Gary E Milgard Family Foundation-
Tacoma, WA · EIN 81-1315385. Reported 258 grants totalling $5,503,485 to 143 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Gary E Milgard Family Foundation- did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $2,000 and the largest $140,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donorschooseorg | Philadelphia, PA | $260,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Donorschoose | Philadelphia, PA | $205,796 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tacoma Youth for Christ | Tacoma, WA | $155,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Communities in Schools of Tacoma | Tacoma, WA | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Push for Dreams | Tacoma, WA | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Camp Korey | Mount Vernon, WA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Tears Foundation | Puyallup, WA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Puget Sound | Tacoma, WA | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Treehouse | Seattle, WA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sibling Strong | Port Orchard, WA | $87,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of S Puget Sound | Tacoma, WA | $80,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Football Foundation | University Place, WA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Diabetes Association of Pierce County | Tacoma, WA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Palmer Scholars | Tacoma, WA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sumner Community Food Bank | Sumner, WA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tacoma Community House | Tacoma, WA | $74,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| A Step Ahead in Pierce County | Puyallup, WA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Associated Ministries of Tacoma-Pierce Co | Tacoma, WA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tacid | Tacoma, WA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tacoma Parks Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tacoma-Pierce County Chaplaincy | Puyallup, WA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Asia Pacific Cultural Center | Tacoma, WA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Communities in Schools of Lakewood | Lakewood, WA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation | Enumclaw, WA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Step By Step | Milton, WA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sound Outreach | Tacoma, WA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Francis House | Puyallup, WA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | Seattle, WA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Buckley Senior Citizen Center | Buckley, WA | $57,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Our Lady Queen of Heaven Church | Tacoma, WA | $56,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Degrees of Change | Tacoma, WA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cal Ripken SR Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cancer Pathways | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Goodwill of the Olympics & Rainier Region | Tacoma, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Metro Parks Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $48,300 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Puget Sound Foursquare | Tacoma, WA | $45,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Seattle, WA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cjk Community Homes | Tacoma, WA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Eatonville Family Agency | Eatonville, WA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rainbow Center | Tacoma, WA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Vincent De Paul Society | Fife Wa, WA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Santa's Castle | Joint Base Lewis Mccho, WA | $43,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tacoma Public Schools | Tacoma, WA | $43,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Communities in Schools of Peninsula | Vaughn, WA | $40,744 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Eliseo | Tacoma, WA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mountain View Community Center | Edgewood, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northwest Education Foundation | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Brotherhood Rise Center | Tacoma, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Trust for Public Land | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rainier Scholars | Seattle, WA | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Leo Food Connection | Tacoma, WA | $37,095 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ashley House | Federal Way, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northwest Family Life | Seattle, WA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Parkway Community Services | Spanaway, WA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Soulumination | Seattle, WA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Teamchild | Seattle, WA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Wishing Well Foundation | Puyallup, WA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| USO Northwest | Seattle, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washington Trails Association | Seattle, WA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Multicultural Child & Family Hope Center | Tacoma, WA | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood Clinic | Tacoma, WA | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Caring for Kids | Fircrest, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Child Care Resources | Seattle, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Communities in Schools of Puyallup | Puyallup, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Exodus Housing | Puyallup, WA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greentrikechildren's Museum of Tacoma | Tacoma, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Korean Women's Association | Tacoma, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nourish Pierce County | Tacoma, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Olive Crest | Bellevue, WA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Prison Scholar Fund | Lakewood, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Puyallup Valley St Francis House | Puyallup, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Society of St Vincent De Paul Our Lady Queen of Heaven Conference | Tacoma, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Vincent De Paul of Tacoma Pierce Co | Tacoma, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Homestead Community | Gig Harbor, WA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Mountaineers | Seattle, WA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Washington Foundation | Seattle, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| White River Senior Housing | Buckley, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Birthday Dreams | Renton, WA | $29,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Bellevue, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Community Services | Tacoma, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts of Western Washington | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pierce County Juvenile Court | Tacoma, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pierce County Project Access | Tacoma, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rebuilding Together South Sound | Tacoma, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Vincent De Paul of Tacoma Pierce County | Tacoma, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Team Gleason Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| E-LIB4ALL | Puyallup, WA | $24,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gig Harbor Kiwanis Foundation | Gig Harbor, WA | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tacoma Urban League | Tacoma, WA | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Catherine Place | Tacoma, WA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Helping Hand House | Puyallup, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Homeward Bound in Puyallup | Puyallup, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Medical Teams International | Tigard, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mercy Housing Northwest | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Metropolitan Development Council | Tacoma, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Multicare Health Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Phoebe House Association | Tacoma, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Operation Homefront | Tacoma, WA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Our Sister's House | Tacoma, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pierce County Library Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shared Housing Services | Tacoma, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Special Olympics Washington | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Zeespeed | Tacoma, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| All Saints Catholic Church | Puyallup, WA | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Girls Hearts on Fire | Tacoma, WA | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lindquist Dental Clinic for Children | Tacoma, WA | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Advocates to Immigrants in Detention Nw | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cancer Lifeline of King County | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Foss Waterway Seaport | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| German Shepherd Search Dogs | Puyallup, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hearing Speech & Deafness Center | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Listen and Talk | Kirkland, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Next Chapter | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Next Chapter Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northwest Association for Blind Athletes | Vancouver, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oasis Youth Center | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pierce Center for Arts & Technology Dba Arivva | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Presbyterian Church USA | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Recovery Cafe Orting Valley | Orting, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Leo Parishfood Connection | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Team Wrk | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sound Generations | Seattle, WA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Winston Area Community Partnership | Winston, OR | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cares of Washington | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cascade Regional Blood Services | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Centro Latino | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's International Health Relief | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dads | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Douglas Trojan Booster Club | Tenmile, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls on the Run Westsound | Tracyton, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Raising Girls | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reach Out and Read | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Roseburg Senior Center | Roseburg, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Seattle Area Youth for Christ | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Second Cycle Community Bicycle Shop | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sustainable Seattle Dba Sea Potential | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washington Home Builders Foundation | Tumwater, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Your Money Matters | Auburn, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aauw-Wa Special Projects Fund | Gig Harbor, WA | $9,550 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Plain Community Church | Leavenworth, WA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jumpstart Enterprises Fbo | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center | Redmond, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pearl Foundation of Puget Sound | Lacey, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
69 of 143 (48%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 51%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Donorschooseorg
PIERCE COUNTY TEACHERS 2024 - Cal Ripken SR Foundation
UNIVERSITY PLACE PARKS & REC FOUND - Tacoma Youth for Christ
PROGRAM EXPENSES/YOUNG LEADERS - Asia Pacific Cultural Center
SENIOR SERVICES PROGRAMMING - Communities in Schools of Tacoma
SITE COORD/ALL-STAR READERS - Step By Step
MATERNITY SUPPORT SERVICES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 186 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | $1,250,395 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 70 | $1,600,396 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 62 | $1,351,800 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 68 | $1,300,894 | $15,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 89% of this one's giving went to organizations in Washington. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $20,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Washington.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Gary E Milgard Family Foundation-'s own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1701 Commerce Street, Tacoma, WA, 98402. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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