June & Julian Foss Foundation
Fircrest, WA · EIN 91-1798171. Reported 231 grants totalling $1,368,294 to 188 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. June & Julian Foss 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 $5,100. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,500 and $7,500; the smallest was $100 and the largest $36,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House of Refuge | Mesa, AZ | $48,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Project Avary | Rafael, CA | $45,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Youth Enrichment Strategies Dba Yes | Richmond, CA | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Children Tacoma | Tacoma, WA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Network Tacoma | Tacoma, WA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Candlelighters for Children With Cancer | Portland, OR | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| CASA for Children Inc | Portland, OR | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Filoli Center | Woodside, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Save the Family Foundation of Arizona | Mesa, AZ | $19,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mary's Place | Seattle, WA | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gabriel's Angels | Phoenix, AZ | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Emergency Food Network | Lakewood, WA | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Degrees of Change | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lights Camera Discover | Phoenix, AZ | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center | Redmond, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Teamchild | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Wishing Well Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Waterside Workshops | Berkeley, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| East Bay Agency for Children | Oakland, CA | $14,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Farestart | Seattle, WA | $14,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Playworks Pacific Northwest | Portland, OR | $13,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Antfarm | Sandy, OR | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boxes of Love Project Inc | Troutdale, OR | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mt Hood Kiwanis Camp | Portland, OR | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Phoebe House | Tacoma, WA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northwest Furniture Bank | Tacoma, WA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Parenting With Intent | Portland, OR | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Parrott Creek Child & Family Services | Oregon City, OR | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Life Expanding Adventure Program | Portland, OR | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ark Institute of Learning | Tacoma, WA | $11,940 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bottleshare | Kennesaw, GA | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| CASA for Children | Wheeling, WV | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| A Step Ahead in Pierce County | Puyallup, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Antioch Adoptions | Redmond, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cleo Eulau Center for Children and Adolescents | Mountain View, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Crista Ministries Dba Crista Camps | Port Orchard, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower | Castro Valley, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kids & Art Foundation | Burlingame, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Outside in | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Resilientme | Chandler, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Multicultural Child and Family Hope Center | Tacoma, WA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Next Chapter Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Peninsula Family Service | San Mateo, CA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tacoma Community Boat Builders | Tacoma, WA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Contra Costa Family Justice Alliance | Richmond, CA | $8,100 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants | Oakland, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Creation Home Ministries | East Palo Alto, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Olive Crest | Bellevue, WA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tacoma Boat Builders | Tacoma, WA | $7,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 18 Reasons | San Francisco, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arizona Autism United | Phoenix, AZ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bay Area Crisis Nursery | Concord, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bayview Hunters Point Center for Arts and Technology | San Francisco, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bayview Hunters Pt Ctr for Arts & Tech | San Francisco, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Child Crisis Arizona | Mesa, AZ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Home Society of Washington | Seattle, WA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates Program | Concord, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Paths Inc | Oakland, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fotc | San Francisco, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Children Portland | Portland, OR | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Future for Kids | Tempe, AZ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gabriels Angels | Phoenix, AZ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Giant Steps Therapeutic Equestrian Center | Petaluma, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Horses Help | Phoenix, AZ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Multicultural Child & Family Hope Center | Tacoma, WA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Alliance on Mental Illness Washington | Seattle, WA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oasis for Girls | San Francisco, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Peace Community Center | Tacoma, WA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Providence Children's Health Foundation | Portland, OR | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Social Venture Partners | Portland, OR | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Social Venture Partners Portland | Portland, OR | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Step By Step Family Support Center | Puyallup, WA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Bridge Receiving Center | Redmond, WA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washington Trafficking Prevention | Olympia, WA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bike Works | Seattle, WA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clackamas Women's Services | Oregon City, OR | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Edge Foundation | Seattle, WA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Epilepsy Foundation Northwest | Portland, OR | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Impact Nw | Portland, OR | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mission Films | San Francisco, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oregon Community Warehouse | Portland, OR | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rain Incubator | Tacoma, WA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Students Making a Change | San Francisco, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Martin Luther King JR Freedom Center | Oakland, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Today's Future Sound | Berkeley, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Enrichment Strategies | Richmond, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Villages Oregon | Marylhurst, OR | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Merry Heart Children's Camp | Portland, OR | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Starvista | San Carlos, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hilltop Artists in Residence | Tacoma, WA | $5,800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bay Area Wilderness Training | Oakland, CA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| CASA of Contra Costa County | Concord, CA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Old Skool Cafe | Francisco, CA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Summit Community Center | Mercer Island, WA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cjk Community Homes | Tacoma, WA | $5,300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greentrike | Tacoma, WA | $5,100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Animal Assisted Happiness | Sunnyvale, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Associated Ministries of Tacomapierce | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bay Area Community Counseling | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland Metropolitan Area | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough Summerbridge at San Francisco University High School | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| CASA Familia | Coral Gables, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cross World | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dustys Fishing Well | Oakland, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friendship Circle of Miami Beach and North Dade | Miami Beach, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girls on the Run Bay Area | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Good Samaritan Family Resource Center | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Holy Family Day Home | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mountain View Community Center | Edgewood, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Museum of Glass | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Avenues for Youth | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pearl Foundation of Puget Sound | Lacey, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pierce Center for Arts & Technology Dba Arivva | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pivotal Connections | San Jose, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Point Defiance Zoological Society | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pomeroy Recreation and Rehabilitation Center | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Power Paws Assistance Dogs | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Lemonade Inc | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Real Options for City Kids | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Safe Streets Campaign | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Streetsquash | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tacoma Area Youth for Christ | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Good Works Project Dba Branching Out | Chandler, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Grand Tacoma Cine Club | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Mayas Wings Foundation | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Todos Juntos | Canby, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tra Medical Imaging Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trillium Family Services | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Umom New Day Centers | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wellness Ready | Mesa, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wings Learning Center | San Bruno, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yoga 4 Change | Atlantic Beach, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fairmont Elementary PTA | Seattle, WA | $4,754 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Step Beyond Inc | San Carlos, CA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United States Tennis Association Pacific Northwest Section | Beaverton, OR | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tacoma Area Coalition of Individuals With Disabilities Tacid | Tacoma, WA | $4,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Every Body Athletics | Portland, OR | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Promise of Metro East | Portland, OR | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Community Services of Western Washington | Seattle, WA | $3,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Development Council | Tacoma, WA | $3,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Refugee Choir Project | Tacoma, WA | $3,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Inside Health Institute | Bothell, WA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Horizons | Maple Valley, WA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Place of Horses | Port Orchard, WA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Zions River | Tacoma, WA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund | New York, NY | $3,400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Islandwood | Bainbridge Island, WA | $3,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| NAMI San Mateo County | San Mateo, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Voices for CASA Children | Scottsdale, AZ | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Corvallis Environmental Center | Corvallis, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Mark's Lutheran Church | Tacoma, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Open Hand | San Francisco, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Zion's River | Tacoma, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nrdc | New York, NY | $1,700 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | Washington, DC | $1,700 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Arc San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Buffalo Soldiers Museum | Tacoma, WA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Coffee Oasis | Bremerton, WA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Tacoma Community Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $1,350 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nrdc | San Francisco, CA | $1,300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood | Washington, DC | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Marks Lutheran Church By the Narrows | Tacoma, WA | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stmarks Lutheran Church | Tacoma, WA | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bible Study Fellowship | San Antonio, TX | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bras for Girls | Seattle, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Crossworld | Kansas City, MO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Henderson House | Mcminnville, OR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hilltop Artists | Tacoma, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kairos Wa | Bellevue, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| NAMI San Mateo | San Mateo, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nourish Pierce County | Tacoma, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Francisco AIDS Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Semper Fi Fund | Oceanside, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tacoma Boatbuilders | Tacoma, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County | Tacoma, WA | $920 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gary Sinise Foundation | Nashville, TN | $700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mockingbird Society | Seattle, WA | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club Portland | Portland, OR | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kairos Prison Ministry International | Debary, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Sound YMCA | Olympia, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stafford Creek Correction Center | Bellevue, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tacoma Rescue Mission | Tacoma, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Can Do Multiple Sclerosis | Avon, CO | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hillsdale High School Foundation | San Mateo, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | San Jose, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Access Fund | Boulder, CO | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
34 of 188 (18%) received money in more than one year over the 3 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 28%, across 1 year-to-year transition. 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.
- House of Refuge
HOUSE OF REFUGE ADOPT A HOME PROGRAM - Youth Enrichment Strategies Dba Yes
STRENGTHENING FAMILIES TO SUPPORT RICHMOND YOUTH'S PATH TO SUCCESSFUL ADULTHOOD - Project Avary
IMPROVING THE LIVES OF CHILDREN IMPACTED BY PARENTAL INCARCERATION - CASA for Children
CRITICAL ADVOCACY FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE PANDEMIC RECOVERY AND GROWTH PROJECT - Antfarm
COMMUNITY GARDEN SUPPORTS YOUTH THROUGH COVID-19 - Bottleshare
ACCOMPLISH CHARITABLE PURPOSE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 164 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 65 | $372,100 | $7,000 |
| 2022 | 70 | $514,390 | $7,500 |
| 2024 | 96 | $481,804 | $5,000 |
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. 34% 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
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How to approach this foundation
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- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Washington.
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- 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 June & Julian Foss 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: 1101 Paradise Pkwy, Fircrest, WA, 98466. 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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