End intergenerational trauma by investing in early relationships and equitable systems so that prenatal-to-age-3 families have access to healing-centered, culturally rooted mental health and family supports.
Perigee Fund centers its grantmaking on ending intergenerational trauma by investing in early relationships and equitable systems for prenatal-to-age-3 families. The foundation’s recent grants show a strong emphasis on infant and early childhood mental health, maternal mental health, and policy and advocacy work that supports those systems. Large grants to Zero to Three underscore its policy and IECMH capacity focus, while recurring support for Seattle Foundation appears in both donor-advised fund and maternal mental health equity fund channels. The portfolio also reaches into community-rooted and culturally responsive work. It has funded birth justice through Groundswell Fund, supported family economic relief through Givedirectly’s Rx Kids, and backed advocacy networks such as Momsrising Education Fund. Other grants connect to clinical training, home visiting, and early childhood systems-building, including university-based and state-level partners. Across these awards, Perigee Fund favors organizations working at the intersection of mental health, family support, and systems change rather than direct individual aid.
Perigee Fund gives across several connected cause areas, with many awards tied to prenatal-to-age-3 mental health and systems change. In policy and IECMH capacity, it gave $2,500,000 to Zero to Three in 2025 for “policy & IECMH capacity,” following earlier grants of $4,000,000 in 2023 and $3,000,000 in 2024 for the same broad purpose. The foundation also supports maternal mental health infrastructure. It awarded $500,900 to Postpartum Support International for “2022 PSI PMHAPOC,” and $675,000 to Seattle Foundation for the Perigee Maternal Mental Health Equity Fund. For advocacy, it gave $500,000 to Momsrising Education Fund for negotiated general operating support for national and Washington state early childhood and maternal mental health advocacy. Community and family supports appear as well: Givedirectly received $700,000 for Rx Kids, and Groundswell Fund received $1,150,000 for general operating support tied to birth justice and the Catalyst Pooled Fund.
Typical grant size sits at $40,000 at the 25th percentile, $80,000 at the median, and $200,000 at the 75th percentile, with a recent portfolio that also includes multimillion-dollar awards. The pattern suggests a mix of large institutional grants and mid-sized operating or program support. Recipients recur across years: Zero to Three appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Seattle Foundation appears in multiple years; and several other organizations repeat across consecutive years. Perigee Fund is classified as a regular funder, and the recent record includes negotiated general operating support, pooled funds, and donor-advised fund support.
$18.4M
$20.6M
$23.9M
$22.5M
Most grants fall between $40K and $200K, with a median of $80K.
25th Percentile
$40K
Median
$80K
75th Percentile
$200K
About 67% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Although headquartered in Seattle, Perigee Fund’s giving is broad within a regional scope, with 67% of grants to recipients in Washington state. New York is the top state by grant count. Recent awards also landed in Washington, DC; San Francisco; Mountain View; Portland; Denver; and Worcester. The recipient-country distribution is entirely domestic, with 213 grants to US organizations.
It supports organizations working in infant and early childhood mental health, maternal mental health, family economic supports and cash assistance, workforce development for IMH/MMH, policy and advocacy for prenatal-to-age-3 systems, and community-rooted or culturally responsive models. The recent record includes both service providers and advocacy intermediaries.
The typical grant size is $40,000 at the 25th percentile, $80,000 at the median, and $200,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list also includes multimillion-dollar awards, showing that the foundation makes both large and mid-sized grants.
Yes. Recent grants include $2,500,000 to Zero to Three for policy and IECMH capacity, $500,000 to Momsrising Education Fund for national and Washington state early childhood and maternal mental health advocacy, and $300,000 to Southeast Seattle Education Coalition for a Washington early childhood policy fellowship.
Yes. Zero to Three appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Seattle Foundation appears in multiple years; and several other organizations recur across consecutive years, including support for donor-advised fund and maternal mental health equity fund channels.
