Grant funders

The Bamford Foundation

Private foundation, Washington

United States
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Given in 2024 $1.5m
Typical grant $8,000 Middle half $5,000 to $12k
New grantees in 2024 40% first grant from this funder

Giving by year

40% of 2024 grantees were new to this funder

Amount and number of grants we hold records for in each year, which can be less than everything the funder gave. The current year is incomplete.

Where it gives

Washington 303 grants · typical $10k
North Carolina 3 grants · typical $5,000
District of Columbia 3 grants · typical $5,000
California 2 grants · typical $48k
Illinois 1 grant · typical $15k
Massachusetts 1 grant · typical $7,500
Ohio 1 grant · typical $15k

All years we hold. Grants with no recorded place are left out.

Latest grants made

Tacoma Youth Chorus Grant to Tacoma Youth Chorus $8,000 31 Dec 2024
Associated Ministries Grant to Associated Ministries $10k 31 Dec 2024
Hopesparks Grant to Hopesparks $10k 31 Dec 2024
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Foundation Grant to Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Foundation $167k 31 Dec 2024
Tacoma Refugee Choir Grant to Tacoma Refugee Choir $7,500 31 Dec 2024
Pierce County Explorer Search & Rescue Grant to Pierce County Explorer Search & Rescue $5,000 31 Dec 2024
Harbor Hope Center Grant to Harbor Hope Center $5,000 31 Dec 2024
Arms Around You Grant to Arms Around You $5,000 31 Dec 2024
Pierce County Project Access Grant to Pierce County Project Access $15k 31 Dec 2024
Job Carr Cabin Museum Grant to Job Carr Cabin Museum $7,500 31 Dec 2024

How to apply

How to apply
The bamford foundation has now adopted an online grants portal through which organizations May submit a letter of inquiry. Www.grantinterface.com. See www.bamfordfoundation.org for more information.
Deadlines
For 2025, grant cycles will occur during the winter, spring, and summer quarters.
Restrictions
For 2025, the foundation will focus on leveraging the impact of small (less than 15,000) size grants with both new and existing grant partners. The foundation continues to make grants aligned with four priority giving areas, primarily within the greater tacoma and pierce county, in the spirt of our founders' mission to improve the quality of life of individuals and families and strengthen their communities. Our four giving priorities: Basic needs, early learning and parent support, expanded learning opportunities, post-secondary ed & job training.
Contact
Holly Bamford
Address
PO Box 1135, Tacoma, WA 98401
Phone
2539057614
Email
Holly@bamfordfoundation.org

From the funder's IRS Form 990-PF for the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Data: Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 990-series e-file data. (Public IRS data); Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 990-series e-file data (Public IRS data)