Henry M Jackson Foundation
Seattle, WA · EIN 52-1313011. Reported 65 grants totalling $838,540 to 45 organizations across tax years 2021-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Henry M Jackson Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,500 and $15,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $52,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Council on Strategic Risks | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Human Rights First | New York, NY | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Uw Henry M Jackson School of International Studies | Seattle, WA | $54,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Washington Jackson School of International Studies | Seattle, WA | $52,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Washington Evans School | Seattle, WA | $42,500 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Washington Center for Human Rights | Seattle, WA | $31,890 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Climate Solutions | Seattle, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Environmental and Energy Study Institute | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Uw Evans School of Public Policy and Governance | Seattle, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Millennial Action Project | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The National Bureau of Asian Research | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Cascades Institute | Sedro Woolley, WA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Washington Center for Experiential Learning & Diversity | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Washington Center for Experiential Learning and Diversity | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Uw Center for Experiential Learning and Diversity | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Glacier Peak Institute | Darrington, WA | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Project 2100 | Seattle, WA | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Washington Evans School of Public Policy & Governance | Seattle, WA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uw Evans School of Public Policy & Governance | Seattle, WA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Housing Development Consortium of Seattle-King County | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Operation Snow Leopard | Richmond, VA | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Leadership Tomorrow | Seattle, WA | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Seattle 2030 District | Seattle, WA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Braver Angels Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Common Ground Foundation - Civic Genius | Fairport, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leadership Launch | Mukilteo, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oneworld Now | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Girl Mentoring Program | Lynnwood, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Seattle Foundation | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Washington Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | Olympia, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bridge to Turkiya Fund | Chapel Hill, NC | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Freedom House | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Meridian International Center | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tulalip Foundation | Tulalip, WA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wa School Principals' Education Foundation | Olympia, WA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Earthcorps | Seattle, WA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washington Bus Education Fund | Seattle, WA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bike Works | Seattle, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Museum of History & Industry | Seattle, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seattle City Club | Seattle, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pacific Model United Nations | Milton, WA | $1,650 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| League of Women Voters of Snohomish County | Everett, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boy Scouts of America Troop 008 | Seattle, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
10 of 45 (22%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 38%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- University of Washington Jackson School of International Studies
MILITARY/CIVIL RELATIONS PROGRAM SUPPORT, RUSSIA-RELATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM SUPPORT & CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS STUDENT SUPPORT - Uw Henry M Jackson School of International Studies
RUSSIA RELATED EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT AND CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS STUDENT SUPPORT - The Council on Strategic Risks
OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE CENTER FOR CLIMATE AND SECURITY - Human Rights First
STRENGTHENING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GLOBAL MAGNITSKY SANCTIONS PROJECT - University of Washington Center for Human Rights
INDIGENOUS RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN THE PACIFIC NW - Climate Solutions
WASHINGTON CLIMATE NARRATIVE SHIFT PROJECT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 38 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | $318,390 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 21 | $245,500 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 19 | $274,650 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Henry M Jackson Foundation has 12 of them, worth $279,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| University of Washington Jackson School of International Studies | Seattle, WA | $52,000 |
| University of Washington Evans School of Public Policy & Governance | Seattle, WA | $30,000 |
| Seattle Foundation | Seattle, WA | $30,000 |
| Uw Henry M Jackson School of International Studies | Seattle, WA | $30,000 |
| Uw Henry M Jackson School of International Studies | Seattle, WA | $30,000 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $25,000 |
| Uw Henry M Jackson School of International Studies | Seattle, WA | $22,000 |
| University of Washington Center for Experiential Learning and Diversity | Seattle, WA | $15,000 |
| University of Washington Center for Experiential Learning and Diversity | Seattle, WA | $15,000 |
| University of Washington Evans School | Seattle, WA | $12,500 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $12,500 |
| Housing Development Consortium of Seattle-King County | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 55% of this one's giving went to organizations in Washington. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Washington.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Henry M Jackson Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1200 Fifth Avenue 1450, Seattle, WA, 98101. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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