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VADON FOUNDATION 46-3669945 Click to copy · SEATTLE, WA · private_foundation · program funder
59 recipients FY2016–24
$18M giving on file
2024 latest grant year
no accepts unsolicited
Local Local funder, 56% of giving in Washington
Footprint A local funder — 56% of its dollars go to WA. It is a candidate for organizations in the 16 states it has funded, whatever their cause: AZ, CA, CT, DC, HI, MA, MN, MT, ND, NM, NY, OK, OR, SD, WA, WI.
Funders that fund the same organizations Funder Location Channel Shared recipients FIRST NATIONS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE LONGMONT, CO program funder 29 COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION OAKLAND, CA program funder 19 NOVO FOUNDATION HURLEY, NY program funder 19 NDN COLLECTIVE INC RAPID CITY, SD program funder 18 THE SEVENTH GENERATION FUND FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INC ARCATA, CA program funder 15 POTLATCH FUND SEATTLE, WA program funder 13 CHARLOTTE Y MARTIN FOUNDATION SEATTLE, WA program funder 12 NORTHWEST AREA FOUNDATION SAINT PAUL, MN program funder 12 THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION PALO ALTO, CA program funder 12 ARTSFUND SEATTLE, WA program funder 11 W K KELLOGG FOUNDATION BATTLE CREEK, MI large program funder 10 INATAI FOUNDATION SEATTLE, WA program funder 9 UNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY SEATTLE, WA program funder 9 WAYFARER FOUNDATION HIGHLAND PARK, IL program funder 8 NA AH ILLAHEE FUND SEATTLE, WA program funder 7 SATTERBERG FOUNDATION SEATTLE, WA program funder 7 BETTER WAY FOUNDATION MINNEAPOLIS, MN program funder 6 LUCKY SEVEN FOUNDATION WILMINGTON, DE program funder 6 WEND II INC BENTONVILLE, AR program funder 6 BUSH FOUNDATION ST PAUL, MN program funder 5 LAIRD NORTON FAMILY FOUNDATION SEATTLE, WA program funder 5 NIA TERO FOUNDATION SEATTLE, WA program funder 5 NORCLIFFE FOUNDATION SEATTLE, WA program funder 5 SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND NORTHWEST SEATTLE, WA program funder 5 SOLUTIONS PROJECT INC LOS ANGELES, CA program funder 5
Recent recipients Organization State Years Latest Total SALISH SCHOOL OF SPOKANE WA 5 2024 $1,252,548 INCHELIUM LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL ASSOCATION WA 5 2024 $875,026 STANFORD UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE CA 3 2024 $749,868 CHILDREN OF THE SETTING SUN PRODUCTIONS WA 4 2024 $640,000 FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER WA 5 2024 $599,752 SPOKANE LANGUAGE HOUSE WA 4 2024 $535,000 YELLOW BIRD LIFE WAYS CENTER INC MT 4 2024 $364,000 NKWUSM MT 3 2024 $360,000 NDN COLLECTIVE INC SD 3 2024 $354,338 OCETI SAKOWIN COMMUNITY ACADEMY SD 2 2024 $300,000 KNIFE CHIEF BUFFALO NATION SOCIETY SD 2 2024 $230,000 UNITED NATIONAL INDIAN TRIBAL YOUTH INC AZ 3 2024 $225,000 SAAD KIDILYE NM 3 2024 $215,000 CAMAS FOUNDATION WA 3 2024 $170,000 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WA 2 2024 $160,000 NACA-INSPIRED SCHOOLS NETWORK NM 2 2024 $150,000 TANKA FUND SD 2 2024 $150,000 MAKOCE AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT SD 2 2024 $125,000 OAYE LUTA OKOLAKICIYE SD 2 2024 $105,000 EUCHEE YUCHI LANGUAGE PROJECT INC OK 1 2024 $100,000 KWU CNXI WA 2 2024 $75,000 ARTIST TRUST WA 4 2024 $62,500 HAIDA ROOTS WA 2 2024 $50,000 MEDICINE FISH CORP WI 1 2024 $35,000 STANDING ROCK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ND 1 2024 $35,000 HOPI SCHOOL INC AZ 1 2024 $35,000 SOUTH DAKOTA EDUCATION EQUITY COALITION SD 1 2024 $35,000 BLACKFEET ECO KNOWLEDGE INC MT 1 2024 $25,000 INDIGENOUS CREATIVES COLLECTIVE WA 1 2024 $25,000 ALL OUR KIN INC CT 1 2024 $25,000 BLACK HILLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SD 1 2024 $25,000 THE SEATTLE ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES WA 3 2023 $1,078,187 NATIONAL INDIGENOUS WOMENS RESOURCE CENTER MT 2 2023 $240,000 MAHCHIWMINAHNAHTIK CHIPPEWA AND CREE LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION MT 2 2023 $185,000 RED EAGLE SOARING WA 3 2023 $150,000 NEW VENTURE FUND DC 2 2023 $150,000 INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER INC NM 1 2023 $140,000 NAKOA FOUNDATION HI 3 2023 $50,000 ENDAZHI-NITAAWIGING QALICB INC MN 1 2023 $50,000 COUNCIL FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN ADVANCEMENT HI 1 2023 $50,000 ZUNI YOUTH ENRICHMENT PROJECT NM 1 2023 $40,000 THRESH INC NY 1 2023 $35,000 THE CIESLA FOUNDATION INC DC 1 2023 $25,000 NOT AN ALTERNATIVE INC WA 2 2022 $220,000 THE BERTSCHI SCHOOL WA 3 2022 $52,578 NORTHWEST JUSTICE PROJECT WA 3 2022 $20,500 THE SEVENTH GENERATION FUND FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INC CA 1 2022 $20,000 NA AH ILLAHEE FUND WA 1 2021 $220,000 LAKOTA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SD 1 2021 $150,000 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES POWER PROJECT INC OR 1 2021 $100,000