McKinstry Charitable Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The McKinstry Charitable Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education and youth, human services, health (including global health), the environment and animals, and community organizations.
IP TAKE: The foundation spreads its money around rather widely, with many modest grants to a range of organizations.
PROFILE: Established in 1998, the McKinstry Charitable Foundation is a company-sponsored foundation of McKinstry Company in Seattle, a national leader in designing, constructing, operating and maintaining high-performing buildings. One trustee is Dean Allen, CEO of McKinstry Company. The company maintains a giving page, which outlines some of the foundation’s interest areas, but provides limited information about the grantmaking process. According to tax records, the McKinstry Charitable Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education and youth, human services, health (including global health), the environment and animals, and community organizations.
According to the company’s giving page, its core value of community involvement is expressed through its purposeful focus on both volunteering for and giving to efforts that “nurture children, support education, and provide for a sustainable, thriving planet.” For the past several years, McKinstry employees have had an opportunity to direct funds from the McKinstry Charitable Foundation to the cause of their choice. Dean Allen has a passion for education and is driven by the idea that all children deserve the opportunity to reach their full potential. He is on the board of Washington STEM, one grantee. He also sits on the board of PATH, “a global team of innovators working to accelerate health equity so all people and communities can thrive.”
Grants range from $200 to $102,000. In a recent fiscal year, the foundation gave away around $377,000. Past grantees include Oregon Food Bank, Northwest Harvest, Pacific Science Center, Seattle Audubon Society, Seattle University, and Ace Mentor Program of Washington.
The foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals.
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CONTACT:
McKinstry Charitable Foundation
P.O. Box 24567
Seattle, WA 98124
