The Lynn and Bruce Gibson Foundation concentrates its giving into a small number of sizeable grants that support elite local education, international health/relief work, and culturally specific youth programs. They favor unrestricted or general operating support and show a mix of local (Bellevue/Seattle area) and global beneficiaries. Repeat multi-year support to a handful of organizations is a hallmark of their giving.
Concentrated portfolio: few, relatively large grants with repeat funding for select organizations rather than many small, one-off gifts; emphasis on general operating/charity support.
The Lynn and Bruce Gibson Foundation repeatedly backs a small set of organizations with sizeable charity-support grants, including three consecutive $80,000 awards to Overlake School in Redmond from 2023 to 2025. That pattern sits alongside international health and relief giving and support for culturally specific youth programs, showing a portfolio that mixes local education with broader charitable work. The foundation’s recent grants also include repeated support for Seva Foundation, Hoola Na Pua, and Sudan Relief Fund, indicating that the same recipients can appear across multiple years. Most of the foundation’s grants are for charity support rather than restricted project funding, and several of the named recipients are nonprofit organizations serving the public indirectly through education, health, youth development, animal welfare, and relief work. Its giving is regional, with a strong concentration in Washington and a visible split between the Bellevue/Seattle area and select out-of-state and international beneficiaries. The recipient list includes both recurring local institutions and mission-driven organizations working beyond Washington, which suggests a grantmaking approach built around sustained relationships rather than a wide-open application pipeline.
Education is a clear strand in the portfolio. The foundation gave $80,000 in 2025 to Overlake School for charity support, and also supported The Watumull Family Children’s Fund in Bellevue with $45,500 in 2025. Health and relief work is another recurring area. It awarded $63,600 in 2025 to Seva Foundation for charity support, following $60,000 in 2024 and $41,000 in 2023, and it gave $25,000 in 2025 to Sudan Relief Fund for charity support. The foundation also supports youth and family-focused community organizations. In 2025, it gave $60,000 to Hoola Na Pua in Honolulu for charity support and $40,000 to Youthcare in Seattle for charity support. Animal welfare appears as well, with grants to Seattle Humane Society, Pasado's Safe Haven, Hawaii Humane Society, and Camp Korey in the recent grant list.
Typical grant sizes cluster around a moderate midpoint: the 25th percentile is $1,600, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $15,000. The recent list shows that the foundation also makes larger, repeated awards well above that range. Repeat support is a defining feature. Overlake School, Seva Foundation, Hoola Na Pua, Bridge of Promise, Pasado's Safe Haven, Seattle Festival of Trees for Autism, and others appear across multiple years, often at the same or similar amounts. The pattern points to a family foundation making charity-support grants, with broad/unrestricted and general operating support recurring in the grant descriptions. No application process is described in the provided data.
$569K
$1.6M
$484K
$584K
Most grants fall between $2K and $15K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$15K
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Lynn and Bruce Gibson Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 124 | $1.7M | 98.4% |
| 2 | Kenya |
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Notable grantees: Overlake School, Seva Foundation, Hoola Na Pua
The foundation gives most often in Washington, which accounts for 65% of grants and anchors the local side of the portfolio. Recent recipients include Redmond, Bellevue, Seattle, Carnation, Mount Vernon, Sultan, and Seattle-area organizations. Outside Washington, the recent list includes Honolulu, showing repeated support for Hawaii-based organizations, and Washington, DC for Sudan Relief Fund. The recipient country distribution is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with only one grant each outside the U.S. in Canada and Kenya.
Its recent grants support independent secondary education, blindness prevention and community eye health, culturally specific youth programs, animal welfare, and relief work. The named recipients include schools, health nonprofits, youth-serving organizations, and charitable organizations that provide broad support rather than narrowly defined program funding.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Overlake School, Seva Foundation, Hoola Na Pua, Bridge of Promise, Pasado's Safe Haven, Seattle Festival of Trees for Autism, Camp Korey, and Hopelink. Some of these received the same amount across consecutive years, such as Overlake School’s $80,000 awards.
The grant-size distribution centers on smaller awards, with a 25th percentile of $1,600, a median of $10,000, and a 75th percentile of $15,000. The recent grants list also shows larger awards, but those are above the typical middle of the distribution.
Washington is the main geography in the grant list, with 65% of grants going to recipients in that state. Recent Washington recipients include organizations in Redmond, Bellevue, Seattle, Carnation, Mount Vernon, and Sultan.
