Washington Research Foundation
A Seattle foundation advancing Washington state's most innovative academic research, funding technology commercialization, postdoctoral fellowships and the wider innovation ecosystem while investing as an early stage backer of homegrown companies
Financial profile
Washington Research Foundation · EIN 46-4105873 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $9,977,279 | $16,458,293 | $334,833,632 | Jun 2023 | ||
| FY2022 | $40,434,478 | $18,858,424 | $326,981,598 | Jun 2022 | ||
| FY2021 | $51,887,435 | $14,008,989 | $319,145,802 | Jun 2021 | ||
| FY2020 | $11,586,814 | $8,978,418 | $225,125,499 | Jun 2020 | ||
| FY2019 | $13,344,264 | $8,487,836 | $210,107,327 | Jun 2019 | ||
| FY2015 | $179,461,916 | $4,974,783 | $163,347,514 | Jun 2015 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies Washington Research Foundation is read alongside.
WMKF
W. M. Keck Foundation
A major foundation that funds pioneering science, engineering, and medical research at the riskiest edge of…
WHCF
Wallace H. Coulter Foundation
An inventor's estate turned limited life foundation, moving academic biomedical discoveries toward the market…
GFMR
Glenn Foundation for Medical Research
A research funder singularly focused on the biology of aging, seeding Glenn Centers and awards to extend the…
LLHF
Larry L. Hillblom Foundation
A single bequest converted into a concentrated engine for California medical research
AFAR
American Federation for Aging Research
The patient patron of a young science, the grantmaker that has spent four decades funding the researchers who…
3 companies named
Who backs WRF
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
Who backs Washington Research Foundation's peers, but not Washington Research Foundation
Companies named publicly by at least one of Washington Research Foundation's five peer societies, and not found in Washington Research Foundation's reviewed public records.
| Company | AFAR | Peers |
|---|---|---|
| Life Biosciences 2 C | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Merck | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Pfizer rgb pos copy | Named | 1 of 1 |
The outside view
A Seattle foundation advancing Washington state's most innovative academic research, funding technology commercialization, postdoctoral fellowships and the wider innovation ecosystem while investing as an early stage backer of homegrown companies
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Their shape
The Frontier
At home at the edge of what comes next.
The Frontier is restless and pioneering, always testing what comes next. Its gift is innovation and adaptability, its challenge is focus, and not leaving its longtime members behind.
Also reads toward The League and The Citadel.
Strengths
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