Dean Witter Foundation
Private foundation · San Rafael, CA · EIN 94-6065150 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Dean Witter Foundation
45grants reported
$25Kmedian award
$15Klower quartile
$3,000smallest grant
$1.0Mtotal paid
5states 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
PO Box 6106
San Rafael, CA 94903-0106
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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Thacher School FOR THE HORSE PROGRAM | Ojai, CA | $50,000 |
| Naturebridge FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS AT NATUREBRIDGE'S WEST COAST CAMPUSES (MATCHING) | San Francisco, CA | $45,000 |
| Bellevue Schools Foundation FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH EXPANSION PROGRAM AND/OR THE SPARK FUND AT THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS DISCRE | Bellevue, WA | $30,000 |
| Eat Happy Now FOR THE FOOD INSECURITY PROGRAM | Yarrow Point, WA | $30,000 |
| Islandwood FOR THE ISLANDWOOD EDUCATORS' FUND | Bainbridge Island, WA | $30,000 |
| Northwest Film Forum TO PILOT THE DOCUMENTARY REFLECTIONS OF THE RIVER | Seattle, WA | $30,000 |
| Sealife Response Rehabilitation & Research TO RESCUE AND PROTECT MARINE MAMMALS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST | Des Moines, WA | $30,000 |
| The Thacher School FOR THE HORSE PROGRAM | Ojai, CA | $30,000 |
| University of Washingtoncollege of the Environment FOR THE FRIDAY HARBOR LABS K-12 SCIENCE OUTREACH PROGRAM | Friday Harbor, WA | $30,000 |
| Northcoast Regional Land Trust TO OPERATE, EVALUATE AND EXPAND THE COWS AND CATTAILS PROGRAM | Bayside, CA | $30,000 |
| Bellevue Schools Foundation FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH EXPANSION PROGRAM | Bellevue, WA | $30,000 |
| Naturebridge FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS AT NATUREBRIDGE'S WEST COAST CAMPUSES (MATCHING) | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 |
| Sealife Response Rehabilitation & Research TO RESCUE AND PROTECT MARINE MAMMALS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST | Des Moines, WA | $30,000 |
| The Thacher School TO ENCHANCE THE SCHOOLS WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (MATCHING) | Ojai, CA | $30,000 |
| Fred Hutch Cancer Center FOR THE PROJECT: MUSSEL LAB: DISTINGUISHING INVASIVE VS LOCAL MUSSELS THROUGH DNA ANALYSIS | Seattle, WA | $25,000 |
| Practical Farmers of Iowa FOR SOWING BIODIVERSITY: EMPOWERING SMALL-SCALE FARMERS TO SUPPORT NATIVE POLLINATORS | Ames, IA | $25,000 |
| University of Washington Clean Energy Institute FOR K-12 EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS | Seattle, WA | $25,000 |
| Wildlands Conservancy FOR THE NATURE'S NINOS PROGRAM | Oak Glen Road, CA | $25,000 |
| Bellevue Schools Foundation FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH EXPANSION PROGRAM AND MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE TIME | Bellevue, WA | $25,000 |
| Naturebridge FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS AT NATUREBRIDGE'S WEST COAST CAMPUSES | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 |
| University of Washington Friday Harbor Labs TO SUPPORT THE FRIDAY HARBOR LABS K-12 SCIENCE OUTREACH PROGRAM | Friday Harbor, WA | $25,000 |
| San Juan Preservation Trust FOR LEARNING LANDSCAPES PROGRAM | Friday Harbor, WA | $25,000 |
| Sealife Response Rehabilitation & Research TO RESCUE AND PROTECT MARINE MAMMALS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST | Des Moines, WA | $25,000 |
| Wildlands Conservancy FOR THE NATURE'S NINOS PROGRAM | Whitewater, CA | $25,000 |
| Eat Happy Now FOR THE FOOD INSECURITY PROGRAM | Yarrow Point, WA | $25,000 |
| In Harmony Farm FOR THE EDUCATION HUB | Earlham, IA | $25,000 |
| Pacific Science Center FOR THE DISCOVERY CORPS PROGRAM | Seattle, WA | $25,000 |
| San Juan Preservation Trust FOR LEARNING LANDSCAPES PROGRAM | Friday Harbor, WA | $25,000 |
| Wildlands Conservancy FOR THE NATURE'S NINOS PROGRAM | Oak Glen, CA | $25,000 |
| Friends of Kexp FOR THE YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS (MATCHING) | Seattle, WA | $20,000 |
| Cal Wood FOR THE LATINO FAMILY CAMP | Jamestown, CO | $20,000 |
| Friends of Kexp FOR THE YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS | Seattle, WA | $20,000 |
| Hive TO PROTOTYPE AN ONLINE MAP OF THE BOULDER COUNTY CLIMATE JUSTICE LANDSCAPE | Boulder, CO | $15,000 |
| Wildlands Conservancy FOR THE EEL RIVER CANYON PRESERVE | Oak Glen Road, CA | $15,000 |
| Pathfinder Ranch FOR THE FAMILY OUTDOOR EDUCATION ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING PROGRAM | Mountain Center, CA | $15,000 |
| Institute for Systems Biology FOR THE SYSTEMS EDUCATION EXPERIENCES PROGRAM | Seattle, WA | $12,500 |
| Swell Schools TO DEVELOP A STATE-OF-THE-ART PLATFORM TO HOUSE THE WELLNESS CENTER WORK AND TO MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE T | San Francisco, CA | $12,500 |
| Lewa Wildlife Conservancy USA FOR GENERAL SUPPORT IN HONOR AND MEMORY OF DEAN WITTER | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Northwest Association for Biomedical Research FOR THE CAMP BIOMED PLATFORM IN EASTERN WASHINGTON | Seattle, WA | $10,000 |
| The One Eighty Foundation TO GAME ON TO PROVIDE SPORTS EQUIPMENT, UNIFORMS AND LEAGUE FEES FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH AGES 6-18 | Seattle, WA | $10,000 |
| Hive TO PROTOTYPE AN ONLINE MAP OF THE BOULDER COUNTY CLIMATE JUSTICE LANDSCAPE | Boulder, CO | $10,000 |
| Hive (grant Payable to Fiscal Agent Open Collective Foundation) TO PROTOTYPE AN ONLINE MAP OF THE BOULDER COUNTY CLIMATE JUSTICE LANDSCAPE | Boulder, CO | $10,000 |
| Bellevue College Foundation FOR GIRLS CAN CODE PROGRAM | Bellevue, WA | $7,500 |
| Pathfinder Ranch FOR THE FAMILY OUTDOOR EDUCATION ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING PROGRAM | Mountain Center, CA | $5,500 |
| Bellevue Schools Foundation FOR STAFF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | Bellevue, WA | $3,000 |
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