Waters Meet Foundation
At a glance
Overview
Waters Meet Foundation is a US private foundation based in Spokane, 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
Waters Meet Foundation supports Black, Indigenous and other People of Color, 2SLGBTQIA+ people, people with disabilities, low-income communities and rural communities in the Inland Northwest. It prioritises leaders and community organisations working to address inequities and accelerate racial, social and economic justice. Its grantmaking is centred on repairing historical injustices that affect health and wellbeing, and on resourcing community-led solutions. The foundation describes itself as a grantmaker and investor, but also works as a community and cross-sector convener, bridge-builder and amplifier. It seeks to follow the needs and wishes of the communities it supports, bringing financial resources and relationships to strengthen community-driven efforts. Its service area covers seven counties and three Sovereign Tribal Nations in north-eastern Washington.
Themes
- Health equity
- Racial justice
- Social justice
- Economic justice
Geographic Focus
Northeastern corner of Washington: Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille and 4 more counties in Washington.
How to apply
Organisations interested in exploring funding or convening opportunities can drop the team a note; someone will contact them. No further application stages or recurring deadlines are stated.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 75% 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 175 grants to organisations were about $11,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- It prioritises leaders and community organisations working to address inequities and accelerate racial, social and economic justice in the Inland Northwest.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 12% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 75% of grant dollars went to organisations Waters Meet Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 66 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Latinos en Spokane · Grant to support acativa tu salud - elder health coaching program$185,1372024 tax year
- Spokane Tribal Network · Grant in support of collaboration with ichm lifecycles model consultants$80,5002024 tax year
- Health and Justice Recovery Alliance · Health and justice recovery alliance - grant for operating expenses$74,0002024 tax year
- Peace & Justice Action League Spokane · To support embodying racial justice workshop - 5/3/2024-5/6/2024$50,6002024 tax year
- Terrain Programs · Capital campaign project - conditional grant of $175k, with initial payment of $50k$50,0002024 tax year
- Take Up the Cause · Ta grant to support black homeownership spokane initiative$41,4002024 tax year
- Innovia Foundation · Health philanthropy partnership fund for ta grants (inba & mas)$30,6002024 tax year
- Mujeres in Action · Grant to provide technical assistance for grant writing and behavioral health bil...$20,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Shelly Wynecoop — Director
- Kim Pearman-Gillman — Director
- Gloria Ochoa-Bruck — Director
- Dean Martz — Director
- Skyler Love — Director
- Andy Leija — Director
- Nicole Jenkins-Rosenkrantz — Director
- Margo Hill — Director
- Anna Franklin — Director
- Todd Koyama — Immediate Past Chair
- Reuben Mayes — Treasurer
- Jenny Smith — Secretary
- Monica Simeon — Vice Chair
- Sharon Fairchild — Chair
- Lily Zhang — Chief Financial Officer
- Janae Perkins — Senior Finance Director
- Thomas E Smith — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $8,740,998 | $2,747,574 | $80,560,868 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $14,728,065 | $3,696,996 | $84,324,105 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $14,828,903 | $1,093,037 | $87,842,108 | 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.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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