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12 funders with a record of paying for “pierce”

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Greater Tacoma Community Foundation → Nourish Pierce County: $1.9M across 3 grants, latest 2024Names Family Foundation → YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties: $1.5M across 2 grants, latest 2024Gary E Milgard Family Foundation-Cari → YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties: $750K across 3 grants, latest 2025Korum for Kids Foundation → YMCA of Pierce & Kitsap Counties: $550K across 4 grants, latest 2025Woodworth Family Foundation → YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties: $300K across 3 grants, latest 2023Gary E Milgard Family Foundation- → Donorschooseorg: $274K across 2 grants, latest 2025Sequoia Foundation → United Way of Pierce County: $230K across 7 grants, latest 2024Puget Sound Energy Foundation → American National Red Cross - Northwest Chapter: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023Fuchsg & M Fdn Tai → Pierce College Foundation: $180K across 3 grants, latest 2025The Bamford Foundation → YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties: $172K across 2 grants, latest 2022Forest Foundation → United Way of Pierce County: $100K across 3 grants, latest 2022Mes Foundation → Donna Nadeau: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024Greater Tacoma Community Foundation → YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties: $1.7M across 3 grants, latest 2024Gary E Milgard Family Foundation-Cari → Nourish Pierce County: $646K across 5 grants, latest 2025Names Family Foundation → The Aspen Institute Inc: $185K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Bamford Foundation → United Way of Pierce County: $160K across 2 grants, latest 2022Fuchsg & M Fdn Tai → Nourish Pierce County: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2025Woodworth Family Foundation → United Way of Pierce County: $135K across 4 grants, latest 2024Gary E Milgard Family Foundation- → Donorschoose: $121K across 1 grant, latest 2022Korum for Kids Foundation → Pierce College Foundation: $110K across 3 grants, latest 2025Puget Sound Energy Foundation → American National Red Cross: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024Sequoia Foundation → YWCA Pierce County: $60K across 4 grants, latest 2024Forest Foundation → YWCA Pierce County: $50K across 3 grants, latest 2024Mes Foundation → Ashleigh Daniels: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024Greater Tacoma Community Foundation → Tacoma Pierce County Habitat for Humanity: $553K across 3 grants, latest 2024Gary E Milgard Family Foundation-Cari → YWCA Pierce County: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2024Names Family Foundation → The Coffee Oasis: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022Woodworth Family Foundation → Emergency Food Network of Tacoma & Pierce County: $135K across 3 grants, latest 2023Gary E Milgard Family Foundation- → Associated Ministries of Tacoma-Pierce Co: $105K across 3 grants, latest 2025Puget Sound Energy Foundation → United Way of Pierce County: $63K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Bamford Foundation → Pierce County Aids Foundation: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2022Fuchsg & M Fdn Tai → YWCA Pierce County: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2025Sequoia Foundation → Comprehensive Life Resources: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023Korum for Kids Foundation → Greentrike: $43K across 3 grants, latest 2025Forest Foundation → Comprehensive Life Resources: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2023Mes Foundation → Camden Rollins: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024Greater Tacoma Community Foundation → United Way of Pierce County: $484K across 3 grants, latest 2024Gary E Milgard Family Foundation-Cari → Clark Assistance Fund: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2024Gary E Milgard Family Foundation-Cari → Emergency Food Network of Tacoma-Pierce County: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023Gary E Milgard Family Foundation-Cari → Medical Teams International: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2025Gary E Milgard Family Foundation-Cari → Olive Crest: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2025Gary E Milgard Family Foundation-Cari → Associated Ministries of Tacoma-Pierce Co: $140K across 3 grants, latest 2025Greater Tacoma Community Foundation → YWCA Pierce County: $124K across 3 grants, latest 2024Names Family Foundation → Tacoma Pierce County Habitat for Humanity: $110K across 2 grants, latest 2023Gary E Milgard Family Foundation- → Tacoma-Pierce County Chaplaincy: $102K across 4 grants, latest 2025Gary E Milgard Family Foundation- → Diabetes Association of Pierce County: $100K across 4 grants, latest 2025Gary E Milgard Family Foundation- → Sibling Strong: $90K across 3 grants, latest 2025Names Family Foundation → Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound: $90K across 1 grant, latest 2023Greater Tacoma Community Foundation → Pierce County Community Land Trust: $85K across 2 grants, latest 2024Greater Tacoma Community Foundation → Pierce College Foundation: $81K across 3 grants, latest 2024Gary E Milgard Family Foundation- → Goodwill of the Olympics & Rainier Region: $80K across 2 grants, latest 2025Gary E Milgard Family Foundation-Cari → United Way of Pierce County: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2023Greater Tacoma Community Foundation → Humane Society for Tacoma-Pierce County: $71K across 3 grants, latest 2024Names Family Foundation → Outdoors