Bobo Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to furthering charitable goals across various sectors. Its mission reflects a commitment to supporting arts and culture, human services, youth development, and health-related initiatives. The foundation provides funding to a diverse range of organizations, including those focused on community service, arts, and essential human services. While it primarily supports organizations in Washington, it also extends its reach to a few others in Colorado and Texas. Through its grants, the foundation aims to enhance community welfare and promote cultural enrichment.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Seattle-area arts, human services, health, or youth-focused nonprofit with local credibility and a funding need in the modest grant range ($1.5K–$55K) that can be put forward to trustees or known contacts.
Good Fit
- • Organization is based in Washington state (Seattle area).
- • Mission aligns with arts, human services, health, or youth services seen in past grants.
- • Request size fits the foundation's historical grants (roughly $1.5K–$55K).
- • Existing or introducible relationship with the foundation's trustees or local community leaders.
- • Can make a concise written request suitable for a letter-based approach.
Geography
Giving is concentrated in Washington state: in the latest year about 82% of dollars went to WA recipients, with occasional out-of-state grants to Colorado and Texas; three states received awards in the latest year.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded between 6 and 12 distinct organizations in each observed year and supported eight different recipients in the latest year, showing a moderately broad local recipient set despite financial concentration among the top five grantees.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of new recipients exists (four new grantees in the latest year), but the filings also state grants are to preselected recipients and there is no public online application; this suggests occasional entry is possible but likely depends on referral or being known to decision‑makers.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
