Tennesen Family Foundation
Private foundation · Bremerton, WA · EIN 91-1701428 · reported 2023–2025
19grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$133Ktotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 12 of its 19 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $121K 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
4049 Erlands Point RD NW
Bremerton, WA 98312-1570
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Our Saviour's Lutheran Church RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT | Bremerton, WA | $28,000 |
| Our Saviors Lutheran Church RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT | Bremerton, WA | $27,620 |
| Our Saviors Lutheran Church RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT | Bremerton, WA | $21,000 |
| Borrego Lutheran Church RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT | Borrego, CA | $6,500 |
| California Lutheran University RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT | Thousand Oaks, CA | $6,500 |
| Borrego Lutheran Church RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT | Borrego, CA | $6,000 |
| Pilgrim Lutheran Church RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOOPMENT | Othello, WA | $6,000 |
| Borrego Lutheran Church RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT | Borrego, CA | $5,000 |
| California Lutheran University RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT | Thousand Oaks, CA | $5,000 |
| Pilgrim Lutheran Church RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOOPMENT | Othello, WA | $5,000 |
| Union Gospel Mission RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT | Spokane, WA | $2,500 |
| Samaritan's Purse RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT | Boone, NC | $2,000 |
| Fishline RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT | Poulsbo, WA | $2,000 |
| Bremerton Foodline RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT | Bremerton, WA | $2,000 |
| Spokane Food Bank RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT | Spokane, WA | $2,000 |
| PT Townsend Food Bank RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT | PT Townsend, WA | $2,000 |
| Pilgrim Lutheran Church RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOOPMENT | Othello, WA | $2,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT | Boone, NC | $1,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT | Boone, NC | $1,000 |
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