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Tew Foundation: 42 grants to organizations, $3 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Tew Foundation, a private foundation in Seattle, WA, paid 42 grants to organizations totaling $3,032,500 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 6, 2025. The largest was $500,000 to University of Washington Foundation in Seattle, WA for herring endowed chair for rehabilitation medicine.
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- EIN
- 911817398
- Based in
- Seattle, WA
- Assets
- $22,781,431
- Grants paid
- $3,032,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 6, 2025, IRS object ID 202513109349101346. It reported $3,032,500 in grants paid; 42 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Washington Foundation | Seattle, WA | Herring endowed chair for rehabilitation medicine | Education | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dickinson College | Carlisle, PA | Artic and alpine studies endowment | Education | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | Restoring the asuw shell house | Employment | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mini Mart City Park | Seattle, WA | General support | Environment | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Seattle Opera | Seattle, WA | General support 24/25 season | Arts, culture and humanities | $116,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | Disaster/emergency relief | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Got Green | Seattle, WA | General support | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grist | Seattle, WA | Local news/indigenous desk | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King Co | Renton, WA | Home repair programs | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King Co | Renton, WA | Home repair programs | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Huts & Trails | Kingfield, ME | 2024 resiliency and sustainability project | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Seattle Repertory Theatre | Seattle, WA | Education & community programs | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Path With Art | Seattle, WA | Arttransforms | Arts, culture and humanities | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Path With Art | Seattle, WA | Arttransforms | Arts, culture and humanities | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kuow Puget Sound Public Radio | Seattle, WA | Content growth, audience development, and digital platforms | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Seattle, WA | Ms navigator services nw chapter | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood | Seattle, WA | General operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Seattle Art Museum | Seattle, WA | Tariqa waters exhibition | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Seattle Neighborhood Greenways | Seattle, WA | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Vincent de Paul of Seattleking Cty | Seattle, WA | Veterans' services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Grace Foundation | Bellevue, WA | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YWCA | Seattle, WA | General operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Puget Soundkeeper Alliance | Seattle, WA | General support | Environment | $44,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Seattle Symphony | Seattle, WA | General operations | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwest Film Forum | Seattle, WA | Wa na wari art exhibitions | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ventures | Seattle, WA | General support | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Red Cross | Seattle, WA | Service to the armed forces | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Lopez Island Pool | Lopez Island, WA | General building fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Multicare Behavioral Health FDN | Tacoma, WA | Navos child youth fam mental health | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| NW Children's Foundation | Seattle, WA | Heal children, strengthen families, and empower youth | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Woodland Park Zoo | Seattle, WA | Forest trailhead exhibit | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Evergreen Goodwill | Seattle, WA | Adult basic education program | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shunpike | Seattle, WA | Friends of art zone, video shoots, bands, and broadcast episode/programming | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St James Cathedral | Seattle, WA | Hunger/homelessness | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Burke Museum Association | Seattle, WA | Burke box shipping 24-25 | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ducks Unlimited Inc | Memphis, TN | Wings & wetlands nw | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | New York, NY | Rockland residency african american cohort | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Li Family Resource Center | Lopez Island, WA | Youth leadership programs | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| NW Children's Foundation | Seattle, WA | Heal children, strengthen families, and empower youth | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Classical King FM | Seattle, WA | General operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart | Bellevue, WA | 2024/25 forest ridge fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Seattle Children's Theatre | Seattle, WA | General operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $1,030,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $553,500 |
| Environment | $269,000 |
| Employment | $250,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Washington | $2,412,500 |
| Pennsylvania | $400,000 |
| Maryland | $100,000 |
| Maine | $100,000 |
| Tennessee | $10,000 |
| New York | $10,000 |
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Updated November 6, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.