Tucker Family Foundation
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About Tucker Family Foundation
The Tucker Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropy in the Pacific Northwest, making a small number of relatively large gifts that support local community philanthropy and higher education. Most dollars have gone to a regional community foundation (repeated gifts to Whatcom Community Foundation) and to the University of Washington, indicating a preference for intermediary or institutional partners that steward community impact and scholarship or university priorities.
Focus Areas
Regional community foundation support in NW WashingtonUniversity fundraising / higher education support (University of Washington)Community capacity building and local civic initiatives
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizations (general support recipients)students / scholarship recipients
Giving Approach
Concentrated, few large grants with repeat funding to the same regional intermediary (two grants to Whatcom Community Foundation) and targeted institutional support (one major university gift).
Funding Style
general operating / unrestricted support
About Tucker Family Foundation
The Tucker Family Foundation’s recent grantmaking is anchored by repeated six-figure support for a regional community foundation and a university affiliate, showing a preference for intermediary institutions that can direct funds into local priorities and higher education. The largest recent award in the file is $225,000 to Whatcom Community Foundation for general support, followed by repeated $155,000 grants to the same organization and $100,000 grants to University of Washington Foundation in Seattle. Those patterns fit the foundation’s stated priorities around social services, education, STEM, the arts, humanities, youth, and people in need. The foundation continues the Tucker family philanthropic legacy through descendants of the founders. It funds 501(c)(3) organizations and, in the recent grants list, those recipients include community foundations, university fundraising entities, libraries, YMCA affiliates, habitat organizations, and direct-service nonprofits. The grant list also shows support for a scholarship recipient category through the Randle L. Carr Memorial Scholarship in the taxonomy. With annual grants of $2,145,200 and a typical grant size centered at $5,000, the foundation mixes a few large anchor grants with many smaller general-support awards across Washington and a limited set of out-of-state recipients.
What Tucker Family Foundation Funds
Community foundation support is a clear thread. Whatcom Community Foundation in Bellingham received $225,000 in 2024 and $155,000 in 2025 for general support, alongside a $10,200 grant in 2023. That repeated support points to sustained backing for local grantmaking infrastructure in northwest Washington. Higher education is another visible area. University of Washington Foundation in Seattle received $100,000 in 2025 and another $100,000 in 2025 for general support, aligning with the foundation’s education and STEM emphasis. The foundation also funds local civic and service organizations. Examples include $40,000 to Mount Vernon Library Foundation in 2024, $25,000 to Skagit Habitat for Humanity in 2025, and $10,000 to Food Lifeline in Seattle in 2025. The active program descriptions also reference social services, fine arts, humanities, education, and STEM.
How Tucker Family Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster in the low five figures: the p25 is $3,000, the median is $5,000, and the p75 is $9,750. That spread matches a pattern of many modest general-support grants alongside a smaller number of larger institutional awards. The grant record also shows repetition across years and within years, including multiple awards to the same recipients in 2025 and back-to-back support across 2023–2025 for some organizations. The foundation is a family foundation operated by descendants of the founders, and it makes direct charitable grants rather than program-related investments. It also funds individuals, as reflected in the scholarship taxonomy.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$600K
Total Assets
$7.2M
Total Revenue
$506K
Total Expenses
$722K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $3K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
Geographic Reach
Regional10 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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