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Bernier Mccaw Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 83-2091267 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $14M
- Grants reported
- 68
- Median grant
- $150K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | $4.5M |
| 2024 | 40 | $9.5M |
Where Bernier Mccaw Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDEPENDENT SECTOR | WASHINGTON, DC | NONPROFIT WORKFORCE INITIATIVES & CENTER ON EXCELLENCE FOR THE NONPROFIT WORKFORCE | 2024 | $1M |
| INDEPENDENT SECTOR | WASHINGTON, DC | NONPROFIT WORKFORCE INITIATIVES & CENTER ON EXCELLENCE FOR THE NONPROFIT WORKFORCE | 2024 | $1M |
| TUBMAN CENTER FOR HEALTH & FREEDOM | SEATTLE, WA | ASHAY | 2025 | $666.7K |
| SOUTHWEST INDIGENOUS WOMEN'S COALITION | MESA, AZ | CAPACITY-BUILDING GRANT FOR 2SPIRIT CENTER | 2024 | $600K |
| SOUTHWEST INDIGENOUS WOMEN'S COALITION | MESA, AZ | CAPACITY-BUILDING GRANT FOR 2SPIRIT CENTER | 2024 | $600K |
| NORTHWEST FILM FORUM | SEATTLE, WA | WA NA WARI GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2025 | $503.5K |
| INDEPENDENT SECTOR | WASHINGTON, DC | CENTER ON EXCELLENCE FOR THE NONPROFIT WORKFORCE | 2025 | $500K |
| SACRED LAND COLLECTIVE | AUBURN, WA | CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT | 2024 | $475K |
| SACRED LAND COLLECTIVE | AUBURN, WA | CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT | 2024 | $475K |
| BYRD BARR PLACE | SEATTLE, WA | BIPOC ED COALITION | 2024 | $440K |
| BYRD BARR PLACE | SEATTLE, WA | BIPOC ED COALITION | 2024 | $440K |
| TUBMAN CENTER FOR HEALTH AND FREEDOM | SEATTLE, WA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 2024 | $416.7K |
| TUBMAN CENTER FOR HEALTH AND FREEDOM | SEATTLE, WA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 2024 | $416.7K |
| THE WHO WE ARE PROJECT | SEATTLE, WA | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2025 | $400K |
| SACRED LAND COLLECTIVE | AUBURN, WA | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2025 | $400K |
| 350 SEATTLE | SEATTLE, WA | SEATTLE KING COUNTY AFRICAN AMERICAN REPARATIONS COMMITTEE | 2025 | $400K |
| YWCA OF SEATTLE-KING-SNOHOMISH COUNTY | SEATTLE, WA | STRATEGIC DIRECTION INITIATIVES | 2024 | $333.3K |
| YWCA OF SEATTLE-KING-SNOHOMISH COUNTY | SEATTLE, WA | STRATEGIC DIRECTION INITIATIVES | 2024 | $333.3K |
| YWCA OF SEATTLEKINGSNOHOMISH COUNTY | SEATTLE, WA | STRATEGIC DIRECTION INITIATIVES | 2025 | $333.3K |
| WASHINGTON BUS EDUCATION FUND | SEATTLE, WA | WASHINGTON POWER BUILDING TABLE | 2024 | $215K |
| WASHINGTON BUS EDUCATION FUND | SEATTLE, WA | WASHINGTON POWER BUILDING TABLE | 2024 | $215K |
| COMMONWEAL | BOLINAS, CA | CENTER FOR HEALING & LIBERATION AND THE THREE BLACK MEN PROJECT | 2024 | $200K |
| COMMONWEAL | BOLINAS, CA | CENTER FOR HEALING & LIBERATION AND THE THREE BLACK MEN PROJECT | 2024 | $200K |
| BYRD BARR PLACE | SEATTLE, WA | BIPOC ED COALITION NOW KNOWN AS ILE KIMOYO | 2025 | $200K |
| PRESIDENT & FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE | CAMBRIDGE, MA | SEAS DEAN'S INNOVATIVE FUND FOR DIVERSITY, INCLUSION & BELONGING | 2024 | $200K |
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Bernier Mccaw Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (3 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.