Jimi Hendrix Foundation: Located in Renton, WA – Not Seattle
Honoring the Guitar Legend in His Hometown Region
The Jimi Hendrix Foundation (often searched as "James Marshall Hendrix Foundation") is based in Renton, Washington—Seattle's neighbor to the southeast—not in Seattle proper.
Address
2311 Sixth Ave S, Suite 2657
Renton, WA 98055
Background
- Founded by Hendrix's family (step‑sister Janie Hendrix, CEO of Experience Hendrix, LLC).
- Manages legacy: trademarks, licensing, archival releases, Jimi Hendrix Park (adjacent to Northwest African American Museum in Seattle's Rainier Valley).
- Renton is where Hendrix's father, Al, lived later in life; Jimi visited and is buried at Greenwood Memorial Park, Renton.
Seattle Hendrix Sites
- Jimi Hendrix Park – 2400 S Massachusetts St, Seattle
- Statue – Capitol Hill (Broadway & Pine)
- MoPOP (Museum of Pop Culture) – Extensive Hendrix exhibition.
The Foundation operates from Renton; the public memorials are in Seattle.