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12 funders with a record of paying for “tacoma”

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Names Family Foundation → The Trust for Public Land: $2.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023Greater Tacoma Community Foundation → Metro Parks Tacoma: $1.4M across 1 grant, latest 2023Seattle Foundation → The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation: $775K across 7 grants, latest 2024Ben B Cheney Foundation Inc → Tacoma Rescue Mission: $531K across 6 grants, latest 2024United Way of Pierce County → Tacoma Community House: $521K across 6 grants, latest 2025The Bamford Foundation → University of Washington Foundation (Uw-Tacoma): $504K across 3 grants, latest 2024Sequoia Foundation → Tacoma Arts Live: $400K across 8 grants, latest 2024The Norcliffe Foundation → Grand Tacoma Cine Club: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2024Fuchsg & M Fdn Tai → Tacoma Community College Foundation: $180K across 3 grants, latest 2025Forest Foundation → Tacoma Arts Live: $160K across 4 grants, latest 2024Gary E Milgard Family Foundation- → Tacoma Community House: $124K across 3 grants, latest 2025Kilworth Florence Char Tr Fndn → Foundation for Tacoma Students: $27K across 3 grants, latest 2025Names Family Foundation → Greater Tacoma Community Foundation: $1.8M across 6 grants, latest 2024Greater Tacoma Community Foundation → Tacoma Parks Foundation: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2024The Norcliffe Foundation → Penmet Parks Fiscally Sponsored By Greater Tacoma Community Foundation: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2023Sequoia Foundation → Tacoma Art Museum: $335K across 7 grants, latest 2024United Way of Pierce County → Associated Ministries of Tacoma: $243K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Bamford Foundation → Foundation for Tacoma Students: $217K across 3 grants, latest 2024Ben B Cheney Foundation Inc → University of Washington Tacoma: $170K across 3 grants, latest 2024Forest Foundation → Tacoma Art Museum: $140K across 3 grants, latest 2024Gary E Milgard Family Foundation- → Tacoma Youth for Christ: $115K across 3 grants, latest 2024Seattle Foundation → Tacoma Urban League: $110K across 5 grants, latest 2024Fuchsg & M Fdn Tai → Associated Ministries of Tacoma: $70K across 3 grants, latest 2025Kilworth Florence Char Tr Fndn → Tacoma Opera Association: $21K across 3 grants, latest 2025Greater Tacoma Community Foundation → Tacoma Pierce County Habitat for Humanity: $553K across 3 grants, latest 2024Names Family Foundation → Greater Metro Parks Foundation Dba Tacoma Parks Foundation: $307K across 3 grants, latest 2024Sequoia Foundation → College Success Foundation - Tacoma: $210K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Norcliffe Foundation → The Trust for Public Land: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022United Way of Pierce County → Tacoma Community College: $134K across 4 grants, latest 2025Forest Foundation → Symphony Tacoma: $110K across 5 grants, latest 2024Gary E Milgard Family Foundation- → Communities in Schools of Tacoma: $110K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Bamford Foundation → Greater Tacoma Community Foundation: $105K across 3 grants, latest 2024Ben B Cheney Foundation Inc → Peninsula Metropolitan Park District (Greater Tacoma Community Foundation): $103K across 2 grants, latest 2024Fuchsg & M Fdn Tai → Symphony Tacoma: $57K across 3 grants, latest 2025Seattle Foundation → Tacoma Chapter of the Links: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023Kilworth Florence Char Tr Fndn → Tacoma Area Youth for Christ: $19K across 3 grants, latest 2025Greater Tacoma Community Foundation → Tacoma Public Schools - Budget Office: $537K across 1 grant, latest 2022Greater Tacoma Community Foundation → Friends of the Children Tacoma: $450K across 2 grants, latest 