Community foundation scholarships in Washington
Community foundations pool local donors' funds, and many run dozens of small scholarships with one shared application for students from their area. The IRS lists 21 community foundations in Washington with at least $1 million in assets.
Largest in Washington (by assets)
The Seattle Foundation
All 21 in Washington
Largest first. Most smaller foundations serve one city or county. Look for the one where you live or went to high school, then check its website for "scholarships". Deadlines are often months before the school year, so check early.
| Foundation | City | Assets | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Seattle Foundation | Seattle | $1.4 billion | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation for Southwest Washington | Vancouver | $402 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of North Central Washington | Wenatchee | $198 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Greater Tacoma Community Foundation | Tacoma | $186 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Grays Harbor Community Foundation | Hoquiam | $120 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Blue Mountain Community Foundation | Walla Walla | $113 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Whatcom Community Foundation | Bellingham | $90 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Yakima Valley Community Foundation | Yakima | $87 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of Snohomish County | Everett | $56 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of South Puget Sound | Olympia | $44 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Bainbridge Community Foundation | Bainbridge Is | $35 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Orcas Island Community Foundation | Eastsound | $31 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Kitsap Community Foundation | Silverdale | $18 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Renton Regional Community Foundation | Renton | $14 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Skagit Community Foundation | Mount Vernon | $14 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| 3 Rivers Community Foundation | Kennewick | $14 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| San Juan Island Community Foundation | Friday Harbor | $13 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Jefferson Community Foundation | Port Townsend | $6.2 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Whidbey Community Foundation | Coupeville | $5.6 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| South Pacific County Community Foundation | Nahcotta | $2.2 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Olympic View Community Foundation | Sequim | $1.1 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
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Source & coverage. Foundation list: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File ↗ (file dated Oct 13, 2026). We include active 501(c)(3) public charities the IRS codes as community foundations (NTEE T31) with at least $1 million in assets, and drop names that are clearly faith-based funds, schools, colleges, hospitals or health funds, service clubs or national donor-advised-fund sponsors. That filter can miss a foundation or include one that works a little differently, and local affiliates that file under a larger foundation don’t appear separately, so a small count doesn’t mean your area has no community foundation. Assets are the IRS figure from each group’s latest filing. Scholarship pages were checked Oct 17, 2026 for the largest foundation in each state only. Not affiliated with the IRS or any foundation listed. For the full national directory, see the Council on Foundations locator ↗.