Washington state receives 67% of grants, while New York is the top state by grant count. Recent recipient cities include Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma, Olympia, New York, and Washington, DC.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEATTLE FOUNDATION | SEATTLE, WA | $3,712,989 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE PERIGEE DONOR-ADVISED FUND (PERIGEE) |
| ZERO TO THREE | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,500,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT POLICY & IECMH CAPACITY |
| GIVEDIRECTLY | NEW YORK, NY | $700,000 | 2025 | RX KIDS |
| SEATTLE FOUNDATION | SEATTLE, WA | $675,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE PERIGEE MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH EQUITY FUND |
| SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $500,000 | 2025 | PEDIATRICS SUPPORTING PARENTS YEAR 4 |
| FIRST 5 FUNDEMENTALS | TACOMA, WA | $500,000 | 2025 | PIERCE COUNTY EARLY CHILDHOOD NETWORK |
| ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | CARE FOR ALL WITH RESPECT AND EQUITY (CARE) FUND |
| MOMSRISING EDUCATION FUND | BELLEVUE, WA | $500,000 | 2025 | NEGOTIATED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL AND WA STATE EARLY CHILDHOOD AND MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY |
| YWCA OF SEATTLE-KING-SNOHOMISH COUNTY | SEATTLE, WA | $400,000 | 2025 | SNOHOMISH COUNTY HOMEWARD HOUSE COLLABORATIVE YEAR 4 |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO FOUNDATION | DENVER, CO | $314,411 | 2025 | INTEGRATING IECMH INTO PRIMARY CARE |
| HEALTHY MOTHERS HEALTHY BABIES - THE MONTANA COALITION INC | HELENA, MT | $250,000 | 2025 | MONTANA PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH COLLABORATIVE (MPMHC) |
| LA COCINA | FORT COLLINS, CO | $250,000 | 2025 | LA RED DE LA COCINA PIECLMH YEAR 2 |
| POLICY INSTITUTE FOR THE CHILDREN OF LOUISIANA INC | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $250,000 | 2025 | GEAUX FAR LOUISIANA |
| HAWAII ASSOCIATION FOR INFANT MENTAL HEALTH | HONOLULU, HI | $250,000 | 2025 | DESIGN AND HOPEFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF DATA & EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR IECMH CONSULTATION IN HOME VISITING |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANNARBOR, MI | $250,000 | 2025 | MOM POWER SCALING STRATEGY |
| ARKANSAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 5 | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $250,000 | 2025 | EXCEL BY EIGHT FOUNDATIONS COLLABORATIVE |
| ST LOUIS INTEGRATED HEALTH NETWORK | ST LOUIS, MO | $250,000 | 2025 | ELEVATE (ELEVATING VOICES, ADDRESSING DEPRESSION, TOXIC STRESS AND EQUITY) COLLABORATIVE |
| THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $250,000 | 2025 | BIRTH JUSTICE COLLABORATIVE |
| SOUTH CAROLINA INFANT YOUNG CHILD MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION | CHARLESTON, SC | $250,000 | 2025 | CHANGING SYSTEMS FOR BABIES, |
| PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | PORTLAND, OR | $250,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING ACCESS THROUGH FUNDING EQUITY (SAFE): SHIFTING RESOURCES & BUILDING CAPACITY FOR COMMUNITY-BASED AND CULTURALLY SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PORTLAND METRO REGION |
| GEEARS GEORGIA EARLY EDUCATION ALLIANCE FOR READY STUDENTS INC | ATLANTA, GA | $250,000 | 2025 | GEORGIAS INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM OF CARE COLLABORATIVE |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD INVESTMENT CORPORATION | LANSING, MI | $250,000 | 2025 | THINK BABIES MICHIGAN (TBMI) INITIATIVE: INCREASING ACCESS TO RELATIONSHIP-BASED, EQUITABLE PERINATAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH CARE |
| HUMMINGBIRD INDIGENOUS FAMILY SERVICES | SEATTLE, WA | $250,000 | 2025 | THE NEST LEARNING AND EVALUATION YEAR 2 |
| HEALTHCONNECT | CHICAGO, IL | $230,000 | 2025 | HEALTHCONNECT ONE BIRTH EQUITY NEGOTIATED OPERATING SUPPORT 2024-2025 |
| WASHINGTON STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY | OLYMPIA, WA | $225,000 | 2025 | PERINATAL, INFANT, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH PRIORITIES |
| BABY CAKES AND BRUNCH | HOUSTON, TX | $225,000 | 2025 | SHADES OF BLUE MMH EQUITY AND IMH EXPANSION YEAR 5 |
| WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND | PROVIDENCE, RI | $215,112 | 2025 | PREVENTION OF PERINATAL DEPRESSION AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITH CHILDHOOD ADVERSITY |
