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Gary E Milgard Family Foundation-Cari Grants

Private foundation · EIN 81-1292744 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$9.5M
Grants reported
44
Typical grant
$150K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

$1.2M

How to apply

This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact
Exclusively Accepted Online Via Www
Deadlines
There is no deadline for submitting a letter of inquiry.
Application materials
A letter of inquiry is the first step in the grant application process. The letter of inquiry is reviewed, and if approved, the applicant will be requested to provide a full application.
Restrictions
All applicant organizations must qualify as tax-exempt organizations under the internal revenue code. Certain proposals are ineligible for funding, such as: annual funds, galas, or other special event fundraising activities; sectarian religious activities, debt reduction, political lobbying, or legislative activities; and organizations that discriminate on the basis of age, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, political affiliation or religious belief.
Original filing text
Contact
EXCLUSIVELY ACCEPTED ONLINE VIA WWW
Address
1701 COMMERCE STREET TACOMA, WA, 98402
Phone
2532740121
Deadlines
THERE IS NO DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING A LETTER OF INQUIRY.
Application materials
A LETTER OF INQUIRY IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS. THE LETTER OF INQUIRY IS REVIEWED, AND IF APPROVED, THE APPLICANT WILL BE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE A FULL APPLICATION.
Restrictions
ALL APPLICANT ORGANIZATIONS MUST QUALIFY AS TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. CERTAIN PROPOSALS ARE INELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING, SUCH AS: ANNUAL FUNDS, GALAS, OR OTHER SPECIAL EVENT FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES; SECTARIAN RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES, DEBT REDUCTION, POLITICAL LOBBYING, OR LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES; AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF AGE, RACE, NATIONAL ORIGIN, ETHNICITY, GENDER, POLITICAL AFFILIATION OR RELIGIOUS BELIEF.

Reported organization name: GARY E MILGARD FAMILY FOUNDATION-CARI

Current grant programs

Opportunities and giving programs published on Gary E Milgard Family Foundation-Cari's website. Confirm details with the foundation before applying.

Organizations may submit a Letter of Inquiry through the online grant portal. Approved LOIs lead to an invitation to submit a full application. Proposals and applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis, and the process can take 3–4 months; new application submissions generally close by mid-November. Eligible applicants: Applicants must complete an eligibility quiz covering the state of operation, focus area, amount requested, and whether the grant serves the Pierce County, Washington area.; Applicants must qualify as nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations under the Internal Revenue Code.; Requests for annual funds, galas, or other special-event fundraising activities are ineligible.; Requests for sectarian religious activities, political lobbying, or legislative activities are ineligible.; Organizations that discriminate on the basis of age, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, political affiliation, or religious belief are ineligible.; Applicants must submit a Letter of Inquiry through the grant portal before being invited to submit a full application.; Organizations may generally apply once per calendar year unless otherwise approved.; Grant recipients must submit an online grant report at six months and again at one year, if applicable.; For capital campaigns, recipients must submit status updates every six months until the campaign is completed.; Failure to comply with grant follow-up requirements disqualifies the organization from future grants.. From the foundation's site: "There is no deadline for submitting a LOI."

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Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
202523$4.9M
202421$4.6M

Where Gary E Milgard Family Foundation-Cari gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Tra Medical Imaging Foundation

TACOMA, WA

$1MTax year 2025

Grant purpose

Mobile mammonw

Tacoma Rescue Mission

TACOMA, WA

$1MTax year 2025

Grant purpose

Services/shelter expansion

Asia Pacific Cultural Center

TACOMA, WA

$750KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

One heart one home new bldg

Tacomapierce County Habitat for Humanity

TACOMA, WA

$500KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Building hope campaign

Goodroots

BONNEY LAKE, WA

$443KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Locker network program

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from Gary E Milgard Family Foundation-Cari's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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