About Medic One Foundation
A defining thread in Medic One Foundation’s recent giving is the University of Washington’s paramedic training and education work, which received $1,964,294 in 2024 and $1,120,000 in 2025, with an additional $836,987 in 2023. That scale shows how strongly the foundation backs the pipeline for pre-hospital emergency care. The foundation also supports frontline readiness through equipment and training grants to local EMS providers, such as the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority in Kent, which received $184,161 for EMT training equipment in 2023. In parallel, it funds the systems that connect responders to the public, including PulsePoint licensing and renewal grants for Snohomish County 911 and Norcom. Its broader portfolio includes EMT scholarships, campus EMS, research related to out-of-hospital emergency care, and cardiac arrest prevention. Across these areas, the foundation’s grantmaking is consistently tied to improving response capacity, training, and patient care in Washington communities.
What Medic One Foundation Funds
Medic One Foundation supports emergency medical training at multiple stages. North Seattle College received $30,000 in 2025 and $14,861 in 2024 for EMT scholarships, showing direct support for students entering the field. The foundation also funds training infrastructure for service providers: Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority received $184,161 in 2023 for EMT training equipment, and Life Support in South Cle Elum received $7,535 in 2025 for paramedic training and education. Beyond workforce development, the foundation backs public-safety systems and readiness tools. Snohomish County 911 received $28,024 in 2024 and $25,500 in 2025 for PulsePoint renewal and license support, while Emergency Medical Services at UW received $20,000 in 2025 for EMT services on the UW campus. Research is another recurring area, including a $25,000 grant to Resuscitation Academy in 2024 for a research project.
How Medic One Foundation Gives
Typical grants fall at $12,989 at the 25th percentile, $26,512 at the median, and $87,130 at the 75th percentile, though the foundation also makes much larger training and endowment commitments. The recent record shows repeat support to the same organizations across multiple years, including the University of Washington, North Seattle College, Seattle Fire Department, Snohomish County 911, Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority, and Airlift NW. That pattern suggests an ongoing funding relationship rather than one-off awards. Medic One Foundation is a regular funder, not a donor-advised fund, and it funds programs, operations, equipment, scholarships, and endowment support. Some programs accept unsolicited requests, including equipment grants, community AED grants, and research grants.