| INDIGO CULTURAL CENTER | PHOENIX, AZ | $200,000 | 2025 | NEGOTIATED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT: EQUITY CENTERED IEMCH WORKFORCE AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT |
| PERINATAL SUPPORT WASHINGTON | SEATTLE, WA | $200,000 | 2025 | 2025 NEGOTIATED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL | SHREWSBURY, MA | $200,000 | 2025 | LIFELINE FOR MOMS NATIONAL NETWORK YEAR 6 |
| MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE | ARLINGTON, VA | $200,000 | 2025 | NATIONAL FEDERAL ADVOCACY CAPACITY BUILDING YEAR 5 |
| START EARLY | CHICAGO, IL | $200,000 | 2025 | NEAR IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| POSTPARTUM SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL | PORTLAND, OR | $200,000 | 2025 | PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH ALLIANCE FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR (PMHAPOC) YEAR 2 |
| LUMINARY IMPACT FUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | VENTURE PHILANTHROPY |
| PATHWAVES WASHINGTON | SEATTLE, WA | $200,000 | 2025 | WASHINGTON EARLY CHILDHOOD FELLOWSHIP YEAR 3 |
| FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - SEATTLE | SEATTLE, WA | $200,000 | 2025 | NEGOTIATED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT YEAR 6 |
| 2020 MOM | LOS ANGELES, CA | $175,000 | 2025 | NATIONAL MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY |
| RVC SEATTLE | SEATTLE, WA | $150,000 | 2025 | NEGOTIATED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HEALTH AND JUSTICE RECOVERY ALLIANCE | SPOKANE, WA | $150,000 | 2025 | MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR SPOKANE PERINATAL BIPOC FAMILIES |
| VOICES OF TOMORROW | BURIEN, WA | $150,000 | 2025 | MIND, BODY, AND CULTURE EVALUATION |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION | SEATTLE, WA | $145,000 | 2025 | WASHINGTON STATE CPP LEARNING COLLABORATIVE: IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION 2024-2026 |
| WASHINGTON STATE ASSOCIATION OF HEAD START AND ECEA PROGRAMS | KIRKLAND, WA | $125,000 | 2025 | PARENT AMBASSADORS PROGRAM |
| TTAWAXT BIRTH JUSTICE CENTER | WAPATO, WA | $125,000 | 2025 | MAKAH INDIGENOUS BIRTH JUSTICE NETWORK |
| MEDSTAR-GEORGETOWN MEDICAL CENTER OFFICE OF PHILANTHROPYN | COLUMBIA, MD | $100,000 | 2025 | MOTHER-BABY INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM |
| SHADES OF MOTHERHOOD NETWORK | SPOKANE, WA | $100,000 | 2025 | INTERGENERATIONAL MMH SUPPORTS |
| INSTITUTE FOR BLACK JUSTICE | SPANAWAY, WA | $100,000 | 2025 | CHIMES PREVENTION PROGRAM |
| ALLIANCE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF INFANT MENTAL HEALTH | SOUTHGATE, MI | $100,000 | 2025 | NEGOTIATED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SOUTHWEST HUMAN DEVELOPMENT | PHOENIX, AZ | $100,000 | 2025 | REFLECTIVE SUPERVISION COLLABORATIVE 2024-2025 |
| CENTER FOR LAW AND SOCIAL POLICY | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | CLASP COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND POLICY ADVOCACY |
| MAMATOTO VILLAGE | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH INTEGRATION |
SEATTLE FOUNDATION
$3,712,989TO SUPPORT THE PERIGEE DONOR-ADVISED FUND (PERIGEE)
ZERO TO THREE
$2,500,000TO SUPPORT POLICY & IECMH CAPACITY
GIVEDIRECTLY
$700,000RX KIDS
SEATTLE FOUNDATION
$675,000TO SUPPORT THE PERIGEE MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH EQUITY FUND
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$500,000PEDIATRICS SUPPORTING PARENTS YEAR 4
FIRST 5 FUNDEMENTALS
$500,000PIERCE COUNTY EARLY CHILDHOOD NETWORK
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS
$500,000CARE FOR ALL WITH RESPECT AND EQUITY (CARE) FUND
MOMSRISING EDUCATION FUND
$500,000NEGOTIATED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL AND WA STATE EARLY CHILDHOOD AND MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY
YWCA OF SEATTLE-KING-SNOHOMISH COUNTY
$400,000SNOHOMISH COUNTY HOMEWARD HOUSE COLLABORATIVE YEAR 4
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO FOUNDATION
$314,411INTEGRATING IECMH INTO PRIMARY CARE
HEALTHY MOTHERS HEALTHY BABIES - THE MONTANA COALITION INC
$250,000MONTANA PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH COLLABORATIVE (MPMHC)
LA COCINA
$250,000LA RED DE LA COCINA PIECLMH YEAR 2
POLICY INSTITUTE FOR THE CHILDREN OF LOUISIANA INC
$250,000GEAUX FAR LOUISIANA
HAWAII ASSOCIATION FOR INFANT MENTAL HEALTH
