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Private Foundation · WA

Behnke Foundation

Seattle, WA  ·  EIN 916025144  ·  Website ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$2.1M

Total Giving

$580K

Grants on File

49

Average Grant

$12K

Giving Radius

Where Behnke Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — $2K across 1 grant CO — no grants on file CT — no grants on file DC — no grants on file DE — no grants on file FL — no grants on file GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — $2K across 2 grants IL — no grants on file IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — no grants on file MD — no grants on file ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — no grants on file MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — $1K across 1 grant NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — $12K across 4 grants OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — no grants on file RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — no grants on file TX — no grants on file UT — no grants on file VA — no grants on file VT — no grants on file WA — $564K across 41 grants WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 23 recipients across 5 states. Top concentrations: SEATTLE ($550K, 29 grants), SARATOGA SPRINGS ($12K, 4 grants), BELLEVUE ($9K, 7 grants), BOTHELL ($3K, 3 grants), KETCHUM ($2K, 2 grants).

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Kindering Center $500 2020
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center $2K 2020
Feral Care Sanctuary $250 2020
Cornish College of the Arts $150K 2020
Birthday Dreams $50 2020
Woodland Park Zoo $1K 2020
Wellspring Family Services $4K 2020
Skidmore College $4K 2020
Seattle Children's Hospital $2K 2020
Planned Parenthood of Western Washington $250 2020
Overlake Medical Center Foundation $2K 2020
Overlake Hospital Medical Center $2K 2021
Planned Parenthood of Western Washington $500 2021
Cornish College of the Arts $160K 2021
Seattle Children's Hospital $4K 2021
Skidmore College $3K 2021
Woodland Park Zoological Society $2K 2021
Wellspring Family Services $7K 2021
Feral Care $2K 2021
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center $4K 2021
Kindering Center $500 2021
Seattle Theater Group $2K 2022
Cornish College of the Arts $90K 2022
Feral Care $2K 2022
Fifth Avenue Theater $1K 2022

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Section V

Board of Directors

  • CARL BEHNKE CHAIR
  • MARISA BEHNKE TRUSTEE
  • MERRILL BEHNKE TRUSTEE
  • RENEE BEHNKE TRUSTEE
  • CARL BEHNKE CHAIR
  • RENEE BEHNKE TRUSTEE
  • MERRILL BEHNKE TRUSTEE
  • MARISA BEHNKE TRUSTEE
  • CARL BEHNKE CHAIR
  • RENEE BEHNKE TRUSTEE
  • MERRILL BEHNKE TRUSTEE
  • MARISA BEHNKE TRUSTEE
  • CARL BEHNKE CHAIR
  • RENEE BEHNKE TRUSTEE
  • MERRILL BEHNKE TRUSTEE
  • MARISA BEHNKE TRUSTEE

Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $2.3M $140K $179K $147K
2022 $2.3M $148K $204K $150K
2021 $2.2M $164K $218K $217K
2020 $2.2M $145K $143K $193K
2019 $2.3M $145K $122K $193K
2015 $2.3M $129K $232K $42K
2014 $2.1M $114K $436K $32K
2013 $1.7M $108K $112K $154K
2012 $1.8M $106K $81K $164K
2011 $1.9M $112K $133K $211K

Section VII

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