2024Greater Tacoma Community Foundation → The Tacoma Education Dream Fund: $350K across 1 grant, latest 2024Greater Tacoma Community Foundation → Tacoma Public Schools: $348K across 2 grants, latest 2024Greater Tacoma Community Foundation → Tacoma Urban League: $248K across 2 grants, latest 2024Greater Tacoma Community Foundation → Tacoma Housing Authority: $206K across 3 grants, latest 2024Names Family Foundation → The Aspen Institute Inc: $185K across 1 grant, latest 2022Greater Tacoma Community Foundation → Tacoma Parks Fund: $163K across 1 grant, latest 2023Greater Tacoma Community Foundation → Symphony Tacoma: $123K across 2 grants, latest 2024Sequoia Foundation → Foundation for Tacoma Students: $120K across 2 grants, latest 2022Sequoia Foundation → Symphony Tacoma: $115K across 4 grants, latest 2024Greater Tacoma Community Foundation → Tacoma Arts Live: $112K across 3 grants, latest 2024Names Family Foundation → Tacoma Pierce County Habitat for Humanity: $110K across 2 grants, latest 2023Names Family Foundation → Tacoma Athletic Commission: $110K across 4 grants, latest 2024Gary E Milgard Family Foundation- → Associated Ministries of Tacoma-Pierce Co: $105K across 3 grants, latest 2025Gary E Milgard Family Foundation- → Tacoma-Pierce County Chaplaincy: $102K across 4 grants, latest 2025Sequoia Foundation → Tacoma Housing Authority: $100K across 3 grants, latest 2024Gary E Milgard Family Foundation- → Tacoma Parks Foundation: $100K across 3 grants, latest 2025The Bamford Foundation → Tacoma Community Boat Builders: $96K across 3 grants, latest 2024Greater Tacoma Community Foundation → Tacoma Art Museum: $92K across 3 grants, latest 2024United Way of Pierce County → Tacoma Housing Authority: $76K across 2 grants, latest 2025Greater Tacoma Community Foundation → Tacoma Community College Foundation: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2024Ben B Cheney Foundation Inc → Coffee Oasis: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2023United Way of Pierce County → Communities in Schools of Tacoma: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Bamford Foundation → Tacoma Art Museum: $75K across 2 grants, latest 2022Greater Tacoma Community Foundation → Humane Society for Tacoma-Pierce County: $71K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Bamford Foundation → Tacoma Refugee Choir: $68K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Bamford Foundation → Tacoma Community House: $65K across 3 grants, latest 2024Greater Tacoma Community Foundation: $6.0M on this topic. Open the funder.Greater Tacoma Community Foun…$6.0MNames Family Foundation: $4.6M on this topic. Open the funder.Names Family Foundation$4.6MSequoia Foundation: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder.Sequoia Foundation$1.3MThe Bamford Foundation: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.The Bamford Foundation$1.1MUnited Way of Pierce County: $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder.United Way of Pierce County$1.0MThe Norcliffe Foundation: $950K on this topic. Open the funder.The Norcliffe Foundation$950KSeattle Foundation: $935K on this topic. Open the funder.Seattle Foundation$935KBen B Cheney Foundation Inc: $879K on this topic. Open the funder.Ben B Cheney Foundation Inc$879KGary E Milgard Family Foundation-: $656K on this topic. Open the funder.Gary E Milgard Family Foundat…$656KForest Foundation: $410K on this topic. Open the funder.Forest Foundation$410KFuchsg & M Fdn Tai: $307K on this topic. Open the funder.Fuchsg & M Fdn Tai$307KKilworth Florence Char Tr Fndn: $67K on this topic. Open the funder.Kilworth Florence Char Tr Fndn$67KThe Trust for Public Land: received $2.2M on this topicThe Trust for Public Land$2.2MGreater Tacoma Community Foundation: received $1.9M on this topicGreater Tacoma Community Founda…$1.9MTacoma Parks Foundation: received $1.4M on this topicTacoma Parks Foundation$1.4MMetro Parks Tacoma: