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Woodworth Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.6M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
58
Grants FY2024
53
Organizations funded FY2023
19%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$185,000
Organizations funded a year
32 to 54
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
1
Total assets, FY2024
$27M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 19% of the organizations Woodworth Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $120k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesEducationHealthYouth DevelopmentHousing & ShelterRecreation & SportsOther
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
FY2024still arriving58$1.6M21%
FY202353$1.2M19%
FY202254$1.0M26%
FY202146$861k24%
FY202052$672k44%
FY201946$592k37%
FY201841$438k66%
FY201732$341kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$1.5MHuman Services$1.4MYouth Development$1.1MHealth$1.1MHousing & Shelter$576kFood & Nutrition$401kPhilanthropy$375kRecreation & Sports$186kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 130 grantees
All grantees of Woodworth Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Mary Bridge Children's Foundation$600,00041%
Young Men's Christian Association of Pierce and Kitsap Counties$500,00050%
University of Washington Foundation$455,00080%
The Rescue Mission$225,00071%
United Way of Pierce County$215,00081%
Emergency Food Network of Tacoma and Pierce County$165,00060%
Multicultural Child and Family Hope Center$143,00031%
The University of Puget Sound$140,00070%
Foundation for Tacoma Students$140,00082%
Central Washington University Foundation$135,00011%
Multicare Foundations$125,00070%
Tacoma Community House$120,00070%
Greater Metro Parks Foundation dba Tacoma Parks Foundation$100,00062%
Washington State University Foundation$100,00010%
Greentrike$80,00041%
Pacific Lutheran University$75,00030%
The Trust for Public Land$65,00030%
Gig Harbor Peninsula Fish$65,00031%
R Merle Palmer Minority Scholarship$60,00061%
United Service Organizations Inc$60,00040%
Degrees of Change$57,50061%
Point Defiance Zoological Society$55,00051%
Trinity Presbyterian Church$52,5005n/a
Puyallup Food Bank$50,00040%
Pierce County Library Foundation$50,00022%
Comprehensive Mental Health Center of Tacoma-Pierce County$50,00020%
South Sound Outreach Services$47,50041%
Mountain View Community Center$40,00033%
Pierce County Project Access$40,00031%
Friends of the Children$40,00040%
Neighborhood Clinic$40,00062%
Bellarmine Preparatory School$40,0001n/a
Tacid$35,00032%
Nourish Pierce County$35,00030%
Nw Furniture Bank$32,50030%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$32,50030%
Harbor Hope Center$32,50032%
New Phoebe House$32,50042%
Ark Institute of Learning$30,00041%
The Youth Marine Foundation$30,00021%
Associated Ministries of Tacoma-Pierce County$30,00030%
HopeSparks$30,00020%
Mercy Housing Northwest$30,00040%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound$30,00021%
GoodRoots Northwest$30,00021%
Lindquist Dental Clinic for Children$30,00030%
Community Health Care$29,00030%
College Success Foundation$27,50030%
Pierce College Foundation$25,00022%
Partners for Parks$25,000112%
Metropolitan Development Council$25,00020%
Helping Hand House$25,00021%
Wishing Well Foundation$25,00035%
First Five Fundamentals$23,50020%
Rp6 Inc$22,500314%
Communities in Schools of Lakewood Inc$22,50032%
Puyallup Valley St Francis House$20,00040%
Caring for Kids$20,00043%
A Step Ahead in Pierce County$20,00030%
Particular Council of Tacoma Society of Saint Vincent de Paul$20,00021%
Exodus Housing$20,00040%
TeamChild$20,00030%
Treehouse$20,00020%
Tacoma Community College Foundation$20,00021%
Safe Streets Campaign$17,50031%
Valeo Vocation$17,50030%
Cjk Community Homes$17,50022%
Raising Girls$16,00025%
Network Services$15,00031%
Centerforce$15,00021%
Children's Therapy Center$15,00020%
Nami Washington$15,00021%
Tacoma Urban League$15,00021%
Medical Teams International$15,00010%
Communities in Schools of Tacoma$15,00012%
Hilltop Artists in Residence$15,00021%
Youth for Christtacoma Area Inc$13,50030%
PUSH for Dreams$12,50023%
Pierce County Center for Dispute Resolut$12,50021%
Tacoma Tool Library$11,00028%
Catherine Place$11,00042%
Communities in Schools of Peninsula$11,00031%
The Coffee Oasis$10,00010%
L'Arche Tahoma Hope Community$10,00010%
First Tee of South Puget Sound$10,00011%
Recovery Cafe Orting Valley$10,00011%
Washington State Historical Society$10,0002n/a
Northwest Education Access$10,00010%
Building Youth Through Music$10,00023%
Olive Crest$10,00020%
Ashley House$10,00010%
Puget Sound Foursquare Church$10,0003n/a
Financial Beginnings Washington$10,00022%
Tacoma Area Literacy Council$10,0003n/a
Washington Home Builders Foundation$10,00018%
Step by Step Family Support Center$10,00010%
Sumner Community Food Bank$10,00010%
Tacoma Art Museum$10,00010%
Clover Park Technical College Foundation$10,00011%
Washington Trails Association$10,00020%
Eatonville Area Council DBA Eatonville Family Agency$10,00011%
Panza$10,00011%
Foss Waterway Seaport$10,00011%
Korean Women's Association$10,00010%
South Sound Care Foundation$9,00021%
Franke Tobey Jones$9,00040%
Pierce County Aids Foundation$7,50010%
Collaborative Effort Inc$7,5001n/a
Edge Foundation$7,50020%
Red Barn Association$7,5001n/a
Second Cycle Community Bicycle Shop$7,50021%
Friends of Independent Schools and Better Education$6,00040%
Food Backpacks 4 Kids$5,00012%
Your Money Matters$5,00017%
Urban Grace the Downtown Church$5,0001n/a
Building Opportunities for Learning the Trades$5,00018%
Sibling Strong$5,00013%
Ted Brown Music Outreach$5,00017%
Fosterful$5,00013%
Reach Out and Read Inc$5,00010%
Summit Parkland Youth Association I$5,00012%
Kbtc$5,0001n/a
Community Connection Place$5,00013%
Homeownership Center of Tacoma$5,00010%
Friends of American Lake Veterans Golf Course$5,00011%
Northwest Family Life Learning And Counseling Center$5,00010%
