Private foundation · Seattle, WA

Scan Design Foundation

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Typical grant size
$7K – $25K – $52K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
56
Repeat grantees
31
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Fidelma Mcginn
PRESIDENT
$225K
Paul Charles Suzman
DIRECTOR
$23K
Robert Thompson
SEC/TREAS/DIRECTOR
$20K
Katrine Thor Andersen
DIRECTOR
$15K
Jan Beck
DIRECTOR
$15K
Bodil Stevns
DIRECTOR
$15K
Rob Harris
DIRECTOR
$15K
Mark T Schleck
PRESIDENT
$257K
Tage Kristensen
DIRECTOR

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
3.7%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
342
Total grants awarded
$17.3M
Total amount
$51K
Average grant
$634K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$1.3M
29 grants
2023
$1.2M
25 grants
2022
$1.1M
23 grants
2021
$1.1M
14 grants
2020
$1.2M
25 grants
2019
$1.4M
25 grants
2018
$1.7M
35 grants
2017
$1.8M
40 grants
2016
$1.5M
29 grants
2015
$1.5M
39 grants
2014
$2.1M
37 grants
2013
$1.3M
21 grants

Top recipients

68 grants · WA · ≈ likely match
$5.6M
18 grants · WI · ≈ likely match
$1.9M
Nordic Heritage Museum
23 grants · WA
$1.8M
University of Wisconsin Foundation
7 grants · WA
$1.1M
Uw Seattle Foundation
2 grants · WA
$643K
6 grants · WA · ✓ Exact match
$409K
4 grants · WA · ✓ Exact match
$360K
6 grants · OR · ✓ Exact match
$340K
Uw College of Built Environment
1 grant · WA
$330K
Uw - Madison
2 grants · WI
$304K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

University of Washington Foundation
2024 GRANT AWARD
WA · TY 2024
$519K
Center for Sustainable Infrastructure
2024 GRANT AWARD
WA · TY 2024
$110K
University of Wisconsin Foundation
2024 GRANT AWARD
WI · TY 2024
$100K
Furturewise Courban
2024 GRANT AWARD
WA · TY 2024
$80K
University of Oregon Foundation
2024 GRANT AWARD
OR · TY 2024
$63K
Museum of Danish America
2024 GRANT AWARD
IA · TY 2024
$59K
Nordic Northwest
2024 GRANT AWARD
OR · TY 2024
$50K
National Nordic Museum
2024 GRANT AWARD
WA · TY 2024
$50K
City of Tacoma
2024 GRANT AWARD
WA · TY 2024
$45K
American Scandinavian Foundation
2024 GRANT AWARD
NY · TY 2024
$25K
National Foundation for Danish America
2024 GRANT AWARD
IL · TY 2024
$25K
Rebild National Park Society
2024 GRANT AWARD
IL · TY 2024
$25K
Portland State University Foundation
2024 GRANT AWARD
OR · TY 2024
$25K
Northwest Danish Association
2024 GRANT AWARD
WA · TY 2024
$21K
American Friends of Statens Museum for Kunst
2024 GRANT AWARD
NY · TY 2024
$10K
New Impact
2024 GRANT AWARD
WA · TY 2024
$10K
Climate Solutions
2024 GRANT AWARD
WA · TY 2024
$10K
Friends of the Waterfront Park
2024 GRANT AWARD
WA · TY 2024
$5K
Historical Society of Seattle and King County
2024 GRANT AWARD
WA · TY 2024
$5K
Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study
2024 GRANT AWARD
IA · TY 2024
$5K
Seattle Architecture Foundation
2024 GRANT AWARD
WA · TY 2024
$5K
Historylink
2024 GRANT AWARD
WA · TY 2024
$5K
Danish American Heritage Society
2024 GRANT AWARD
IA · TY 2024
$3K
Vashon Repertory Theatre
2024 GRANT AWARD
WA · TY 2024
$3K
California Art & Nature Museum
2024 GRANT AWARD
CA · TY 2024
$2K
Wilding Museum
2024 GRANT AWARD
CA · TY 2024
$2K
Earthcorps West Seattle Fauntleroy
2024 GRANT AWARD
WA · TY 2024
$1K
Seattle Parks Foundation
2024 GRANT AWARD
WA · TY 2024
$500
Birds Connect Seattle
2024 GRANT AWARD
WA · TY 2024
$310
National Foundation for Danish America
2023 GRANT AWARD
IL · TY 2023
$245K
University of Washington - Meany Theatre
2023 GRANT AWARD
WA · TY 2023
$217K
Center for Sustainable Infrastructure
2023 GRANT AWARD
WA · TY 2023
$170K
University of Wisconsin Foundation
2023 GRANT AWARD
WI · TY 2023
$119K
Community Roots Housing
2023 GRANT AWARD
WA · TY 2023
$62K
National Nordic Museum
2023 GRANT AWARD
WA · TY 2023
$50K
Rebild National Park Society Inc
2023 GRANT AWARD
IL · TY 2023
$50K
Washington State University Foundation
2023 GRANT AWARD
WA · TY 2023
$50K
Nordic Northwest
2023 GRANT AWARD
OR · TY 2023
$40K
Courban
2023 GRANT AWARD
WA · TY 2023
$35K
Northwest Danish Association
2023 GRANT AWARD
WA · TY 2023
$28K
American Scandinavian Foundation
2023 GRANT AWARD
NY · TY 2023
$25K
The Museum of Danish America
2023 GRANT AWARD
IA · TY 2023
$23K
National Film Festival for Talented Youth
2023 GRANT AWARD
WA · TY 2023
$20K
Portland State University Foundation
2023 GRANT AWARD
WA · TY 2023
$20K
Artist Trust
2023 GRANT AWARD
WA · TY 2023
$15K
Hawaii Community Foundation
2023 GRANT AWARD
HI · TY 2023
$15K
The Seattle Athenaeum
2023 GRANT AWARD
WA · TY 2023
$10K
The Museum of Human Achievement
2023 GRANT AWARD
TX · TY 2023
$10K
City of Bellevue
2023 GRANT AWARD
WA · TY 2023
$10K
Uw Seattle Foundation
2023 GRANT AWARD
WA · TY 2023
$9K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.