Funders › WA › The Bamford Foundation › 2023
Grants paid by The Bamford Foundation, tax year 2023
EIN 91-1504193 · Tacoma, WA · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2023, The Bamford Foundation (EIN 91-1504193) reported 100 grants paid totaling $2,066,233. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2023
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | University of Washington Foundation (uw-Tacoma) Seattle, WA | U | $400,000 | paid | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN AND PROGRAM SUPPORT (GLOBAL HONORS, TWCI, CHILD CARE SCHOLARSHIPS, MILGARD DIRECT ADMIT) | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Foundation for Tacoma Students Tacoma, WA | B | $202,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Foundation Tacoma, WA | C | $163,333 | paid | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT AND TOYS FOR KIDS PROGRAM | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | United Way of Pierce County Tacoma, WA | B | $100,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT (CENTERS FOR STRONG FAMILIES) | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Boys and Girls Club of South Puget Sound Tacoma, WA | C | $70,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT (GREAT FUTURES AND BOOST) | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Tacoma Community Boat Builders Tacoma, WA | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Emergency Food Network Tacoma, WA | U | $50,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Foss Waterway Seaport Museum Tacoma, WA | C | $50,000 | paid | EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Greater Tacoma Community Foundation Tacoma, WA | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Greater Metro Parks Foundation Tacoma, WA | B | $40,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT (AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, IMAGINE EASTSIDE) | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Greentrike Tacoma, WA | C | $39,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING AND OUTREACH PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Communities in Schools Tacoma, WA | C | $30,000 | paid | PROGRAM- SUPPORT: READY, SET, READ | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Tacoma Refugee Choir Tacoma, WA | B | $30,000 | paid | PROGRAM AND GENERAL SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Grand Cinema Tacoma, WA | C | $25,000 | paid | TACOMA CREATES SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Asia Pacific Cultural Center Tacoma, WA | B | $25,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND MENTORING PROGRAMS. | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Pierce County AIDS Foundation Tacoma, WA | U | $25,000 | paid | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR NEW BUILDING | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Goodwill Foundation Tacoma, WA | U | $25,000 | paid | FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAM, SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT | 202403119349102060 |
| 2023 | Tacoma Art Museum Tacoma, WA | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT AND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR NEW WING | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Vibrant Schools of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA | B | $20,100 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Olive Crest Tacoma, WA | U | $20,000 | paid | INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAMS SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Tacoma Community House Tacoma, WA | C | $20,000 | paid | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Tacoma Urban Performing Arts Center Tacoma, WA | C | $20,000 | paid | CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Brightspeak Early Learning Services Renton, WA | U | $20,000 | paid | ADVOCACY GRANT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Safe Streets Campaign Tacoma, WA | C | $20,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT (TWCI IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS) | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Girls On the Run Puget Sound Seattle, WA | C | $20,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT - TACOMA AND PIERCE COUNTY SCHOOLS | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | College Success Foundation Tacoma, WA | C | $15,800 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT (TACOMA EMPOWERING YOUTH) | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Pierce County Project Access Tacoma, WA | B | $15,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF HEALTH CARE ACCESS / COUNSELING | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Hopesparks Tacoma, WA | B | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT - EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Carol Milgard Breast Health Center Tacoma, WA | C | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT (TEA FOR SOUL) | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | A Page Ahead Seattle, WA | U | $15,000 | paid | YOUTH PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | South Sound Outreach Tacoma, WA | U | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT (CAPACITY BUILDING FOR FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM) | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Humanities Washington Seattle, WA | B | $15,000 | paid | PRIME TIME FAMILY READING PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Key Peninsula Healthy Community Vaughn, WA | B | $15,000 | paid | EARLY LEARNING - CHILD CARE | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Community Health Care Tacoma, WA | B | $15,000 | paid | PATIENT CARE FUND | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Institute for Black Justice Spanaway, WA | C | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT -CHIMES FAMILY ADVOCACY PROGRAM | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Degrees of Change Tacoma, WA | B | $15,000 | paid | ACT SIX SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT. | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Tacoma Youth Chorus Tacoma, WA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Zeno Math Seattle, WA | U | $10,000 | paid | PROGRAM AND GENERAL SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Look Listen and Learn Tukwila, WA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT BASIC NEEDS | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Job Carr Cabin Museum Tacoma, WA | U | $10,000 | paid | EDUCATION PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Reach Out and Read Washington State Seattle, WA | U | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT PIERCE COUNTY PROGRAM AND WASHINGTON STATE RESOURCES | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Palmer Scholars Tacoma, WA | U | $10,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT - R. MERLE PALMER SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Pierce College Foundation Puyallup, WA | B | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR VETERAN STUDENT SUPPORT CENTER | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Trinity Presbyterian Church Tacoma, WA | B | $10,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT - EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Friends of the Children Tacoma, WA | C | $10,000 | paid | PROGRAM AND GENERAL SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Center for Independence Lakewood, WA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | A Step Ahead Pierce County Puyallup, WA | D | $10,000 | paid | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN & PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Tacoma