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Filing year 2024

THE BAMFORD FOUNDATION

Tacoma, Washington·EIN 91-1504193·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

* Sector derived from filing type (Form 990-PF), not IRS-assigned

Total revenue
$11.2M
Total assets
$24.6M
Total expenses
$1.7M
Reported officers
5

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024

Secretary / Director
Unclassified
$86k
$92k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 4 unpaid individuals.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at THE BAMFORD FOUNDATION equaled 5% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
5%
Sector median
15%
Middle half of sector
5% to 24%

Based on 35,946 philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$1.5M

Itemized grants

156

Median grant

$8k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
MARY BRIDGE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONTACOMA, WAGENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT AND TOYS FOR KIDS PROGRAM$167k
GREATER TACOMA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONTACOMA, WAGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
FIRST 5 FUNDAMENTALSTACOMA, WAGENERAL SUPPORT$40k
FOSS WATERWAY SEAPORT MUSEUMTACOMA, WAEDUCATION PROGRAMS AND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN$40k
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLSTACOMA, WAPROGRAM- SUPPORT: READY, SET, READ$33k
TACOMA COMMUNITY BOAT BUILDERSTACOMA, WAGENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT$27k
ASIA PACIFIC CULTURAL CENTERTACOMA, WAEDUCATION AND MENTORING PROGRAMS.$25k
GRAND CINEMATACOMA, WATACOMA CREATES SUPPORT$25k
TACOMA COMMUNITY HOUSETACOMA, WACAPITAL CAMPAIGN$24k
LINDQUIST DENTAL CLINIC FOR CHILDRENTACOMA, WASUPPORT OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND UNCOMPENSATED CARE SCHOLARSHIPS$23k
RAISING GIRLSTACOMA, WAPROGRAM AND GENERAL SUPPORT$20k
SAFE STREETS CAMPAIGNTACOMA, WAPROGRAM SUPPORT (TWCI IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS)$20k
TACOMA PARKS FOUNDATIONTACOMA, WAGENERAL SUPPORT$20k
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SOUTH PUGET SOUNDTACOMA, WAPROGRAM SUPPORT (GREAT FUTURES AND BOOST)$18k
PALMER SCHOLARSTACOMA, WAPROGRAM SUPPORT - R. MERLE PALMER SCHOLARSHIP FUND$18k
BRIGHTSPEAK EARLY LEARNING SERVICESRENTON, WAADVOCACY GRANT$17k
GREENTRIKETACOMA, WAGENERAL OPERATING AND OUTREACH PROGRAM SUPPORT$17k
COLLEGE SUCCESS FOUNDATIONTACOMA, WAPROGRAM SUPPORT (TACOMA EMPOWERING YOUTH)$16k
AMARATACOMA, WAPIERCE COUNTY EMERGENCY SANCTUARY PROGRAM SUPPORT$15k
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF PUGET SOUNDSEATTLE, WAGENERAL SUPPORT$15k
MI CHIANTLAOLYMPIA, WAGENERAL SUPPORT PLEDGE 1$15k
PATHWAVES WASEATTLE, WAGENERAL SUPPORT$15k
PIERCE COUNTY PROJECT ACCESSTACOMA, WASUPPORT OF HEALTH CARE ACCESS / COUNSELING$15k
PUSH FOR DREAMSTACOMA, WAGENERAL SUPPORT YOUTH PROGRAMS$15k
RAINERS SCHOLARSTACOMA, WACAPACITY BUILDING GRANT - ESTABLISHING SCHOLARS PROGRAM IN TACOMA$15k
Compare this foundation's grantees

Down 14%
from 2022

From $100k in 2022 to $86k in 2024.

$100k
2022
$86k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 19% in real terms$114k to $92k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($10M - $25M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

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What are THE BAMFORD FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, THE BAMFORD FOUNDATION reported $11.2M in total revenue and $1.7M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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