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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

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
20209$273,940,000
20217$48,521,500
20252$3,500,000

Top recipients

The 12 recipients receiving the most from Friday Foundation, by grants paid, out of 12 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
Seattle Art Museum 91-0640788BSeattle, WA6$304,336,5002021
Yale University Art GalleryUNew Haven, CT2$13,055,0002021
Seattle SymphonyUSeattle, WA1$2,500,0002025
Seattle Symphony Foundation 91-1351925BSeattle, WA1$1,500,0002020
Seattle Opera 91-0760426BSeattle, WA1$1,000,0002021
Memphis Metal MuseumUMemphis, TN1$1,000,0002025
The Henry Gallery Association 23-7052537BSeattle, WA1$1,000,0002021
Pacific Nw Ballet FoundationUSeattle, WA1$1,000,0002020
Artsfund 91-0839644CSeattle, WA1$270,0002020
Seattle Chamber Music Society Foundation 45-2718970BSeattle, WA1$100,0002020
A Contemporary Theatre Inc (act)USeattle, WA1$100,0002020
Seattle Repertory Theatre 91-0756535BSeattle, WA1$100,0002020

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.

Grants reported by Friday Foundation
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2025Seattle Symphony Seattle, WAU$2,500,000paidSUPPORT AMPLIFY MUSICAL CAMPAIGN202601279349102695
2025Memphis Metal Museum Memphis, TNU$1,000,000paidSUPPORT RELOCATION OF MUSEUM202601279349102695
2021Seattle Art Museum Seattle, WAB$31,251,500paidTO 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
2021Yale University Art Gallery New Haven, CTU$13,040,000paidTO 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
2021Seattle Art Museum Seattle, WAB$2,200,000paidTO 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
2021Seattle Opera Seattle, WAB$1,000,000paidTO 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
2021The Henry Gallery Association Seattle, WAB$1,000,000paidTO 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
2021Seattle Art Museum Seattle, WAB$15,000paidTO DEFRAY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH DONATION OF MOTHERWELL AND SMITH ART PIECES.202210459349100016
2021Yale University Art Gallery New Haven, CTU$15,000paidTO DEFRAY THE COST OF ACCESSIONING THE DONATED ART PIECES.202210459349100016
2020Seattle Art Museum Seattle, WAB$258,600,000paidTO 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
2020Seattle Art Museum Seattle, WAB$10,270,000paidTO 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
2020Seattle Art Museum Seattle, WAB$2,000,000paidTO SUPPORT THE CLOSURE RELIEF FUND202101329349102005
2020Seattle Symphony Foundation Seattle, WAB$1,500,000paidTO 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
2020Pacific Nw Ballet Foundation Seattle, WAU$1,000,000paidTO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF THE JANE LANG DAVIS NEW WORKS FUND.202101329349102005
2020Artsfund Seattle, WAC$270,000paidTO SUPPORT THE ARTSFUND'S COVID-19 ARTS EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND202101329349102005
2020Seattle Chamber Music Society Foundation Seattle, WAB$100,000paidTO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO FACILITATE THE CREATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENJOYMENT OF CHAMBER MUSIC THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA.202101329349102005
2020A Contemporary Theatre Inc (act) Seattle, WAU$100,000paidTO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF UNITING ARTISTIC AMBITION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.202101329349102005
2020Seattle Repertory Theatre Seattle, WAB$100,000paidTO 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.

Returns this page is derived from
FormTax yearPeriod endFiledSchemaIRS OBJECT_ID
990PF20252025-06-30not stated2024v5.0202601279349102695
990PF20212021-06-30not stated2020v4.2202210459349100016
990PF20202020-06-30not stated2019v5.2202101329349102005

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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