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Franciscan Foundation

As an affiliate of commonspirit health, we make the healing presence of god known in our world by improving the health of the people we serve, especially those who are vulnerable, while we advance social justice for all.

$3.7M
Granted FY2025still arriving
3
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$2.8M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$22MHuman Services$385kEducation$102kArts & Culture$50kHousing & Shelter$47kFood & Nutrition$40kCrime & Legal$30kReligion$28kOther$0
02FY2025 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 3 grants below total $3,564,881, the rows itemized in this filing. The $3,706,575 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $141,694 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $50k–250k1 grant · $53k
  • $250k+2 grants · $3.5M
$722,622
Median grant
2
States reached
$38M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FRANCISCAN HEALTH SYSTEM$2,789,453
HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER$722,622
MERCY FOUNDATION INC$52,806
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–19, $258k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $8k → 14%SOUTH KITSAP HELPLINE: $10k → 10%SOUTH KITSAP HELPLINE: $8k → 10%ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY: $8k → 9%The Coffee Oasis: $20k → 10%EASTSIDE BABY CORNER: $8k → 9%SOUTH SOUND OUTREACH: $25k → 9%SOUTH SOUND OUTREACH: $25k → 9%TACOMA COMMUNITY HOUSE: $15k → 9%TACOMA COMMUNITY HOUSE: $10k → 9%NW FURNITURE BANK: $10k → 9%NW FURNITURE BANK: $10k → 9%NW FURNITURE BANK: $10k → 9%STEPBYSTEP: $25k → 9%STEPBYSTEP: $20k → 9%STEPBYSTEP: $15k → 9%LARCHE TAHOMA HOPE COMMUNITY: $25k → 9%MUSTARD SEED PROJECT OF KEY: $8k → 9%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

99%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$23M · 24 repeat orgs$262k to everyone else

24 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 22 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
18

Total granted

$23M
$210k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+40%
+45%

Still filing today

96%
89%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $53k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesHealthEducationHousing & ShelterYouth DevelopmentFood & NutritionOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • CW
    COMMONSPIRIT WASHINGTON F/K/A FRANCISCAN HEALTH SYSTEM
    9× · 2017–2025 · $17M · revenue +35%
  • CW
    COMMONSPIRIT WASHINGTON COMMUNITY CARE F/K/A HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER
    4× · 2021–2025 · $2.6M · revenue +30%
  • FM
    FRANCISCAN MEDICAL GROUP
    6× · 2017–2024 · $2.4M · revenue +10%

Funded once

  • LT
    L'ARCHE TAHOMA HOPE COMMUNITYgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $25k · revenue +45%
  • PL
    Pacific Lutheran University
    one grant, 2019 · $25k · revenue +2%
  • BP
    BELLARMINE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
    one grant, 2018 · $25k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Peninsula Community Health Services of Alaska

Strengthening the community by providing accessible and affordable health care.

Health
2
Family Promise of Pierce County

To empower families experiencing housing insecurity through intervention, prevention,and stabilization services.

Housing & Shelter
3
Nourish Pierce County

To provide food to individuals in need with compassion, dignity and respect. No one needing assistance is turned away.

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4
Olympic Peninsula Community Clinic

Improving the quality of life for the people in the Olympic Peninsula Community by providing increased access to health and wellness services for the underserved

Health
5
Pierce County Accountable Community of Health

To advance the health of our population by eliminating health disparities including promoting equitable access to high quality and cost effective health and human services and resources, to prevent disease and improve health, to improve…

Health
6
Project Access Northwest

Project Access Northwest provides low-income families access to medical, dental and Behavioral Health care so they can live a healthier and more productive life.

Health
7
Columbia Valley Community Health

The mission of columbia valley community health is partnering to achieve optimal health and wellness with compassion and respect for all.

Health
8
Network Services

Network services has been serving homeless families in the puget sound area since 1990, with a focus on families with children. network services aims to break the cycle of homelessness by providing assistance to families with children to…

Human Services
9
Community Health Care

To provide the highest quality health care with compassionate and accessible service for all including comprehensive primary medical, dental and behavioral health care through a clinic system.

Health
10
Tenino Community Service Center

Tenino Community Service Center/Tenino Food Bank Plus is a deep-rooted community-based service center dedicated to feeding those within the Tenino school district (Tenino and Bucoda) that may be disadvantaged. In addition, it is our…

Food & Nutrition
11
Community Foundation of Snohomish County

The Community Foundation of Snohomish County (the Foundation) is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization incorporated under the laws of the State of Washington. The Foundation serves as a community foundation, supporting a broad spectrum of…

Philanthropy
12
Community Health Center of Snohomish County

Community health center of snohomish county (chc) provides our diverse communities with access to high quality, affordable primary health care.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Catholic Community Services of Western Washington; the most unlike its peers is Center for Multicutural Health. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

41 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 41 of the 44 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
14
Early backer (in before they grew)
41/41
Grantees still filing
33/41
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

