Ellison Foundation

EIN 916557865

Seattle, WA 98101 |(425) 450-2300

Total Given 2020–2024
$13.1M
371 grants · $2.6M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$10K
typical small grants · $5K–$25K
grant size
29%
balanced · 70/241 multi-year
repeat
$45.9M
Assets (2024)
241
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Environment Human Services

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person BOB HURLBUT
Phone (425) 450-2300
Deadlines N/A
How to Apply LETTER
Restrictions N/A

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2020 $4.2M $44.7M $2.5M 88
2022 $2.7M $40.4M $1.1M 88
2023 $2.6M $42.5M $2.0M 91
2024 $3.6M $45.9M $4.7M 104

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 371 grants on record

Minimum
$50
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$10K
Average
$35K
75th Pctl
$25K
Maximum
$1.0M

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

0.3% of US grants · Rank #12 of 16 states $10K across 1 grant 1 of 254 counties

Top 1 counties

  1. 1 Dallas 1 grant · $10K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (371 total)

Purpose
Cristo Rey Seattle High School Seattle, WA $1,000,000 EDUCATION 2024
Overlake Medical Center Foundation Bellevue, WA $800,000 HEALTHCARE 2020
Seattle Children'S Hospital Seattle, WA $600,000 MEDICAL 2022
Seattle Children'S Hospital-Odessa Brown Campaign Seattle, WA $400,000 MEDICAL CARE & EDUCATION 2020
Mary'S Place Seattle, WA $252,000 HOMELESS NEEDS 2024
Seattle Foundation Seattle, WA $250,000 HUMAN SERVICES 2020
Cristo Rey Seattle High School Seattle, WA $250,000 EDUCATION 2023
Mary'S Place Seattle, WA $212,400 HOMELESS NEEDS 2020
Seattle Children'S Seattle, WA $200,000 MEDICAL 2020
Seattle Art Museum Seattle, WA $200,000 ARTISTIC PROGRAMS 2020
Overlake Medical Center Foundation Bellevue, WA $200,000 HEALTHCARE 2020
Food Lifeline Seattle, WA $200,000 HUNGER/POVERTY 2020
Camp Korey Mount Vernon, WA $200,000 YOUTH SERVICES 2020
University of Washington Foundation Seattle, WA $200,000 BROTHERHOOD INITIATIVE 2022
Overlake Medical Center Foundation Bellevue, WA $200,000 HEALTHCARE 2022
Seattle Art Museum Seattle, WA $200,000 ARTISTIC PROGRAMS 2022
Overlake Medical Center Foundation Bellevue, WA $200,000 HEALTHCARE 2023
Seattle Art Museum Seattle, WA $200,000 ARTISTIC PROGRAMS 2023
Seattle Children'S Foundation Seattle, WA $200,000 HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION 2023
University of Washington Foundation Seattle, WA $200,000 EDUCATION-BROTHERHOOD INITIATIVE 2023
Overlake Medical Center Foundation Bellevue, WA $200,000 HEALTHCARE 2024
University of Washington Foundation Seattle, WA $200,000 EDUCATION-BROTHERHOOD INITIATIVE 2024
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Seattle, WA $150,000 CANCER RESEARCH 2024
Brothers for Life Seattle, WA $120,000 HUMAN SERVICES 2023
La Casa Hogar Yakima, WA $105,000 GENERAL OPERATIONS 2020