The@avista Foundation
Private foundation · Spokane, WA · EIN 75-3003371 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Avista Foundation
1,817grants reported
$600median award
$200lower quartile
$10smallest grant
$6.7Mtotal paid
23states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 98 of its 1,817 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $65K 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
1411 E Mission Ave
Spokane, WA 99202-1902
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Washington University Foundation Catalyst Building | Cheney, WA | $350,000 |
| Ewu Foundation EWU Catalyst Building | Cheney, WA | $350,000 |
| Eastern Washington University Catalyst Building 5 of 10 | Cheney, WA | $350,000 |
| United Way of Spokane County | Spokane, WA | $98,000 |
| United Way of Spokane County | Spokane, WA | $97,000 |
| Gonzaga University 8 EA Terminals for EE Power Lab | Spokane, WA | $72,000 |
| Upper Columbia Resource Conservation and Development District Cooling island at Scale House Market | Spokane Valley, WA | $60,000 |
| Gonzaga University IIAT Units Energy Meter for Generative AI Usage Project | Spokane, WA | $55,000 |
| Spokane Symphony | Spokane, WA | $55,000 |
| Pullman Regional Hospital Foundation Behavioral Health Patient Space in the ER | Pullman, WA | $50,000 |
| Spokane Area Business Foundation Support the Safe & Healthy Spokane Taskforce | Spokane, WA | $50,000 |
| Spokane Area Business Foundation Support the Safe & Healthy Spokane Taskforce | Spokane, WA | $50,000 |
| Volunteers of America Crosswalk Youth Shelter | Spokane, WA | $50,000 |
| Panhandle Affordable Housing Alliance Miracles on Britton | Hayden, ID | $50,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities Inland NW Capital Pledge | Spokane, WA | $50,000 |
| Inland Northwest Land Conservancy Glen Tana | Spokane, WA | $41,666 |
| Inland Northwest Land Conservancy Glen Tana Property | Spokane, WA | $41,666 |
| Friends of Ksps Community Impact Pillars Sponsor | Spokane, WA | $40,000 |
| American Red Cross Inland NW Chapter Support for shelter operations and disaster response | Spokane, WA | $40,000 |
| United Human Services of AK Teal Street Center | Juneau, AK | $31,250 |
| United Human Services of AK Teal Street Center | Juneau, AK | $31,250 |
| United Human Services of AK Teal Street Center | Juneau, AK | $31,250 |
| Community Cancer Fund 2025 Boulevard Race | Spokane, WA | $30,000 |
| Maddie's Place Phase 2 Operations | Spokane, WA | $30,000 |
| Spokane Symphony Society | Spokane, WA | $30,000 |
| Inland NW Museum of Arts and Culture Harold Balaz | Spokane, WA | $30,000 |
| Spokane Symphony Society | Spokane, WA | $30,000 |
| Friends of Ksps Community Impact Pillars Support | Spokane, WA | $30,000 |
| Washington State University Foundation Power Systems Engineering Program & 4H Science Day Kits & Rural Clubs Support | Pullman, WA | $27,150 |
| Providence Inw Foundation Medical Supplies & Heart Institute Campaign | Spokane, WA | $25,000 |
| Community Cancer Fund 2024 Boulevard Race | Spokane, WA | $25,000 |
| Gonzaga University | Spokane, WA | $25,000 |
| Awb Institute Remote Worker Certification program | Olympia, WA | $25,000 |
| Cheney Depot Society Cheney Depot Rehabilitation Project - Phase 3 | Cheney, WA | $25,000 |
| Hbpa Dba Nuestras Raices Small Business Start-Up Assistance Program | Spokane, WA | $25,000 |
| Inland Northwest Land Conservancy Glen Tana Property campaign | Spokane, WA | $25,000 |
| Innovia Foundation Homelessness R&R Diversion Fund | Spokane, WA | $25,000 |
| Providence Inw Foundation Heart Institute support | Spokane, WA | $25,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House Operational Costs & Capital support | Spokane, WA | $25,000 |
| Spokane Guilds School Capital Campaign support | Spokane, WA | $25,000 |
| Pullman Regional Hospital Foundation Family Medicine Physician Residency Program | Pullman, WA | $25,000 |
| Boys Girls Club of Spokane County Northtown Campus Replacement | Spokane, WA | $25,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Lewis Clark Valley Renovation of Normal Hill Campus | Clarkston, WA | $25,000 |
| Volunteers of America Crosswalk Youth Shelter 2.0 | Spokane, WA | $25,000 |
| Awb Institute Remote Worker Training Program | Olympia, WA | $25,000 |
| Career Path Services Dignified Workday | Spokane, WA | $25,000 |
| Providence Inw Foundation Heart Institute | Spokane, WA | $25,000 |
| Spokane Guilds School New Childrens Center | Spokane, WA | $25,000 |
| Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners Snap Homeless Services Centralized Diversion Fund | Spokane, WA | $25,000 |
| Tristate Health Foundation Surgery Center Capital Campaign | Clarkston, WA | $25,000 |
| Volunteers of America of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho Crosswalk Youth Shelter 2.0 | Spokane, WA | $25,000 |
| University of Idaho Foundation Avista Scholars | Moscow, ID | $20,500 |
| Cancer Cant Capital campaign | Spokane, WA | $20,000 |
| Gonzaga University Opportunity NE Resident Leadership & Workforce Development Program | Spokane, WA | $20,000 |
| Mobius BOGO Membership Support & Wattson Maintenance | Spokane, WA | $20,000 |
| University of Idaho Foundation 2025 Jazz Festival | Moscow, ID | $20,000 |
| Carl Maxey Center Capital Campaign support | Spokane, WA | $20,000 |
| Ksps Public Television Community Impact Pillars support | Spokane, WA | $20,000 |
| LA Clinica Del Valle Acute Care Clinic Expansion | Medford, OR | $20,000 |
| Mid-City Concerns Kitchen expansion - new tilt skillet | Spokane, WA | $20,000 |
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