About Fuse Washington
Help progressives win more often and give ordinary people a strong voice in politics by providing organizing and communications power, producing research, mobilizing grassroots activists, and strengthening long-term progressive capacity in Washington State.
Focus Areas
civic engagementelectoral endorsementsvoter educationclimate changeaffordable housingvoting rights and accesstax reformhealth carelabor and workers' rightsracial equity
Who They Fund
grassroots organizing groups/communitiesvoters/electorate
Funding Style
About Fuse Washington
Fuse Washington uses organizing and communications power to help progressive campaigns and civic groups build long-term capacity, with a clear emphasis on grassroots work, voter engagement, and ballot initiative support. Its largest recent awards show that pattern in practice: $370,000 to Together for Progress in 2024 and $245,000 to the same Seattle group in 2025, both for grassroots organizing. The foundation also backed In Union USA Action with $70,000 in 2025 and Strategic Victory Fund with $57,500 in 2025, extending that support beyond Washington into national and state-level advocacy networks. Recent grants connect to the areas listed in its profile, including civic engagement, electoral engagement, voter education, and racial equity, but the grant list makes grassroots organizing the most visible thread. The giving pattern suggests a funder that supports groups working on mobilization, communications, and field capacity rather than individual recipients or program-related investments. Leadership is listed under Aaron Ostrom, and the foundation’s activity is centered on organizations that influence elections and public policy through organizing.
What Fuse Washington Funds
Grassroots organizing is the clearest throughline in Fuse Washington’s recent grants. In 2025, it gave $70,000 to In Union USA Action for grassroots organizing and $57,500 to Strategic Victory Fund for the same purpose. The foundation also supported Fuerte Arts with $17,000 in 2025 for grassroots organizing, showing that the category includes both political and community-based work. Ballot and voter work appears alongside that core focus. Fuse Washington awarded $45,000 to Defend Washington in 2025 for ballot initiative support, and $19,000 to Alaska Progressive Donor Table in 2024 for voter education. Its statewide work in Washington also includes $15,000 to Fuse Votes in 2025 for grassroots organizing, linking local field efforts to broader electoral and civic engagement goals.
How Fuse Washington Gives
Fuse Washington’s typical grant size sits at $16,000 at the 25th percentile, $30,000 at the median, and $45,000 at the 75th percentile, so most awards cluster in a mid-range band rather than at very small or very large levels. The recent record also shows repeat funding: Together for Progress received grants in both 2024 and 2025, and PA Alliance Action appears in 2023 and again in 2025. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its recent grants point to project-specific and capacity-building support for advocacy groups, with no application process described in the data.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$586K
Total Assets
$299K
Total Revenue
$1.5M
Total Expenses
$1.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $16K and $45K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$16K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$45K
Geographic Reach
National10 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Aaron Ostrom
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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