Meacham Foundation
Private foundation · Gig Harbor, WA · EIN 05-0590644 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Meacham Foundation
94grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$132Ktotal paid
13states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 94 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $100 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
9509 Wheeler Ave
Gig Harbor, WA 98332-2187
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Fisheries Society Inc | Bethesda, MD | $6,000 |
| Prince William Sound Science & Technology Institute | Cordova, AK | $5,100 |
| Harbor Wildwatch | Gig Harbor, WA | $5,000 |
| American Fisheries Society | Kenai, AK | $5,000 |
| Gig Harbor Downtown Waterfront Alliance | Gig Harbor, WA | $4,040 |
| Gig Harbor Downtown Waterfront Alliance | Gig Harbor, WA | $3,790 |
| Gig Harbor Now | Gig Harbor, WA | $3,500 |
| Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank | San Diego, CA | $3,500 |
| San Diego Rescue Mission | San Diego, CA | $3,500 |
| Juneau High School Band Boosters | Juneau, AK | $3,000 |
| YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties | Tacoma, WA | $3,000 |
| Gig Harbor Downtown Waterfront Alliance | Gig Harbor, WA | $3,000 |
| Juneau High School Band Boosters | Juneau, AK | $3,000 |
| Kiwanis Foundation of Gig Harbor | Federal Way, WA | $2,500 |
| Cowboys for A Cause | Norco, CA | $2,500 |
| Juneau High School Band Boosters | Juneau, AK | $2,500 |
| YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties | Tacoma, WA | $2,500 |
| Northwest Sinfonietta | Tacoma, WA | $2,250 |
| Prince William Sound Science & Technology Institute | Cordova, AK | $2,050 |
| Feeding America | Chiacgo, IL | $2,000 |
| Finca International Inc | Washington, DC | $2,000 |
| Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank | San Diego, CA | $2,000 |
| Mercy Ships | Lindale, TX | $2,000 |
| Finca International Inc | Washington, DC | $2,000 |
| Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce County | Tacoma, WA | $2,000 |
| Mercy Ships | Lindale, TX | $2,000 |
| Gig Harbor Boatshop | Gig Harbor, WA | $1,900 |
| Greater Gig Harbor Foundation | Gig Harbor, WA | $1,560 |
| YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties | Tacoma, WA | $1,500 |
| Nicolas Fund for Education | Mercer Island, WA | $1,500 |
| WE See You San Diego | San Diego, CA | $1,500 |
| Communities in Schools Peninsula | Vaughn, WA | $1,300 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Bellingham, WA | $1,250 |
| Gig Harbor Now | Gig Harbor, WA | $1,200 |
| Del Mar Womens Giving Collective | Del Mar, CA | $1,100 |
| Harbor History Museum | Gig Harbor, WA | $1,100 |
| Del Mar Womens Giving Collective | Del Mar, CA | $1,100 |
| Harbor Wildwatch | Gig Harbor, WA | $1,100 |
| Communities in Schools Peninsula | Vaughn, WA | $1,050 |
| Children's Shelter of Hope Foundation | Portland, OR | $1,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Donorschoose | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Gig Harbor Canoe and Kayak Racing Team | Gig Harbor, WA | $1,000 |
| Gig Harbor Film Fest | Gig Harbor, WA | $1,000 |
| Great Peninsula Conservancy | Bremerton, WA | $1,000 |
| Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce County | Tacoma, WA | $1,000 |
| United States Marine Raider Association | Arlington, TX | $1,000 |
| Children's Shelter of Hope Foundation | Portland, OR | $1,000 |
| Gig Harbor Boatshop | Gig Harbor, WA | $1,000 |
| Gig Harbor Film Fest | Gig Harbor, WA | $1,000 |
| Glacier Swim Club Inc | Juneau, AK | $1,000 |
| Greater Gig Harbor Foundation | Gig Harbor, WA | $1,000 |
| Harbor Wildwatch | Gig Harbor, WA | $1,000 |
| Prince William Sound Science & Technology Institute | Cordova, AK | $1,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Gig Harbor Boatshop | Gig Harbor, WA | $1,000 |
| Gig Harbor Canoe and Kayak Racing Team | Gig Harbor, WA | $1,000 |
| Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank | San Diego, CA | $1,000 |
| Kiwanis Foundation of Gig Harbor | Federal Way, WA | $1,000 |
| Long Live the Kings | Seattle, WA | $1,000 |
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