The Moraine Foundation
The Moraine Foundation is a Seattle-based private foundation founded by Susan and John Pohl that funds work in education, environment, healthcare, housing, the arts and related areas. The site lists past grantees and areas of focus and states that applications are by invitation only (with an application form available to invited applicants). Contact details include a Seattle address that matches public filings.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Organizations with established programs in education, environment, youth development, arts, or scholarships that can demonstrate regional or national impact and that are likely to be known to the foundation or its network.
Good Fit
- • Work in education, environmental conservation, youth scholarships, or arts access.
- • Track record or partnerships that place the organization on the foundation's radar (existing relationship or regional/national profile).
- • Capacity to manage multi-year or large-scale projects for national institutions or targeted local programs.
- • Clear alignment with an explicitly listed program area on the foundation website.
Geography
Grants are multi-state (recipients in three states) rather than strictly local, but giving is concentrated in a small set of states and is not broadly national.
Recipient Variety
Each year the foundation funds six distinct recipients with a mix of returning grantees and about two newcomers, indicating a modest but not large recipient set; however dollar distribution is heavily concentrated among a few large awards.
New Applicants
The foundation publicly states that applications are by invitation only, which limits unsolicited entry, but observed data show a couple of new recipients appear each year, so new entrants are possible though likely dependent on nomination or relationship.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
