Grants paid by Friday Foundation
EIN 47-1889104 · Medina, WA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
Friday Foundation of Medina, WA (EIN 47-1889104) reported 18 grants paid totaling $325,961,500 to 12 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$325,961,500
18 grants
Recipients
12
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
3 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | $273,940,000 | — |
| 2021 | 7 | $48,521,500 | — |
| 2025 | 2 | $3,500,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 12 recipients receiving the most from Friday Foundation, by grants paid, out of 12 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Art Museum 91-0640788 | B | Seattle, WA | 6 | $304,336,500 | 2021 |
| Yale University Art Gallery | U | New Haven, CT | 2 | $13,055,000 | 2021 |
| Seattle Symphony | U | Seattle, WA | 1 | $2,500,000 | 2025 |
| Seattle Symphony Foundation 91-1351925 | B | Seattle, WA | 1 | $1,500,000 | 2020 |
| Seattle Opera 91-0760426 | B | Seattle, WA | 1 | $1,000,000 | 2021 |
| Memphis Metal Museum | U | Memphis, TN | 1 | $1,000,000 | 2025 |
| The Henry Gallery Association 23-7052537 | B | Seattle, WA | 1 | $1,000,000 | 2021 |
| Pacific Nw Ballet Foundation | U | Seattle, WA | 1 | $1,000,000 | 2020 |
| Artsfund 91-0839644 | C | Seattle, WA | 1 | $270,000 | 2020 |
| Seattle Chamber Music Society Foundation 45-2718970 | B | Seattle, WA | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| A Contemporary Theatre Inc (act) | U | Seattle, WA | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| Seattle Repertory Theatre 91-0756535 | B | Seattle, WA | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 18 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Seattle Symphony Seattle, WA | U | $2,500,000 | paid | SUPPORT AMPLIFY MUSICAL CAMPAIGN | 202601279349102695 |
| 2025 | Memphis Metal Museum Memphis, TN | U | $1,000,000 | paid | SUPPORT RELOCATION OF MUSEUM | 202601279349102695 |
| 2021 | Seattle Art Museum Seattle, WA | B | $31,251,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF CONNECTING ART TO LIFE, DEVELOP NEW EXHIBITIONS FOCUSED ON ART THAT EXCITES AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC, BY DONATING A COLLECTION OF ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM AND MODERN MASTERPIECES. | 202210459349100016 |
| 2021 | Yale University Art Gallery New Haven, CT | U | $13,040,000 | paid | TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE GALLERY'S VISION OF ACTIVATING THE POWER OF ART TO INSPIRE AND TO CREATE A MORE INCLUSIVE WORLD BY DONATING A COLLECTION OF ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM AND MODERN MASTERPIECES. | 202210459349100016 |
| 2021 | Seattle Art Museum Seattle, WA | B | $2,200,000 | paid | TO FUND THE RICHARD E. LANG AND JANE LANG DAVIS ACQUISITION FUND FOR GLOBAL CONTEMPORARY ART. THIS FUND WILL ENABLE SAM TO CONTINUE ITS FOCUS ON BRINGING WORK BY EMERGING ARTISTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO ITS COLLECTION. | 202210459349100016 |
| 2021 | Seattle Opera Seattle, WA | B | $1,000,000 | paid | TO ESTABLISH THE JANE LANG DAVIS CREATION FUND, AN ENDOWED FUND TO SUPPORT THE JANE LANG DAVIS CREATION LAB ANNUAL PROGRAMMING TO HELP USHER IN A MORE DIVERSE GENERATION OF STORYTELLERS IN OPERA, WITH A FOCUS ON COMPOSERS AND LIBRETTISTS AGES 18-30. | 202210459349100016 |
| 2021 | The Henry Gallery Association Seattle, WA | B | $1,000,000 | paid | TO CREATE AN ENDOWMENT FUND IN HONOR OF RICHARD E. LANG AND JANE LANG DAVIS TO ALLOW THE CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM TO COMMISSION A NEW WORK EVERY TWO YEARS. | 202210459349100016 |
| 2021 | Seattle Art Museum Seattle, WA | B | $15,000 | paid | TO DEFRAY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH DONATION OF MOTHERWELL AND SMITH ART PIECES. | 202210459349100016 |
| 2021 | Yale University Art Gallery New Haven, CT | U | $15,000 | paid | TO DEFRAY THE COST OF ACCESSIONING THE DONATED ART PIECES. | 202210459349100016 |
| 2020 | Seattle Art Museum Seattle, WA | B | $258,600,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF CONNECTING ART TO LIFE, DEVELOP NEW EXHIBITIONS FOCUSED ON ART THAT EXCITES AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC, BY DONATING A COLLECTION OF ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM AND MODERN MASTERPIECES. | 202101329349102005 |
| 2020 | Seattle Art Museum Seattle, WA | B | $10,270,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, PURCHASE TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT FOR ART CONSERVATION, AND TO FUND COSTS RELATED TO PRESENTING THE LANG COLLECTION AND OTHER ARTWORKS. | 202101329349102005 |
| 2020 | Seattle Art Museum Seattle, WA | B | $2,000,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE CLOSURE RELIEF FUND | 202101329349102005 |
| 2020 | Seattle Symphony Foundation Seattle, WA | B | $1,500,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF THE RICHARD E. LANG AND JANE LANG DAVIS LIVING MUSIC PROGRAM, UNITING AUDIENCES AND FOSTERING CULTURAL EXCHANGE THROUGH AN ANNUAL CONCERT THAT FEATURES AMBITIOUS AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING. | 202101329349102005 |
| 2020 | Pacific Nw Ballet Foundation Seattle, WA | U | $1,000,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF THE JANE LANG DAVIS NEW WORKS FUND. | 202101329349102005 |
| 2020 | Artsfund Seattle, WA | C | $270,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ARTSFUND'S COVID-19 ARTS EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND | 202101329349102005 |
| 2020 | Seattle Chamber Music Society Foundation Seattle, WA | B | $100,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO FACILITATE THE CREATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENJOYMENT OF CHAMBER MUSIC THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA. | 202101329349102005 |
| 2020 | A Contemporary Theatre Inc (act) Seattle, WA | U | $100,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF UNITING ARTISTIC AMBITION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. | 202101329349102005 |
| 2020 | Seattle Repertory Theatre Seattle, WA | B | $100,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF PRODUCTIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT REFLECT AND ELEVATE THE DIVERSE CULTURES, PERSPECTIVES, AND LIFE EXPERIENES OF THE REGION. | 202101329349102005 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-06-30 | not stated | 2024v5.0 | 202601279349102695 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-06-30 | not stated | 2020v4.2 | 202210459349100016 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-06-30 | not stated | 2019v5.2 | 202101329349102005 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/471889104.json.
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