Gary E Milgard Family Foundation-Lori
Tacoma, WA · EIN 81-1344384. Reported 185 grants totalling $11.9M to 96 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Gary E Milgard Family Foundation-Lori did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $35,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $20,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $800,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys & Girls Club of W San Gabriel Valley | Monterey Park, CA | $4,600,000 | 13 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Malibu | Malibu, CA | $840,728 | 10 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Little Market | Santa Ana, CA | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs (bgcop) | Oxnard, CA | $350,930 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vision to Learn | Los Angeles, CA | $290,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Dream Center Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $252,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| New Directions for Veterans | Los Angeles, CA | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| My Friend's Place | Los Angeles, CA | $213,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Downtown Women's Center | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme | Oxnard, CA | $177,620 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chrysalis | Los Angeles, CA | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| A Place Called Home | Los Angeles, CA | $160,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| CASA of Los Angeles | Monterey Park, CA | $150,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Charles Wright Academy | Tacoma, WA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Union Rescue Mission | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Extraordinary Families | Los Angeles, CA | $114,900 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Angel City Alliance | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Exceptional Children's Foundation | Culver City, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Project Angel Food | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Project Miracle | Beverly Hills, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| World Vision | Federal Way, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs (bgcop) and Port Hueneme | Oxnard, CA | $96,930 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Westcoast Sports Associates | Los Angeles, CA | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Worthy of Love | Los Angeles, CA | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| 826LA | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| After-School All-Stars | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Pasadena | Pasadena, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Homes for Families | Woodland Hills, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Just Teach | Carson, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Maps Charities | Sherman Oaks, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of Los Angeles Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Onegeneration | Van Nuys, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Union Station Homeless Services | Pasadena, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Food on Foot | Los Angeles, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| John Tracy Clinic | Los Angeles, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| CASA Youth Shelter | Los Alamitos, CA | $52,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Allies for Every Child | Culver City, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Coachart | Santa Monica, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| East Los Angeles Women's Center | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grossman Burn Foundation | Calabasas, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jovenes Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Malibu Foundation for Youth & Families | Malibu, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Joseph Center | Venice, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stars-Illuminateeducateadvocate | Pasadena, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Salvation Army | Carson, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Village for Vets | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth Emerging Stronger | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Greater Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $49,949 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Santa Monica High School Baseball | Santa Monica, CA | $49,741 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Venice | Blvd Venice, CA | $49,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Su CASA - Ending Domestic Violence | Long Beach, CA | $47,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Campbell Center | Glendale, CA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alcott Center for Mental Health Services | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chp 11-99 Foundation | Costa Mesa, CA | $35,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Many Mansions | Thousand Oaks, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Door of Hope | Pasadena, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jacob's House | Temecula, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alliance for Children's Rights | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Asian Youth Center | San Gabriel, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aviva Family & Children's Services | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Imagine La | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oregon State University Foundation | Corvallis, OR | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs | Calabasas, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Francis Center | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Animal Rescue Mission | Hollywood, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Best Friends Animal Society | Kanab, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Healing California | Alhambra, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Journey Out | Van Nuys, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Beginnings Incorporation | Redondo Beach, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Horizons | Glendale, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rescue Mission Alliance | Northridge, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sloan Stephens Foundation | Studio City, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Awakening Recovery | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hollywood Food Coalition | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maria's Closet | San Pedro, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pasadena Senior Center | Pasadena, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Path | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| One Voice | Santa Monica, CA | $11,810 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Ropa | Marina Del Rey, CA | $10,070 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Awakening Recovery | Los Angeles, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City Year Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foothill Family Service | Pasadena, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Las Virgenes Scouting Alumni Association | Aguora Hills, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mar Vista Family Center | Culver City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Moms Orange County | Santa Ana, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saban Community Clinic | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Care | Sherman Oaks, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chambers Creek Foundation | University Place, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Forevergreen Trails | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Gig Harbor Foundation | Gig Harbor, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Harvest Home | Santa Monica, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Make-a-Wish Greater Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Panza Dba Quixote Communities | Olympia, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
42 of 96 (44%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 47%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Boys & Girls Club of W San Gabriel Valley
KINDNESS IS FREE/ROSE PARADE - Boys & Girls Club of Malibu
KINDNESS IS FREE PROGRAM/CAMPAIGN - Homeboy Industries
18-MONTH RE-ENTRY PROGRAM - New Directions for Veterans
HOUSING HOMELESS VETERANS - Union Rescue Mission
COVID-19 RESPONSE SERVICES - Charles Wright Academy
MEGAN KELLEY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 125 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55 | $2,200,000 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 54 | $2,700,000 | $30,000 |
| 2023 | 28 | $2,300,210 | $32,500 |
| 2024 | 20 | $2,300,620 | $50,000 |
| 2025 | 28 | $2,400,348 | $50,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
97% of its giving went to organizations in California. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $35,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Gary E Milgard Family Foundation-Lori's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 1701 Commerce Street, Tacoma, WA, 98402. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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