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Private foundation (trust)EIN 911265474Est. 1984-10

THE FOSTER FOUNDATION

KIRKLAND, WA 98033

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$58.6M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$2.3M

FY 2024

Grants Made

59

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$39K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$750K

Typical

Deadlines

None -- response to submission usually…

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$9.9M

Total Expenses

$2.9M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.4M

Distributable Amount

$2.4M

Min. Investment Return

$2.4M

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

59 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $10K to maximum $750K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $2.5M in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

243 grants

UW ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT
$1.5M
3 grants
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
$1.3M
1 grant
OVERLAKE SCHOOL
$750K
4 grants
SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
$590K
4 grants
SEATTLE FOUNDATION
$495K
4 grants
ST THOMAS SCHOOL
$400K
2 grants
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON - FOSTER SCHOOL BUILDING
$300K
3 grants
MONTLAKE FUTURES
$260K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

243 grants

<$10K
164
grants
$10–50K
50
grants
$50–250K
22
grants
$250K–1M
6
grants
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

3 states

Washington
$8.8M
99% of total
Illinois
$24K
0% of total
Virginia
$22K
0% of total

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