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Kilworth Florence Char Tr Fndn

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$354k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
103
Grants FY2025
90
Organizations funded FY2024
28%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$3,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$10,000
Organizations funded a year
47 to 100
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
5
Total assets, FY2025
$6.5M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 28% of the organizations Kilworth Florence Char Tr Fndn funded were first-time grantees, receiving 19% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $103k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureEducationEnvironmentHousing & ShelterOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving103$354k17%
FY202490$532k28%
FY202347$218k21%
FY2022100$487k15%
FY202192$354k37%
FY202091$332kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Human Services$419kArts & Culture$311kEducation$303kHealth$299kHousing & Shelter$233kYouth Development$133kEnvironment$116kFood & Nutrition$115kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Kilworth Florence Char Tr Fndn by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Forterra Nw$80,00011%
Associated Ministries of Tacoma-Pierce County$55,00050%
Emergency Food Network of Tacoma and Pierce County$48,00050%
Neighborhood Clinic$40,00053%
HopeSparks$39,00060%
Tacid$37,00061%
Tacoma Opera Association Professional Services$36,00063%
Foundation for Tacoma Students$33,00060%
The University of Puget Sound$32,00050%
Rebuilding Together South Sound$32,00051%
Medical Teams International$32,00050%
Treehouse$32,00050%
The Rescue Mission$32,00050%
Nourish Pierce County$32,00050%
Special Olympics Washington$30,00060%
Reach Ministries$30,00062%
Mary Bridge Children's Foundation$29,00050%
Hilltop Artists in Residence$29,00060%
Olive Crest$28,00060%
Tacoma Art Museum$27,00050%
Making a Difference Foundation$27,00050%
Pierce County Library Foundation$26,00051%
Northwest Education Access$26,00060%
Nw Furniture Bank$26,00050%
Ark Institute of Learning$26,00051%
Pierce County Center for Dispute Resolut$26,00051%
Youth for Christtacoma Area Inc$26,00051%
Northwest Sinfonietta Inc$25,00052%
AHAT Homecare$24,00041%
Puyallup Valley St Francis House$24,00050%
Degrees of Change$24,00050%
The Seabury School$23,00050%
Refugee Choir Project$23,00053%
Tacoma Urban League$23,00050%
YWCA Pierce County$22,00040%
Amara$22,00040%
R Merle Palmer Minority Scholarship$21,00050%
Mercy Housing Northwest$20,00040%
Tacoma Community House$20,00040%
Pediatric Interim Care Center$20,00040%
Catherine Place$20,00044%
Communities in Schools of Lakewood Inc$20,00021%
South Sound Care Foundation$19,00050%
Ashley House$17,00050%
Safe Streets Campaign$17,00051%
South Sound Outreach Services$16,00040%
Peace Community Center$16,00030%
Heartbeat Serving Wounded Warriors$16,00042%
Museum of Glass$15,50020%
The Trust for Public Land$15,00020%
Lindquist Dental Clinic for Children$15,00020%
Wishing Well Foundation$15,00052%
Helping Hand House$15,00030%
Page Ahead Childrens Literacy Prgm$15,00030%
Pierce County Aids Foundation$15,00030%
Pacific Education Institute$15,00060%
Second City Chamber Series$14,00056%
Pierce College Foundation$14,00031%
Mountain View Community Center$13,50041%
Tacoma-Pierce County Affordable Housing Consortium$13,00032%
Greentrike$13,00050%
A Step Ahead in Pierce County$13,00030%
Foss Waterway Seaport$13,00030%
Tacoma Youth Symphony Association$12,50021%
Symphony Tacoma$12,00030%
Write253$12,00043%
Friends of the Children Tacoma$11,00031%
Wellspring Family Services$10,00040%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$10,00020%
Tacoma Little Theatre and Drama League Inc$10,00031%
Camp Fire Central Puget Sound$10,00020%
Friends of Lakewood$9,00030%
Ted Brown Music Outreach$9,00042%
New Phoebe House$9,00021%
Tacoma Community Boat Builders Inc$9,00040%
Puget Sound Revels$8,50041%
Greater Metro Parks Foundation dba Tacoma Parks Foundation$8,00030%
Veteran Rites Inc$8,00041%
Harvest Against Hunger$8,00020%
Particular Council of Tacoma Society of Saint Vincent de Paul$7,00010%
United Way of Pierce County$7,00030%
Your Money Matters$7,00031%
Communities for a Healthy Bay$7,00021%
For Humanity$6,0001n/a
Shared Housing Services$6,00011%
Tacoma Arts Live$6,00050%
Tacoma Community College Foundation$6,00020%
Tacoma Concert Band$6,000216%
Childrens Home Society of Washington$6,00030%
Safe Crossings Foundation$5,50020%
United Through Reading$5,50040%
The Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Seattle (6871)$5,00010%
Seattle Children's Foundation$5,00010%
TeamChild$5,00030%
Lakewood Community Players$5,00011%
Trinity Presbyterian Church$5,0001n/a
Support the Enlisted Project Inc$5,00030%
Goodwill of the Olympics and Rainier Region$5,00010%
Girl Scouts of Western Washington$5,00030%
Centrum Foundation$5,00030%
Asia Pacific Cultural Center$4,00020%
Acres of Diamonds$4,00020%
Pongo Publishing Inc$4,00031%
Humane Society for Tacoma Pierce County Society Prevention Cruelty Animals$4,00010%
Brotherhood Rise Center$3,00010%
Sibling Strong$3,00031%
The Rise Center$3,0001n/a
Washington Healthcare Access Alliance$3,00011%
Innovative Change Makers$2,00021%
Rebuilding Hope Sexual Assault Center$2,00020%
Hearing Speech and Deafness Center Dba Hearing Speech and Deaf Center$2,00010%
Building Youth Through Music$2,00021%
Birthday Dreams$2,00020%
Free2luv Inc$2,00011%
Kid Connect$2,0002n/a
Camp Korey$2,00020%
Pearl Foundation of Puget Sound$2,00021%
Network Services$2,0001n/a
The Salvation Army$2,0001n/a
Pacific Lutheran University$2,00010%
Cjk Community Homes$2,00022%
ForeverGreen Trails$2,00021%
One Heart Wild$2,00010%
Nw Thunder Hoops$2,00013%
Community Health Care$1,00010%
Northwest Indian College Foundation$1,0001n/a
Kbtc Association$1,00010%
Multicultural Child and Family Hope Center$1,00010%
Raising Girls$1,0001n/a
Pasado's Safe Haven$1,00010%
Hope for Heroes Horsemanship Center$1,0001n/a
Eileen & Callies Place$1,00010%
Childrens International Health Relief$1,00011%
Kidvantage$1,00010%
Tacoma Urban Performing Arts Center$1,0001n/a
Communities in Schools of Peninsula$1,00010%
