The Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Family Foundation
Private foundation · Seattle, WA · EIN 81-2407141 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Family
45grants reported
$25Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$2.5Mtotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 45 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $220K 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
434 McGilvra Blvd E
Seattle, WA 98112-5046
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yale University SQUASH DIRECTOR NAMING | New Haven, CT | $301,000 |
| Seattle Art Museum SAM FORWARD CAMPAIGN | Seattle, WA | $235,000 |
| Seattle Art Museum SAM FORWARD CAMPAIGN | Seattle, WA | $200,000 |
| Seattle Art Museum SAM FORWARD CAMPAIGN | Seattle, WA | $200,000 |
| University of Washington OPHTHALMOLOGY ENDOWMENT | Seattle, WA | $150,000 |
| University of Washington FRIDAY HARBOR LAB EDOWED PROGRAM SUPPORT FUND | Seattle, WA | $145,000 |
| University of Washington FRIDAY HARBOR LABS ENDOWED PROGRAM SUPPORT FUND | Seattle, WA | $120,000 |
| University of Washington OPHTHALMOLOGY ENDOWMENT | Seattle, WA | $100,000 |
| Jewish Family Service REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT ENDOWMENT | Seattle, WA | $70,000 |
| University of Washington OPHTHALMOLOGY ENDOWMENT | Seattle, WA | $53,790 |
| American Friends Service Committee Development FRANK AND NADIA MUNK ENDOWMENT FUND | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 |
| American Jewish Committee AMY AND MATTHEW RAGEN ENDOWMENT | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| High Desert Museum ENDOWMENT FOR CARE OF THE BROOKS AND SUZANNE RAGEN LABRARY | Band, OR | $50,000 |
| YMCA - Y Scholars Y SOCIAL IMPACT CENTER | Seattle, WA | $50,000 |
| High Desert Museum EDUCATION FUND | Bend, OR | $50,000 |
| American Friends Service Committee Development FRANK AND NADIA MUNK ENDOWMENT FUND | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 |
| Yale University G2 MATCHING GRANT (LISA)- YALE SCHOOLD OF PUBLIC HEALTH | New Haven, CT | $50,000 |
| YMCA - Y Scholars | Seattle, WA | $50,000 |
| American Jewish Committee AMY AND MATTHEW RAGEN ENDOWMENT | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| High Desert Museum ENDOWMENT FOR CARE OF THE BROOKS AND SUZANNE RAGEN LABRARY | Band, OR | $50,000 |
| Jewish Family Service REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT ENDOWMENT | Seattle, WA | $30,000 |
| Community Land Trust of Waldron Island LAND STEWARDSHIP AND PROVIDING HOMES AND LAND FOR LOW-INCOME WALDRON RESIDENTS | Waldron, WA | $25,000 |
| Photographic Center Northwest NEW BUILDING CAMPAIGN | Seattle, WA | $25,000 |
| Photographic Center Northwest NEW BUILDING CAMPAIGN | Seattle, WA | $25,000 |
| Photographic Center Northwest NEW BUILDING CAMPAIGN | Seattle, WA | $25,000 |
| Youthcare HOMELESS YOUNG PEOPLE | Seattle, WA | $25,000 |
| Jewish Family Service REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT ENDOWMENT | Seattle, WA | $20,000 |
| San Juan Preservation Trust CONSERVATION WORK FOR THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS | Friday Harbor, WA | $20,000 |
| Kids in Need of Defense | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| Put ME in ENABLE PARTICIPATION IN ATHLETICS FOR YOUTH WITH INCARCERATED PARENTS | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 |
| YMCA - Y Scholars | Seattle, WA | $19,000 |
| Northwest Immigrant Rihgts Project | Seattle, WA | $15,000 |
| Refugee Women's Alliance | Seattle, WA | $15,000 |
| San Juan Community Home Trust | Friday Harbor, WA | $15,000 |
| San Juan Community Home Trust AFFORDABLE HOUSING | Seattle, WA | $10,000 |
| San Juan Community Theatre | Friday Harbor, WA | $10,000 |
| Center for Whale Search | Friday Harbor, WA | $10,000 |
| The Center of Victims of Torture | St Paul, MN | $10,000 |
| Friends of the San Juan | Friday Harbor, WA | $10,000 |
| The Madrona Institute | Port Townsend, WA | $10,000 |
| Small Sums | St Paul, MN | $10,000 |
| Friday Harbor Food Bank | Fridy, WA | $5,000 |
| San Juan Preservation Trust | Friday Harbor, WA | $5,000 |
| Long Live the Kings SALMON RELATED RESEARCH | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
| Community Land Trust of Waldron Island LAND STEWARDSHIP AND PROVIDING HOMES AND LAND FOR LOW-INCOME WALDRON RESIDENTS | Waldron, WA | $5,000 |
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