Darby Foundation
Private foundation · Seattle, WA · EIN 80-0089734 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Darby Foundation
44grants reported
$32Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$2.3Mtotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 44 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $410K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
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
2201 Fairview Ave E Apt 3
Seattle, WA 98102-3474
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lambda Legal LGBTQ+ RIGHTS | New York, NY | $400,000 |
| Polaris Village Ministries SOCIALLY JUST EARLY EDUCATION | Easton, MD | $200,000 |
| Lambda Legal LGBTQ+ RIGHTS | New York, NY | $150,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America WOMENS HEALTH | New York, NY | $150,000 |
| Lambda Legal LGBTQ+ RIGHTS | New York, NY | $150,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America WOMENS HEALTH | New York, NY | $150,000 |
| Polaris Village Ministries SOCIALLY JUST EARLY EDUCATION | Easton, MD | $150,000 |
| Artistic Freedom Initiative PROTECTION OF ARTISTS FROM POLITICAL PERSECUTION | Brooklyn, NY | $90,000 |
| Rainforest Foundation US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION | Brooklyn, NY | $75,000 |
| Polaris Village Ministries SOCIALLY JUST EARLY EDUCATION | Easton, MD | $60,000 |
| North Cascades Institute ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION | Sedro Woolley, WA | $50,000 |
| Rainforest Foundation US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION | Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 |
| Rainforest Foundation US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION | Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 |
| Share MY Meals FOOD SUPPORT | Princeton, NJ | $40,000 |
| World Food Program FOOD SUPPORT | Washington, DC | $40,000 |
| Sprouts Chef Training EQUITABLE JOB TRAINING | South San Francisco, CA | $40,000 |
| Harwich Conservation Trust LAND PRESERVATION | South Harwich, MA | $35,000 |
| Harwich Conservation Trust LAND PRESERVATION | South Harwich, MA | $35,000 |
| Share MY Meals FOOD SUPPORT | Princeton, NJ | $35,000 |
| Harwich Conservation Trust LAND PRESERVATION | South Harwich, MA | $35,000 |
| North Cascades Institute ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION | Sedro Woolley, WA | $35,000 |
| Share MY Meals FOOD SUPPORT | Princeton, NJ | $35,000 |
| Grand Canyon Trust COLORADO PLATEAU ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY | Flagstaff, AZ | $30,000 |
| Artistic Freedom Initiative PROTECTION OF ARTISTS FROM POLITICAL PERSECUTION | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 |
| North Cascades Institute ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION | Sedro Woolley, WA | $30,000 |
| Artistic Freedom Initiative PROTECTION OF ARTISTS FROM POLITICAL PERSECUTION | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 |
| Grand Canyon Trust COLORADO PLATEAU ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY | Flagstaff, AZ | $20,000 |
| American Indian College Fund EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS | Denver, CO | $15,000 |
| American Indian College Fund EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS | Denver, CO | $15,000 |
| American Indian College Fund EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS | Denver, CO | $15,000 |
| Helpoutkawaguchi O'Connor Initiative TRANS RIGHTS AND LIVES | Seattle, WA | $12,000 |
| Resources ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY & POLICY | Bellingham, WA | $10,000 |
| Grand Canyon Trust COLORADO PLATEAU ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY | Flagstaff, AZ | $10,000 |
| Resources ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING | Bellingham, WA | $10,000 |
| Front and Centered JUST TRANSITION | Seattle, WA | $10,000 |
| Cosee ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION | Seattle, WA | $7,500 |
| Building African American Minds AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS | Easton, MD | $5,000 |
| Defenders of Wildlife BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Building African American Minds AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS | Easton, MD | $5,000 |
| Defenders of Wildlife BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Building African American Minds AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS | Easton, MD | $5,000 |
| Defenders of Wildlife BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Got Green ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
| Cosee ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
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