Kidvantage$5,00010%
Washington First Robotics$5,00010%
Shared Housing Services$5,00010%
Bethel Community Services$2,5001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 16 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.2M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Woodworth Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMary Bridge Children's Foundation: $600,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Pierce and Kitsap Counties: $500,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetUniversity of Washington Foundation: $455,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetThe Rescue Mission: $225,000 over 7y, 1.0% of budgetUnited Way of Pierce County: $215,000 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetEmergency Food Network of Tacoma and Pierce County: $165,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetMulticultural Child and Family Hope Center: $143,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetThe University of Puget Sound: $140,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation for Tacoma Students: $140,000 over 8y, 1.7% of budgetCentral Washington University Foundation: $135,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetMulticare Foundations: $125,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetTacoma Community House: $120,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetGreater Metro Parks Foundation dba Tacoma Parks Foundation: $100,000 over 6y, 2.0% of budgetWashington State University Foundation: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGreentrike: $80,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetPacific Lutheran University: $75,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Trust for Public Land: $65,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGig Harbor Peninsula Fish: $65,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetR Merle Palmer Minority Scholarship: $60,000 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetUnited Service Organizations Inc: $60,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDegrees of Change: $57,500 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetPoint Defiance Zoological Society: $55,000 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetPuyallup Food Bank: $50,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetPierce County Library Foundation: $50,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetComprehensive Mental Health Center of Tacoma-Pierce County: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSouth Sound Outreach Services: $47,500 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetMountain View Community Center: $40,000 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetPierce County Project Access: $40,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetFriends of the Children: $40,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNeighborhood Clinic: $40,000 over 6y, 1.9% of budgetTacid: $35,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetNourish Pierce County: $35,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNw Furniture Bank: $32,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $32,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHarbor Hope Center: $32,500 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetNew Phoebe House: $32,500 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetArk Institute of Learning: $30,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetThe Youth Marine Foundation: $30,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetAssociated Ministries of Tacoma-Pierce County: $30,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetHopeSparks: $30,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMercy Housing Northwest: $30,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound: $30,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetGoodRoots Northwest: $30,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetLindquist Dental Clinic for Children: $30,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetCommunity Health Care: $29,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCollege Success Foundation: $27,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPierce College Foundation: $25,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetPartners for Parks: $25,000 over 1y, 12% 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 120.

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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.

Greater Tacoma Community FoundationWA158.6× affinity81 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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

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About Woodworth Family Foundation

How much does Woodworth Family Foundation give?
Woodworth Family Foundation reported 58 grants totaling $1,643,500 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 32 and 54 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Woodworth Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (22%), Human Services (19%), Youth Development (15%).
Who are Woodworth Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Mary Bridge Children's Foundation ($600k), Young Men's Christian Association of Pierce and Kitsap Counties ($500k), University of Washington Foundation ($455k).
Does Woodworth Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 19% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Woodworth Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Woodworth Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, The Bamford Foundation, Fuchsg & M Fdn Tai.
Where is Woodworth Family Foundation based?
Woodworth Family Foundation is based in WA.

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 147 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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