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Kirkland Performance Center | Kirkland, WA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lummi Island Congregational Church | Lummi Island, WA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northwest School for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Children | Shoreline, WA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Renton Innovation Zone Partnership | Seattle, WA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Society of St Vincent De Paul - Seattle | Seattle, WA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Seattle Repertory Theatre | Seattle, WA | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Trust for Public Land | Seattle, WA | $165,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lakeside School | Seattle, WA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northwest Indian College | Bellingham, WA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sacred Heart Church - Bellevue | Bellevue, WA | $150,000 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| United States Olympic & Paralympic Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Archdiocese of Seattle | Seattle, WA | $145,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| National Parks Conservation Association (npca) | Seattle, WA | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Path With Art | Seattle, WA | $130,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Communities in Schools of Washington | Federal Way, WA | $125,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vine Maple Place | Maple Valley, WA | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Denise Louie Education Center | Seattle, WA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bread of Life Mission | Seattle, WA | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Financial Beginnings Washington | Tukwila, WA | $115,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Hopelink | Redmond, WA | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Whatcom County | Bellingham, WA | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking (best) | Seattle, WA | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rainier Scholars | Seattle, WA | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Teamchild | Seattle, WA | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center | Redmond, WA | $105,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wellspring Family Services | Seattle, WA | $105,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Independent Colleges of Washington | Seattle, WA | $102,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Seattle University | Seattle, WA | $101,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Enterprise Institute | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boyer Children's Clinic | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cascade PBS | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cascade Public Media - Formerly Kcts | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| College Success Foundation | Bellevue, WA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family First Community Center Foundation Fiscally Sponsored By Renton Regio | Issaquah, WA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Friends of Lopez Island Pool | Lopez Island, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harlequin Productions | Olympia, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Henry Gallery Assocation Inc | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Link to Lake Fiscally Sponsored By Seattle Parks Foundation | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Northwest Maritime Center | Port Townsend, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nurturing Roots | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seattle Center Foundation | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Seattle Police Foundation | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Southeast Seattle Senior Foundation | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Young Life Malibu Club | Gig Harbor, WA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Page Ahead Children's Literacy Program | Seattle, WA | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Seattle Clemency Project | Seattle, WA | $95,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Seattle Shakespeare Company | Seattle, WA | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shared Spaces Foundation | Tukwila, WA | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Evergreenhealth Monroe Foundation | Monroe, WA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Washington Maritime Blue | Seattle, WA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Amara | Seattle, WA | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Children & Youth Justice | Seattle, WA | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart | Bellevue, WA | $85,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Palmer Scholars | Tacoma, WA | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Second Chance Outreach | Stanwood, WA | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Seattle Art Museum | Seattle, WA | $82,500 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Action of Skagit County | Mount Vernon, WA | $82,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Bridge Disability Ministries | Bellevue, WA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Child Advocacy Center of Snohomish County at Dawson Place | Everett, WA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| College Possible Washington | Seattle, WA | $80,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Council on Foreign Relations Inc | New York, NY | $80,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Edmonds School District | Lynnwood, WA | $80,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Hearing Speech & Deaf Center | Seattle, WA | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Skagit Valley Family YMCA | Mount Vernon, WA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Museum of Flight | Seattle, WA | $76,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Camp Korey | Mount Vernon, WA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Earthcorps | Seattle, WA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Edmonds Senior Center | Edmonds, WA | $75,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association | Bellingham, WA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Somali Health Board | Tukwila, WA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition | Tacoma, WA | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Long Live the Kings | Seattle, WA | $74,597 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Arlington Kids' Kloset | Arlington, WA | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Earthgen | Seattle, WA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hunger Intervention Program | Seattle, WA | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| League of Education Voters Foundation | Seattle, WA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| NAMI Seattle | Seattle, WA | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Northwest Center | Renton, WA | $70,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northwest Harvest Emm | Seattle, WA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Palm Springs Friends of Philharmonic | Palm Desert, CA | $70,000 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Safeplace | Olympia, WA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Washington Trails Association | Seattle, WA | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sail Sand Point | Seattle, WA | $67,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crisis Connections | Seattle, WA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Evergreen Goodwill | Seattle, WA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Homestead Community Land Trust | Seattle, WA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New Beginnings | Seattle, WA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Powerful Voices | Seattle, WA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Puget Soundkeeper Alliance | Seattle, WA | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Society of St Vincent De Paul - North Sound Council | Everett, WA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Alliance for Education | Seattle, WA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Washington STEM | Seattle, WA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| West Seattle Food Bank | Seattle, WA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| First-in Training and Education | Bothell, WA | $63,596 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Assistance League of the Eastside | Redmond, WA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Camp Fire Central Puget Sound | Seattle, WA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dignity for Divas | Seattle, WA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dress for Success | Seattle, WA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Tacoma Students | Tacoma, WA | $60,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Helping Hands Food Bank | Sedrowoolley, WA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Islandwood | Bainbridge Island, WA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jefferson Land Trust | Port Townsend, WA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Juma Ventures Seattle | Seattle, WA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kandelia | Seattle, WA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nw Children's Foundation | Seattle, WA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Port Townsend Marine Science Center | Port Townsend, WA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Puyallup Valley St Francis House | Puyallup, WA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Scarlet Road | Bremerton, WA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| School's Out Washington | Tukwila, WA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Spark Northwest | Seattle, WA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tacoma Community House | Tacoma, WA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Food Bank St Mary's | Seattle, WA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Washington Alliance for Better Schools | Shoreline, WA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Westside Baby | Seattle, WA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Whatcom Center for Early Learning | Bellingham, WA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Youth Eastside Services | Bellevue, WA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Camp Beausite Northwest | Port Hadlock, WA | $57,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Elizabeth Gregory Home | Seattle, WA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| First Washington | Kent, WA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Intiman Theatre | Seattle, WA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| King County Sexual Assault Resource Center | Renton, WA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northwest Family Life Learning & Counseling Center | Seattle, WA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pongo Poetry Project | Edmonds, WA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sawhorse Revolution | Seattle, WA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sealife Response Rehabilitation and Research (SR3) | Des Moines, WA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Seashare | Bainbridge Island, WA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Seattle Parks Foundation | Seattle, WA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Justice for Girls Coalition of Washington State | Seattle, WA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Upower | Seattle, WA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jubilee Women's Center | Seattle, WA | $52,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Providence Southwest Wa Foundation | Olympia, WA | $51,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Assistance League of Seattle | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Beta Theta Pi Foundation | Oxford, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Building Changes | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cascade Bicycle Club | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children of the Valley | Mount Vernon, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City Year Seattleking County | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Crista Ministries | Shoreline, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Diocese of Olympia Refugee Resettlement Office | Auburn, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Easterseals Washington | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eastside Legal Assistance Program | Bellevue, WA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
479 of 1,133 (42%) 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 42%, across 4 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.
- One Roof Stadium Partnership Fiscally Sponsored By Seattle Center Foundatio
MEMORIAL STADIUM REDEVELOPMENT - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
SOUTH LAKE UNION CAMPUS EXPANSION: EXCEPTIONAL SPACE ENABLES EXTRAORDINARY SCIENCE - Friends of Waterfront Seattle
CAMPAIGN FOR WATERFRONT PARK - University Preparatory Academy
BUILDING TO INCLUDE, INVENT, INSPIRE CAMPAIGN - Mary's Place
BURIEN FAMILY SHELTER AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT - Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Foundation
IT STARTS WITH YES: NEUROSCIENCES AUTISM AND MENTAL HEALTH
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 1,376 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 | 260 | $26.5M | $15,000 |
| 2021 | 298 | $21.7M | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 407 | $23.5M | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 586 | $40.5M | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 454 | $56.5M | $20,000 |
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. The Norcliffe Foundation has 319 of them, worth $146.3M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Foundation (uw) | Seattle, WA | $8,000,000 |
| One Roof Stadium Partnership Fiscally Sponsored By Seattle Center Foundatio | Seattle, WA | $7,500,000 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Foundation | Seattle, WA | $6,136,970 |
| Cristo Rey Seattle High School | Seattle, WA | $5,000,000 |
| Friends of Waterfront Seattle | Seattle, WA | $5,000,000 |
| Cristo Rey Seattle High School | Seattle, WA | $5,000,000 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Seattle, WA | $5,000,000 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Foundation | Seattle, WA | $4,000,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Great Northwest Hawaii Alaska Indiana Kentucky | Seattle, WA | $3,300,000 |
| Multicare Foundations | Tacoma, WA | $3,000,000 |
| Fulcrum Foundation | Seattle, WA | $3,000,000 |
| Seattle Aquarium | Seattle, WA | $3,000,000 |
| Valley Medical Center | Renton, WA | $3,000,000 |
| Friends of Waterfront Seattle | Seattle, WA | $2,636,970 |
| University Preparatory Academy | Seattle, WA | $2,500,000 |
Where its money goes
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Funders that support the same organizations
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American Online Giving Foundation Inc319 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund308 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc281 shared recipientsSeattle Foundation266 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program197 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust156 shared recipients
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 The Norcliffe 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: 600 University Street Suite 2003, 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.
EIN 91-6029352 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded.
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