$250,000DESIGN AND HOPEFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF DATA & EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR IECMH CONSULTATION IN HOME VISITING
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$250,000MOM POWER SCALING STRATEGY
ARKANSAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 5
$250,000EXCEL BY EIGHT FOUNDATIONS COLLABORATIVE
ST LOUIS INTEGRATED HEALTH NETWORK
$250,000ELEVATE (ELEVATING VOICES, ADDRESSING DEPRESSION, TOXIC STRESS AND EQUITY) COLLABORATIVE
THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION
$250,000BIRTH JUSTICE COLLABORATIVE
SOUTH CAROLINA INFANT YOUNG CHILD MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION
$250,000CHANGING SYSTEMS FOR BABIES,
PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$250,000SUPPORTING ACCESS THROUGH FUNDING EQUITY (SAFE): SHIFTING RESOURCES & BUILDING CAPACITY FOR COMMUNITY-BASED AND CULTURALLY SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PORTLAND METRO REGION
GEEARS GEORGIA EARLY EDUCATION ALLIANCE FOR READY STUDENTS INC
$250,000GEORGIAS INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM OF CARE COLLABORATIVE
EARLY CHILDHOOD INVESTMENT CORPORATION
$250,000THINK BABIES MICHIGAN (TBMI) INITIATIVE: INCREASING ACCESS TO RELATIONSHIP-BASED, EQUITABLE PERINATAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH CARE
HUMMINGBIRD INDIGENOUS FAMILY SERVICES
$250,000THE NEST LEARNING AND EVALUATION YEAR 2
HEALTHCONNECT
$230,000HEALTHCONNECT ONE BIRTH EQUITY NEGOTIATED OPERATING SUPPORT 2024-2025
WASHINGTON STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY
$225,000PERINATAL, INFANT, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH PRIORITIES
BABY CAKES AND BRUNCH
$225,000SHADES OF BLUE MMH EQUITY AND IMH EXPANSION YEAR 5
WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND
$215,112PREVENTION OF PERINATAL DEPRESSION AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITH CHILDHOOD ADVERSITY
INDIGO CULTURAL CENTER
$200,000NEGOTIATED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT: EQUITY CENTERED IEMCH WORKFORCE AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
PERINATAL SUPPORT WASHINGTON
$200,0002025 NEGOTIATED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL
$200,000LIFELINE FOR MOMS NATIONAL NETWORK YEAR 6
MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE
$200,000NATIONAL FEDERAL ADVOCACY CAPACITY BUILDING YEAR 5
START EARLY
$200,000NEAR IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM SUPPORT
POSTPARTUM SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL
$200,000PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH ALLIANCE FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR (PMHAPOC) YEAR 2
LUMINARY IMPACT FUND
$200,000VENTURE PHILANTHROPY
PATHWAVES WASHINGTON
$200,000WASHINGTON EARLY CHILDHOOD FELLOWSHIP YEAR 3
FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - SEATTLE
$200,000NEGOTIATED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT YEAR 6
2020 MOM
$175,000NATIONAL MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY
RVC SEATTLE
$150,000NEGOTIATED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
HEALTH AND JUSTICE RECOVERY ALLIANCE
$150,000MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR SPOKANE PERINATAL BIPOC FAMILIES
VOICES OF TOMORROW
$150,000MIND, BODY, AND CULTURE EVALUATION
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION
$145,000WASHINGTON STATE CPP LEARNING COLLABORATIVE: IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION 2024-2026
WASHINGTON STATE ASSOCIATION OF HEAD START AND ECEA PROGRAMS
$125,000PARENT AMBASSADORS PROGRAM
TTAWAXT BIRTH JUSTICE CENTER
$125,000MAKAH INDIGENOUS BIRTH JUSTICE NETWORK
MEDSTAR-GEORGETOWN MEDICAL CENTER OFFICE OF PHILANTHROPYN
$100,000MOTHER-BABY INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM
SHADES OF MOTHERHOOD NETWORK
$100,000INTERGENERATIONAL MMH SUPPORTS
INSTITUTE FOR BLACK JUSTICE
$100,000CHIMES PREVENTION PROGRAM
ALLIANCE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF INFANT MENTAL HEALTH
$100,000NEGOTIATED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SOUTHWEST HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
$100,000REFLECTIVE SUPERVISION COLLABORATIVE 2024-2025
CENTER FOR LAW AND SOCIAL POLICY
$100,000CLASP COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND POLICY ADVOCACY
MAMATOTO VILLAGE
$100,000MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH INTEGRATION