Private foundation · Seattle, WA

Washington Research Foundation

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Typical grant size
$21K – $25K – $55K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
13
Repeat grantees
10
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2023 990-PF

Leadership · from 2023 990-PF

Thomas Daniel
PRESIDENT & CEO
$596K
Morgan Hellar
CFO/TREASURER/SECRETARY
$324K
Brooks Simpson
CHAIRMAN
$30K
Sue Coliton
DIRECTOR
$29K
C Kent Carlson
DIRECTOR
$26K
Jacqueline Brainard Emami
DIRECTOR
$24K
Thomas J Cable
DIRECTOR
$20K
James R Uhlir
DIRECTOR
$20K
Carol Dahl
DIRECTOR
$19K
Kevin Cable
DIRECTOR
$19K
Desney Tan
DIRECTOR
$19K
Susan Coliton
DIRECTOR/INTERIM CEO (THRU SEPT 2022)
$322K
Thomas Cable
DIRECTOR
$20K
Dr David Galas
DIRECTOR
$17K
Adriane Brown
DIRECTOR
$9K
Ronald Howell
CEO & PRESIDENT (THRU 4/2021)
$200K

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

Payout rate · TY 2023
5.0%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'16
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
880
Total grants awarded
$85.6M
Total amount
$97K
Average grant
$6.4M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2023
$17.0M
98 grants
2022
$10.2M
166 grants
2021
$14.4M
173 grants
2020
$15.6M
151 grants
2019
$10.2M
164 grants
2018
$9.7M
116 grants
2016
$8.5M
12 grants

Top recipients

440 grants · WA · ≈ likely match
$43.6M
68 grants · WA · ≈ likely match
$12.7M
Seattle Children's Research Institute
12 grants · WA
$8.1M
200 grants · WA
$6.6M
Fred Hutchinson Crc
64 grants · WA
$4.6M
19 grants · WA · ✓ Exact match
$3.9M
4 grants · WA · ✓ Exact match
$2.0M
14 grants · WA · ✓ Exact match
$1.9M
15 grants · WA · ≈ likely match
$551K
7 grants · WA · ≈ likely match
$316K

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

Seattle Children's Research Institute
SCRI: POSTDOC SCHOLARS PROGRAM
WA · TY 2023
$2.6M
Seattle Children's Research Institute
SCRI: RAWLINGS: IND
WA · TY 2023
$2.0M
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
FHCRC: MESCHINCHI: IND-ENABLING
WA · TY 2023
$2.0M
University of Washington
UW BIOLOGY FACULTY RECRUITMENT
WA · TY 2023
$600K
University of Washington
UW: CARLSON LAW IN LIFE SCIENCE
WA · TY 2023
$500K
University of Washington
UW: CLINICIAN-SCIENTIST FELLOWS
WA · TY 2023
$300K
Washington State University
WSU: TECHNOLOGY GAP FUND
WA · TY 2023
$250K
University of Washington
UW: THEBERGE: PHASE II
WA · TY 2023
$250K
University of Washington
UW: COMOTION GAP FUND
WA · TY 2023
$250K
University of Washington
UW: BARRIA: PHASE 2
WA · TY 2023
$250K
Washington State University
WSU: POSTDOC ENTREPRENEUR PROGRAM
WA · TY 2023
$223K
University of Washington
UW: POSTDOC ENTREPRENEUR PROGRAM
WA · TY 2023
$213K
University of Washington
UW: STEVENS: PLANNING GRANT
WA · TY 2023
$200K
Western Washington University
WWU: STUDENT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
WA · TY 2023
$200K
Washington State University
WSU: OATLEY: PLANNING GRANT
WA · TY 2023
$200K
Institute for Systems Biology
ISB: TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION
WA · TY 2023
$200K
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
FHCRC: HSIEH: PLANNING GRANT
WA · TY 2023
$200K
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
FHCRC: ADAIR: PLANNING GRANT
WA · TY 2023
$200K
University of Washington
UW: SAKIYAMA: PLANNING GRANT
WA · TY 2023
$200K
University of Washington
UW: DAVIS: PLANNING GRANT
WA · TY 2023
$199K
University of Washington
UW: NANCE: PLANNING GRANT
WA · TY 2023
$199K
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
FHCRC: HILL: PLANNING GRANT
WA · TY 2023
$198K
Washington State University
WSU: MURPHY: PLANNING GRANT
WA · TY 2023
$198K
Washington State University
WSU: ROBERTS: PLANNING GRANT
WA · TY 2023
$179K
University of Washington
UW: PANYAM: PLANNING GRANT
WA · TY 2023
$112K
WRF POSTDOC FELLOWSHIP 2021 ARMSTRONG
WA · TY 2023
$107K
WRF POSTDOC FELLOWSHIP 2022 DU
WA · TY 2023
$106K
University of Washington
SEAHUB: PLANNING GRANT
WA · TY 2023
$105K
Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GRANT IN MEMORY OF DAVID GALAS
WA · TY 2023
$100K
Washington State University
WSU: HAYASHI: PHASE I
WA · TY 2023
$100K
Benaroya Research Institute at Virgina Mason
BRI: NINOMIYA: PHASE I
WA · TY 2023
$100K
Washington State University
WSU: ZHANG: PHASE I
WA · TY 2023
$100K
Washington State University
WSU: SHARMA: PHASE I
WA · TY 2023
$100K
Washington State University
WSU: OATLEY: PHASE I
WA · TY 2023
$100K
Washington State University
WSU: KAIPHANLIAM: PHASE I
WA · TY 2023
$100K
University of Washington
UW: ARAGON: PHASE I
WA · TY 2023
$100K
University of Washington
UW: COURBET: PHASE I
WA · TY 2023
$100K
University of Washington
UW: CREATIVE DESTRUCTION LAB
WA · TY 2023
$100K
University of Washington
UW: LEVY: PHASE I (MINIPROTEINS)
WA · TY 2023
$100K
University of Washington
UW: SCHWEPPE: PHASE I
WA · TY 2023
$100K
University of Washington
UW: SHEN: PHASE I
WA · TY 2023
$100K
University of Washington
UW: YAGER: PHASE I
WA · TY 2023
$100K
University of Washington
UW: MAFUNE: PHASE I
WA · TY 2023
$100K
WRF POSTDOC FELLOWSHIP 2023 LIU
WA · TY 2023
$100K
WRF POSTDOC FELLOWSHIP 2021 MAFUNE
WA · TY 2023
$99K
University of Washington
UW: KOELLE: PHASE I
WA · TY 2023
$99K
University of Washington
UW: OLANREWAJU: PHASE I
WA · TY 2023
$99K
WRF POSTDOC FELLOWSHIP 2022 NICHOLS
WA · TY 2023
$99K
University of Washington
UW: HEOR FELLOWSHIPS
WA · TY 2023
$98K
WRF POSTDOC FELLOWSHIP 2022 TATAPUDY
WA · TY 2023
$98K

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