About Joshua Green Foundation
A $1,000,000 grant to Seattle Aquarium Society stands out in the Joshua Green Foundation Inc’s recent record and signals the scale of its support for Seattle-area civic and cultural anchors. The foundation’s giving also reaches major local institutions such as Bellwether Housing, which received $500,000 in 2025, and United Way of King County, which received $330,000 the same year. Across the recent grants list, the pattern is consistent: large unrestricted contributions to established nonprofits serving Seattle and King County. The foundation backs public-facing institutions, education providers, housing organizations, and community intermediaries rather than a wide spread of small project grants. Recent examples include Seattle Academy of Arts and Science, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Woodland Park Zoo, and Seattle Foundation. Its active programs describe support for major capital campaigns and selected operating support, with emphasis on private secondary and higher education, arts and culture, and community redevelopment. That mix suggests a funder oriented toward durable local infrastructure and organizations with a significant presence in the region.
What Joshua Green Foundation Funds
Education is one of the clearest themes in the Joshua Green Foundation Inc’s grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $300,500 to Seattle Academy of Arts and Science and $250,000 to Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, while also supporting O’Dea High School with $90,000 and The Overlake School with $70,000. The foundation also funds student-centered access and inclusion work through $100,000 to the Haring Center for Inclusive Education. Beyond schools, the foundation supports housing and basic needs. Bellwether Housing received $500,000, Familyworks received $50,000, and Northwest Harvest received $100,000. Its civic and cultural giving includes $250,000 to Bh Music Center, $250,000 to Woodland Park Zoo, and $50,000 to Seattle Children’s Theatre, showing a mix of education, social service, and cultural institution support.
How Joshua Green Foundation Gives
Typical grant size is modest relative to the foundation’s largest gifts, with a p25 of $2,000, a median of $5,000, and a p75 of $10,000. The recent grants list also shows a separate pattern of larger, targeted awards for anchor institutions and capital needs, including six-figure and seven-figure grants. The foundation appears to fund many of the same types of institutions over time, with Seattle-area schools, housing organizations, cultural groups, and community funders recurring across recent years. It is a regular funder and a DAF classification, and it uses both unsolicited general grantmaking and an annual contribution stream for named community partners such as United Way and Northwest Harvest.
