Behnke Foundation
Private foundation · Seattle, WA · EIN 91-6025144 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Behnke Foundation
36grants reported
$1,500median award
$1,000lower quartile
$50smallest grant
$798Ktotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
601 Union St Ste 3016
Seattle, WA 98101-3913
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cornish College of the Arts ARTS AND CULTURE | Seattle, WA | $332,499 |
| Cornish College of the Arts ART AND CULTURE | Seattle, WA | $307,202 |
| Cornish College of the Arts ARTS AND CULTURE | Seattle, WA | $89,773 |
| Wellspring Family Services HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Seattle, WA | $6,226 |
| Wellspring Family Services HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Seattle, WA | $6,074 |
| Wellspring Family Services HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Seattle, WA | $5,869 |
| Fifth Avenue Theater ART AND CULTURE | Seattle, WA | $5,500 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Seattle, WA | $4,500 |
| Overlake Medical Center HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Bellevue, WA | $3,000 |
| Overlake Medical Center HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Bellevue, WA | $3,000 |
| The Lisa McGraw Figure Skating Foundation ART AND CULTURE | Princeton, NJ | $2,500 |
| Skidmore College EDUCATION | Saratoga Springs, NY | $2,500 |
| Skidmore College EDUCATION | Saratoga Springs, NY | $2,500 |
| Skidmore College EDUCATION | Saratoga Springs, NY | $2,500 |
| Planned Parenthood Grant NW HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Seattle, WA | $2,000 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Seattle, WA | $2,000 |
| Feral Cat Sanctuary ANIMAL RESCUE | Lynnwood, WA | $1,750 |
| Feral Cat Sanctuary ANIMAL RESCUE | Lynnwood, WA | $1,500 |
| Little Bit Therapecutic Riding Center HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Redmond, WA | $1,500 |
| Fifth Avenue Theater ARTS AND CULTURE | Seattle, WA | $1,500 |
| Feral Cat Sanctuary ANIMAL RESCUE | Lynnwood, WA | $1,500 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Seattle, WA | $1,500 |
| Little Bit Therapecutic Riding Center HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Redmond, WA | $1,250 |
| The Community Library HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Ketchum, ID | $1,000 |
| Pacific Northwest Ballet ARTS AND CULTURE | Seattle, WA | $1,000 |
| Seattle Theater Group ARTS AND CULTURE | Seattle, WA | $1,000 |
| The Community Library HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Ketchum, ID | $1,000 |
| The Lisa McGraw Figure Skating Foundation ARTS AND CULTURE | Pennington, NJ | $1,000 |
| Fifth Avenue Theater ARTS AND CULTURE | Seattle, WA | $1,000 |
| Seattle Aquarium EDUCATION | Seattle, WA | $1,000 |
| The Community Library HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Ketchum, ID | $1,000 |
| University of San Diego EDUCATION | San Diego, CA | $500 |
| Kindering Center EDUCATION | Bellevue, WA | $500 |
| Woodland Park Zoo ARTS AND CULTURE | Seattle, WA | $500 |
| Woodland Park Zoo ARTS AND CULTURE | Seattle, WA | $500 |
| Calyx Press ARTS AND CULTURE | Corvallis, OR | $50 |
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