Woodworth Family Foundation
The Woodworth Family Foundation, established in 2005 and based in Tacoma, WA, provides grants focused on education, youth services, health care, and human services in the Tacoma/Pierce County region. The site lists contact details and an address (3110 Ruston Way, Tacoma) and includes grant program pages and application guidance.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A 501(c)(3) based in Tacoma/Pierce County (or serving that community) working in education, youth development, health, or human services and seeking operating support, scholarships, or local capital funding.
Good Fit
- • Organization is located in or primarily serves Tacoma/Pierce County, WA.
- • Project falls into education, youth services, health care, human services, food security, or homelessness work.
- • Asks for operating support, scholarships, program funding, or local capital consistent with observed grant sizes.
- • Willingness to submit an online Letter of Inquiry and follow local reporting expectations.
- • Demonstrated local impact or partnership with other Pierce County organizations.
Geography
Grantmaking is tightly focused on Washington state and the Tacoma/Pierce County region; in 2024 all grants were to WA recipients.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 58 distinct recipients across education, youth development, health, human services, food banks and shelters, indicating a broad local recipient set for the foundation's size.
New Applicants
There is a clear public Letter of Inquiry process and strong behavioral evidence of turnover—40 new grantees in the latest year and four years of active giving—supporting that unfamiliar applicants can gain entry when they demonstrate local fit.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
