Provides education, research and technology grants for blood banking, transfusion and transplantation medicine; supports scholarships, research and technology to grow regional blood services.
The Blood Center Foundation of the Inland Northwest directs its funding toward education, research, and technology that support blood banking, transfusion medicine, and transplantation medicine in the Inland Northwest. Its recent grants show a practical emphasis on the regional blood supply: Vitalant in Spokane received the largest award at $233,069 in 2025 for program support, following a $179,832 grant in 2023 for the same purpose. A separate 2025 grant of $55,300 to Vitalant supported Leadership Spokane and a hemostasis analyzer for Kootenai Health Foundation, showing how the foundation connects leadership development with clinical equipment. The grant list also includes support for scholarships, education, and internships, including a $29,250 education grant to Friends of KSPS and a $6,000 internship grant to WSU Health Sciences. Across these awards, the foundation appears to back organizations that strengthen blood services, train people who work in the field, and add technology that improves collection, testing, and distribution. Its public charity structure and local scope reinforce a regional grantmaking model focused on eastern Washington and north Idaho.
Education is a clear thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2023, it gave $29,250 to Friends of KSPS for education, and another $6,000 to WSU Health Sciences for internships, linking classroom learning with professional training. Research and clinical capability also appear in the 2025 grant to Vitalant for a hemostasis analyzer tied to Kootenai Health Foundation, a piece of equipment that fits the foundation’s technology and diagnostics priorities. Blood services infrastructure is another recurring theme: the organization’s active programs include funding for technology, capacity, and service expansion in the Inland Northwest, Washington, and Idaho. Support for leadership development is visible as well, with Vitalant’s 2025 award including Leadership Spokane support system funding alongside the equipment component.
Typical grants cluster at a median of $29,250, with a lower quartile of $17,625 and an upper quartile of $104,541. The recent record includes both large program-support grants and smaller awards for education and internships, suggesting a mix of higher-dollar operating support and targeted project funding. Vitalant appears in multiple grant years, indicating recurring support rather than one-off giving. The foundation is a public charity, and its active grant programs accept unsolicited applications across education, research, technology, capacity building, and service expansion.
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Most grants fall between $18K and $105K, with a median of $29K.
25th Percentile
$18K
Median
$29K
75th Percentile
$105K
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Grantmaking is concentrated in Washington, and every listed recent grant went to a recipient in Spokane. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. Active programs extend to the Inland Northwest, including Washington and Idaho, with specific service-area language for eastern Washington and north Idaho. The available grant record points to a tightly local pattern centered on the foundation’s regional blood services network.
It funds education, research, technology, scholarships, continuing education, and service expansion tied to blood banking, transfusion medicine, and transplantation medicine. Its active programs also support equipment purchases, capacity building, and regional blood service infrastructure in the Inland Northwest, Washington, and Idaho.
Yes. The active grant programs listed for technology, service expansion, education, research, and general grants all say they accept unsolicited applications.
The grant-size distribution shows a p25 of $17,625, a median of $29,250, and a p75 of $104,541. That range suggests the foundation makes both modest awards and substantially larger program-support grants.
The foundation gives locally, and 100% of the listed grants went to recipients in Washington. The recent grants all went to Spokane-based organizations, while its program geography also includes the Inland Northwest, eastern Washington, and north Idaho.
The grant list and program descriptions point to support for regional blood services organizations, healthcare partners, students and interns, and local community leaders. Recent awards also include education support, internships, and equipment funding connected to clinical and blood-service work.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Blood Center Foundation of the Inland Northwest that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Organizations involved in regional blood collection and distribution seeking funds to expand services; details on grants pages.
Who can apply: Organizations within the foundation's service territory seeking capital or technology support that aligns with foundation priorities.
Who can apply: Organizations serving the Inland Northwest that align with the foundation's stated funding priorities.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitalant | Spokane, WA | $233,069 | 2025 | Program Support |
| Vitalant | Spokane, WA | $55,300 | 2025 | Vitalant - Community: Leadership Spokane support system and Kootenai Health Foundation hemostasis analyzer |
| Vitalant | Spokane, WA | $179,832 | 2023 | Program Support |
| Friends of KSPS | Spokane, WA | $29,250 | 2023 | Education |
| WSU Health Sciences | Spokane, WA | $6,000 | 2023 | Internships |
Vitalant - Community: Leadership Spokane support system and Kootenai Health Foundation hemostasis analyzer
