A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 91-6032976Arts and culture

Who funds Symphony Tacoma?

16 private foundations gave Symphony Tacoma in Tacoma, WA $702,182 across 56 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

56 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. The Bamford FoundationTacoma, WA 2025

    Program support - family concert series

    $15,000
  2. Fuchsg & M FDN TaiEagan, MN 2025

    General operating

    $15,000
  3. The Huisking Foundation IncRaleigh, NC 2025

    General support

    $6,000
  4. Kilworth Florence Char TR FNDNEagan, MN 2025

    General operating

    $4,000
  5. Mowry Jay Family FoundationFox Island, WA 2025

    Operating funds

    $3,000
  6. Douglas and Maria Bayer FoundationTH Ave Ne, WA 2025

    General operating funds

    $1,030
  7. Sequoia FoundationTacoma, WA 2024

    Fye 6/2024 general operating support

    $25,000
  8. Forest FoundationTacoma, WA 2024

    General operating support

    $25,000
  9. Fuchsg & M FDN TaiEagan, MN 2024

    General operating

    $15,000
  10. The Huisking Foundation IncRaleigh, NC 2024

    General support

    $6,000
  11. LT Murray Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  12. Mowry Jay Family FoundationFox Island, WA 2024

    operating funds

    $5,000
  13. Kilworth Florence Char TR FNDNEagan, MN 2024

    General operating

    $4,000
  14. Voris Family FoundationScottsdale, AZ 2024

    Program support

    $2,550
  15. Douglas and Maria Bayer FoundationTH Ave Ne, WA 2024

    General operating funds

    $1,000
  16. Ben B Cheney Foundation IncTacoma, WA 2023

    2023-24 & 2024-25 symphony seasons

    $40,000
  17. Sequoia FoundationTacoma, WA 2023

    Fye 6/2024 general operating support

    $30,000
  18. Fuchsg & M FDN TaiEagan, MN 2023

    General operating

    $27,000
  19. Forest FoundationTacoma, WA 2023

    General operating support

    $25,000
  20. The Huisking Foundation IncRaleigh, NC 2023

    Operating support

    $5,000
  21. LT Murray Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  22. Mowry Jay Family FoundationFox Island, WA 2023

    operating funds

    $5,000
  23. Wm Kilworth FDN TWBrooklyn, OH 2023

    General operating

    $5,000
  24. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $192
  25. Sequoia FoundationTacoma, WA 2022

    General operating support

    $30,000
  26. Forest FoundationTacoma, WA 2022

    General operating support

    $25,000
  27. Fuchsg & M FDN TaiEagan, MN 2022

    Charitable

    $15,000
  28. LT Murray Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $7,500
  29. Forest FoundationTacoma, WA 2022

    General operating support

    $5,000
  30. Wm Kilworth FDN TWBrooklyn, OH 2022

    General operating

    $5,000
  31. Mowry Jay Family FoundationFox Island, WA 2022

    operating funds

    $2,500
  32. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $208
  33. Ben B Cheney Foundation IncTacoma, WA 2021

    2021-22 and 2022-23 symphony seasons

    $40,000
  34. Sequoia FoundationTacoma, WA 2021

    General operating support

    $30,000
  35. Forest FoundationTacoma, WA 2021

    General operating support

    $30,000
  36. Peach FoundationConway, WA 2021

    Arts & community

    $20,000
  37. Fuchsg & M FDN TaiEagan, MN 2021

    Charitable

    $14,000
  38. The Bamford FoundationTacoma, WA 2021

    Program support - family concert series

    $10,000
  39. LT Murray Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $4,000
  40. Mowry Jay Family FoundationFox Island, WA 2021

    operating funds

    $2,500
  41. Kaleidoscope FoundationBellevue, WA 2021

    Community support

    $1,500
  42. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $111
  43. Sequoia FoundationTacoma, WA 2020

    General operating support

    $30,000
  44. Forest FoundationTacoma, WA 2020

    General operating support

    $30,000
  45. The Bamford FoundationTacoma, WA 2020

    Program support - family concert series

    $15,000
  46. LT Murray Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  47. Fuchsg & M FDN TaiEagan, MN 2020

    Charitable

    $6,000
  48. Kelly Foundation of WashingtonPort Orchard, WA 2020

    Trio of education programs being produced online due to the covid virus infusing creativity and the arts into instruction for children

    $5,000
  49. Kilworth Florence Char TR FNDNEagan, MN 2020

    Charitable

    $4,000
  50. Mowry Jay Family FoundationFox Island, WA 2020

    operating funds

    $2,500
  51. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $91
  52. The Bamford FoundationTacoma, WA 2019

    Program support - family concert series

    $12,000
  53. LT Murray Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    David Ludwig Composer Residency Fund

    $10,000
  54. Kaleidoscope FoundationBellevue, WA 2019

    Community support

    $2,000
  55. The Bamford FoundationTacoma, WA 2018

    Program support - family concert series

    $50,000
  56. The Bamford FoundationTacoma, WA 2017

    Program support - family concert series

    $8,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Tacoma, WA and are not among Symphony Tacoma’s funders above.

  1. The Norcliffe FoundationSeattle, WA 15 grants Accepts applications $885,000 to similar organizations
  2. M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver, WA 16 grants Accepts applications $2,418,000 to similar organizations
  3. The Dimmer Family FoundationTacoma, WA 42 grants Accepts applications $206,055 to similar organizations
  4. Puget Sound Energy FoundationWilmington, DE 26 grants Preselected only $33,695 to similar organizations
  5. Heidner Marco J Char TrustEagan, MN 21 grants Preselected only $73,500 to similar organizations
  6. Names Family FoundationFircrest, WA 18 grants Accepts applications $374,751 to similar organizations
  7. Zari and Gregory Semerdjian Charitable FoundationTacoma, WA 24 grants Preselected only $138,850 to similar organizations
  8. The Baker FoundationTacoma, WA 19 grants Accepts applications $133,500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 91-6032976 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.