Korum for Kids Foundation
Puyallup, WA · EIN 91-6528752. Reported 327 grants totalling $6,467,981 to 188 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. Korum for Kids Foundation 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $14 and the largest $415,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Bridge Children's Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $2,015,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| YMCA of Pierce & Kitsap Counties | Tacoma, WA | $560,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Youth Marine Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Step By Step | Milton, WA | $381,550 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Washington State Fair Foundation | Puyallup, WA | $177,759 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Francis House | Puyallup, WA | $122,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pierce College Foundation | Puyallup, WA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Annie Wright Schools | Tacoma, WA | $115,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Children's Museum of Tacoma | Tacoma, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Faith International University | Tacoma, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hegetsus Servant Foundation Dba the Signatry | Overland Park, KS | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Multicultural Child & Family Hope Center | Tacoma, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wa State Community Connectors | Federal Way, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Convoy of Hope | Springfield, MO | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Tears Foundation | Puyallup, WA | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation | Center City, MN | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Rescue Mission | Tacoma, WA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ark Institute of Learning | Tacoma, WA | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Tacoma, WA | $62,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Sumner Community Food Bank | Sumner, WA | $54,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Fusion | Federal Way, WA | $52,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Community Health Care | Tacoma, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greentrike | Tacoma, WA | $46,200 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Multicare Health Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $44,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Trust for Public Land | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northwest Network Foundation | Puyallup, WA | $37,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wishing Well Foundation | Puyallup, WA | $32,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Mother 2 Many Ministry | Bonney Lake, WA | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| New Phoebe House Association | Tacoma, WA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Peak 7 Adventures | Mead, WA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Make a Wish Foundation | Seattle, WA | $26,250 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| St Patrick School | Tacoma, WA | $25,733 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Faith Covenant Church | Sumner, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Northwest Sinfonietta | Tacoma, WA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| World Vision | Federal Way, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| International Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $24,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Fme Soccer Club | Milton, WA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Cancer Pathways | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Cascade Christian Schools | Puyallup, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Convoy of Hope | Springfield, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Exodus Housing | Puyallup, WA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Children | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Children Tacoma | Tacoma, WA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Greater Tac Christian Laymen's Outreach | Tacoma, WA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Lindquist Dental Clinic for Children | Tacoma, WA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Battlefield Addiction | Enumclaw, WA | $19,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Diabetes Association of Pierce County | Tacoma, WA | $17,750 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Fred Oldfield Western Heritage & Art Center | Puyallup, WA | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Communities in Schools of Puyallup | Puyallup, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Eatonville Family Agency | Eatonville, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Goodwill | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Harmony Hill | Union, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nourish Pierce County | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nw Furniture Bank | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Puyallup Police Foundation | Puyallup, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wa State Historical Society | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Young Life - Puyallup | Puyallup, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arts Downtown | Puyallup, WA | $13,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of South Puget Sound | Tacoma, WA | $12,133 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Scarlet Road | Bremerton, WA | $12,100 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Washington Premier Fc | Tacoma, WA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Metro Parks Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $10,150 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| YWCA Pierce County | Tacoma, WA | $10,100 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ashley House | Federal Way, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Charlie's Dinosaur | University Place, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Desert Community Foundation | Palm Desert, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Good Samaritan Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harbor Christian Center | Gig Harbor, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement of Wa | Auburn, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Lakewood Lutheran School | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Life Christiansonja Korum Endowment Fund | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| NAMI Washington | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nicolas Fund for Education | Bellevue, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Northwest University Foundation | Kirkland, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sumner Food Bank | Sumner, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Your Money Matters | Auburn, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Youth for Christ Tacoma Area Inc | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Easter Seals Washington | Seattle, WA | $9,827 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Alchemy Indoor Skate Park & Education Ctr | Tacoma, WA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alex's Safe Place | University Place, WA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Blessing Group | Gig Harbor, WA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Northwest Trek Foundation | Eatonville, WA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reality Sports Foundation | Sumner, WA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Toys for Kids | Issauah, WA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Highline School Foundation | Sw Burien, WA | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fellowship Foundation Inc Dba International Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $6,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| College Success Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Marine View Presbyterian Church | Tacoma, WA | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Leo Parish - Food Connection | Tacoma, WA | $5,153 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Absolute Ministries | Auburn, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Beat Childhood Cancer Foundation Inc | Land O Lakes, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camp Korey | Mount Vernon, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Community Services | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Charlestown Mothers Association Inc | Charlestown, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children of Light Community Center | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clover Park Technical College Foundation | Lakewood, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dads Move | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Home Spun Ministries | Eatonville, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Homeownership of Tacoma | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hopesparks | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Koinonia Community | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Northwest Association for Blind Athletes | Vancouver, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Not One More | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Pacific Coast Church | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pacific Coast Church Co Ashley Wilkerson | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pilchuck Glass School | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Power of Two | Puyallup, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Puyallup Food Bank | Puyallup, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Puyallup Sumner Chamber of Commerce | Puyallup, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rain Incubator | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Raising Girls | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Renton Downtown Partnership | Renton, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sibling Strong | Port Orchard, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Tacoma Tree Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Pierce County | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Puget Sound | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YMCA - Mel Korum Branch | Puyallup, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth for Christ Tacoma Areainc | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brave and Unbroken Project | Puyallup, WA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Claire Bear Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| North Co Development | Tacoma, WA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Conquest Self Defense | Federal Way, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Evergreen Primary Ptsa | University Place, WA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Job Carr Cabin Museum | Tacoma, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Song for Charlie Inc | Pasadena, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tacoma Youth Chorus | Tacoma, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Vashon-Maury Island Heritage Association | Vashon, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Childhelp | Palm Desert, CA | $2,800 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Atlas Free | Kirkland, WA | $2,627 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ali's Prom Project | Gig Harbor, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Seattle, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Changing Rein Equine Assisted Activities & Therapies | Spanaway, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Communities in Schools of Tacoma | Tacoma, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| D a H R T | Burien, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Easterseals Washington | Seattle, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Emma's Exceptional Equipment Exchange | Federal Way, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hooks Baseball Nw | Tacoma, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Humane Society of Pierce County | Tacoma, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kid Connect | Tacoma, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Seattle, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lightshine | Chelan, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stay Here Nonprofit Corporation | Vancouver, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sunshine Kids Foundation | Houston, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Tacoma Youth Symphony Association | Tacoma, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Zgirls Foundation | Bellevue, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Daffodil Scholarship Foundation | Sumner, WA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Puyallup South Hill Rotary | Puyallup, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Life Christian Academy | Tacoma, WA | $1,644 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Agwm | Springfield, MO | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Kansas City, MT | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Stadium Boosters | Tacoma, WA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Special Olympics Washington | Seattle, WA | $1,303 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Charteris Foundation | Federal Way, WA | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Heart Association | Seattle, WA | $1,015 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gig Harbor Rotary Charitable Fund | Gig Harbor, WA | $1,010 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Point Defiance PTA | Tacoma, WA | $1,003 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bonney Lake Baseball Association | Bonney Lake, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Care Net | Tacoma, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Childrens Humanitarian Services | Puyallup, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Emergency Food Network | Lakewood, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Greater Tacoma Community Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lake City Community Church | Lakewood, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mama's House Ministries | Palm Desert, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northwest Junior Livestock Showinc | Milton, WA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Puyallup School District | Puyallup, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reach Out Womens Center | Tucson, AZ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Support the Enlisted Project (step) | Tacoma, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Three Sisters Adventist Christian School | Bend, OR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thunderbird Scholarship Fund | Palm Desert, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wa Freedom Fastpitch | Kent, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Susan G Komen for the Cure | Dallas, TX | $520 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts Troop 294 | Tacoma, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foothills Trails | Puyallup, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Freedom Projectz | Seattle, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Garuna Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Legacy Minded Men | Vero Beach, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Northwest Junior Livestock Show Inc | Milton, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pat Tillman Foundation | Chicago, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Raisbeck Aviation High School Ptsa | Tukwila, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seattle Metropolitan Aquatic Club | Seattle, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| United Boys & Girls Clubs Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Vfca | Bonney Lake, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Xavier College Preparatory High School | Palm Desert, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Blhs Panther Parent Pride | Bonney Lake, WA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sunshine Foundation | Federal Way, WA | $240 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northwest Christian School | Puyallup, WA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Katherine G Johnson Elementary PTA | Tacoma, WA | $14 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
65 of 188 (35%) 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 50%, 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.
- Mary Bridge Children's Foundation
CONTRIBUTION FOR ONCOLOGY UNIT AND BEADS OF COURAGE PROGRAM - YMCA of Pierce & Kitsap Counties
NEW TEEN CENTER AT PEARL STREET YMCA SUPPORT - Youth Marine Foundation
PLEDGE PYMT 2 OF 2 - VESSEL PURCHASE CAMPAIGN - Step By Step
WALK/RUN FUNDRAISER, EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, PROGRAM SUPPORT - Hegetsus Servant Foundation Dba the Signatry
MEDIA SUPPORT & OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO LOCAL MINSTRIES & CHURCHES. - Children's Museum of Tacoma
CONTRIBUTION FOR WATER PLAYSCAPE REFRESH
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 185 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 | 60 | $967,593 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 53 | $1,073,260 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 56 | $1,257,719 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 71 | $1,300,741 | $5,000 |
| 2025 | 87 | $1,868,668 | $5,000 |
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
95% of its giving went to organizations in Washington. 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 $5,000. 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 Washington.
- 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.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Korum for Kids Foundation'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: Po Box 538, Puyallup, WA, 98371. 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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