The Alta Foundation concentrates its giving on services for children with developmental and educational needs in Washington State, with a strong emphasis on early childhood intervention and learning supports for vulnerable youth. They fund organizations providing direct program services—especially early intervention screening and special education—and appear to prioritize local, operational support rather than capital projects. Repeated multi-year grants to the same organizations suggest long-term relationships with a small set of partners.
Alta Foundation’s clearest pattern is its sustained support for early childhood intervention in Washington, especially through The Memorial Foundation in Yakima. Across multiple years, the foundation has funded the 0–3 program and related early intervention work tied to children who may need early educational therapy or developmental preschool. That focus makes the funder especially relevant to researchers tracking age-specific developmental services rather than broad education philanthropy. The foundation also backs services for foster and at-risk youth. Treehouse in Seattle appears repeatedly in the recent grants list, with support for general program needs and educational supplies for foster kids. A smaller grant to Native Horsemanship Youth Program in Kingston shows that the foundation also makes local awards within its own community. The overall picture is a small Washington-based grantmaker that favors direct service organizations working with children who need screening, learning support, or basic educational resources. Its recent awards cluster around operational program support rather than capital-heavy or one-off special initiatives, and the repeated grants to the same organizations suggest ongoing relationships with a limited set of partners.
In early childhood developmental screening and intervention, Alta Foundation funded The Memorial Foundation in Yakima for a birth to age 3 program at The Children’s Village to identify children who might need early educational therapy or developmental preschool. It also supported the same organization for early intervention work in 2025. For foster youth support, the foundation gave Treehouse in Seattle general program support in multiple years, along with a separate grant for foster kids’ educational supplies. That pairing points to both organizational operating support and direct material assistance for children. Learning support appears in a grant to West Sound Academy in Poulsbo for learning support. Across these grants, the common thread is program-level help for children with developmental, educational, or foster-care related needs rather than broad institutional funding.
Alta Foundation’s typical grant size is tightly clustered: the 25th percentile is $21,500, the median is $25,000, and the 75th percentile is $25,000. The recent grants list shows repeated awards to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which indicates recurring relationships rather than isolated gifts. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its awards in the recent list are all program-oriented or general support, with one capital campaign grant appearing in 2023.
$50K
$746K
$44K
$59K
Most grants fall between $22K and $25K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$22K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$25K
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Concentrated, relationship-driven giving: a small number of moderately sized grants with repeat funding to core grantees; funding is programmatic/operational rather than capital and geographically focused in Washington State.
Notable grantees: Treehouse, The Memorial Foundation (early intervention programs/Children's Village in Yakima), West Sound Academy
Alta Foundation gives locally and all recent grants in the provided data went to recipients in Washington State. Yakima and Seattle appear most often among recipient cities, with additional grants in Poulsbo and Kingston. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 11 grants in the United States and no non-U.S. recipients in the data.
Alta Foundation supports organizations serving children with developmental and educational needs in Washington State. The recent grants show awards for early intervention, learning support, foster youth educational supplies, and general program support for youth-serving nonprofits.
The foundation’s grant sizes are concentrated near $25,000. The data shows a 25th percentile of $21,500, a median of $25,000, and a 75th percentile of $25,000.
Yes. The recent grants list shows repeated awards to the same recipients across multiple years, including The Memorial Foundation and Treehouse. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships with a small set of partners.
Its giving is local and all of the recent grants in the data went to recipients in Washington State. Yakima and Seattle appear frequently among recipient locations, with additional awards in Poulsbo and Kingston.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | YAKIMA, WA | $20,000 | 2025 | EARLY INTERVENTION |
| WEST SOUND ACADEMY | POULSBO, WA | $20,000 | 2025 | LEARNING SUPPORT |
| TREEHOUSE | SEATTLE, WA | $9,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NATIVE HORSEMANSHIP YOUTH PROGRAM | KINGSTON, WA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | YAKIMA, WA | $25,000 | 2024 | BIRTH TO AGE 3 PROGRAM AT THE CHILDREN'S VILLAGE IN YAKIMA TO IDENTIFY CHILDREN WHO MIGHT NEED EARLY EDUCATIONAL THERAPY OR DEVELOPMENTAL PRESCHOOL |
| TREEHOUSE | SEATTLE, WA | $23,000 | 2024 | GRANT FOR FOSTER KIDS EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES |
| THE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | YAKIMA, WA | $25,000 | 2023 | 0 - 3 PROGRAM |
| THE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | YAKIMA, WA | $25,000 | 2023 | 0 - 3 PROGRAM |
| TREEHOUSE | SEATTLE, WA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| TREEHOUSE | SEATTLE, WA | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | YAKIMA, WA | $5,000 | 2023 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$20,000EARLY INTERVENTION
WEST SOUND ACADEMY
$20,000LEARNING SUPPORT
TREEHOUSE
$9,000GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT
NATIVE HORSEMANSHIP YOUTH PROGRAM
$1,000GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$25,000BIRTH TO AGE 3 PROGRAM AT THE CHILDREN'S VILLAGE IN YAKIMA TO IDENTIFY CHILDREN WHO MIGHT NEED EARLY EDUCATIONAL THERAPY OR DEVELOPMENTAL PRESCHOOL
TREEHOUSE
$23,000GRANT FOR FOSTER KIDS EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES
THE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$25,0000 - 3 PROGRAM
THE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$25,0000 - 3 PROGRAM
TREEHOUSE
$25,000GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT
TREEHOUSE
$20,000GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$5,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN