Names Family Foundation
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About Names Family Foundation
The Names Family Foundation concentrates on large capital investments that strengthen community infrastructure in and around Fircrest/Tacoma, with a strong emphasis on children’s health, youth recreation, and public spaces. They fund major facility builds and campaigns—hospitals, YMCAs, pools/community centers, and schoolyards—often making multi-million dollar gifts to a small set of regional partners. While primarily geographically focused on Pierce County/Tacoma-area projects, they have also supported targeted children’s health research outside the region.
Focus Areas
Children’s hospital capital projects and pediatric clinical researchRebuilding and equipping YMCA youth recreation centers (e.g., Morgan Family YMCA)Community pools and community center replacement campaignsSchoolyard and urban park creation/repairs in Tacoma-area schoolsRegional community foundations and place-based capital campaigns
Who They Fund
children and adolescents (including pediatric patients)people with disabilities (adaptive recreation participants)
About Names Family Foundation
Names Family Foundation’s recent giving is defined by large capital commitments that change how children and families use community spaces in Tacoma and Pierce County. The biggest grants in the file go to major facility projects: a $1,489,010 award to Multicare Health Foundation for the Mary Bridge capital campaign, followed by a $1,284,985 grant to The Trust for Public Land for Tacoma schoolyards and a $955,589 grant to Greater Tacoma Community Foundation for the Fircrest pool and community center replacement campaign. That pattern points to a funder that favors built-environment investments over small program grants. The foundation also supports youth-serving recreation and health infrastructure. It backed YMCA rebuilding work in Tacoma, schoolyard creation and repairs, and community-space projects tied to local schools and neighborhood partners. Outside the immediate region, it has made targeted gifts for pediatric clinical trials and childhood health work, including support for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Seattle Children’s Hospital Foundation. Across the record, the foundation’s work centers on physical activity, children’s health, and public spaces that serve local residents over time.
What Names Family Foundation Funds
A major theme is children’s health infrastructure. In 2025, Names Family Foundation gave $1,489,010 to Multicare Health Foundation for the Mary Bridge capital campaign inpatient gym/therapy facility, and in 2023 it gave $600,000 to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles for the Early Phase Clinical Trials Program. Those gifts show a mix of local capital support and selective research funding. Another clear area is youth recreation and community facilities. The foundation awarded $765,747 in 2024 and $755,880 in 2025 to YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties for the Morgan Family YMCA rebuild, alongside $955,589 to Greater Tacoma Community Foundation for the Fircrest pool and community center replacement campaign. It also funds parks and schoolyard projects. Examples include $1,284,985 to The Trust for Public Land for Community Schoolyards Tacoma Phase 2 Schools and $752,106 for Greens Schoolyards Tacoma.
How Names Family Foundation Gives
Grant sizes skew toward larger project gifts, with a p25 of $2,000, a median of $5,181, and a p75 of $20,000, while the recent file also includes several six- and seven-figure awards. The pattern is recurring rather than one-off: the same organizations appear in multiple years, including Multicare Health Foundation, YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties, and The Trust for Public Land. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it also funds individuals. Its active programs are open to unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$7M
Total Assets
$178.4M
Total Revenue
$82.8M
Total Expenses
$9.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $2K and $20K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$20K
Geographic Reach
Regional24 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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