The Allenmore Medical Foundation concentrates its giving on supporting medical education and scholarships for students in the Tacoma/Pierce County region. Its recent activity included a large terminal distribution to the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation earmarked for medical educational scholarships and recurring scholarship grants to local higher-education institutions. The foundation appears focused on sustaining local pipeline opportunities into medical careers rather than broad national health programs.
A $657,760 terminal distribution to Greater Tacoma Community Foundation defines Allenmore Medical Foundation C/o Joe Manjarrez Hearthstone Group’s recent grantmaking. The grant was earmarked to further medical educational scholarships after termination, showing that the foundation’s giving is built around preserving scholarship support rather than funding a broad mix of programs. Around that central transaction, the foundation has also continued smaller scholarship awards to Tacoma-based colleges for students pursuing medical education. Those grants point to a consistent local pipeline strategy: help students in the Tacoma/Pierce County area move into healthcare study and training. The recent record shows repeated support for the same education-oriented institutions, including Tacoma Community College and Pacific Lutheran University, alongside other local universities in Tacoma. The foundation’s work is narrowly focused on tuition assistance and scholarship support for medical and health-related study, with a local geographic footprint and individual beneficiaries at the center of its giving.
The foundation’s clearest theme is medical education scholarships. In 2024, it gave $18,000 to Tacoma Community College for scholarship funds for the furtherance of medical education in local colleges, and it made the same award in 2023. It also supported Pacific Lutheran University with $12,800 in both 2023 and 2024 for the same stated purpose. A third education pathway appears in its support for University of Puget Sound, which received $5,000 in each of 2023 and 2024 for medical-education scholarships. The foundation also funded University of Washington Tacoma with $4,000 in both years for the furtherance of medical education in local colleges. Across these grants, the purpose language stays tightly tied to scholarship support for medical or health-related study.
Grant sizes cluster in the low five figures for operating scholarship awards: the typical grant size is $4,750 at the 25th percentile, $8,900 at the median, and $14,100 at the 75th percentile. The pattern also includes a much larger liquidation distribution in 2025, which sits outside the regular scholarship range. Recurrence is clear in the recent record, with several recipients receiving the same scholarship grant in both 2023 and 2024. The foundation appears to use restricted scholarship funding rather than program-related investments, and the recipient list includes individuals as a beneficiary type.
$658K
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$18K
$683K
Most grants fall between $5K and $14K, with a median of $9K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$9K
75th Percentile
$14K
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Highly concentrated: very few grants, one large terminal/distribution grant plus repeat modest scholarship awards to the same local colleges; focused, place-based giving rather than diversified or national grantmaking.
Notable grantees: Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, Tacoma Community College, Pacific Lutheran University
Giving is fully concentrated in Washington, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state and Washington also the top state by grant count. The recipient cities in the recent record are all Tacoma, including Tacoma Community College, Pacific Lutheran University, University of Puget Sound, University of Washington Tacoma, and Greater Tacoma Community Foundation. That pattern shows a local Tacoma/Pierce County footprint rather than multi-state support. The distribution is entirely domestic, with all recent grants going to US recipients.
Its recent grants are focused on medical education scholarships and tuition support for students in the Tacoma/Pierce County area. The named recipients are local colleges and a community foundation used to carry scholarship support forward after termination.
Yes. Several recipients appear in both 2023 and 2024, including Tacoma Community College at $18,000 each year, Pacific Lutheran University at $12,800 each year, University of Puget Sound at $5,000 each year, and University of Washington Tacoma at $4,000 each year.
The grant-size distribution is modest for routine awards: the 25th percentile is $4,750, the median is $8,900, and the 75th percentile is $14,100. The recent record also includes a $657,760 liquidation distribution in 2025.
Its giving is local and entirely in Washington. All recent grants went to US recipients, and the recipient cities in the record are all in Tacoma.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREATER TACOMA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION - DISTRIBUTION IN LIQUIDATION OF ENTIT | TACOMA, WA | $657,760 | 2025 | FURTHER THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS POST TERMINATION |
| TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE | TACOMA, WA | $18,000 | 2024 | PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION IN LOCAL COLLEGES. |
| PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY | TACOMA, WA | $12,800 | 2024 | PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION IN LOCAL COLLEGES. |
| UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND | TACOMA, WA | $5,000 | 2024 | PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION IN LOCAL COLLEGES. |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON TACOMA | TACOMA, WA | $4,000 | 2024 | PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION IN LOCAL COLLEGES. |
| TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE | TACOMA, WA | $18,000 | 2023 | PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION IN LOCAL COLLEGES. |
| PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY | TACOMA, WA | $12,800 | 2023 | PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION IN LOCAL COLLEGES. |
| UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND | TACOMA, WA | $5,000 | 2023 | PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION IN LOCAL COLLEGES. |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON TACOMA | TACOMA, WA | $4,000 | 2023 | PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION IN LOCAL COLLEGES. |
GREATER TACOMA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION - DISTRIBUTION IN LIQUIDATION OF ENTIT
$657,760FURTHER THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS POST TERMINATION
TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
$18,000PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION IN LOCAL COLLEGES.
PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY
$12,800PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION IN LOCAL COLLEGES.
UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND
$5,000PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION IN LOCAL COLLEGES.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON TACOMA
$4,000PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION IN LOCAL COLLEGES.
TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION IN LOCAL COLLEGES.
PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY
$12,800PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION IN LOCAL COLLEGES.
UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND
$5,000PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION IN LOCAL COLLEGES.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON TACOMA
$4,000PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION IN LOCAL COLLEGES.