Mount Rainier above forested ridges in Washington
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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 91-6020514

Forest Foundation

A private foundation in Tacoma, WA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 56 grants and $1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Applications Should Be Submitted on
1250 Pacific Avenue Suite 870
Tacoma, WA 98402
(253) 627-1634
Form and materials
Go to www.forestfound.org website, click "begin application", click "apply", and submit a "letter of inquiry" through the online application process.
Deadlines
Go to website, click "guidelines" link, then click "application timeline" link
Restrictions
See attached "forest foundation mission & other foundation details"

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,009,000

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $19,482,818

  • Tax year 2023

    $963,000

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $20,596,303

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,170,100

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $21,543,055

  • Tax year 2021

    $987,800

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $22,600,955

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,001,500

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $21,917,067

Grants paid in 2024

56 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Washington FoundationSeattle, WA

    Operating - diabetes adolescent and yound adult program at UW medicine

    $100,000
  2. Museum of GlassTacoma, WA

    General operating support

    $70,000
  3. Mary Bridge Childrens FoundationTacoma, WA

    Mary bridge children's hospital capital campaign

    $50,000
  4. Seattle SymphonySeattle, WA

    Benaroya hall public spaces improvements project

    $50,000
  5. Tacoma Art MuseumTacoma, WA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  6. Virginia Mason FoundationSeattle, WA

    Operating - postdoctoral fellowship in systems immunology at benaroya research institute

    $50,000
  7. Grand Tacoma Cine ClubTacoma, WA

    Purchase of merlino arts center building

    $40,000
  8. Tacoma Arts LiveTacoma, WA

    General operating support

    $35,000
  9. Boys and Girls Clubs of South Puget SoundTacoma, WA

    General operating support

    $30,000
  10. Habitat for Humanity Tacoma Pierce CountyTacoma, WA

    Building hope capital campaign

    $25,000
  11. Rebuilding Hope Sexual Assault CenterTacoma, WA

    Healing headquarters - a campaign for rebuilding hope

    $25,000
  12. Symphony TacomaTacoma, WA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  13. Valeo VocationTacoma, WA

    Operating - nativity house RN pilot project

    $25,000
  14. College Success Foundation - TacomaTacoma, WA

    General operating support

    $20,000
  15. Northwest Immigrant Rights ProjectSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $20,000
  16. Palmer ScholarsLakewood, WA

    General operating support

    $20,000
  17. Palmer ScholarsLakewood, WA

    Operating - capacity building support

    $20,000
  18. Tacoma Youth Symphony AssociationTacoma, WA

    General operating support

    $20,000
  19. Foundation for Tacoma StudentsTacoma, WA

    Pierce county pathways

    $15,000
  20. Homes FirstLacey, WA

    Roof replacement on multi-unit home for women in recovery

    $15,000
  21. Northwest SinfoniettaTacoma, WA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  22. Tacoma OperaTacoma, WA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  23. YWCA Pierce CountyTacoma, WA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  24. AmaraTacoma, WA

    Operating - pierce county foster care programs

    $10,000
  25. American Leadership Forum TacomapierceTacoma, WA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  26. Associated Ministries of Tacoma PierceTacoma, WA

    Teams voice conversion and copier project

    $10,000
  27. Brightspark Early Learning ServicesRenton, WA

    Operating - homeless child care program - pierce county

    $10,000
  28. Degrees of ChangeTacoma, WA

    Operating support - act six local program support

    $10,000
  29. Eatonville Area CouncilEatonville, WA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  30. Forevergreen TrailsTacoma, WA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  31. Foss Waterway SeaportTacoma, WA

    Operating support - science on the sea program

    $10,000
  32. GreentrikeTacoma, WA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  33. Hilltop ArtistsTacoma, WA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  34. Museum of GlassTacoma, WA

    Operating support - red hot

    $10,000
  35. New Phoebe House AssociationTacoma, WA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  36. Rainier ScholarsSeattle, WA

    Operating - tacoma growth and development year 3

    $10,000
  37. Sound OutreachTacoma, WA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  38. Tacoma Community Boat Builders IncTacoma, WA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  39. Tacoma Youth ChorusTacoma, WA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  40. TeamchildSeattle, WA

    Teamchild pierce county legal services

    $10,000
  41. The Center for Dialog & ResolutionTacoma, WA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  42. White River Senior HousingBuckley, WA

    White river senior housing

    $10,000
  43. Trinity Presbyterian ChurchTacoma, WA

    General operating support

    $7,500
  44. A Step Ahead in Pierce CoPuyallup, WA

    Operating - boost program

    $5,000
  45. Associated Ministries of Tacoma PierceTacoma, WA

    Operating - 2025 shared housing services

    $5,000
  46. Bethel Community ServicesSpanaway, WA

    Gereral operating support

    $5,000
  47. Edge FoundationSeattle, WA

    Operating - edge coaching program for low-income, at-risk tacoma public school students

    $5,000
  48. Foothills Rails-To-Trails CoalitionPuyallup, WA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  49. Next Chapter FoundationTacoma, WA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  50. Northwest HospitalityOlalla, WA

    Operating - vehicle repair fund for vulnerable neighbors

    $5,000
  51. Tacoma Tree FoundationTacoma, WA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  52. Ted Brown Music OutreachTacoma, WA

    Operating - donated instrument repair

    $5,000
  53. The Mockingbird SocietySeattle, WA

    Operating - pierce county mockingbird youth network

    $5,000
  54. The Mustard Seed ProjectVaughn, WA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  55. Washington Trails AssociationSeattle, WA

    Operating support - increasing access and removing barriers to the outdoors in pierce county

    $5,000
  56. Diabetes Association of Pierce CountyTacoma, WA

    Operating support - panther day camp

    $1,500

Approved for future payment

9 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Seattle OperaSeattle, WA

    Der ring des nibelungen support in honor and memory of annette b. Weyerhaeuser

    $100,000
  2. Tacoma Art MuseumTacoma, WA

    Imagine more capital campaign

    $50,000
  3. Tacoma Art MuseumTacoma, WA

    Imagine more capital campaign

    $50,000
  4. Tacoma Art MuseumTacoma, WA

    Imagine more capital campaign

    $50,000
  5. Friends of Lakewold DBA LakewoldLakewold, WA

    Lakewold gardens carriage house rehabilitation and accessibility improvements

    $25,000
  6. Olympia Film SocietyOlympia, WA

    Olympia film society's capitol theater exterior project - capital improvement

    $10,000
  7. Olympic Peninsula Young MensSequim, WA

    Youth camp and adventure passanger van

    $10,000
  8. Tacoma Little TheatreTacoma, WA

    Lobby and bathroom renovation (the flush campaign)

    $10,000
  9. The Coffee OasisBremerton, WA

    Kitsap youth center improvement campaign

    $10,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture12 grants $300,00042% of the total
  2. Education7 grants $180,00025% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $51,5007% of the total
  4. Youth development2 grants $45,0006% of the total
  5. Human services5 grants $35,0005% of the total
  6. Housing and shelter3 grants $25,0003% of the total
  7. 6 other causes8 grants $80,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington56 grants $1,009,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Gail T WeyerhaeuserPRESIDENT, TREASURER Hours 3Pay $25,000
  • Brian F BoydEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 20Pay $0
  • William T WeyerhaeuserDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • W Drew WeyerhaeuserDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Benjamin D WeyerhaeuserVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • John KeolkerSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

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