The Richard & Lois Worthington Foundation concentrates its giving on local Anacortes and Skagit County community institutions, prioritizing general operating support for public education, youth services, and community health. They fund a small set of repeat, place-based organizations—school foundations, the local Boys & Girls Club, and the island hospital—often providing sizable unrestricted grants to sustain programs and services. The foundation’s grants emphasize direct support for youth and mental health needs within the local school system and broader community.
Concentrated, place-based giving: a small number of relatively large grants, often repeated to the same local organizations and provided as general/operating support rather than restricted project funding.
A recurring pattern defines the Richard&lois Worthington Foundation: sizeable general operating grants to a short list of local institutions in Anacortes and Skagit County. The foundation gave $115,000 to Anacortes School Foundation in both 2023 and 2024 for general support activities, and it backed Island Hospital Foundation with $100,000 in 2024 after a $67,500 grant in 2023 for mental health services tied to Anacortes Middle School. That combination points to a place-based funder focused on keeping school, youth, and community health infrastructure functioning. The grant list also shows support for youth development and basic needs in the same local network. Boys & Girls Club of Skagit County received $112,500 in 2023 and $60,000 in 2024, both for general support activities. Anacortes Community Shelter received $35,000 in each of 2023 and 2024. These grants, alongside scholarship support and capital campaign funding elsewhere in the portfolio, suggest a foundation that mixes unrestricted operating support with targeted project funding while staying close to the communities it serves.
Public education is a central theme. The Richard&lois Worthington Foundation gave $115,000 in 2024 to Anacortes School Foundation for general support activities, matching the same amount in 2023. That kind of repeat funding signals sustained support for local school-related operations rather than one-time project work. Youth development is another clear area. Boys & Girls Club of Skagit County received $112,500 in 2023 and $60,000 in 2024 for general support activities, showing ongoing backing for after-school and enrichment services. The foundation also funds school-linked health needs. Island Hospital Foundation received $100,000 in 2024 for mental health services for Anacortes Middle School, following a $67,500 grant in 2023 for the same purpose. Beyond those core areas, the foundation made scholarship-related grants to Richard C Worthington Junior Citize and Greater Seattle Business Associatio, and it supported Sacred Earth Foundation Ekone Ranch for the Saddle Up capital campaign.
Grant size clusters around mid-sized awards. The typical grant size is $12,500 at the 25th percentile, $35,000 at the median, and $83,750 at the 75th percentile. The recent list shows repeated awards to the same organizations across 2023 and 2024, especially for general support activities and school-linked mental health work, which indicates a recurring relationship pattern rather than one-off giving. The foundation is a private foundation, and it funds individuals as well as organizations. Its recent grants are entirely programmatically local in Washington, with no program-related investments reported.
$348K
$6M
$827K
$400K
Most grants fall between $13K and $84K, with a median of $35K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$35K
75th Percentile
$84K
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Notable grantees: Anacortes School Foundation, Boys & Girls Club of Skagit County, Island Hospital Foundation
Giving is tightly concentrated in Washington, with 100% of grants to recipients in the HQ state. Anacortes appears often, including grants to Anacortes School Foundation, Island Hospital Foundation, Anacortes Community Shelter, and Westminister Presbyterian Church. Mount Vernon is another recurring recipient location through Boys & Girls Club of Skagit County. Additional Washington recipients in the recent list include Bothell, Seattle, and Goldendale, showing that the foundation’s local scope extends across a small set of in-state communities rather than outside Washington.
The recent grants show support for public school-related institutions, youth services, community health, shelters, church-based food assistance, scholarships, and a capital campaign. Examples include Anacortes School Foundation, Boys & Girls Club of Skagit County, Island Hospital Foundation, Anacortes Community Shelter, and scholarship-focused recipients.
Yes. The grant list includes multiple repeat awards in consecutive years, such as $115,000 to Anacortes School Foundation in both 2023 and 2024, $35,000 to Anacortes Community Shelter in both years, and grants to Boys & Girls Club of Skagit County and Island Hospital Foundation across 2023 and 2024.
The typical grant size is $12,500 at the 25th percentile, $35,000 at the median, and $83,750 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants also show larger operating gifts, including $115,000 awards and a $100,000 grant for school-linked mental health services.
It gives entirely in Washington: 100% of grants in the recent data went to recipients in the HQ state. Recent recipient cities include Anacortes, Mount Vernon, Bothell, Seattle, and Goldendale.
Yes. The foundation funds individuals as well as organizations. In the recent grant list, it awarded scholarships to Richard C Worthington Junior Citize and Greater Seattle Business Associatio, both of which appear in the scholarship-related portion of the portfolio.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKAGIT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | MOUNT VERNON, WA | $347,615 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES |
| SKAGIT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | MOUNT VERNON, WA | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES |
| RICHARD C WORTHINGTON JUNIOR CITIZE | BOTHELL, WA | $20,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| ANACORTES SCHOOL FOUNDATION | ANACORTES, WA | $115,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES |
| ISLAND HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | ANACORTES, WA | $100,000 | 2024 | MENTAL HEALTH - ANACORTES MIDDLE SCH |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SKAGIT COUNTY | MOUNT VERNON, WA | $60,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES |
| ANACORTES COMMUNITY SHELTER | ANACORTES, WA | $35,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES |
| RICHARD C WORTHINGTON JUNIOR CITIZE | BOTHELL, WA | $15,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| SACRED EARTH FOUNDATION EKONE RANCH | GOLDENDALE, WA | $10,000 | 2024 | SADDLE UP CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| GREATER SEATTLE BUSINESS ASSOCIATIO | SEATTLE, WA | $10,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| ANACORTES SCHOOL FOUNDATION | ANACORTES, WA | $115,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SKAGIT COUNTY | MOUNT VERNON, WA | $112,500 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES |
| ISLAND HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | ANACORTES, WA | $67,500 | 2023 | MENTAL HEALTH - ANACORTES MIDDLE SCH |
| WESTMINISTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | ANACORTES, WA | $35,000 | 2023 | FOOD TO GO |
| ANACORTES COMMUNITY SHELTER | ANACORTES, WA | $35,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES |
| RICHARD C WORTHINGTON JUNIOR CITIZE | BOTHELL, WA | $15,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| GREATER SEATTLE BUSINESS ASSOCIATIO | SEATTLE, WA | $10,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| SACRED EARTH FOUNDATION EKONE RANCH | GOLDENDALE, WA | $10,000 | 2023 | SADDLE UP CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
SKAGIT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$347,615GENERAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
SKAGIT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$500,000GENERAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
RICHARD C WORTHINGTON JUNIOR CITIZE
$20,000SCHOLARSHIPS
ISLAND HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$100,000MENTAL HEALTH - ANACORTES MIDDLE SCH
GENERAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
ANACORTES COMMUNITY SHELTER
$35,000GENERAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
RICHARD C WORTHINGTON JUNIOR CITIZE
$15,000SCHOLARSHIPS
GREATER SEATTLE BUSINESS ASSOCIATIO
$10,000SCHOLARSHIP FUND
WESTMINISTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$35,000FOOD TO GO
ANACORTES COMMUNITY SHELTER
$35,000GENERAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
RICHARD C WORTHINGTON JUNIOR CITIZE
$15,000SCHOLARSHIPS
GREATER SEATTLE BUSINESS ASSOCIATIO
$10,000SCHOLARSHIP FUND