The Myrtle and John Gossett Charitable Foundation concentrates its giving on small, place-based investments in Joyce and greater Clallam County, WA, prioritizing education, community infrastructure, and local cultural institutions. Grants frequently support scholarships, community education programs, the local museum, and essential services like the county fire protection district; several recipients receive repeat or multi-year support. The foundation favors practical, assistance-oriented awards that sustain civic life in a single rural community rather than broad national initiatives.
A defining feature of the Myrtle and John Gossett Charitable Foundation is its steady support for Joyce and greater Clallam County through practical grants to schools, civic groups, and local institutions. The largest recent award in the record was $30,521 to Clallam County Fire Protection for assistance, showing that essential community services are part of its grantmaking alongside education and culture. In 2025, the foundation also gave $21,500 to Peninsula College for scholarships, extending support to students in the region. The grant history points to a rural, place-based funder that concentrates on everyday needs rather than broad thematic campaigns. Joyce Community Foundation received $17,500 for assistance in 2023, and Joyce Museum received repeated support across multiple years, including awards of $10,000 in 2024 and 2023 and another $10,000 in 2025 for activity support. That pattern suggests long-running relationships with local organizations. The foundation’s giving also reaches small community education efforts and neighborhood nonprofits, with awards that fit a local operating model focused on sustaining institutions that serve residents of Joyce and nearby towns.
Education is one of the clearest themes in the grant record. Peninsula College received $21,500 for scholarships in 2025 and $9,034 in 2024 for assistance, while Various Students received $1,999 in 2023 for scholarships. Those awards point to a continuing interest in student support at the community college level. The foundation also backs local civic infrastructure. Clallam County Fire Protection received $30,521 in 2023 for assistance, and Joyce Community Foundation received $17,500 in the same year for assistance. For community education programming, Joyce Community Education Foundatio received $9,000 in 2024 for assistance. Cultural and early-learning organizations appear as well: Joyce Museum received activity support in 2025, and Crescent Cooperative Preschool received $5,000 in 2024 after a $5,000 award to Crescent Coop in 2023.
The typical grant size is modest and concentrated: the 25th percentile is $3,125, the median is $9,017, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. That places most awards in a narrow band around single-program or operating support. Several recipients appear more than once across the record, including Peninsula College, Joyce Museum, and Crescent Cooperative Preschool/Crescent Coop, indicating repeat relationships rather than one-time gifts. The foundation is an independent charitable foundation and funds individuals, as shown by the scholarship grants to students.
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Most grants fall between $3K and $10K, with a median of $9K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$9K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 79% of grants go to recipients in WA.
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Concentrated, local-focused giving with a small number of mid-to-large awards; several repeat grantees and multi-grant support for community institutions rather than many small, one-off grants.
Notable grantees: Peninsula College, Clallam County Fire Protection, Joyce Museum, Joyce Community Foundation, Joyce Community Education Foundation
The foundation gives primarily in Washington, which accounts for 79% of grants and is also the top state by grant count. Recent recipient cities include Joyce, Port Angeles, Sequim, and Laramie. Joyce appears repeatedly in the grant record, while Port Angeles shows up for Peninsula College and Joyce Museum. All recorded grants in the provided sample were made to U.S. recipients.
The record shows support for community colleges, fire protection, museums, preschool and education groups, and local foundations. Examples include scholarships for Peninsula College, assistance for Clallam County Fire Protection, and operating support for Joyce Museum and Joyce Community Foundation.
Yes. The foundation funds individuals, and the recent grants list includes scholarships to Various Students in 2023. It also gave scholarship support to Peninsula College in 2025.
The grant-size distribution is tightly grouped: p25 is $3,125, the median is $9,017, and p75 is $10,000. Several recent awards sit near that range, including multiple $10,000 grants and a $9,000 grant.
Washington is the top state by grant count, with 79% of grants going to recipients in WA. Recent grants in the state include recipients in Joyce, Port Angeles, and Sequim.
Yes. Peninsula College appears in 2024 and 2025, Joyce Museum appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Crescent Cooperative Preschool appears in 2024 after a 2023 grant to Crescent Coop. That pattern suggests ongoing support for some recipients.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENINSULA COLLEGE | PORT ANGELES, WA | $21,500 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| JOYCE MUSEUM | PORT ANGELES, WA | $10,000 | 2025 | ACTIVITY SUPPORT |
| JOYCE MUSEUM | JOYCE, WA | $10,000 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| PENINSULA COLLEGE | PORT ANGELES, WA | $9,034 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| JOYCE COMMUNITY EDUCATION FOUNDATIO | JOYCE, WA | $9,000 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| CRESCENT COOPERATIVE PRESCHOOL | JOYCE, WA | $5,000 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| WGOVERNORS UNIVERSITY | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $2,500 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| WYOTCH | LARAMIE, WY | $2,500 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY | TEMPE, AZ | $1,250 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| CLALLAM COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION | SEQUIM, WA | $30,521 | 2023 | ASSISTANCE |
| JOYCE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | JOYCE, WA | $17,500 | 2023 | ASSISTANCE |
| JOYCE MUSEUM | JOYCE, WA | $10,000 | 2023 | ASSISTANCE |
| CRESCENT COOP | JOYCE, WA | $5,000 | 2023 | ASSISTANCE |
| VARIOUS STUDENTS | JOYCE, WA | $1,999 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
PENINSULA COLLEGE
$21,500SCHOLARSHIPS
JOYCE MUSEUM
$10,000ACTIVITY SUPPORT
JOYCE MUSEUM
$10,000ASSISTANCE
PENINSULA COLLEGE
$9,034ASSISTANCE
JOYCE COMMUNITY EDUCATION FOUNDATIO
$9,000ASSISTANCE
CRESCENT COOPERATIVE PRESCHOOL
$5,000ASSISTANCE
WGOVERNORS UNIVERSITY
ASSISTANCE
WYOTCH
$2,500ASSISTANCE
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
$1,250ASSISTANCE
CLALLAM COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION
$30,521ASSISTANCE
JOYCE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$17,500ASSISTANCE
JOYCE MUSEUM
$10,000ASSISTANCE
CRESCENT COOP
$5,000ASSISTANCE
VARIOUS STUDENTS
$1,999SCHOLARSHIPS