Casey Family Programs
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says this foundation gives only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, and it gives no steps for requesting consideration, so a cold proposal is unlikely to be considered.
- If your work sits in foster care prevention, child and family well-being, child welfare systems, Tribal child welfare, or public and private investment, that is the fit to show, and any first contact is best made through an existing relationship.
- Where grants are made, about 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $100 and $100,000 and the median is $5,000, so a modest request sits closest to its usual giving, though its largest grant was $750,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- Most of its grant dollars, 64%, went to organisations it had also funded in its recent filings, so it leans heavily on repeat grantees, and a new applicant should expect a slower route in.
Overview
Casey Family Programs 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
Casey Family Programs focuses on safely reducing the need for foster care and improving the safety and well-being of children and families. It supports communities in preventing abuse and neglect and helping children grow safely in their own homes, with safe, supportive and lifelong families. Its work includes partnering with public child welfare systems, policymakers, courts, Tribal Nations and community partners to improve practice, policy and family outcomes. It also supports effective public and private investment in community resources and opportunities, using evidence-based and culturally relevant approaches. The organisation collaborates across government, nonprofit, philanthropic, business and community sectors, and values learning from children and families with lived experience of the child welfare system.
Themes
- Foster care prevention
- Child and family well-being
- Safe lifelong families
- Child welfare systems
- Tribal child welfare
- Public and private investment
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Washington, New York, California, District of Columbia, Massachusetts and the United States.
How to apply
The filing indicates that contributions go only to preselected charitable organisations and unsolicited requests are not accepted; it gives no steps for requesting consideration.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 64% 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 578 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 15%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 14%
- The largest single recipient received 6% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 64% of grant dollars went to organisations Casey Family Programs had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 14% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 201 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $1,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- City of Seattle Mayor's Office · Support the city of seattles long term public safety efforts$555,0002024 tax year
- Seattle Public Schools · Support various programs and initiatives$332,5002024 tax year
- Oglala Sioux Tribe · General operating grant$300,0002024 tax year
- National Casa Association · General operating grant$300,0002024 tax year
- D3 Community Outreach · General operating grant$249,0002024 tax year
- National Cares Mentoring Movement · General operating support and community events$212,5002024 tax year
- Congressional Black Caucus Foundation · General support and social justice fellowship program$200,0002024 tax year
- Florida State University Foundation · Support various programs and initiatives$200,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Joseph A Boateng — Chief Investment Officer
- William C Bell PhD — President and CEO
- Benjamin S Danielson — Trustee
- Karen F Jones — Trustee
- Eric Pettigrew — Trustee
- Doug Patejunas — Trustee
- Lance G Morgan — Trustee
- Sharon Mcdaniel — Treasurer
- America Y Bracho — Secretary
- Joan B Poliak — Vice Chair
- Walter H Smith JR — Chair
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $142,207,134 | $8,961,746 | $2,556,385,051 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $154,069,695 | $7,614,409 | $2,654,440,259 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $162,985,373 | $6,033,045 | $2,703,749,123 | 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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- Seattle, WA
- casey.org
Applying to Casey Family Programs?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Seattle, WA
- casey.org