Wiancko Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Wiancko Family Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to environmental and wildlife conservation.
IP TAKE: The foundation lacks transparency, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities. This is not an accessible funder as it does not accept unsolicited applications. Instead, it prefers a proactive giving approach that relies on broad grantmaking strategies in order to fund a wider array of grantees in its funding spaces. However, contact information has been provided below.
PROFILE: Established in 1989, the Wiancko Charitable Foundation was founded by the late engineer Tom Wiancko and other family members. Tom co-founded Wiancko Engineering and passed away in 2006. The foundation’s president is currently R. Dennis Wiancko, a photographer. The foundation does not maintain a website, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities.
Grants for the Environment and Wildlife
According to tax filings, the Wiancko Family Foundation broadly primarily funds grantmaking related to environmental and wildlife conservation. Without a site to guide grant seekers, we rely on giving patterns in 990s to indicate giving strategies and interests. That said, this funder tends to give widely in its areas of interest through a proactive approach.
Past grantees include Alaska Conservation Foundation, Conservation International, Audubon Society of Washington, and Western Environmental Law Center, Blue Earth Alliance, World Wildlife Fund, Trust for Public Land, United Plant Savers, and Union of Concerned Scientists.
Important Grant Details:
Grants range from $250 to around $600,000. In a recent fiscal year, the foundation gave away around $2 million.
Important Grant Information
The foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals.
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CONTACT:
Wiancko Charitable Foundation
1111 Third Ave., #800
Seattle, WA 98101