The Aldarra Foundation

• The Aldarra Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, and its filing says it works by invitation only, so a cold proposal is not the way in.
• Its typical grants to organisations run from about $150,000 to $14,000,000, with a median of about $920,000 and a largest grant of $51,000,000, so a request of a few hundred thousand dollars would sit within its usual range.
• No geographic focus is stated, and its filing shows support for a wide mix of organisations, including a children's hospital, cancer research, public media and a school for deaf and hard-of-hearing children, so the fit should be judged on purpose rather than location.
• Nearly all of its grant dollars went to organisations it had funded in earlier filings, so a new applicant should first look for an existing connection to the foundation, though this does not rule out a new organisation.

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

• Museum of Flight Foundation · Various projects
  $51,000,0002024 tax year
• Seattle Children's Hospital · Various projects
  $26,000,0002024 tax year
• Canine Companions for Independence · Various projects
  $2,200,0002024 tax year
• Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research · Various projects
  $2,200,0002024 tax year
• Cascade Public Media · Various projects
  $2,200,0002024 tax year
• Arboretum Foundation · Various projects
  $2,200,0002024 tax year
• Marys Place Seattle · Various projects
  $2,175,0002024 tax year
• Medic One Foundation · Various projects
  $2,175,0002024 tax year

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

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.