received $1.4M on this topicMetro Parks Tacoma$1.4MThe Greater Tacoma Community Foundation: received $775K on this topicThe Greater Tacoma Community Fo…$775KTacoma Arts Live: received $672K on this topicTacoma Arts Live$672KTacoma Pierce County Habitat for Humanity: received $663K on this topicTacoma Pierce County Habitat fo…$663KTacoma Art Museum: received $642K on this topicTacoma Art Museum$642KTacoma Public Schools - Budget Office: received $537K on this topicTacoma Public Schools - Budget…$537KTacoma Rescue Mission: received $531K on this topicTacoma Rescue Mission$531KTacoma Community House: received $521K on this topicTacoma Community House$521KUniversity of Washington Foundation (Uw-Tacoma): received $504K on this topicUniversity of Washington Founda…$504KFriends of the Children Tacoma: received $450K on this topicFriends of the Children Tacoma$450KSymphony Tacoma: received $405K on this topicSymphony Tacoma$405KGrand Tacoma Cine Club: received $400K on this topicGrand Tacoma Cine Club$400KPenmet Parks Fiscally Sponsored By Greater Tacoma Community Foundation: received $400K on this topicPenmet Parks Fiscally Sponsored…$400KFoundation for Tacoma Students: received $364K on this topicFoundation for Tacoma Students$364KTacoma Urban League: received $358K on this topicTacoma Urban League$358KThe Tacoma Education Dream Fund: received $350K on this topicThe Tacoma Education Dream Fund$350KTacoma Public Schools: received $348K on this topicTacoma Public Schools$348KGreater Metro Parks Foundation Dba Tacoma Parks Foundation: received $307K on this topicGreater Metro Parks Foundation…$307KTacoma Housing Authority: received $306K on this topicTacoma Housing Authority$306KTacoma Community College Foundation: received $255K on this topicTacoma Community College Founda…$255KAssociated Ministries of Tacoma: received $243K on this topicAssociated Ministries of Tacoma$243KCollege Success Foundation - Tacoma: received $210K on this topicCollege Success Foundation - Ta…$210KTacoma Community House: received $189K on this topicTacoma Community House$189KThe Aspen Institute Inc: received $185K on this topicThe Aspen Institute Inc$185KUniversity of Washington Tacoma: received $170K on this topicUniversity of Washington Tacoma$170KTacoma Parks Fund: received $163K on this topicTacoma Parks Fund$163KTacoma Community College: received $134K on this topicTacoma Community College$134KTacoma Youth for Christ: received $115K on this topicTacoma Youth for Christ$115KCommunities in Schools of Tacoma: received $110K on this topicCommunities in Schools of Tacoma$110KTacoma Athletic Commission: received $110K on this topicTacoma Athletic Commission$110KAssociated Ministries of Tacoma-Pierce Co: received $105K on this topicAssociated Ministries of Tacoma…$105KPeninsula Metropolitan Park District (Greater Tacoma Community Foundation): received $103K on this topicPeninsula Metropolitan Park Dis…$103KTacoma-Pierce County Chaplaincy: received $102K on this topicTacoma-Pierce County Chaplaincy$102KTacoma Community Boat Builders: received $96K on this topicTacoma Community Boat Builders$96KTacoma Housing Authority: received $76K on this topicTacoma Housing Authority$76KCoffee Oasis: received $75K on this topicCoffee Oasis$75KCommunities in Schools of Tacoma: received $75K on this topicCommunities in Schools of Tacoma$75KHumane Society for Tacoma-Pierce County: received $71K on this topicHumane Society for Tacoma-Pierc…$71KAssociated Ministries of Tacoma: received $70K on this topicAssociated Ministries of Tacoma$70KTacoma Refugee Choir: received $68K on this topicTacoma Refugee Choir$68KTacoma Chapter of the Links: received $50K on this topicTacoma Chapter of the Links$50KTacoma Opera Association: received $21K on this topicTacoma Opera Association$21KTacoma Area Youth for Christ: received $19K on this topicTacoma Area Youth for Christ$19K
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