Moccasin Lake Foundation
Moccasin Lake Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation (EIN 91-1545081) focused on Education, Environment, and Social Services with a Northwest/Methow Valley emphasis. The site provides grant guidelines and a live submission portal (fsrequests.com/moccasinlake) and lists a Seattle P.O. Box contact.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Organizations working in education, environment, or social services—especially projects serving Washington state or the Methow Valley—that can articulate a specific project or mission support ask in the foundation’s preferred size range.
Good Fit
- • Programs focused on education, environmental conservation, or social services with clear Washington/Northwest relevance.
- • Requests sized to about 10% or less of the organization's annual budget or a clearly scoped capital/project ask.
- • Capacity to use an online submission portal and follow the foundation’s one-request-per-year expectation.
- • Local credibility or demonstrated impact in Washington counties the foundation emphasizes (e.g., King, Okanogan/Methow Valley).
- • Clear project outcomes and a concise budget that fit within a spectrum from modest operating grants to occasional larger capital/pledge awards.
Geography
Observed grants span multiple states (11 distinct states in the latest year) but giving is strongly weighted to Washington—which received about 58% of dollars and most of the grant count—so the footprint is multi‑state with a dominant regional focus.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded a large number of independent organizations (108 distinct recipients in 2024, and 152–160 in prior years) across many missions, indicating a broad recipient portfolio rather than a narrow closed circle.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of applicant access exists: public guidelines and a live submission portal are posted and the latest year shows substantial turnover with 78 new recipients in 2024, so unfamiliar applicants appear plausible to enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