COMMONSPIRIT WASHINGTON F/K/A FRANCISCAN HEALTH SYSTEM: $16,682,656 · HealthCOMMONSPIRIT WASHINGTON F/K/A FRANCISCAN HEALTH SYSTEMCOMMONSPIRIT WASHINGTON COMMUNITY CARE F/K/A HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER: $2,585,377 · HealthCOMMONSPIRIT WASHINGTON COMMUNITY CARE F/K/A HARRISON MEDICAL CENTERFRANCISCAN MEDICAL GROUP: $2,352,137 · HealthFRANCISCAN MEDICAL GROUP+7 more: $492,688 · HealthSTEP BY STEP FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER: $60,000 · Human ServicesCATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES OF WESTERN WASHINGTON: $50,000 · Human ServicesSOUTH SOUND OUTREACH SERVICES: $50,000 · Human ServicesNW FURNITURE BANK: $30,000 · Human ServicesL'ARCHE TAHOMA HOPE COMMUNITY: $25,000 · Human ServicesTacoma Community House: $25,000 · Human ServicesTHE COFFEE OASIS: $20,000 · Human ServicesSOUTH KITSAP HELPLINE: $17,500 · Human Services+4 more: $30,000 · Human ServicesMERCY FOUNDATION INC: $52,806 · OtherBELLARMINE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: $25,000 · OtherLINDQUIST DENTAL CLINIC FOR CHILDREN: $20,000 · OtherTRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $20,000 · OtherPierce County Aids Foundation: $15,000 · OtherMERCY HOUSING NORTHWEST: $9,500 · OtherSAFE STREETS CAMPAIGN: $30,000 · OtherGREENTRIKE: $20,000 · OtherMOUNTAIN VIEW COMMUNITY CENTER: $20,000 · Other+4 more: $28,000 · OtherHILLTOP ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE: $30,000 · EducationPacific Lutheran University: $25,000 · EducationFOUNDATION FOR TACOMA STUDENTS: $20,000 · EducationARK INSTITUTE OF LEARNING: $10,000 · EducationRENTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $10,000 · EducationTHE RESCUE MISSION: $30,000 · Housing & ShelterNEW PHOEBE HOUSE: $7,500 · Housing & ShelterCOMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF PENINSULA: $32,000 · Youth DevelopmentEMERGENCY FOOD NETWORK OF TACOMA AND PIERCE COUNTY: $30,000 · Food & Nutrition
Health$22,112,858Human Services$307,500Other$240,306Education$95,000Housing & Shelter$37,500Youth Development$32,000Food & Nutrition$30,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCOMMONSPIRIT WASHINGTON F/K/A FRANCISCAN HEALTH SYSTEM: $16,682,656 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetCOMMONSPIRIT WASHINGTON COMMUNITY CARE F/K/A HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER: $2,585,377 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetFRANCISCAN MEDICAL GROUP: $2,352,137 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetENUMCLAW REGIONAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION: $365,688 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetSTEP BY STEP FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER: $60,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetMERCY FOUNDATION INC: $52,806 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetCATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES OF WESTERN WASHINGTON: $50,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTH SOUND OUTREACH SERVICES: $50,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetTHE CAROL MILGARD BREAST CENTER: $40,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF PENINSULA: $32,000 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetCATHERINE PLACE: $30,000 over 2y, 7.8% of budgetHILLTOP ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE: $30,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetEMERGENCY FOOD NETWORK OF TACOMA AND PIERCE COUNTY: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNW FURNITURE BANK: $30,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSAFE STREETS CAMPAIGN: $30,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetPierce County Project Access: $30,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetTHE RESCUE MISSION: $30,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetL'ARCHE TAHOMA HOPE COMMUNITY: $25,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetTacoma Community House: $25,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetPacific Lutheran University: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREENTRIKE: $20,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR TACOMA STUDENTS: $20,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetMOUNTAIN VIEW COMMUNITY CENTER: $20,000 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetLINDQUIST DENTAL CLINIC FOR CHILDREN: $20,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTHE COFFEE OASIS: $20,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetSOUTH KITSAP HELPLINE: $17,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetPierce County Aids Foundation: $15,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetARK INSTITUTE OF LEARNING: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetNORTHWEST INFANT SURVIVAL ALLIANCE SIDS FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 18% of budgetRENTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetRAINIER FOOTHILLS WELLNESS FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetMERCY HOUSING NORTHWEST: $9,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPARTICULAR COUNCIL OF TACOMA SOCIETY OF SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL: $7,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetKIDVANTAGE: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER TACOMA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL COUNCIL O: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNEW PHOEBE HOUSE: $7,500 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetTHE MUSTARD SEED PROJECT OF KEY PENINSULA: $7,500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetHealing Places Counseling Center: $7,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetCENTER FOR MULTICUTURAL HEALTH: $5,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Greater Tacoma Commun…Woodworth Family Foun…Multicare Health Syst…Fuchsg & M Fdn TaiGary E Milgard Family…The Bamford FoundationKilworth Florence Cha…The Norcliffe Foundat…Sequoia FoundationHeidner Marco J Char …Puget Sound Energy Fo…Names Family Foundati…
Greater Tacoma Community FoundationWA54.2× affinity24 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Tacoma Community Foundation · Woodworth Family Foundation · Multicare Health System · Fuchsg & M Fdn Tai · Gary E Milgard Family Foundation- Sunshine · The Bamford Foundation · Kilworth Florence Char Tr Fndn · The Norcliffe Foundation · Sequoia Foundation · Heidner Marco J Char Trust · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · Names Family Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Franciscan Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Franciscan Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    29report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 44 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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