Campion Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 20-3421717 · since 2008campionadvocacyfund.org/foundation·Alaska, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New York, Washington·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$1.5M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$11,000 to $250k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$15,000

Typical grant (median)

40 grants in the latest filing

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.

Key takeaways

Campion Foundation accepts proposals by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; the realistic route in is an introduction or being identified by the foundation itself.
Its stated themes are public lands and climate, ending homelessness and nonprofit impact, so your work should clearly fit one of these.
Most of its grants are modest: about 8 in 10 of its 102 grants to organisations fall between $11,000 and $250,000, and half were $25,000 or less, so a request near the $25,000 median is a sensible size, though the largest grant of about $1,250,000 shows that the band is not a ceiling.
Its giving has fallen in each of the last three filings, and in its latest filing 81% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had funded before, so the foundation leans heavily towards repeat grantees, and a new organisation should expect the relationship to matter more than the proposal.

Overview

Campion Foundation is a US private foundation based in Seattle, WA.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The Campion Foundation makes targeted grants to high-impact 501(c)(3) public charities, leaders and partnerships, including organisations running on-the-ground programmes in its areas of interest. Its priorities are public lands and climate, ending homelessness and nonprofit impact. It works to end homelessness and protect public lands and climate through investments at federal, state and local levels, and strengthens the capacity of nonprofit organisations. The Foundation describes its grantmaking as rigorous, focused and grounded in strategy, with investments targeted for maximum leverage. It supports grantee organisations’ work on difficult issues and aims to build capacity to create impact.

Themes

Public lands and climate
Ending homelessness
Nonprofit impact

Geographic Focus

No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Washington, District of Columbia, New York, Massachusetts and Alaska.

How to apply

Proposals are by invitation only.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 81% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 102 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

It seeks high-impact 501(c)(3) public charities, leaders and partnerships.
It grounds its grantmaking in strategy and targets investments for maximum leverage.
It makes most grants to organisations it has identified.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

Washington36%

District of Columbia35%

New York9%

Massachusetts7%

Alaska5%

Colorado3%

6 other states: 4%

The largest single recipient received 19% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 81% of grant dollars went to organisations Campion Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
23% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

40 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $15,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 40 grants in tax year 2024 by size

$10k–$25k60%

$25k–$50k18%

$50k–$100k8%

$100k–$250k15%

Median $15,000 (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

Seattle Foundation · Support for project homeless and protection of public lands
$225,0002024 tax year
Center for American Progress · Support for protecting public lands
$150,0002024 tax year
Community Solutions International · Support for preventing homelessness
$112,0002024 tax year
New Venture Fund · Support for protecting public lands
$100,0002024 tax year
Audubon Alaska · Support for protecting public lands
$100,0002024 tax year
Alaska Wilderness League · Support for protecting public lands
$100,0002024 tax year
Native Movement · Support for protecting public lands
$85,0002024 tax year
Mockingbird Society · Support for preventing homelessness
$80,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Carrie Savage — COO
Jason Paulsen — Strategic Advisor & Trustee
Sonya Campion — Founding Trustee
Tom Campion — Founding Trustee

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$5,103,446	$4,861,000	$18,800,043	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$3,726,066	$3,455,000	$17,420,595	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$1,857,864	$1,530,750	$16,777,725	Filing for 2024 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.