The David & Cathy Habib Foundation is a Seattle-area family foundation that prioritizes local Jewish institutions while also funding racial equity, youth development, family support, and community advocacy across King County. Their portfolio mixes sizable gifts to a few strategic partners with a broad set of mid-sized, general-support grants to schools, social services, and civic/advocacy groups focused on equity and opportunity. The foundation shows a strong place-based orientation—supporting both established Jewish organizations and cross-community efforts addressing Black and Indigenous communities, early childhood/family needs, and leadership pipelines for young people.
A $180,000 grant to RVC for the Social Justice League Fund, Supporting Partnership in Education and Beyond, and WA Building Leaders of Change offers a clear view of the David & Cathy Habib Foundation C/o Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle: it backs local organizations that connect civic advocacy, education, and community leadership. The foundation also made a $165,000 annual appeal grant to Temple B'nai Torah and a $100,000 general-purpose grant to Eastside Pathways, showing a pattern of support for both Jewish institutions and youth-serving partners in the Seattle area. In the most recent grants list, that mix extends across social justice coalitions, schools, family-support providers, and community organizations working in King County and nearby Eastside communities. Its giving reaches beyond a single cause area. The foundation supported Jewish Family Service, Food Lifeline, and Youth Eastside Services with general-purpose funding, while also backing groups tied to racial equity and community organizing such as United Way of King County’s Black Community Building Collective and Seattle Foundation’s Black Future Co-op Fund. It also funded climate and Indigenous community work through Washington Environmental Council, Climate Solutions, and United Indians of All Tribes Foundation. The overall picture is of a place-based funder that uses grants to sustain established institutions and local coalitions at the same time.
Local Jewish institutions are a visible part of the foundation’s portfolio. In 2023 it gave $165,000 to Temple B'nai Torah for an annual appeal and $51,545 to Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle for general support, alongside $50,000 to Jewish Family Service. Youth and education programming are another recurring theme. The foundation awarded $100,000 to Eastside Pathways for general purpose support, $50,000 to Big Brother Big Sisters of Puget Sound, and $25,000 to Rainier Scholars. It also funded Youth Eastside Services, Friends of Youth, and Southwest Youth & Family Services. Family stability and basic needs providers appear as well. Grants went to Child Care Resources, Program for Early Parent Support, Eastside Baby Corner, Hopelink, and Food Lifeline, each for general support or general purpose. Civic and equity work includes $180,000 to RVC and $25,000 to Alliance for a Just Society’s Eastside for All initiative.
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Most grants fall between $21K and $50K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$21K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$50K
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Place-based and diversified: a few large, focused gifts (three grants of $100k–$180k) combined with many recurring mid-sized general purpose grants (~$25k–$50k). Funding mixes repeat support for Jewish and civic partners with one-off grants to a broad set of local nonprofits, emphasizing unrestricted/general purpose funding and coalition-building.
Notable grantees: RVC (Social Justice League Fund), Temple B’nai Torah, United Way of King County, Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, Rainier Scholars
Typical grants cluster in the mid-sized range: p25 is $21,250, median is $25,000, and p75 is $50,000. The 2023 list also includes a few larger awards at $100,000 and above, suggesting selective larger commitments alongside a wider base of $25,000 and $50,000 gifts. The foundation is a public charity and gives locally; 97% of grants went to recipients in Washington. Recent grants point to continued support for the same local ecosystem rather than one-off national bets, with repeat funding for institutions such as Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, Seattle-based social service partners, and Eastside organizations. No application process is described in the provided data.
Giving is highly concentrated in Washington, which received 97% of grants. Seattle and Bellevue appear most often among recipient locations, with other recurring grant destinations including Issaquah, Redmond, Renton, Kirkland, Burien, and Kent-area partners through regional organizations. The grant list is entirely U.S.-based, with 38 grants in the United States and no non-U.S. recipients. This is a distinctly local footprint centered on King County and the Eastside.
The grants consistently support local Jewish institutions, youth and education partners, family and early-childhood service providers, and community advocacy groups. Examples from 2023 include Temple B'nai Torah, Eastside Pathways, Child Care Resources, United Way of King County’s Black Community Building Collective, and Washington Environmental Council.
The middle of the distribution is narrow: p25 is $21,250, median is $25,000, and p75 is $50,000. Most listed grants sit in that $25,000 to $50,000 band, with a smaller number of larger awards above $100,000.
