The Lakeland Foundation concentrates the overwhelming majority of its resources on sustaining a single regional arts institution while making small, unrestricted operating grants to local emergency food providers and faith-based social service organizations. Its giving is highly local and operationally focused—aimed at keeping core community services running rather than funding project-specific initiatives. The foundation appears driven by place-based community vitality in Whatcom County, with a strong preference for core support.
Highly concentrated: a few large grants dominate (three sizable grants to one arts organization) plus several small, one-off unrestricted grants to local nonprofits; emphasis on operating/unrestricted support and local beneficiaries.
Lakeland Foundation’s clearest pattern is its repeated $180,000 unrestricted support for Jansen Art Center in Lynden, WA across 2023, 2024, and 2025. That three-year sequence sets the tone for a funder that relies on flexible operating grants rather than project-only awards. The foundation’s recent giving also reaches local emergency food providers and faith-based social service organizations, showing a small but distinct mix of arts, food security, and parish-linked community support. The foundation’s structure suggests a place-based strategy: one major regional arts institution receives the bulk of support, while smaller grants help other organizations keep day-to-day services running. Jansen Art Center appears as the anchor recipient in the recent record, and the other grants remain close to the same North Whatcom County orbit. The pattern points to capacity stabilization and core operating support as the foundation’s primary funding style, with unrestricted dollars used to strengthen local institutions rather than underwrite narrow program expenses.
In arts and culture, Lakeland Foundation gave $180,000 to Jansen Art Center in 2025 for unrestricted support, continuing a multi-year operating relationship with the Lynden-based organization. Food access is another visible part of the portfolio. The foundation made a $10,000 unrestricted grant to Nooksack Valley Food Bank in Everson, WA, and another $10,000 unrestricted grant to Ferndale Food Bank in Ferndale, WA. Both awards point to local emergency food support rather than a single project line. Faith-linked social service work also appears in the recent grants. Lakeland Foundation gave $10,000 to Archdiocese of Seattle in Seattle, WA for unrestricted support, and $10,000 to Christian Hope Association in Lynden, WA on the same basis. These gifts align with the foundation’s preference for flexible operating support.
Lakeland Foundation’s typical grant size is tightly clustered at $180,000, with p25, median, and p75 all equal to that amount. The recent record shows a recurring commitment to one grantee over multiple years: Jansen Art Center received the same unrestricted award in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Smaller $10,000 grants also appear in 2025 for local operating support. The foundation is a traditional grantmaker rather than an individual-giving or PRI-focused vehicle: it does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The pattern is overwhelmingly unrestricted and general operating in nature.
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Most grants fall between $180K and $180K, with a median of $180K.
25th Percentile
$180K
Median
$180K
75th Percentile
$180K
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Notable grantees: Jansen Art Center, Ferndale Food Bank, Nooksack Valley Food Bank, Archdiocese of Seattle, Christian Hope Association
Grantmaking is entirely within the United States, with 100% of recent grants going to recipients in WA. The most frequent recipient city is Lynden, which appears for both Jansen Art Center and Christian Hope Association. Other recipient cities include Everson, Ferndale, and Seattle. The geography is local in scope, centered on Whatcom County and nearby communities rather than spread across multiple states or countries.
The recent record shows support for a regional arts center, local food banks, and faith-based social service organizations. Jansen Art Center, Nooksack Valley Food Bank, Ferndale Food Bank, Archdiocese of Seattle, and Christian Hope Association all received unrestricted support.
The typical grant size is $180,000. The p25, median, and p75 are all $180,000, which indicates a very tight distribution around that amount in the available grant data.
Yes. Every recent grant listed is marked unrestricted support, including the recurring $180,000 awards and the smaller $10,000 grants.
No recent grants in the provided data go outside Washington. All 7 grants were awarded to recipients in WA, and the recipient country distribution is 100% US.
Yes. Jansen Art Center received $180,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, all for unrestricted support. That repeated pattern shows an ongoing relationship rather than a one-time award.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANSEN ART CENTER | LYNDEN, WA | $180,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
| CHRISTIAN HOPE ASSOCIATION | LYNDEN, WA | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
| ARCHDIOCESE OF SEATTLE | SEATTLE, WA | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
| NOOKSACK VALLEY FOOD BANK | EVERSON, WA | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
| FERNDALE FOOD BANK | FERNDALE, WA | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
| JANSEN ART CENTER | LYNDEN, WA | $180,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
| JANSEN ART CENTER | LYNDEN, WA | $180,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
ARCHDIOCESE OF SEATTLE
$10,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT
FERNDALE FOOD BANK
$10,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT
UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT