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FoundationSeattle · Seed · 6 people tracked
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Investment thesis
The Stolte Family Foundation is a grantmaking family foundation founded by Chris and Heidi Stolte to advance an equitable and thriving future. Its work centers on strengthening education for all students, tackling the climate crisis by supporting policies and technologies that accelerate the clean energy transition, and cultivating civic engagement in Washington communities. The foundation emphasizes equitable, grantee-centered practices and deep relationships with its grantee partners.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 2, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 86 of 100 portfolio companiesImpact & Social Good ×78Climate Tech ×27EdTech ×21Energy ×14Cleantech ×9Media & Entertainment ×9Wellness & Fitness ×5GovTech ×4
HQs:United States×62Australia×1
Investments · 100 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathIle Kimoyo (formerly the BIPOC ED Coalition of Washington State) is a nonprofit organization that supports BIPOC nonprofit leaders through healing, wellness, capacity-building, learning programs, and sabbatical leadership offerings.
Impact & Social GoodWellness & Fitness
Victoria Santos(Co-Founder)
Boys & Girls Clubs of King County runs youth development programs for children and teens across the greater Seattle area, offering safe environments with staff trained in social-emotional learning and trauma-informed care.
Impact & Social GoodSeattle, US
The Center for Sustainable Infrastructure (CSI) is a non-profit that promotes and develops integrated infrastructure projects combining energy, water, and material systems, including industrial symbiosis models, to deliver economic and environmental value for communities.
CleantechEnergyImpact & Social Good
CISC is a community organization offering wrap-around social services, including support for survivors, youth and children's culturally and linguistically responsive programs, immigrant family assistance, elder care, and help accessing affordable healthcare coverage.
Impact & Social GoodSeattle, US
The Citizens Utility Board of Michigan (CUB) is a consumer advocacy organization that represents residential utility customers in Michigan, working to keep electricity and natural gas bills reasonable and the electric system reliable.
EnergyImpact & Social Good
Clean & Prosperous is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization in Washington state that advances clean energy and carbon reduction policy, including supporting implementation of the Climate Commitment Act and clean transportation programs.
CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social Good
The Economic Opportunity Institute (EOI) is a progressive policy organization that conducts research and advocates for economic policies, having contributed to measures such as Paid Family and Medical Leave and the Equal Pay and Opportunity Act.
Impact & Social Good
El Centro de la Raza is a nonprofit community organization founded in 1972 that offers 43 programs across areas such as food assistance, housing, youth services, workforce development, early childhood education, and small business support for the Latino/a community and others in Seattle and King County, Washington.
Impact & Social GoodSeattle, US
Firelands is a rural organizing group in Washington State that brings together working people — including mill workers, nurses, loggers, and childcare providers — to advocate for affordable housing, healthcare, jobs, and public services.
Impact & Social Good
Green Canopy NODE Capital is a fund manager providing investor and capital management services focused on impact investments addressing housing, environmental sustainability, and climate challenges in high-growth cities.
CleantechClimate TechConstruction TechFintechHardwareImpact & Social GoodPropTechSeattle, US
Bec Wilder(Founder)inDon Bunnell(Founder)inSam Lai(Executive Officer, Director)inAaron Fairchild(Executive Officer, Director)inCanuche Terranella(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew Wolverton(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsChloe CapitalElysium VenturesLAB VenturesNeotribe VenturesPortland Seed FundTechstars+9 more
Grist is a nonprofit news organization reporting on climate change and its intersections with health, food, energy, and environmental justice.
Climate TechImpact & Social GoodMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsDesignXAmerican Journalism Project
LCV Education Fund uses public education and civic engagement — including large-scale voter mobilization, community organizing, and democracy reform — to address the climate crisis, environmental injustice, and democratic participation.
Climate TechImpact & Social Good
Look, Listen + Learn TV was a nonprofit producing educational children's television programming focused on advancing learning for children of color, rooted in research and best practices to support school readiness.
EdTechImpact & Social GoodMedia & Entertainment
Val Thomas-Matson(Founder)Rick Fernandes(Executive Director)
Audubon is a conservation organization focused on protecting birds and the habitats they need across the Western Hemisphere, combining scientific research, advocacy, and diplomacy to influence environmental decision-making.
Climate TechImpact & Social GoodMedia & Entertainment
Nonprofit Association of Washington (NAWA) is a membership organization that advocates for the nonprofit sector and provides trainings, learning guides, and resources to nonprofit staff, board members, and volunteers across Washington State.
Impact & Social GoodSeattle, US
Open Arms is a nonprofit that provides free perinatal services—including prenatal education, continuous doula support during labor, lactation guidance, support groups, and home visits—for new and expecting parents from pregnancy through a child's second birthday.
Digital HealthImpact & Social GoodWellness & Fitness
Open Doors for Multicultural Families (ODMF) is a nonprofit providing information, referral, and bilingual support services to multicultural individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.
Impact & Social Good
Ginger Kwan(Founder and Executive Director)
Oregon Environmental Council is an organization focused on environmental advocacy and policy in Oregon, publishing reporting and analysis on issues such as data center energy use, climate goals, and the transition to electric vehicles.
