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Private foundation (trust)EIN 911504193Est. 1991-08

THE BAMFORD FOUNDATION

TACOMA, WA 98401

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$24.6M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.5M

FY 2024

Grants Made

156

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$10K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$167K

Typical

Deadlines

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Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$11.2M

Total Expenses

$1.7M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.6M

Distributable Amount

$855K

Min. Investment Return

$856K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

156 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $8K to maximum $167K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2019 to 2024. Peak $3.2M in 2019. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

500 grants

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION (UW-TACOMA)
$754K
4 grants
GREENTRIKE
$750K
4 grants
YMCA OF PIERCE AND KITSAP COUNTIES
$364K
3 grants
GREATER TACOMA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$355K
4 grants
MARY BRIDGE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$346K
4 grants
FOSS WATERWAY SEAPORT MUSEUM
$270K
4 grants
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SOUTH PUGET SOUND
$232K
4 grants
FOUNDATION FOR TACOMA STUDENTS
$217K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
302
grants
$10–50K
171
grants
$50–250K
24
grants
$250K–1M
3
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

14 states

Washington
$9.0M
97% of total
California
$101K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$78K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$38K
0% of total
North Carolina
$25K
0% of total
Illinois
$16K
0% of total
Ohio
$15K
0% of total
New Jersey
$6K
0% of total
Idaho
$4K
0% of total
Maryland
$3K
0% of total

+4 more states

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