Gary E Milgard Family Foundation-Lori
Tacoma, WA · EIN 81-1344384. Reported 157 grants totalling $9,500,830 to 89 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-Lori 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 $30,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $20,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $800,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys & Girls Club of W San Gabriel Valley | Monterey Park, CA | $3,650,000 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Malibu | Malibu, CA | $550,000 | 7 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Little Market | Santa Ana, CA | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs (bgcop) | Oxnard, CA | $350,930 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vision to Learn | Los Angeles, CA | $230,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dream Center Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Downtown Women's Center | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Union Rescue Mission | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| My Friend's Place | Los Angeles, CA | $138,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chrysalis | Los Angeles, CA | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Directions for Veterans | Los Angeles, CA | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| CASA of Los Angeles | Monterey Park, CA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Extraordinary Families | Los Angeles, CA | $114,900 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| A Place Called Home | Los Angeles, CA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Angel City Alliance | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Exceptional Children's Foundation | Culver City, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Project Angel Food | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Project Miracle | Beverly Hills, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs (bgcop) and Port Hueneme | Oxnard, CA | $96,930 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 826LA | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| After-School All-Stars | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Pasadena | Pasadena, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Homes for Families | Woodland Hills, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Just Teach | Carson, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Maps Charities | Sherman Oaks, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of Los Angeles Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Onegeneration | Van Nuys, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Food on Foot | Los Angeles, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| John Tracy Clinic | Los Angeles, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Worthy of Love | Los Angeles, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| CASA Youth Shelter | Los Alamitos, CA | $52,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Charles Wright Academy | Tacoma, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Los Angeles Women's Center | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grossman Burn Foundation | Calabasas, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jovenes Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Malibu Foundation for Youth & Families | Malibu, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Joseph Center | Venice, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stars-Illuminateeducateadvocate | Pasadena, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Salvation Army | Carson, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Village for Vets | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth Emerging Stronger | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Greater Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $49,949 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Santa Monica High School Baseball | Santa Monica, CA | $49,741 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Venice | Blvd Venice, CA | $49,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Su CASA - Ending Domestic Violence | Long Beach, CA | $47,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Campbell Center | Glendale, CA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Westcoast Sports Associates | Los Angeles, CA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alcott Center for Mental Health Services | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Many Mansions | Thousand Oaks, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chp 11-99 Foundation | Costa Mesa, CA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Door of Hope | Pasadena, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jacob's House | Temecula, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Union Station Homeless Services | Pasadena, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alliance for Children's Rights | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Asian Youth Center | San Gabriel, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aviva Family & Children's Services | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Coachart | Santa Monica, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Imagine La | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs | Calabasas, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Francis Center | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Animal Rescue Mission | Hollywood, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Best Friends Animal Society | Kanab, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Healing California | Alhambra, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Journey Out | Van Nuys, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Beginnings Incorporation | Redondo Beach, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oregon State University Foundation | Corvallis, OR | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rescue Mission Alliance | Northridge, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sloan Stephens Foundation | Studio City, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Awakening Recovery | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hollywood Food Coalition | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maria's Closet | San Pedro, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pasadena Senior Center | Pasadena, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Path | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| One Voice | Santa Monica, CA | $11,810 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Ropa | Marina Del Rey, CA | $10,070 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Awakening Recovery | Los Angeles, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City Year Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Las Virgenes Scouting Alumni Association | Aguora Hills, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mar Vista Family Center | Culver City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Moms Orange County | Santa Ana, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Care | Sherman Oaks, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chambers Creek Foundation | University Place, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Forevergreen Trails | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harvest Home | Santa Monica, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Make-a-Wish Greater Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Panza Dba Quixote Communities | Olympia, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
39 of 89 (44%) 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 43%, 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.
- Boys & Girls Club of W San Gabriel Valley
KINDNESS IS FREE/ROSE PARADE - Boys & Girls Club of Malibu
KINDNESS IS FREE PROGRAM/CAMPAIGN - Homeboy Industries
18-MONTH RE-ENTRY PROGRAM - New Directions for Veterans
HOUSING HOMELESS VETERANS - Union Rescue Mission
COVID-19 RESPONSE SERVICES - Boys & Girls Club of Pasadena
MACKENZIE-SCOTT CLUBHOUSE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 106 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55 | $2,200,000 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 54 | $2,700,000 | $30,000 |
| 2023 | 28 | $2,300,210 | $32,500 |
| 2024 | 20 | $2,300,620 | $50,000 |
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. 99% of this one's giving went to organizations in California. 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 $30,000. 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 California.
- 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Gary E Milgard Family Foundation-Lori'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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