We mean non-governmental financing mechanisms. But we are flexible if a municipality or the state is operating a financial pool much as would a private foundation. We also mean funds that are distributing cash. We are sorry to exclude the thousands of nonprofits across Washington who are raising funds to support their programs and services. We distinguish funds of these different types:
Foundation: Funds created by or hosted at foundations, community foundations, family foundation, independent foundation, and operating foundations, These may include community-organized efforts or partnerships with nonprofits.
Corporate: Corporate philanthropic efforts and corporate foundations.
Community Fund: Funds created by community organizations such as nonprofits or partnerships of different sectors.
Crowdfunding: Funds raised through crowdsourcing such as GoFundMe. Many of these are created and managed by individuals and may also be associated with nonprofits, multi-sector partnerships, and sponsoring organizations.
Program Fund: These funds will generally not be featured in the database. These are funds created by a nonprofit or an agency to fund their own programs and services. Such funds will generally be featured only if they have an application process and are involved in direct cash transfers such as paying for rent, healthcare, and basic needs.