The foundation’s grants are often described as charity support, and the portfolio includes general or unrestricted support language in the source data. That fits a family foundation pattern of sustained support for a small set of organizations rather than one-off project grants.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 1 |
| $15K |
0.8% |
| 3 | Canada | 1 | $350 | 0.8% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OVERLAKE SCHOOL | REDMOND, WA | $80,000 | 2025 | CHARITY SUPPORT |
| SEVA FOUNDATION | BERKLEY, CA | $63,600 | 2025 | charity support |
| The Watumull Family Children's Fund | Bellevue, WA | $45,500 | 2025 | Charity Support |
| YOUTHCARE | SEAttle, WA | $40,000 | 2025 | charity support |
| BRIDGE OF PROMISE | Carnation, WA | $32,100 | 2025 | CHAIRITY SUPPORT |
| PASADO'S SAFE HAVEN | SULTAN, WA | $25,250 | 2025 | CHARITY SUPPORT |
| SEATTLE HUMANE SOCIETY | BELLEVUE, WA | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITY SUPPORT |
| HOOLA NA PUA | Honolulu, HI | $25,000 | 2025 | Charity Support |
| Sudan Relief Fund | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | Charity Support |
| HOPELINK | REDMOND, WA | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITY SUPPORT |
| TREEHOUSE FOR KIDS | SEATTLE, WA | $20,000 | 2025 | charity support |
| SEATTLE FESTIVAL OF TREES FOR AUTISM | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 2025 | Charity Support |
| MULTI-SERVICE CENTER | FEDERAL WAY, WA | $15,000 | 2025 | CHARITY SUPPORT |
| RYTHER | SEATTLE, WA | $15,000 | 2025 | CHARITY SUPPORT |
| KINDERING CENTER | RENTON, WA | $15,000 | 2025 | CHARITY SUPPORT |
| YOUTH EASTSIDE SERVICES | BELLEVUE, WA | $15,000 | 2025 | charity support |
| CAMP KOREY | MOUNT VERNON, WA | $15,000 | 2025 | CHARITY SUPPORT |
| REEF GUARDIANS HAWAII | Princeville, HI | $10,000 | 2025 | Charity Support |
| NW Children's Foundation | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 2025 | Charity support |
| KULEANA CORAL REEFS | Waipahu, HI | $10,000 | 2025 | Charity Support |
| MODEST NEEDS FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $6,000 | 2025 | CHARITY SUPPORT |
| Cortney's Place | Scottsdale, AZ | $5,000 | 2025 | Charity Support |
| LITTLE BIT THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER | REDMOND, WA | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITY SUPPORT |
| Renton Technical College | Renton, WA | $5,000 | 2025 | Charity Support |
| GREAT PENINSULA CONSERVANCY | BREMERTON, WA | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITY SUPPORT |
| Givewell | Oakland, CA | $4,500 | 2025 | Charity Support |
| KUOW | SEATTLE, WA | $1,100 | 2025 | CHARITY SUPPORT |
| Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Grp | Belfair, WA | $1,000 | 2025 | Charity Support |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | Charity Support |
| Focusing Philanthropy | Santa Monica, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | charity support |
| Sea Shepherd | Woodbridge, VA | $1,000 | 2025 | Charity Support |
| WSU College of Vet Services | Spokane, WA | $500 | 2025 | Charity Support |
| Hoodstock | MontrealNord, Qu | $350 | 2025 | Charity Support |
| Palm Springs Art Museum | Palm Springs, CA | $250 | 2025 | Charity Support |
| Wikipedia | San Francisco, CA | $200 | 2025 | Charity Support |
| International Rescue Committee | Seatac, WA | $200 | 2025 | Charity Support |
| Save the Manatees | Longwood, FL | $100 | 2025 | Charity support |
| OVERLAKE SCHOOL | REDMOND, WA | $80,000 | 2024 | CHARITY SUPPORT |
| HOOLA NA PUA | Honolulu, HI | $60,000 | 2024 | Charity Support |
| SEVA FOUNDATION | BERKLEY, CA | $60,000 | 2024 | charity support |
| CAMP KOREY | MOUNT VERNON, WA | $25,000 | 2024 | CHARITY SUPPORT |
| BRIDGE OF PROMISE | Carnation, WA | $25,000 | 2024 | CHAIRITY SUPPORT |
| PASADO'S SAFE HAVEN | SULTAN, WA | $25,000 | 2024 | CHARITY SUPPORT |
| SEATTLE FESTIVAL OF TREES FOR AUTISM | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 2024 | Charity Support |
| SEATTLE HUMANE SOCIETY | BELLEVUE, WA | $16,000 | 2024 | CHARITY SUPPORT |
| Ol Pejeta Conservancy | Na | $15,000 | 2024 | Charity support |
| HOPELINK | REDMOND, WA | $15,000 | 2024 | CHARITY SUPPORT |
| YOUTHCARE | SEAttle, WA | $15,000 | 2024 | charity support |
| Sudan Relief Fund | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 2024 | Charity Support |
| MULTI-SERVICE CENTER | FEDERAL WAY, WA | $15,000 | 2024 | CHARITY SUPPORT |
The Watumull Family Children's Fund
$45,500Charity Support
YOUTHCARE
$40,000charity support
CHARITY SUPPORT
SEATTLE HUMANE SOCIETY
$25,000CHARITY SUPPORT
TREEHOUSE FOR KIDS
$20,000charity support
SEATTLE FESTIVAL OF TREES FOR AUTISM
$20,000Charity Support
CAMP KOREY
$15,000CHARITY SUPPORT
REEF GUARDIANS HAWAII
$10,000Charity Support
KULEANA CORAL REEFS
$10,000Charity Support
MODEST NEEDS FOUNDATION
$6,000CHARITY SUPPORT
Cortney's Place
$5,000Charity Support
LITTLE BIT THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER
$5,000CHARITY SUPPORT
Renton Technical College
$5,000Charity Support
KUOW
$1,100CHARITY SUPPORT
Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Grp
$1,000Charity Support
World Central Kitchen
$1,000Charity Support
Sea Shepherd
$1,000Charity Support
WSU College of Vet Services
$500Charity Support
Hoodstock
$350Charity Support
Wikipedia
$200Charity Support
International Rescue Committee
$200Charity Support
Save the Manatees
$100Charity support
CAMP KOREY
$25,000CHARITY SUPPORT
SEATTLE FESTIVAL OF TREES FOR AUTISM
$20,000Charity Support
SEATTLE HUMANE SOCIETY
$16,000CHARITY SUPPORT
Ol Pejeta Conservancy
$15,000Charity support
YOUTHCARE
$15,000charity support
Sudan Relief Fund
$15,000Charity Support