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Private foundation (trust)EIN 825328231Est. 2019-07

KEN BIRDWELL FOUNDATION

BELLEVUE, WA 98004

Total Assets

$147.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$13.9M

FY 2024

Grants Made

280

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$50K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$29–$1.5M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$387K

See statement 12

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$93.3M

Total Expenses

$20.3M

Qualifying Distributions

$20.4M

Distributable Amount

$5.1M

Min. Investment Return

$5.5M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

280 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $29 through median $19K to maximum $1.5M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2022 to 2024. Peak $13.9M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

500 grants

NATIVE AMERICANS IN PHILANTHROPY
$1.5M
1 grant
DECOLONIZING WEALTH PROJECT
$1M
2 grants
RVC SEATTLE
$892K
24 grants
FIRST GRADUATE
$690K
8 grants
OLD SKOOL CAFE
$554K
7 grants
FAMILY RESOURCE NAVIGATORS
$535K
7 grants
POGO PARK
$502K
4 grants
YOUNG WOMEN EMPOWERED (Y-WE)
$502K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
199
grants
$10–50K
114
grants
$50–250K
178
grants
$250K–1M
8
grants
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

California
$14.3M
50% of total
Washington
$11.5M
40% of total
Puerto Rico
$1.8M
6% of total
Michigan
$1.1M
4% of total
Illinois
$850
0% of total
Colorado
$700
0% of total

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