Foundation News
12-13-25 An interesting discussion of the work the Center for Whale Research is doing in collaboration with the Orca Behavior Institute:
10-2-23 Our grant to the Hands on Children's museum is partially supporting this program:
11/28/22 Grace serving as a volunteer docent for South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement at the 2022 Chum run up Kennedy Creek.
2/22/22 Ken Balcomb of the Center For Whale Research was featured on CBS Sunday Morning. We've been a supporter since 2015. Center for Whale research on CBS
10/29/21 Anar and Shiraz met with Julie Seelen, Chief of Philanthropy for Sempervirens. They went for a hike at Castle Rock State Park to see additional work completed by Sempervirens.
12/4/19 Mark, Shiraz and Anar visited Tech Interactive and met
with Shonelle Quattlebaum, Foundation Relations Director. Shonelle gave a tour of
the facility. The highlights of the tour was a visit to the BioLab, Body Worlds
Decoded and the state of the art IMAX theatre.
Grants
Boydston Foundation grants have supported the following organizations in 2025:5th Avenue Theatre
Seattle, WA
Alzheimer's Association
Chicago, IL
Birdnote
Asheville, NC
California State University, Chico
Chico, CA
Center For Whale Research
Friday Harbor, WA
Children's Discovery Museum
San Jose, CA
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
Hands On Children's Museum
Olympia, WA
Humane Society of Silicon Valley
Santa Clara, CA
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL
KCTS
Seattle, WA
KNKX Public Radio
Tacoma, WA
KQED Public Television
San Francisco, CA
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Providence St. Peter Hospital
Olympia, WA
San Jose Museum of Art
San Jose, CA
San Jose Stage Company
San Jose, CA
Sempervirens Fund
Los Altos, CA
South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement
Olympia, WA
St. Jude Children's Research Hosp.
Memphis, TN
The Tech Museum of Innovation
San Jose, CA
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA