The Cape Flattery Foundation concentrates large, unrestricted operating support to community-focused institutions in the Pacific Northwest, chiefly a local community foundation and regional public broadcasting. Grants are directed to general operating funds rather than project-specific activities, indicating a preference for sustaining organizational capacity and public-serving infrastructure. Although based in Wichita, KS, the foundation’s giving is geographically focused on the Blue Mountain / Northwest region and on institutions that serve broad public benefit.
Cape Flattery Foundation’s largest recent grant is a $9,145,340 building fund award to Blue Mountain Community Foundation, a signal that the foundation has backed a major capital commitment in the Blue Mountain region. Beyond that one-time grant, its recent record shows sustained support for a small set of community institutions in Washington, with repeated awards to organizations in Walla Walla, Yakima, and Seattle. The foundation’s giving is not limited to one field: it has supported community foundations, public broadcasting, educational institutions, arts groups, social service organizations, and scholarship funds. Several of the largest recurring awards went to Blue Mountain Community Foundation, including operating support in 2024 and 2025, while other grants show a similar operating-support pattern for local nonprofits. The foundation also funded scholarships at Whitman College and Johns Hopkins University, and operating support for regional media through Nw Public Broadcasting - Washington State University Foundation. Across the recent grants list, the pattern is one of concentrated support for institutions that provide broad public benefit and ongoing organizational capacity.
Community foundation support is central to Cape Flattery Foundation’s recent grantmaking. It gave $130,000 in 2025 and $493,000 in 2024 to Blue Mountain Community Foundation for operating support, following a much larger $9,145,340 building fund grant in 2026. In education, the foundation supported scholarship programs at Whitman College with $50,000 in both 2024 and 2025, and it also awarded $30,000 in 2025 to Johns Hopkins University for a scholarship fund. For public broadcasting, it provided $161,700 in 2023 to Nw Public Broadcasting - Washington State University Foundation for operating support. Social services and civic life also appear in the record. YWCA of Walla Walla received operating support in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and the Walla Walla Alliance for the Homeless received $30,000 in 2024 for operating support.
Cape Flattery Foundation’s recent grants cluster around a typical size of $20,000 to $30,000, with a median of $20,000 and a 75th percentile of $30,000. The distribution is skewed by one very large 2026 building fund grant of $9,145,340. Many recipients appear in multiple years, including Blue Mountain Community Foundation, YWCA of Walla Walla, Whitman College, Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho, and Museum of Flight Foundation. The pattern points to repeated operating support and scholarship funding rather than one-off project awards. The foundation also funds individuals and is not listed as making program-related investments.
$9.1M
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$22K
$9.2M
Most grants fall between $20K and $30K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$30K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in WA.
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Highly concentrated: very few, large grants with repeat funding to the same core grantee (three grants to Blue Mountain Community Foundation), favoring unrestricted operating funds over many small or project-specific awards.
Notable grantees: Blue Mountain Community Foundation, NW Public Broadcasting - Washington State University Foundation
Grant recipients are concentrated in Washington, which accounts for the foundation’s highest grant count. Walla Walla appears repeatedly, including Blue Mountain Community Foundation, YWCA of Walla Walla, Walla Walla Symphony, Whitman College, Blue Mountain Land Trust, and several other local charities. Seattle appears through Museum of Flight Foundation, Yakima through Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho, and Pullman through Nw Public Broadcasting - Washington State University Foundation. All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
The recent record shows support for community foundations, public broadcasting, educational organizations, welfare and social service organizations, and other public charities. Examples include operating support for a regional community foundation, scholarship funds at colleges, and support for arts and homeless-services organizations.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Blue Mountain Community Foundation in 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026; YWCA of Walla Walla in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Whitman College in 2024 and 2025; and Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Typical awards are modest relative to the foundation’s overall giving: the p25, median, and p75 are $20,000, $20,000, and $30,000. Most recent grants in the list fall within that range, with a few larger operating grants and one very large building fund award.
Operating support is prominent in the recent grants list. Many awards are explicitly labeled operating fund, including grants to regional charities, public broadcasting, and community-serving organizations. Scholarship funds and one building fund award also appear, but operating support is the most common grant type in the sample.