The foundation gives locally, and 97% of grants went to recipients in Washington. Seattle and Bellevue show up frequently, with other recipients in Issaquah, Redmond, Kirkland, Renton, and Burien.
Yes. The 2023 list includes repeat support for Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, Jewish Family Service, Seattle-based youth and family service groups, and local advocacy organizations. The pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated one-time grants.
2023
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2023.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RVC | SEATTLE, WA | $180,000 | 2023 | SOCIAL JUSTICE LEAGUE FUND, SUPPORTING PARTNERSHIP IN EDUCATION AND BEYOND, WA BUILDING LEADERS OF CHANGE, GENERAL PURPOSE |
| TEMPLE B'NAI TORAH | BELLEVUE, WA | $165,000 | 2023 | ANNUAL APPEAL |
| UNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY | SEATTLE, WA | $100,000 | 2023 | BLACK COMMUNITY BUILDING COLLECTIVE |
| EASTSIDE PATHWAYS | BELLEVUE, WA | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE | SEATTLE, WA | $51,545 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BIG BROTHER BIG SISTERS OF PUGET SOUND | SEATTLE, WA | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CHILD CARE RESOURCES | SEATTLE, WA | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YOUTH EASTSIDE SERVICES | BELLEVUE, WA | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE | SEATTLE, WA | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| FOOD LIFELINE | SEATTLE, WA | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| FRIENDS OF YOUTH | KIRKLAND, WA | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| SEATTLE FOUNDATION | SEATTLE, WA | $50,000 | 2023 | BLACK FUTURE CO-OP FUND |
| STAND FOR CHILDREN LEADERSHIP CENTER | SEATTLE, WA | $25,000 | 2023 | WASHINGTON CHAPTER |
| PROGRAM FOR EARLY PARENT SUPPORT | SEATTLE, WA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOUTHWEST YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES | SEATTLE, WA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEAGUE OF EDUCATION VOTERS FOUNDATION | SEATTLE, WA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| RAINIER SCHOLARS | SEATTLE, WA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EASTSIDE BABY CORNER | ISSAQUAH, WA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOPELINK | REDMOND, WA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ALLIANCE FOR A JUST SOCIETY | SEATTLE, WA | $25,000 | 2023 | EASTSIDE FOR ALL |
| WASHINGTON ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL | SEATTLE, WA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHOOSE 180 | BURIEN, WA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| EQUITY IN EDUCATION COALITION | SEATTLE, WA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| RAINIER ATHLETES | BELLEVUE, WA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CLIMATE SOLUTIONS | SEATTLE, WA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| UNITED INDIANS OF ALL TRIBES FOUNDATION | SEATTLE, WA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| FRONT AND CENTERED | SEATTLE, WA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CENTRAL CULTURAL MEXICANO | REDMOND, WA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| YMCA OF GREATER SEATTLE | SEATTLE, WA | $20,000 | 2023 | BELLEVUE YMCA |
| HEALTHPOINT | RENTON, WA | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BELLEVUE COLLEGE FOUNDATION | BELLEVUE, WA | $15,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WASHINGTON STATE BUDGET & POLICY CENTER | SEATTLE, WA | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| WASHINGTON STATE JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY | MERCER ISLAND, WA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOLS FOUNDATION | REDMOND, WA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE UNION FOR REFORM JUDAISM - CAMP KALSMAN | BELLEVUE, WA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT - CAMP KALSMAN |
| EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE | MONTGOMERY, AL | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HIGHLINE COLLEGE FOUNDATION | DES MOINES, WA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| HEBREW FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON ST | MERCER ISLAND, WA | $7,500 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
SOCIAL JUSTICE LEAGUE FUND, SUPPORTING PARTNERSHIP IN EDUCATION AND BEYOND, WA BUILDING LEADERS OF CHANGE, GENERAL PURPOSE
TEMPLE B'NAI TORAH
$165,000ANNUAL APPEAL
GENERAL PURPOSE
FRIENDS OF YOUTH
$50,000GENERAL PURPOSE
LEAGUE OF EDUCATION VOTERS FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSE
CENTRAL CULTURAL MEXICANO
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSE
LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSE
THE UNION FOR REFORM JUDAISM - CAMP KALSMAN
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT - CAMP KALSMAN
HEBREW FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON ST
$7,500GENERAL SUPPORT