Open Foundations · Washington

Gary E Milgard Family Foundation-lori

Tacoma, Washington · EIN 811344384. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $2.4M across 28 grants in 2025, a median of $50K each.

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$2.4M
paid in 2025
28
grants paid
$50K
median grant
11%
to first-time recipients
$67.2M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
EXCLUSIVELY ACCEPTED ONLINE VIA WWW
Address
10635 SANTA MONICA BLVD STE 240, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90025
Phone
4243209524
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
A LETTER OF INQUIRY IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS. THE LETTER OF INQUIRY IS REVIEWED, AND IF APPROVED, THE APPLICANT WILL BE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE A FULL APPLICATION.
Submission deadline
THERE IS NO DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING A LETTER OF INQUIRY.
Restrictions on awards
ALL APPLICANT ORGANIZATIONS MUST QUALIFY AS TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. CERTAIN PROPOSALS ARE INELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING, SUCH AS: ANNUAL FUNDS, GALAS, OR OTHER SPECIAL EVENT FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES; SECTARIAN RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES, DEBT REDUCTION, POLITICAL LOBBYING, OR LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES; AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF AGE, RACE, NATIONAL ORIGIN, ETHNICITY, GENDER, POLITICAL AFFILIATION OR RELIGIOUS BELIEF.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202641109349100519. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2025 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

kindnessfire

Biggest grants in 2025

The 15 largest of the 28 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Boys & Girls Club of W San Gabriel ValleyCA$557,000KINDNESS SUMMIT/FLOAT
2Boys & Girls Club of W San Gabriel ValleyCA$393,000MANNERS, KINDNESS, THANKS
3Boys & Girls Club of Greater Oxnard and Port HuenemeCA$177,620KINDNESS IS FREE
4Boys & Girls Club of MalibuCA$140,728KINDNESS IS FREE
5Boys & Girls Club of MalibuCA$100,000WELLNESS CTR-PALISADES FIRE
6Charles Wright AcademyWA$100,000MEGAN KELLEY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
7New Directions for VeteransCA$100,000GENERAL OPERATING-WILDFIRE IMPACT
8World VisionWA$100,000LA FIRE EMERGENCY RESPONSE
9Dream Center FoundationCA$77,000FAMILY RESTORATION & RECOVERY
10My Friend's PlaceCA$75,000CONTINUUM OF CARE
11Vision to LearnCA$60,000SERVICES BOYS&GIRLS CLUBS
12Allies for Every ChildCA$50,000EXTRAORDINARY FAMILIES-ESSENTIAL SERVICES
13A Place Called HomeCA$50,000GENERAL OPERATING
14Boys & Girls Club of MalibuCA$50,000MANNERS MATTER
15ChrysalisCA$50,000EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM DOWNTOWN LA

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202055$1.8M
202155$2.2M
202254$2.7M
202328$2.3M
202419$2.2M
2025 (partial year)28$2.4M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
California86%
Washington11%
Oregon4%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Christine ZemanekSECRETARY · 2025
Lindsay TrappVICE PRESIDENT · 2025
Lori MilgardPRESIDENT · 2025
Scott EhlersTREASURER · 2025

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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