Washington is the top state by grant count. Recent recipients are concentrated in Walla Walla, with additional grants in Seattle, Yakima, and Pullman. The dataset shows 100% of grants going to U.S. recipients.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | WALLA WALLA, WA | $9,145,340 | 2026 | BUILDING FUND FOR OTHER PUBLIC CHARITY |
| BLUE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | WALLA WALLA, WA | $130,000 | 2025 | OPERATING FUND FOR OTHER PUBLIC CHARITY |
| YWCA OF WALLA WALLA | WALLA WALLA, WA | $65,000 | 2025 | OPERATING FUND FOR WELFARE ORGANIZATION |
| WALLA WALLA SYMPHONY | WALLA WALLA, WA | $60,000 | 2025 | OPERATING FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO | YAKIMA, WA | $55,000 | 2025 | OPERATING FUND FOR OTHER PUBLIC CHARITY |
| WHITMAN COLLEGE | WALLA WALLA, WA | $50,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION |
| MUSEUM OF FLIGHT FOUNDATION | SEATTLE, WA | $45,000 | 2025 | OPERATING FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | WASHINGTON, DC | $30,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION |
| BLUE MOUNTAIN ACTION COUNCIL | WALLA WALLA, WA | $30,000 | 2025 | OPERATING FUND FOR OTHER PUBLIC CHARITY |
| BLUE MOUNTAIN LAND TRUST | WALLA WALLA, WA | $25,000 | 2025 | OPERATING FUND FOR OTHER PUBLIC CHARITY |
| NW PUBLIC BROADCASTING - WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | PULLMAN, WA | $11,900 | 2025 | OPERATING FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION |
| BLUE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | WALLA WALLA, WA | $493,000 | 2024 | OPERATING FUND FOR OTHER PUBLIC CHARITY |
| YWCA OF WALLA WALLA | WALLA WALLA, WA | $60,000 | 2024 | OPERATING FUND FOR WELFARE ORGANIZATION |
| WHITMAN COLLEGE | WALLA WALLA, WA | $50,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO | YAKIMA, WA | $32,000 | 2024 | OPERATING FUND FOR OTHER PUBLIC CHARITY |
| MUSEUM OF FLIGHT FOUNDATION | SEATTLE, WA | $30,000 | 2024 | OPERATING FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION |
| WALLA WALLA ALLIANCE FOR THE HOMELESS | WALLA WALLA, WA | $30,000 | 2024 | OPERATING FUND FOR WELFARE ORGANIZATION |
| BLUE MOUNTAIN LAND TRUST | WALLA WALLA, WA | $30,000 | 2024 | OPERATING FUND FOR OTHER PUBLIC CHARITY |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | WASHINGTON, DC | $30,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION |
| WALLA WALLA SYMPHONY | WALLA WALLA, WA | $20,000 | 2024 | OPERATING FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION |
| HOPE STREET | WALLA WALLA, WA | $20,000 | 2024 | OPERATING FUND FOR WELFARE ORGANIZATION |
| WALLA WALLA CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL | WALLA WALLA, WA | $20,000 | 2024 | OPERATING FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION |
| COMMUNITY COUNCIL | WALLA WALLA, WA | $20,000 | 2024 | OPERATING FUND FOR OTHER PUBLIC CHARITY |
| GESA POWER HOUSE THEATRE | WALLA WALLA, WA | $20,000 | 2024 | OPERATING FUND FOR OTHER PUBLIC CHARITY |
| VITAL WINES INC | WALLA WALLA, WA | $15,000 | 2024 | OPERATING FUND FOR MEDICAL ORGANIZATION |
| NW PUBLIC BROADCASTING - WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | PULLMAN, WA | $11,700 | 2024 | OPERATING FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION |
| STUDENT HEALTH OPTIONS | WALLA WALLA, WA | $10,000 | 2024 | OPERATING FUND FOR MEDICAL ORGANIZATION |
| NW PUBLIC BROADCASTING - WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | PULLMAN, WA | $161,700 | 2023 | OPERATING FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION |
| BLUE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | WALLA WALLA, WA | $112,800 | 2023 | OPERATING FUND FOR OTHER PUBLIC CHARITY |
| YWCA OF WALLA WALLA | WALLA WALLA, WA | $30,000 | 2023 | OPERATING FUND FOR WELFARE ORGANIZATION |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO | YAKIMA, WA | $24,500 | 2023 | OPERATING FUND FOR OTHER PUBLIC CHARITY |
| COMMUNITY COUNCIL | WALLA WALLA, WA | $20,000 | 2023 | OPERATING FUND FOR OTHER PUBLIC CHARITY |
| WALLA WALLA SYMPHONY | WALLA WALLA, WA | $20,000 | 2023 | OPERATING FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION |
| BLUE MOUNTAIN LAND TRUST | WALLA WALLA, WA | $20,000 | 2023 | OPERATING FUND FOR OTHER PUBLIC CHARITY |
| GESA POWER HOUSE THEATRE | WALLA WALLA, WA | $20,000 | 2023 | OPERATING FUND FOR OTHER PUBLIC CHARITY |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION |
| WHITMAN COLLEGE | WALLA WALLA, WA | $20,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION |
| MUSEUM OF FLIGHT FOUNDATION | SEATTLE, WA | $20,000 | 2023 | OPERATING FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF WALLA WALLA HEALTH CENTER | WALLA WALLA, WA | $10,000 | 2023 | OPERATING FUND FOR OTHER MEDICAL CHARITY |
| WALLA WALLA CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL | WALLA WALLA, WA | $10,000 | 2023 | OPERATING FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION |
| COPPER CANYON PRESS | PORT TOWNSEND, WA | $10,000 | 2023 | OPERATING FUND FOR OTHER PUBLIC CHARITY |
BLUE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$9,145,340BUILDING FUND FOR OTHER PUBLIC CHARITY
OPERATING FUND FOR OTHER PUBLIC CHARITY
YWCA OF WALLA WALLA
$65,000OPERATING FUND FOR WELFARE ORGANIZATION
WALLA WALLA SYMPHONY
$60,000OPERATING FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION
OPERATING FUND FOR OTHER PUBLIC CHARITY
WHITMAN COLLEGE
$50,000SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION
NW PUBLIC BROADCASTING - WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$11,900OPERATING FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION
OPERATING FUND FOR OTHER PUBLIC CHARITY
YWCA OF WALLA WALLA
$60,000OPERATING FUND FOR WELFARE ORGANIZATION
OPERATING FUND FOR OTHER PUBLIC CHARITY
WALLA WALLA ALLIANCE FOR THE HOMELESS
$30,000OPERATING FUND FOR WELFARE ORGANIZATION
HOPE STREET
$20,000OPERATING FUND FOR WELFARE ORGANIZATION
WALLA WALLA CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
$20,000OPERATING FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION
COMMUNITY COUNCIL
$20,000OPERATING FUND FOR OTHER PUBLIC CHARITY
GESA POWER HOUSE THEATRE
$20,000OPERATING FUND FOR OTHER PUBLIC CHARITY
VITAL WINES INC
$15,000OPERATING FUND FOR MEDICAL ORGANIZATION
NW PUBLIC BROADCASTING - WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$11,700OPERATING FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION
STUDENT HEALTH OPTIONS
$10,000OPERATING FUND FOR MEDICAL ORGANIZATION
NW PUBLIC BROADCASTING - WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$161,700OPERATING FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION
OPERATING FUND FOR OTHER PUBLIC CHARITY
YWCA OF WALLA WALLA
$30,000OPERATING FUND FOR WELFARE ORGANIZATION
OPERATING FUND FOR OTHER PUBLIC CHARITY
COMMUNITY COUNCIL
$20,000OPERATING FUND FOR OTHER PUBLIC CHARITY
GESA POWER HOUSE THEATRE
$20,000OPERATING FUND FOR OTHER PUBLIC CHARITY
WHITMAN COLLEGE
$20,000SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF WALLA WALLA HEALTH CENTER
$10,000OPERATING FUND FOR OTHER MEDICAL CHARITY
WALLA WALLA CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
$10,000OPERATING FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION