Names Family Foundation
Historical FunderFircrest, Washington · EIN 94-3250195 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$7M
Organizations funded177
Typical grant$10,000
Total assets$178.4M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $3,500 and $20,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | PATRICIA SHULTS |
|---|---|
| Address | 1019 REGENTS BLVD SUITE 201, FIRCREST WA 98466 |
| Phone | 2535667000 |
| Form and materials | STANDARD GRANT APPLICATION INCLUDING NATURE OF ORGANIZATION, CHARITABLE FUNCTIONS, USE TO WHICH GRANT PROCEEDS WILL BE APPLIED, CURRENT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION, LIST OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES, AND COPY OF IRS NOTICE OF EXEMPT STATUS. |
| Deadlines | AUGUST 31ST |
| Restrictions | THE FOUNDATION GENERALLY RESTRICTS ITS GRANTS TO ASSISTING IN THE FUNDING OF SPORTS, FITNESS AND HEALTH RELATED ACTIVITIES OR CAPITAL PROJECTS. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
27% of grants went outside Washington.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multicare Health Foundation | Tacoma, WA | Mary bridge capital campaign: inpatient gym/therapy facility | $1,489,010 |
| YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties | Tacoma, WA | Morgan family YMCA rebuild | $755,880 |
| Bellarmine Preparatory School | Tacoma, WA | Bellarmine enhanced community space project | $500,000 |
| Greater Tacoma Community Foundation | Tacoma, WA | Fircrest parks and recreation foundation - backstop replacement project | $456,786 |
| Game Time Way | Tacoma, WA | General operating support | $450,000 |
| Greater Tacoma Community Foundation | University Place, WA | All-Inclusive playground at cirque park | $300,000 |
| University of Washington Foundation | Seattle, WA | Basketball ops & husky health and high performance center | $268,000 |
| Gig Harbor Canoe Kayak Racing Team | Gig Harbor, WA | Making them great for LA 2028 | $135,000 |
| Greater Metro Parks Foundation Dba Tacoma Parks Foundation | Tacoma, WA | Summer teen late nights 2024 | $135,000 |
| Rainier Adaptive Sports | Tacoma, WA | General operating support | $125,000 |
| Seattle Childrens Hospital Foundation | Seattle, WA | General operating support for generation reach | $120,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound | Tacoma, WA | Healthy lifestyles | $100,000 |
| Greater Tacoma Community Foundation | Tacoma, WA | Fircrest parks and recreation foundation - endowment fund | $100,000 |
| Partners for Parks | Lacey, WA | Fort steilacoom dog park in honor of paula larkin | $100,000 |
| Special Olympics Washington | Seattle, WA | Special olympics washington in tacoma/pierce county | $80,000 |
| Friends of Sequoia Therapeutic Recreation (Dba Sequoia Therapeutic Recreati | Tacoma, WA | Sequoia therapeutic recreation general operating support | $70,000 |
| Outdoors for All Foundation | Bellevue, WA | Group adaptive recreation events for children & adults with disabilities in pierce county | $60,000 |
| Sundance Circle Hippotherapy Foundation | Sumner, WA | Sundance circle hippotherapy - patient scholarship support | $60,000 |
| Sundance Circle Hippotherapy Foundation | Sumner, WA | General operating support | $55,000 |
| Community Health Care | Tacoma, WA | Puyallup health center programs | $50,000 |
| Only7seconds | Chelan, WA | Only7seconds work with native americans in eastern wa | $50,000 |
| Seven Acres Foundation | Chelan, WA | General operating | $50,000 |
| The First Tee of South Puget Sound | Tacoma, WA | First tee youth programming support | $50,000 |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of San Diego | San Diego, CA | General operating support | $45,000 |
| The UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 24 hour emergency care clinic | $40,000 |
| Greater Tacoma Community Foundation | Tacoma, WA | General operating support for pacific northwest native lacrosse | $30,000 |
| Step by Step Family Support Center | Puyallup, WA | General operating support | $30,000 |
| Tacoma Athletic Commission | Tacoma, WA | Salute to sports scholarships multiyear | $30,000 |
| Mops International (Dba Momco) | Denver, CO | General operating support | $27,500 |
| Bar X Project Inc | Berlin, NJ | Summer 2025 bar x project trip to montana for post 9/11 combat veterans | $25,000 |
| Conquest Self Defense | Tacoma, WA | Training facility equipment | $25,000 |
| Northwest Association for Blind Athletes | Vancouver, WA | 2024 pierce county sports outreach | $25,000 |
| Reigning Grace Ranch | Scottsdale, AZ | Outdoor arena lighting | $25,000 |
| Usta Pacific Northwest Section | Beaverton, OR | Galbraith tennis center expanded youth scholarship program | $25,000 |
| Washington Golf Foundation | Tacoma, WA | Youth on course pierce county | $25,000 |
| Youth Empowerment Services for Dine Bikeyah | Teec Nos Pos, AZ | Navajoyes - dine' bike project | $25,000 |
| Alliance for Community Empowerment | Spanaway, WA | Basketball program expansion | $20,000 |
| Camp Korey | Mount Vernon, WA | 2024 fall family weekends for children with complex medical conditions | $20,000 |
| Hope for Heroes Horsemanship Center | Yelm, WA | General operating support | $20,000 |
| Kids Out of Cars | Graham, WA | Kids out of cars | $20,000 |
| Lindquist Dental Clinic for Children | Tacoma, WA | School based services dental outreach program | $20,000 |
| Opportunity Center of Orting | Orting, WA | General operating support | $20,000 |
| Parkinson's Research & Education Foundation | Boca Raton, FL | General operating support | $20,000 |
| Pope St John Xxiii STEM Academy | Tacoma, WA | Psjstem academy outdoor play area | $20,000 |
| Shriners Children's - Southern California | Pasadena, CA | General operating support | $20,000 |
| South Sound Care Foundation | Tacoma, WA | Compassionate use/expanded access | $20,000 |
| Tacoma Community Boat Builders | Tacoma, WA | Opportunities on the water for court connected and other marginalized youth | $20,000 |
| Taking the Reins | Los Angeles, CA | Equestrian riding program and jr. board project | $20,000 |
| The Ojai Valley Land Conservancy | Ojai, CA | General operating support | $20,000 |
| Washington Trails Association | Seattle, WA | Connecting pierce county youth to the outdoors through wtas outdoor leadership training | $20,000 |
| Presbyterian Church USA | Tacoma, WA | Functional gym upgrades and volleyball equipment at bryant neighborhood center | $16,000 |
| Washington's National Park Fund | Seattle, WA | Summer outdoor youth trail program at mount rainier national park | $16,000 |
| Asia Pacific Cultural Center | Tacoma, WA | Promised leaders of tomorrow (plot) youth program works to ease the challenges experienced by our at-risk aahnpi youth. | $15,000 |
| Cancer Pathways | Seattle, WA | Tacoma camp sparkle - pierce county | $15,000 |
| Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children's | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support for dr. mascarenhas highest need work | $15,000 |
| Girls on the Run Westsound | Tacoma, WA | General operating support for pierce county schools | $15,000 |
| Mountain View Community Center | Edgewood, WA | General operating support | $15,000 |
| Permission to Start Dreaming (Ptsd) Foundation | Gig Harbor, WA | Warrior pathh: transforming total body health through wellness physical training and practices | $15,000 |
| Photographic Center Northwest | Seattle, WA | Names family foundation scholarship fund | $15,000 |
| Shooting Touch Inc | Boston, MA | General operating support | $15,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 177 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Sports Foundation | Hermosa Beach, CA | Sprinker recreation center artificial turf sport fields | $500,000 |
| Greentrike | Tacoma, WA | Water playscapes at greentrike's museums | $150,000 |
| Tra Medical Imaging Foundation | Tacoma, WA | Mobilemammo | $100,000 |
| Tacoma Athletic Commission | Tacoma, WA | Salute to sports scholarships multiyear | $60,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7,020,410 | 181 |
| 2023 | $5,968,629 | 179 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 15, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513189349105371
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 94-3250195
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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