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The Darby Foundation: 15 grants to organizations, $624,500 (tax year ended December 2025)

The Darby Foundation, a private foundation in Seattle, WA, paid 15 grants to organizations totaling $624,500 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 13, 2026. The largest was $150,000 to Lambda Legal in New York, NY for lgbtq+ rights.

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EIN
800089734
Based in
Seattle, WA
Assets
$9,400,302
Grants paid
$624,500
Tax year ended
December 2025

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025

From the Form 990-PF filed May 13, 2026, IRS object ID 202621339349101962. It reported $624,500 in grants paid; 15 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Lambda LegalNew York, NYLgbtq+ rights$150,000apps.irs.gov
Artistic Freedom InitiativeBrooklyn, NYProtection of artists from political persecutionArts, culture and humanities$90,000apps.irs.gov
Rainforest Foundation UsBrooklyn, NYEnvironmental protection$75,000apps.irs.gov
Polaris Village MinistriesEaston, MDSocially just early educationReligion-related$60,000apps.irs.gov
North Cascades InstituteSedro Woolley, WAEnvironmental educationEnvironment$50,000apps.irs.gov
Share My MealsPrinceton, NJFood supportHuman services$40,000apps.irs.gov
World Food ProgramWashington, DCFood support$40,000apps.irs.gov
Harwich Conservation TrustSouth Harwich, MALand preservation$35,000apps.irs.gov
Grand Canyon TrustFlagstaff, AZColorado plateau environmental advocacyEnvironment$30,000apps.irs.gov
American Indian College FundDenver, COEducational scholarshipsEducation$15,000apps.irs.gov
Helpoutkawaguchi O'Connor InitiativeSeattle, WATrans rights and lives$12,000apps.irs.gov
ResourcesBellingham, WAEnvironmental advocacy & policy$10,000apps.irs.gov
CoseeSeattle, WAEnvironmental education$7,500apps.irs.gov
Building African American MindsEaston, MDAfterschool programsEducation$5,000apps.irs.gov
Defenders of WildlifeWashington, DCBiodiversity protectionAnimal-related$5,000apps.irs.gov

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024

From the Form 990-PF filed May 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202541339349102124. It reported $730,000 in grants paid; 15 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Lambda LegalNew York, NYLgbtq+ rights$150,000apps.irs.gov
Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NYWomens health$150,000apps.irs.gov
Polaris Village MinistriesEaston, MDSocially just early educationReligion-related$150,000apps.irs.gov
Rainforest Foundation UsBrooklyn, NYEnvironmental protection$50,000apps.irs.gov
Sprouts Chef TrainingSouth San Francisco, CAEquitable job training$40,000apps.irs.gov
Harwich Conservation TrustSouth Harwich, MALand preservation$35,000apps.irs.gov
North Cascades InstituteSedro Woolley, WAEnvironmental educationEnvironment$35,000apps.irs.gov
Share My MealsPrinceton, NJFood supportHuman services$35,000apps.irs.gov
Artistic Freedom InitiativeBrooklyn, NYProtection of artists from political persecutionArts, culture and humanities$30,000apps.irs.gov
Grand Canyon TrustFlagstaff, AZColorado plateau environmental advocacyEnvironment$20,000apps.irs.gov
American Indian College FundDenver, COEducational scholarshipsEducation$15,000apps.irs.gov
Building African American MindsEaston, MDAfterschool programsEducation$5,000apps.irs.gov
CoseeSeattle, WAEnvironmental education$5,000apps.irs.gov
Defenders of WildlifeWashington, DCBiodiversity protectionAnimal-related$5,000apps.irs.gov
Got GreenSeattle, WAEnvironmental justiceEnvironment$5,000apps.irs.gov

Causes funded

From grants whose recipient has a cause.

States funded

Recipient stateGranted
New York$695,000
Maryland$220,000
Washington$124,500
New Jersey$75,000
Massachusetts$70,000
District of Columbia$50,000
Arizona$50,000
California$40,000

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Updated May 13, 2026. 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.