Dickey Foundation
Private foundation · Seattle, WA · EIN 91-1961319 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Dickey Fund
45grants reported
$5,000median award
$1,500lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$478Ktotal paid
7states 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
405 18TH Ave E
Seattle, WA 98112-4611
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Meredith Matthews YMCA SPORTS/EDUCATION | Seattle, WA | $58,000 |
| Meredith Matthews YMCA SPORTS/EDUCATION | Seattle, WA | $55,300 |
| Meredith Matthews YMCA SPORTS/EDUCATION | Seattle, WA | $51,000 |
| Seattle Public Library Foundation EDUCATION | Seattle, WA | $35,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation CIVIL LIBERTIES/EDUCATION | Seattle, WA | $30,000 |
| Washington Farmland Trust FARMLAND PRESERVATION | Seattle, WA | $21,000 |
| Environment Washington Research & Policy Center CONSERVATION/PRESERVATION | Seattle, WA | $20,000 |
| Seattle Public Library Foundation EDUCATION | Seattle, WA | $20,000 |
| ACLU CIVIL LIBERTIES/EDUCATION | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation CIVIL LIBERTIES/EDUCATION | Seattle, WA | $15,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation CIVIL LIBERTIES/EDUCATION | Seattle, WA | $15,000 |
| ACLU CIVIL LIBERTIES/EDUCATION | New York, NY | $12,000 |
| ACLU CIVIL LIBERTIES/EDUCATION | New York, NY | $11,000 |
| Sama Seattle Sacred Music and Art CULTURAL PRESERVATION | Seattle, WA | $10,000 |
| Great Peninsula Conservancy CONSERVATION/PRESERVATION | Bremerton, WA | $10,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION | Arlington, VA | $10,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION | Arlington, VA | $10,000 |
| Washington Farmland Trust FARMLAND PRESERVATION | Seattle, WA | $10,000 |
| Short Mt Sanctuary CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION | Liberty, TN | $7,500 |
| Wilderness Awareness School CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION | Duvall, WA | $6,000 |
| Nopal & Mesquite Sacred Pathways CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION | Austin, TX | $5,000 |
| Wilderness Awareness School CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION | Duvall, WA | $5,000 |
| Environment Washington Research & Policy Center CONSERVATION/PRESERVATION | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
| Wilderness Awareness School CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION | Duvall, WA | $5,000 |
| Kuow MUSIC/EDUCATION | Seattle, WA | $3,000 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists EDUCATION | Cambridge, MA | $3,000 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists EDUCATION | Cambridge, MA | $3,000 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists EDUCATION | Cambridge, MA | $3,000 |
| Kuow MUSIC/EDUCATION | Seattle, WA | $3,000 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Sound Theatre Company PERFORMING ARTS/EDUCATION | Seattle, WA | $2,000 |
| Kbcs - Public Radio GLOBAL MUSIC/EDUCATION | Bellevue, WA | $1,500 |
| Vashon Maury Food Bank FOOD SECURITY | Vashon, WA | $1,500 |
| Kbcs - Public Radio GLOBAL MUSIC/EDUCATION | Bellevue, WA | $1,500 |
| Kbcs - Public Radio GLOBAL MUSIC/EDUCATION | Bellevue, WA | $1,500 |
| Tilth Alliance EDUCATION | Seattle, WA | $1,500 |
| Environmental Defense Fund CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION | Washington, DC | $1,500 |
| American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Cascade PBS PUBLIC TELEVISION | Seattle, WA | $1,000 |
| American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Friends of the Earth CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION | Merrifirld, VA | $1,000 |
| Kcts 9 - Public Broadcasting Service PERFORMING ARTS | Seattle, WA | $1,000 |
| Arte Noir ART/EDUCATION | Seattle, WA | $500 |
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