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Private foundation (trust)EIN 916025144Est. 1958-05

THE BEHNKE FOUNDATION

SEATTLE, WA 98101

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$3.0M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$116K

FY 2023

Grants Made

14

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$8K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$500–$90K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$179K

Total Expenses

$147K

Qualifying Distributions

$120K

Distributable Amount

$140K

Min. Investment Return

$143K

Undistributed Income

$122K

Payout rate 85%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.85%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

14 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $2K to maximum $90K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $184K in 2021. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

64 grants

CORNISH COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
$590K
5 grants
WELLSPRING FAMILY SERVICES
$32K
5 grants
SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$16K
4 grants
SKIDMORE COLLEGE
$16K
5 grants
FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER
$11K
4 grants
LITTLE BIT THERAPEUTIC
$7K
1 grant
CHILDHAVEN
$5K
1 grant
KINDERING CENTER
$4K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

64 grants

<$10K
59
grants
$10–50K
$50–250K
5
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

Washington
$693K
97% of total
New York
$16K
2% of total
California
$2K
0% of total
Idaho
$2K
0% of total
New Jersey
$1K
0% of total
Massachusetts
$45
0% of total

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