Public Library Foundation Tacoma, WA | C | $10,000 | paid | CHILDREN'S AREA FURNISHINGS | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Innovations Human Trafficking Collaborative Olympia, WA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT - TRAFFICKING SURVIVOR PROGRAMS | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Raising Girls Tacoma, WA | B | $10,000 | paid | PROGRAM AND GENERAL SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | American Leadership Forum Tacoma, WA | U | $8,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Tacoma Area Youth for Christ Tacoma, WA | U | $8,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT - MENTOR ONE 80 JUVENILE JUSTICE | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Girl Scouts of Western Washington Seattle, WA | C | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Arts Impact Federal Way, WA | C | $7,500 | paid | TACOMA CREATIVE IMPACT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Alchemy Indoor Tacoma, WA | U | $7,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT - YOUTH LEADERSHIP THROUGH SKATEBOARDING | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Cjk Community Homes Tacoma, WA | C | $7,500 | paid | CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT TO BECOME AN FCS PROVIDER | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Tra Medical Imaging Foundation Tacoma, WA | B | $7,500 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Your Money Matters Auburn, WA | C | $7,500 | paid | YOUTH PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Hilltop Artists Tacoma, WA | U | $7,500 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT-AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM, GENERAL SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Teamwork Foundation Wa Tacoma, WA | U | $6,000 | paid | CAPITAL SUPPORT - GAMING AND EDUCATION SPACE | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | St Vincent de Paul Tacoma, WA | U | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM AND GENERAL SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA | U | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM AND GENERAL SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Morningside Olympia, WA | C | $5,000 | paid | CAPITAL SUPPORT, PIERCE COUNTY BUILDING RENOVATION | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Pacific Lutheran University Center for Community Engagement Tacoma, WA | U | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT - PEOPLES GATHERING | 202403119349102060 |
| 2023 | Children's Therapy Center Kent, WA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PARENT SUPPORT SERVICES | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Greater Tacoma Community Foundation Tacoma, WA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403119349102060 |
| 2023 | Mi Chiantla Olympia, WA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT PLEDGE 1 | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | YMCA of Greater Seattle Seattle, WA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Pizza Klatch Olympia, WA | C | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT PLEDGE | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Young Businessmen of Wa Tacoma, WA | U | $5,000 | paid | YOUTH PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Communities for Healthy Bay Tacoma, WA | C | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CAMP | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Tacoma Youth Symphony Association Tacoma, WA | B | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT - YOUTH PROGRAMS | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Write 253 Tacoma, WA | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Georgetown Day School Washington, DC | C | $5,000 | paid | ANNUAL GIVING | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Washington Trails Association Seattle, WA | B | $5,000 | paid | OLT PROGRAM PC | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Birdnote Asheville, NC | U | $5,000 | paid | CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT FOR DEAI | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Brotherhood Rise Center Tacoma, WA | B | $5,000 | paid | BASIC NEED - GENERAL SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties Tacoma, WA | U | $5,000 | paid | MORGAN FAMILY CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Exodus Housing Puyallup, WA | B | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT - RAPID REHOUSING FOR DV SURVIVORS | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Charles Wright Academy Tacoma, WA | B | $5,000 | paid | ANNUAL GIVING | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Northwest Furniture Bank Tacoma, WA | U | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT AND CAPACITY BUILDING | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | The River School Washington, DC | C | $3,000 | paid | ANNUAL GIFT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Philanthropy Northwest Seattle, WA | C | $3,000 | paid | MEMBERSHIP AND GENERAL SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Seattle Foundation Seattle, WA | B | $3,000 | paid | WA EARLY CHILDHOOD FUNDERS | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Multicultural Child Family Hope Center Tacoma, WA | C | $2,500 | paid | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Recovery Cafe Orting Valley Orting, WA | B | $2,500 | paid | BASIC NEED - YAYA SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Lindquist Dental Clinic for Children Tacoma, WA | B | $2,500 | paid | SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND UNCOMPENSATED CARE SCHOLARSHIPS | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Sabala International Center Tacoma, WA | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT - BASIC NEEDS AND HOUSING FOR SINGLE WOMEN | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Shunpikeocean Fest Tacoma Seattle, WA | U | $2,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT - OCEAN FEST | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Girls Hearts On Fire Tacoma, WA | U | $2,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT - YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND MENTORING PROGRAMS | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Harvest Against Hunger Seattle, WA | B | $2,000 | paid | BASIC NEEDS PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Urban Grace Church Tacoma, WA | U | $2,000 | paid | COMMUNITY BREAKFAST PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Wishing Well Foundation Tacoma, WA | C | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Sumner Community Food Bank Sumner, WA | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT BASIC NEEDS | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Tacoma Rowing University Place, WA | B | $2,000 | paid | CAPITAL FUNDING FOR AED EQUIPMENT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Zgirls Bellevue, WA | C | $2,000 | paid | PC FALL CONFIDENCE PROGRAM | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Building Youth Through Music Tacoma, WA | U | $1,500 | paid | YOUTH PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Social Good Richmond, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | PROGRAM AND GENERAL SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Seattle, WA | U | $1,000 | paid | TACOMA DIABETES WALK SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
| 2023 | Tacoma Urban League Tacoma, WA | B | $500 | paid | YOUTH PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202410829349100136 |
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Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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