Climate TechEnergyImpact & Social Good
Prime Coalition is a nonprofit organization that helps philanthropists deploy charitable capital into early-stage climate technology solutions, including mitigation, adaptation, and resilience programs.
Climate TechImpact & Social Good
Sarah Kearney(Founder)in
Co-investorsAutodesk FoundationBlue Haven Initiative
Reach Out and Read Washington is the regional affiliate of National Reach Out and Read that partners with pediatric clinicians to promote early childhood literacy through parent-child shared reading during well-child visits.
Digital HealthEdTechImpact & Social Good
Rural Democracy Initiative is a grantmaking network that funds and supports organizations working to expand civic participation, develop local leaders, and advance policy in rural areas, small towns, and small cities across the United States.
GovTechImpact & Social Good
The Rural People's Platform is a 501(c)3 nonprofit working to reshape the rural narrative in North Central Washington through media and grassroots campaigns, including podcasts, social media, billboards, and radio.
Impact & Social GoodMedia & Entertainment
School's Out Washington (SOWA) is a nonprofit that supports youth-serving organizations and expanded learning programs through advocacy, professional training, and grants, with a focus on equitable access for low-income youth and youth of color.
EdTechImpact & Social GoodMental Health
Southwest Youth & Family Services is a nonprofit offering free and low-cost resources and services to youth and families across Southwest King County, including family resource access, youth advocacy, early learning, GED/high school education, mental health counseling, and after-school support.
EdTechImpact & Social GoodMental Health
Spark Northwest is a nonprofit that partners with immigrant, low-wealth, rural, and Indigenous communities to develop locally-owned clean energy projects such as solar and heat pump installations, and advises local governments and Tribal Nations on equitable energy transition.
Climate TechEnergyImpact & Social GoodSeattle, US
Start Early is a nonprofit early childhood charity that provides access to quality early learning for children in under-resourced communities, working directly with children and families, training the early childhood workforce, and advocating for early learning policy.
EdTechImpact & Social GoodChicago, US
Washington Nature works on environmental conservation in the Columbia River Basin, pursuing habitat restoration, policy advocacy, and clean energy capacity-building in partnership with Tribes and First Nations to support salmon recovery and local communities and economies.
Climate TechEnergyImpact & Social Good
Transportation Choices Coalition is a nonprofit advocacy organization that works on transit policy, research, public education, and coalition-building to support safe, sustainable, and equitable transportation across Washington State.
Impact & Social GoodMobility & Transportation
The University of Washington is a public research university that conducts academic research and offers public events and programs across the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences.
EdTech
Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)
Verde is a Portland-based nonprofit operating at the intersection of environmental, racial, and economic justice, bringing environmental investments to local neighborhoods and involving community members affected by environmental injustices.
Climate TechEnergyImpact & Social GoodPortland, US
Vote Solar is a nonprofit advocacy organization that works at the U.S. state level to advance policy promoting local solar power and battery storage, aiming to lower energy costs, meet rising electricity demand, and improve grid reliability.
Climate TechEnergyImpact & Social Good
Progress Alliance is a donor collaborative in Washington State that pools funding from individual and institutional donors to make grants to organizations and initiatives advancing progressive politics and racial, gender, economic, and environmental justice.
Impact & Social Good
WA-BLOC partners with public school communities in southeast Seattle to deliver restorative justice practices, student leadership development, and a free Freedom Schools summer learning program for K-8 students.
EdTechImpact & Social GoodSeattle, US
WashingtonCAN (Washington Community Action Network) is a grassroots membership organization advocating for racial, gender, and economic justice through voter turnout, candidate endorsements, and community organizing in Washington State.
Impact & Social Good
World Relief Seattle is a nonprofit serving Western Washington that helps refugees and immigrants resettle through services including food assistance, housing and furnishing support, legal guidance, employment programs, transportation, and volunteer-based community integration.
Impact & Social GoodSeattle, US
The YMCA of Greater Seattle is a nonprofit serving youth, families, and communities with programs including early education, camps, youth sports, swim lessons, behavioral health services, and fitness facilities.
EdTechImpact & Social GoodWellness & FitnessSeattle, US
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Carbon Leadership ForumEarthLabEast African Community ServicesEcology Center, Inc.KandeliaLatino Community FundMLCV Education FundMulticultural Child and Family Hope CenterNW Energy CoalitionPathwaves WASoulardarityVoices of TomorrowWin|WinWoodland Park Zoo
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Chris And Heidi Stolte made?
- Chris And Heidi Stolte has 100 tracked investments.
- What stage does Chris And Heidi Stolte invest at?
- Chris And Heidi Stolte invests at the Seed stage.
- What sectors does Chris And Heidi Stolte focus on?
- Chris And Heidi Stolte focuses on Cleantech, Climate Tech, EdTech, Energy, Impact & Social Good, PropTech.
- Where is Chris And Heidi Stolte located?
- Chris And Heidi Stolte is headquartered in Seattle, US.
- Who does Chris And Heidi Stolte co-invest with?
- Chris And Heidi Stolte most often shares deals with Autodesk Foundation, Blue Haven Initiative, Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), among 4 tracked co-investors.
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