Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA
$350KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Catalyst Building 5 of 10
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The Avista Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 75-3003371 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Kristine Meyer
- Phone
- (509) 495-8156
- Deadlines
- Various
- Application materials
- The required application is online at www.avistafoundation. org or call 509 495-8156.
- Restrictions
- The Avista Foundation a community investment program of Avista Corporation provides funding to non-profit organizations addressing the needs of communities and citizens served by Avista Utilities in Eastern Washington Northern Idaho portions of Eastern and Southern Oregon as well as Sanders County Montana and by Alaska Electric Light and Power in Juneau Alaska.
Original filing text
- Contact
- Kristine Meyer
- Address
- PO Box 3727 Spokane, WA, 992203727
- Phone
- 5094958156
- Deadlines
- Various
- Application materials
- The required application is online at www.avistafoundation. org or call 509 495-8156.
- Restrictions
- The Avista Foundation a community investment program of Avista Corporation provides funding to non-profit organizations addressing the needs of communities and citizens served by Avista Utilities in Eastern Washington Northern Idaho portions of Eastern and Southern Oregon as well as Sanders County Montana and by Alaska Electric Light and Power in Juneau Alaska.
Reported organization name: THE AVISTA FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 577 | $2.2M |
| 2024 | 607 | $2M |
Where The Avista Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Eastern Washington University Foundation
Cheney, WA
$350KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Catalyst Building
United Way of Spokane County
Spokane, WA
$97KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Annual Support
Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA
$72KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
8 EA Terminals for EE Power Lab
Upper Columbia Resource Conservation and Development District
Spokane Valley, WA
$60KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
cooling island at Scale House Market
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (1,184 reported in all).
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Figures are aggregated from The Avista Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 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 filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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