Dads Divine Alternatives for Dads Services$1,00010%
Tacoma Housing Development Group$1,00010%
Arms Around You Foundation$1,00011%
Pioneer Farm Museum$1,00010%
Northwest Repertory Singers$1,00012%
Thrive International$1,0001n/a
Gig Harbor Peninsula Historical Soc$1,00010%
Fosterful$1,00010%
PUSH for Dreams$1,0001n/a
Reach Out and Read Inc$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 46 recipients with no EIN on record ($357k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Kilworth Florence Char Tr Fndn supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetForterra Nw: $80,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetAssociated Ministries of Tacoma-Pierce County: $55,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetEmergency Food Network of Tacoma and Pierce County: $48,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNeighborhood Clinic: $40,000 over 5y, 2.6% of budgetHopeSparks: $39,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetTacid: $37,000 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetTacoma Opera Association Professional Services: $36,000 over 6y, 2.6% of budgetFoundation for Tacoma Students: $33,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetThe University of Puget Sound: $32,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetRebuilding Together South Sound: $32,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetMedical Teams International: $32,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTreehouse: $32,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetThe Rescue Mission: $32,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNourish Pierce County: $32,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSpecial Olympics Washington: $30,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetReach Ministries: $30,000 over 6y, 2.2% of budgetMary Bridge Children's Foundation: $29,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHilltop Artists in Residence: $29,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetOlive Crest: $28,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTacoma Art Museum: $27,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetMaking a Difference Foundation: $27,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetPierce County Library Foundation: $26,000 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetNorthwest Education Access: $26,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetNw Furniture Bank: $26,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetArk Institute of Learning: $26,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetPierce County Center for Dispute Resolut: $26,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetYouth for Christtacoma Area Inc: $26,000 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetNorthwest Sinfonietta Inc: $25,000 over 5y, 2.1% of budgetAHAT Homecare: $24,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetPuyallup Valley St Francis House: $24,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetDegrees of Change: $24,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetThe Seabury School: $23,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetRefugee Choir Project: $23,000 over 5y, 3.0% of budgetTacoma Urban League: $23,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetYWCA Pierce County: $22,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAmara: $22,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetR Merle Palmer Minority Scholarship: $21,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetMercy Housing Northwest: $20,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTacoma Community House: $20,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetPediatric Interim Care Center: $20,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetCatherine Place: $20,000 over 4y, 4.3% of budgetCommunities in Schools of Lakewood Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetSouth Sound Care Foundation: $19,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetAshley House: $17,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSafe Streets Campaign: $17,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetSouth Sound Outreach Services: $16,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetPeace Community Center: $16,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetHeartbeat Serving Wounded Warriors: $16,000 over 4y, 1.8% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 134.

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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.

Fuchsg & M Fdn TaiMN220.2× affinity106 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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

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.

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About Kilworth Florence Char Tr Fndn

How much does Kilworth Florence Char Tr Fndn give?
Kilworth Florence Char Tr Fndn reported 103 grants totaling $353,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 47 and 100 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Kilworth Florence Char Tr Fndn fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (18%), Arts & Culture (14%), Education (13%).
Who are Kilworth Florence Char Tr Fndn's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Forterra Nw ($80k), Associated Ministries of Tacoma-Pierce County ($55k), Emergency Food Network of Tacoma and Pierce County ($48k).
Does Kilworth Florence Char Tr Fndn fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 28% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Kilworth Florence Char Tr Fndn accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Kilworth Florence Char Tr Fndn?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fuchsg & M Fdn Tai, The Bamford Foundation, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation.
Where is Kilworth Florence Char Tr Fndn based?
Kilworth Florence Char Tr Fndn is based in MN.

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 192 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-PF 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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