About Byrd Barr Place
At Byrd Barr Place, we are committed to transforming Washington into an equitable community where every Black individual and family has the resources and opportunities to thrive. Through bold advocacy and impactful programs, we dismantle barriers and create pathways to health, prosperity, and justice.
Focus Areas
Food security / food bankEmergency shelter and housing supportEnergy assistance (LIHEAP, PSE HELP, SHEAP)Water assistance (LIHWAP)Community developmentAdvocacy for Black Washingtonians / racial justiceEmployment and job readiness referralsTenant counseling and legal assistance
Who They Fund
individual artists / filmmakersfiscally sponsored organizationsBlack-led film projects (e.g., Three Black Men Film Project)
About Byrd Barr Place
Byrd Barr Place’s recent grantmaking shows a strong pattern of pass-through support and sabbatical funding, alongside direct program support for Seattle and Washington-based community organizations. In 2025, the foundation awarded $500,000 to the Equitable Recovery and Reconciliation Alliance for distribution of funds and offboarding fiscal sponsor support, and it also made several $50,000 sabbatical program grants, including to Rainier Scholars, Safefutures Youth Center, and Entre Hermanos. Those awards sit next to larger program-support grants that indicate a broad community-development role in Washington. The foundation’s work also reaches beyond traditional grantmaking through active assistance programs tied to energy bills, housing stability, and homeownership access. Its stated priorities point to Black Washingtonians, emergency support, tenant counseling, employment referrals, food security, and utility assistance. Across the record on file, the organization functions as a local funder with close ties to service delivery and intermediary support, using grants to move resources to community organizations, fiscally sponsored projects, and special-purpose initiatives in Seattle and other Washington cities.
What Byrd Barr Place Funds
A clear theme in Byrd Barr Place’s grantmaking is intermediary and project-based support. The foundation gave $500,000 to the Equitable Recovery and Reconciliation Alliance for distribution of funds and offboarding fiscal sponsor support, and $66,920 to Se Habla Media LLC as a pass-through grant. It also used pass-through funding for Marjorie Restaurant, Salima Specialties (Seattle Good Business Network), Chuminh Tofu and Vegan Deli, and Shark Bite NW LLC. Another major thread is sabbatical funding: the foundation awarded $50,000 each to Our Ark, Rainier Scholars, Safefutures Youth Center, Entre Hermanos, Colectiva Legal Del Pueblo, Foundation for Tacoma Students, Inspire Washington Foundation, and People of Color Against Aids Network. Program support also reaches community-serving organizations such as Hilltop Artists, Abused Deaf Women’s Advocacy Services, and Open Arms Perinatal Services.
How Byrd Barr Place Gives
Typical grant size is tightly clustered: p25 is $15,000, median is $28,700, and p75 is $30,000. The recent record includes both one-off large awards and repeated support to the same recipient: Firehouse 23 QALICB appears in 2023 twice, with grants of $1,626,484 and $187,301. Byrd Barr Place is classified as a Pure DAF Provider, and the presence of program support, pass-through grants, and sabbatical awards shows a flexible intermediary approach rather than a single grant type. The organization also accepts unsolicited applications for its active assistance programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.8M
Total Assets
$24.1M
Total Revenue
$15M
Total Expenses
$16.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $15K and $30K, with a median of $29K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$29K
75th Percentile
$30K
Geographic Reach
Local3 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ANGELA GRIFFIN
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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