for All Foundation: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2024Gary E Milgard Family Foundation- → Treehouse: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Bamford Foundation → Pierce County Project Access: $55K across 3 grants, latest 2024Names Family Foundation → Washington Trails Association: $55K across 3 grants, latest 2024Gary E Milgard Family Foundation-Cari → Amara: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024Greater Tacoma Community Foundation → Diabetes Association of Pierce County: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024Woodworth Family Foundation → Comprehensive Life Resources: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024Gary E Milgard Family Foundation- → The Trust for Public Land: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2025Sequoia Foundation → YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024Gary E Milgard Family Foundation- → A Step Ahead in Pierce County: $45K across 2 grants, latest 2025Gary E Milgard Family Foundation- → Washington Trails Association: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2025Greater Tacoma Community Foundation: $5.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Greater Tacoma Community Foun…$5.1MGary E Milgard Family Foundation-Cari: $2.8M on this topic. Open the funder.Gary E Milgard Family Foundat…$2.8MNames Family Foundation: $2.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Names Family Foundation$2.2MGary E Milgard Family Foundation-: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Gary E Milgard Family Foundat…$1.1MKorum for Kids Foundation: $703K on this topic. Open the funder.Korum for Kids Foundation$703KWoodworth Family Foundation: $620K on this topic. Open the funder.Woodworth Family Foundation$620KThe Bamford Foundation: $447K on this topic. Open the funder.The Bamford Foundation$447KFuchsg & M Fdn Tai: $390K on this topic. Open the funder.Fuchsg & M Fdn Tai$390KSequoia Foundation: $385K on this topic. Open the funder.Sequoia Foundation$385KPuget Sound Energy Foundation: $363K on this topic. Open the funder.Puget Sound Energy Foundation$363KForest Foundation: $190K on this topic. Open the funder.Forest Foundation$190KMes Foundation: $45K on this topic. Open the funder.Mes Foundation$45KYMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties: received $4.5M on this topicYMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Count…$4.5MNourish Pierce County: received $2.7M on this topicNourish Pierce County$2.7MUnited Way of Pierce County: received $1.2M on this topicUnited Way of Pierce County$1.2MTacoma Pierce County Habitat for Humanity: received $663K on this topicTacoma Pierce County Habitat fo…$663KYWCA Pierce County: received $594K on this topicYWCA Pierce County$594KYMCA of Pierce & Kitsap Counties: received $550K on this topicYMCA of Pierce & Kitsap Counties$550KPierce College Foundation: received $371K on this topicPierce College Foundation$371KClark Assistance Fund: received $300K on this topicClark Assistance Fund$300KDonorschooseorg: received $274K on this topicDonorschooseorg$274KAssociated Ministries of Tacoma-Pierce Co: received $245K on this topicAssociated Ministries of Tacoma…$245KAmerican National Red Cross - Northwest Chapter: received $200K on this topicAmerican National Red Cross - N…$200KEmergency Food Network of Tacoma-Pierce County: received $200K on this topicEmergency Food Network of Tacom…$200KMedical Teams International: received $200K on this topicMedical Teams International$200KThe Aspen Institute Inc: received $185K on this topicThe Aspen Institute Inc$185KThe Coffee Oasis: received $150K on this topicThe Coffee Oasis$150KOlive Crest: received $150K on this topicOlive Crest$150KDiabetes Association of Pierce County: received $150K on this topicDiabetes Association of Pierce…$150KComprehensive Life Resources: received $140K on this topicComprehensive Life Resources$140KEmergency Food Network of Tacoma & Pierce County: received $135K on this topicEmergency Food Network of Tacom…$135KDonorschoose: received $121K on this topicDonorschoose$121KTacoma-Pierce County Chaplaincy: received $102K on this topicTacoma-Pierce County Chaplaincy$102KAmerican National Red Cross: received $100K on this topicAmerican National Red Cross$100KWashington Trails Association: received $100K on this topicWashington Trails Association$100KSibling Strong: received $90K on this topicSibling Strong$90KBoys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound: received $90K on this topicBoys & Girls Clubs of South Pug…$90KPierce County Community Land Trust: received $85K on this topicPierce County Community Land Tr…$85KGoodwill of the Olympics & Rainier Region: received $80K on this topicGoodwill of the Olympics & Rain…$80KHumane Society for Tacoma-Pierce County: received $71K on this topicHumane Society for Tacoma-Pierc…$71KPierce County Aids Foundation: received $60K on this topicPierce County Aids Foundation$60KOutdoors for All Foundation: received $60K on this topicOutdoors for All Foundation$60KTreehouse: received $60K on this topicTreehouse$60KPierce County Project Access: received $55K on this topicPierce County Project Access$55KAmara: received $50K on this topicAmara$50KThe Trust for Public Land: received $50K on this topicThe Trust for Public Land$50KA Step Ahead in Pierce County: received $45K on this topicA Step Ahead in Pierce County$45KGreentrike: received $43K on this topicGreentrike$43KDonna Nadeau: received $15K on this topicDonna Nadeau$15KAshleigh Daniels: received $15K on this topicAshleigh Daniels$15KCamden Rollins: received $15K on this topicCamden Rollins$15K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →