About Forest Foundation
The Forest Foundation concentrates its giving on a small number of large, targeted awards in the Pacific Northwest, primarily supporting higher education scholarship/capital needs and local arts institutions. Grants are few but sizable, and the foundation favors operating or capital support that strengthens established regional organizations rather than broad, distributed funding.
Focus Areas
Undergraduate scholarship/capital support at Washington state universities (e.g., Dressel Scholars at University of Washington)Local museum operating and exhibition support in Tacoma (e.g., Museum of Glass programming)
Who They Fund
adolescents and young adults (including those with diabetes)children and early learnershomeless adultshomeless and at-risk youthlow-income Tacoma Public School studentswomen in recoveryolder adults/elders (local communities)
About Forest Foundation
FOREST FOUNDATION is based in Tacoma, WA. In the latest 990 year on file (2025), it reported $3,120,900 in annual grants and $20,596,303 in total assets. Its grantmaking is local, and 99% of its grants go to recipients in Washington, the state where it gives most often. Recent grant activity shows a pattern of larger, targeted awards, including $100,000 to MUSEUM OF GLASS for “OPERATING SUPPORT - RED HOT,” $100,000 to UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION for “CAPITAL - DRESSEL SCHOLARS PROGRAM,” and $100,000 to UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION for “OPERATING - DIABETES ADOLESCENT AND YOUND ADULT PROGRAM AT UW MEDICINE.” The foundation’s recent giving also includes $70,000 grants to MUSEUM OF GLASS for general operating support and operating support for Red Hot, as well as $50,000 grants to TACOMA ARTS LIVE, TACOMA ART MUSEUM, and VIRGINIA MASON FOUNDATION. FOREST FOUNDATION funds individuals and uses a competitive grant structure for well-managed nonprofit organizations and citizen initiatives. Its recent grants indicate concentration in Tacoma and Pierce County, with recurring support for museums, higher education programs, health-related services, and operating or capital support for established regional organizations.
What Forest Foundation Funds
Recent grantmaking spans arts and culture, higher education, health services, and community capacity building. Notable grants include $100,000 to MUSEUM OF GLASS for “OPERATING SUPPORT - RED HOT,” $100,000 to UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION for “CAPITAL - DRESSEL SCHOLARS PROGRAM,” and $100,000 to UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION for “OPERATING - DIABETES ADOLESCENT AND YOUND ADULT PROGRAM AT UW MEDICINE.” Other recent awards include $40,000 to COMPREHENSIVE LIFE RESOURCES for “INTEGRATED CARE CENTER FOR PIERCE COUNTY,” $30,000 to CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES OF WESTERN WA for “HOMELESS ADULT SERVICES CAPACITY BUILDING,” and $50,000 to VIRGINIA MASON FOUNDATION for a “POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN SYSTEMS IMMUNOLOGY AT BENAROYA RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT VIRGINIA MASON.” These grants reflect the foundation’s focus on program support, capital support, and operating support for local institutions.
How Forest Foundation Gives
FOREST FOUNDATION’s recent grants show a typical size centered around $10,000, with a lower quartile of $8,000 and an upper quartile of $20,000. The recent grants list also includes a number of larger awards, such as $100,000, $70,000, $62,500, and $50,000 grants. It gives through active competitive grant programs that accept unsolicited applications, and the stated recipients are well-managed nonprofit organizations and citizen initiatives. The foundation’s grantmaking is place-based, with emphasis on Tacoma and Pierce County, and recent awards suggest repeated support for operating, project, capital, and fellowship funding.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1M
Total Assets
$19.5M
Total Revenue
$302K
Total Expenses
$1.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $20K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$20K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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