The Wallace Kent Foundation focuses on local, community-oriented grants in the Tacoma/Pierce County area, prioritizing programs that serve youth, arts education, and basic social services, with occasional support for health research. Their giving tends to favor small-to-midsize awards for program support and is concentrated among a handful of repeat grantees rather than broad one-off funding. The foundation appears to value direct-service organizations that provide education, youth development, and safety-net assistance in their region.
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Most grants fall between $2K and $2K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$2K
About 27% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Many small-to-midsize grants concentrated locally, with repeated multi-year or multiple awards to a small set of core grantees rather than broad, one-time distributions.
Notable grantees: YWCA Pierce County, Susan G. Komen, Bright Futures, Orangewood Foundation, Tacoma Arts Live
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YWCA Pierce County | TACOMA, WA | $6,356 | 2025 | children and youth |
| Susan G Komen | Dallas, TX | $2,331 | 2025 | medical research |
| Tacoma Arts Live | Tacoma, WA | $2,055 | 2025 | community support arts and parks |
| VMI Foundation | Lexington, VA | $2,000 | 2025 | youth education |
| Orangewood Foundation | Santa Ana, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | children and youth |
| Smith Center for the Performing Art | Las Vegas, NV | $2,000 | 2025 | Arts education |
| Susan G Komen | Dallas, TX | $2,000 | 2025 | medical research |
| Bright Futures | Raleigh, NC | $2,000 | 2025 | youth |
| VMI Foundation | Lexington, VA | $2,000 | 2025 | children and youth |
| Orangewood Foundation | Santa Ana, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | youth |
| Bright Futures | Raleigh, NC | $2,000 | 2025 | Children and youth |
| Tacoma Arts Live | Tacoma, WA | $1,750 | 2025 | youth arts education |
| Three Square | Las Vegas, NV | $1,000 | 2025 | children and youth |
| Animal Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | $1,000 | 2025 | community support arts and parks |
| Do The Right Thing | Milton, WA | $100 | 2025 | youth safety |
| YWCA Pierce County | TACOMA, WA | $3,802 | 2023 | social assistance |
| Three Square | Las Vegas, NV | $2,000 | 2023 | social welfare |
| VMI Foundation | Lexington, VA | $2,000 | 2023 | education |
| Bright Futures | Raleigh, NC | $2,000 | 2023 | Education |
| Susan G Komen | Dallas, TX | $2,000 | 2023 | medical research |
| Orangewood Foundation | Santa Ana, CA | $2,000 | 2023 | Education |
| Tacoma Arts Live | Tacoma, WA | $1,325 | 2023 | arts |
YWCA Pierce County
$6,356children and youth
Susan G Komen
$2,331medical research
Tacoma Arts Live
$2,055community support arts and parks
VMI Foundation
$2,000youth education
Orangewood Foundation
$2,000children and youth
Smith Center for the Performing Art
$2,000Arts education
Susan G Komen
medical research
Bright Futures
$2,000youth
VMI Foundation
$2,000children and youth
Orangewood Foundation
$2,000youth
Bright Futures
$2,000Children and youth
Tacoma Arts Live
$1,750youth arts education
Three Square
$1,000children and youth
Animal Foundation
$1,000community support arts and parks
Do The Right Thing
$100youth safety
YWCA Pierce County
$3,802social assistance
Three Square
$2,000social welfare
VMI Foundation
$2,000education
Bright Futures
$2,000Education
Susan G Komen
$2,000medical research
Orangewood Foundation
$2,000Education
Tacoma Arts Live
$1,325arts