Moccasin Lake Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Moccasin Lake Foundation funds education, environment and social-services work, with its geographic focus on King, Pierce, Snohomish, Okanogan and Yakima and a stated priority for the Pacific Northwest.
- Most grants are modest, with a median grant of $12,000 and about 8 in 10 of its 455 grants falling between $2,500 and $250,000, so a request in that range is realistic, though the Education Committee's stated minimum is $10,000 and the largest grant on record is $2,500,000.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis through the foundation's online portal, reached via the button at the upper right of its page, so there is no fixed deadline to plan around.
- In its latest filing, 35% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded previously, suggesting it is open to new applicants rather than being driven mainly by repeat relationships.
- The foundation prefers specific programme support over general operating costs and prefers grants of no more than 10% of an organisation's annual budget or of a specific capital project, so size the request accordingly; organisations that are for-profit, fraternal, political or religious, individual educators, or seeking fellowships, scholarships, publications, replacement of school budget cuts, or support for non-specific expenses should not apply to the Education Committee.
Overview
Moccasin Lake Foundation is a US private foundation based in Seattle, WA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation accepts grant requests from registered 501(c)3 organisations, with special emphasis on education, environment and social services; most of its focus tends to be in the Pacific Northwest. Its education committee supports innovative and creative programmes for students and faculty, particularly educational opportunities for children in kindergarten through grade 12 and vocational or adult education. Its environment committee backs projects designed to reduce carbon emissions, including clean energy, carbon sequestration, reduced fossil-fuel use and protection of ecosystems and wildlife. The social-services committee funds programmes to safeguard vulnerable people, focusing on food, shelter, essential needs, safety and recovery from domestic abuse and sexual assault, and addiction care. The foundation prefers specific programme support to administrative or general operating costs.
Themes
- Education
- Environment
- Social Services
Geographic Focus
King; Pierce; Snohomish; Okanogan; Yakima. Priority: Pacific Northwest.
What They Don't Fund
- Education Committee only: Replacing of school budget cuts; Specific aims outside the criteria defined above; Individual educators; For-profit organizations; Fraternal, political, or religious organizations; Individual fellowships or scholarships; Publications, books, or surveys; Requests to support non-specific expenses
How to apply
Applicants click the button at the upper right of the page to start and are redirected to the grant submission portal.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 35% 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 TY2025 filings, half of its 455 grants to organisations were $12,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The foundation prefers grants to be no more than 10% of an organisation’s annual budget or of a specific capital project.
- It highly prefers specific programme support over administrative or general operating costs.
- Education applicants should describe organizational achievements, how success is measured and how success will be measured for the specific request.
- The Social Services Committee prefers requests addressing one of its five pillars.
- The Environment Committee expects grantees to report fund use and measurable successes after receiving a grant.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2025.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 5%
- The largest single recipient received 8% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 35% of grant dollars went to organisations Moccasin Lake Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 5% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 117 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $14,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Bishop Blanchet High School · General & Unrestricted$750,0002025 tax year
- Academy for Precision Learning · General & Unrestricted$650,0002025 tax year
- Northwest Immigrant Rights Project · for 3 pillars of work: direct legal services, community education, and impact litigation$500,0002025 tax year
- Thousand Currents · Clima Fund$500,0002025 tax year
- White Center Emergency Food Association · Keeping the Community Fed fund$500,0002025 tax year
- Cristo Rey Seattle High School · General & Unrestricted$500,0002025 tax year
- Conservation International Foundation · General & Unrestricted$250,0002025 tax year
- University of Washington Foundation · Edwin Rubel Trainee Endowment fund$250,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Maureen Dina Pigott — Director, Secretary
- Madison V Pigott — Director, VP
- Christopher Pigott — Director
- Tommy Kranwinkle — Director
- Peter Kranwinkle — Director
- Mark Kranwinkle — Director, President
- Paul Pigott — Director, Treasurer
- Michael Anderson — Director
- Lisa P Anderson — Director
- Charlie Anderson — Director
- Alex Anderson — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $24,257,474 | $24,066,000 | $42,102,875 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $8,188,811 | $7,039,500 | $84,582,824 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $8,019,818 | $6,931,000 | $141,035,792 | Filing for 2025 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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