The Bamford Foundation

TACOMA, WA EIN: 91-1504193

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$24.6M

+66.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.5M

-24.4% YoY

Grant Count

156

+60.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$10K

-53.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$6M$9M$12M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$24,604,080$14,804,449$13,477,074
Revenue$11,226,787$3,510,771$1,458,838
Expenses$1,690,887$2,183,496$2,654,552
Qualifying Distributions$1,627,619$2,124,316$2,587,240
Net Investment Income$90,005$480,943$536,673
Distributable Amount$855,112$670,815$695,692

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$876K$2M$3M$4M109 grants2020121 grants2021142 grants202297 grants2023156 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

MARY BRIDGE CHILDREN'S H…$167KGREATER TACOMA COMMUNITY…$50KFIRST 5 FUNDAMENTALS$40KFOSS WATERWAY SEAPORT MU…$40KCOMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS$33KTACOMA COMMUNITY BOAT BU…$27KASIA PACIFIC CULTURAL CE…$25KGRAND CINEMA$25KTACOMA COMMUNITY HOUSE$24KLINDQUIST DENTAL CLINIC …$23K

Grant Size Distribution

625 grants across all recorded years

574<$50K29$50–100K15$100–250K7$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

HOLLY BAMFORDSECRETARY / DIRECTOR$86K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CALVIN BAMFORD JRPRESIDENT / TREASURER1
JOANNE BAMFORDVP / DIRECTOR1
HOLLY BAMFORDSECRETARY / DIRECTOR20$86,350
DREW BAMFORDDIRECTOR1
HEATHER BAMFORDDIRECTOR1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

14states
+6 more states

Cities

AberdeenAnn ArborAshevilleAtlantaAuburnBellevueBonney LakeBostonBothellBremertonChevy ChaseChicagoCincinnatiCoeur DaleneCovingtonEatonvilleEdgewoodEncinitasFederal WayFife

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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