Woodworth Family Foundation
Tacoma, WA · EIN 90-0283284. Reported 212 grants totalling $4,805,000 to 122 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. Woodworth 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $7,500 and $20,000; the smallest was $2,500 and the largest $185,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Bridge Childrens Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $600,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound | Tacoma, WA | $425,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Washington Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $365,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties | Tacoma, WA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Rescue Mission | Tacoma, WA | $195,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Central Washington Universoty Foundation | Ellensburg, WA | $135,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Emergency Food Network of Tacoma & Pierce County | Lakewood, WA | $135,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of Pierce County | Tacoma, WA | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Multicultural Child and Family Hope Center | Tacoma, WA | $133,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Tacoma Students | Tacoma, WA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Tacoma, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Puget Sound | Tacoma, WA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Washington State University Foundation | Pullman, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greentrike | Tacoma, WA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gig Harbor Peninsula Fish Food Bank | Gig Harbor, WA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Comprehensive Life Resources | Tacoma, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pacific Lutheran University | Tacoma, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pierce County Library Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tacoma Community House | Tacoma, WA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Trust for Public Land | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Service Organizations Inc | Arlington, VA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bellarmine Preparatory School | Tacoma, WA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bellarmine Prepatory School | Tacoma, WA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Metro Parks Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Multicare Health Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Puyallup Food Bank | Puyallup, WA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Degrees of Change | Tacoma, WA | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| R Merle Palmer Minority Scholarship Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American National Red Cross | Seattle, WA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mountain View Community Center | Edgewood, WA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| South Sound Outreach Services | Tacoma, WA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Leo's Food Connection | Tacoma, WA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Youth Marine Fdn | Tacoma, WA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bonney Lake Community Resources | Bonney Lake, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catholic Community Services | Tacoma, WA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Health Care | Tacoma, WA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Greater Tacoma Community Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harbor Hope Center | Gig Harbor, WA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Clinic | Tacoma, WA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nourish Pierce County | Tacoma, WA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Partners for Parks | Lacey, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pierce County Project Access | Tacoma, WA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Point Defiance Zoological Society | Tacoma, WA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tacoma Area Coalition of Individuals With Disabilities | Tacoma, WA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Trinity Presbyterian Church | Tacoma, WA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| First 5 Fundamentals | Tacoma, WA | $23,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Associated Ministries of Tacoma-Pierce County | Tacoma, WA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound | Tacoma, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Children - National Ofice | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hopesparks | Tacoma, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Phoebe House Association | Tacoma, WA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Wishing Well Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Treehouse | Tacoma, WA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| YWCA | Tacoma, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Communities in Schools of Lakewood Wa | Lakewood, WA | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Valeo Vocation | Tacoma, WA | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Raising Girls | Tacoma, WA | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ark Institute of Learning | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Communities in Schools of Tacoma | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Exodus Housing | Sumner, WA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Helping Hand House | Puyallup, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Medical Teams International | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mercy Housing Nw | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Metropolitan Development Council | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nw Furniture Bank | Wauna, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Puyallup Valley St Francis House | Puyallup, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rebuilding Hope Sexual Assault Center of Pierce County | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Teamchild | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Push for Dreams | Tacoma, WA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tacoma Tool Library | Tacoma, WA | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| A Step Ahead in Pierce County | Puyallup, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Amara Parenting & Adoption Services | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ashley House | Federal Way, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Building Youth Through Music | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Center for Dialog & Resolution | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ckj Community Homes | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| College Success Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eatonville Area Council | Eatonville, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Financial Beginnings Washington | Tukwila, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| First Tee - South Puget Sound | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foss Waterway Seaport | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hilltop Artists in Residence Program | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lindquist Dental Clinic for Children | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| NAMI Washington | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northwest Education Access | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Panza | Olympia, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Particular Council of Tacoma Society of Saint Vincent De Paul | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pierce College Foundation | Puyallup, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Recovery Cafe Orting Valley | Orting Valley, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Step By Step Family Support Center | Milton, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sumner Community Food Bank | Sumner, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tacoma Art Museum | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tacoma Urban Leage | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Rise Center | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Washington Home Builders Foundation | Tumwater, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Washington Trails Association | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cjk Community Homes | Tacoma, WA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Franke Tobey Jones | Tacoma, WA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pierce County AIDS Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Safe Streets | Tacoma, WA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tacoma Area Literacy Council | Tacoma, WA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Puget Sound Foursquare Church | Tacoma, WA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Catherine Place | Tacoma, WA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Harvest House | Graham, WA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bethel Family Center | Spanaway, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Building Opportunities for Learning the Trades | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Caring for Kids | Fircrest, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Childrens Therapy Center | Kent, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Communities in Schools of Peninsula | Vaughn, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Devine Alternatives for Dads Services (dads) | Lakewood, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kidvantage | Issaquah, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Network Services | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northwest Family Life Learning and Counseling Center | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reach Out and Read Inc | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Second Cycle Community Bicycle Shop | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sibling Strong | Port Orchard, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Sound Care Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Summit-Parkland Youth Association | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Grace Church | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Urban Grace the Downtown Church | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Washington State Historical Society | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth for Christ USA Inc | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
62 of 122 (51%) 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 37%, 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.
- Central Washington Universoty Foundation
SUPPORTING STUDENT ACCESS AND SUCCESS AT CWU - The Rescue Mission
OPERATIONS FOR SUPPORT FOR HOMELESS PROGRAMS - YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties
CAPITAL FOR NEW YMCA BUILDING - Washington State University Foundation
WOODWORTH FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP FUND AT WSU - Emergency Food Network of Tacoma & Pierce County
GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT - Foundation for Tacoma Students
OPERATIONS TO AID IN TACOMA SCHOOLS GRADUATE RATE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 161 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | $860,500 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 54 | $1,032,500 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 54 | $1,268,500 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 58 | $1,643,500 | $10,000 |
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 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 $10,000. 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 Woodworth 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: 3110 Ruston Way Ste D D, 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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