Ben B Cheney Foundation Inc
Tacoma, WA · EIN 91-6053760. Reported 461 grants totalling $13.7M to 277 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$10,000median grant
$13.7Mgranted, 2021-2024
277organizations funded
25%of grantees funded again the next year
$94.8Massets, latest filing
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. Ben B Cheney Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $50 and the largest $1,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 277 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multicare Health Foundations | Tacoma, WA | $2,752,100 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Youth Marine Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $616,600 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tacoma Rescue Mission | Tacoma, WA | $532,313 | 9 | 2 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity Tacomapierce County | Tacoma, WA | $524,082 | 6 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Puget Sound | Tacoma, WA | $437,500 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pacific Lutheran University | Tacoma, WA | $435,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties | Tacoma, WA | $425,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Emergency Food Network | Lakewood, WA | $382,550 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Washington Tacoma | Tacoma, WA | $270,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of Northern California | Redding, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YMCA of Pierce & Kitsap Counties | Tacoma, WA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap County | Tacoma, WA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound | Tacoma, WA | $190,500 | 14 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Metro Parks Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $190,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Goodwill of the Olympics and Rainier Region | Tacoma, WA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Asia Pacific Cultural Center | Tacoma, WA | $140,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gig Harbor Peninsula Fish | Gig Harbor, WA | $130,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pacific International League | Kent, WA | $128,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ben B Cheney Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $116,453 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peninsula Metropolitan Park District (greater Tacoma Community Foundation) | Gig Harbor, WA | $102,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rescue Mission | Tacoma, WA | $102,500 | 5 | 2 | 2022 |
| Annie Wright School | Tacoma, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bellarmine Preparatory School | Tacoma, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lemay-America's Car Museum | Tacoma, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saint Martin's University | Lacey, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of Pierce County | Tacoma, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University Place Parks & Recreation Foundation | University Place, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ben B Cheney Foundation - Scholarship Program | Tacoma, WA | $93,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greentrike | Tacoma, WA | $90,575 | 10 | 3 | 2024 |
| Safe Streets | Tacoma, WA | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Grand Cinema | Tacoma, WA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nourish Pierce County | Tacoma, WA | $80,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Symphony Tacoma | Tacoma, WA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Comprehensive Life Resources | Tacoma, WA | $75,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Health Care | Tacoma, WA | $75,050 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Center for Dialog & Resolution | Tacoma, WA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Coffee Oasis | Bremerton, WA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mercy Foundation North | Redding, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Charles Wright Academy | Tacoma, WA | $74,700 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jefferson Community Foundation | Port Hadlock, WA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Goodroots Northwest (bonney Lake Food Bank) | Buckley, WA | $50,979 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Asante Foundation | Medford, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Shasta | Mount Shasta, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Olympic Peninsula | Sequim, WA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Eagle Point School District | Eagle Point, OR | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| La Clinica | Medford, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northwest Kidney Centers | Seatte, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Options for Homeless Residents of Ashland | Ashland, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Children's Museum of Southern Oregon (kid Time Children's Museum) | Medford, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Trust for Public Land | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Museum of Glass | Tacoma, WA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Salvation Army a California Corporation Operating at Medford Oregon | Medford, OR | $43,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hopesparks | Tacoma, WA | $42,500 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Bend School District | South Bend, WA | $42,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foss Waterway Seaport | Tacoma, WA | $40,250 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Medical Teams International | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Multicultural Child & Family Hope Center | Tacoma, WA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northwest Education Access | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Roxy Bremerton Foundation | Bremerton, WA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sequim City Band | Sequim, WA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Simpson University | Redding, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern Oregon Friends of Hospice | Medford, OR | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Washington Center for Performing Arts | Olympia, WA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Centralia College Foundation | Centralia, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dispute Resolution Center of Kitsap County | Silverdale, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of Western Washington | Seattle, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hoquiam School District | Hoquiam, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Orting Senior Center | Orting, WA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Kansas City, MO | $34,900 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross-South Puget Sound | Seatte, WA | $34,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nw Furniture Bank | Tacoma, WA | $32,600 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Associated Ministries | Tacoma, WA | $32,500 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bryant Neighborhood Center (trinity Presbyterian Church) | Tacoma, WA | $30,100 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chehalis Foundation | Chehalis, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gig Harbor Now | Gig Harbor, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Historic Slavonian Hall Foundation (historic Slavonian Hall Foundation) | Tacoma, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kiwanis Club of South Bend | South Bend, WA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Listen & Talk | Kirkland, WA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lower Columbia College | Longview, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Network Tacoma | Tacoma, WA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nichols Community Center | Fox Island, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salvation Army Puyallup Valley Corps | Puyallup, WA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army Tacoma Corps | Tacoma, WA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Scouting of America Pacific Harbors Council (boy Scouts) | Tacoma, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seventh Street Theatre | Hoquiam, WA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC (providence) | Eureka, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Jackson County | Medford, OR | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Valeo Vocation (cardo Community) | Tacoma, WA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth 71FIVE Ministries | Medford, OR | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Degrees of Change | Tacoma, WA | $29,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cispus Learning Center | Randle, WA | $27,580 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| First Tee of South Puget Sound | Tacoma, WA | $26,570 | 5 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fire Mountain Arts Council | Morton, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Children | Tacoma, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harbor History Museum | Gig Harbor, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harbor Wildwatch | Gig Harbor, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Washington | Auburn, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kitsap Humane Society | Silverdale, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lakewold Gardens | Lakewood, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lighthouse Christian School | Gig Harbor, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Mason Regional Fire Authority (north Mason Firefighter's Association) | Belfair, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ohra Helps (opportunities for Housing Resources and Assistance) | Ashland, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Olympia Film Society | Olympia, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Partners for Parks | Lacey, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pioneer Farm Museum | Eatonville, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salvation Army Nw Divisional Headquarters | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Urban Grace | Tacoma, WA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Willapa Community Development Association | Raymond, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Port Townsend Marine Science Center | Port Townsend, WA | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| USO Inc | Seattle, WA | $21,300 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Anew | Renton, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foothills Rails-to-Trails Coalition | Puyallup, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kbtc Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Morningside | Olympia, WA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| One Roof Foundation | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bay Center Food Bank | Bay Center, WA | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camp Beausite Northwest | Port Hadlock, WA | $17,500 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Next Chapter | Tacoma, WA | $17,500 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aberdeen School District #5 | Aberdeen, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bonney Lake Food Bank | Buckley, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County | Everett, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Central Park Lions Club Foundation | Aberdeen, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Vader | Vader, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Classroom Law Project | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Communities in Schools of Peninsula | Lakebay, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| German Shepherd Search Dogs | Puyallup, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grants Pass High School Athletic Booster Club | Grants Pass, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grays Harbor Historical Seaport | Aberdeen, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Historic Town of Wilkeson | Wilkeson, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jumping Mouse Children's Center | Port Townsend, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Key Peninsula Historical Society & Museum | Vaughn, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lakehead Volunteer Fire Company | Lakehead, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mi CASA | Puyallup, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Narrows Baseball Club | Gig Harbor, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Palmer Scholars | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pool Foundation | Raymond, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Puget Sound Revels | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rebuilding Together South Sound | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Redwood Parks Conservancy | Crescent City, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saint Patrick Catholic School | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint Vincent De Paul | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sound Outreach | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Sound Planned Giving Council | Gig Harbor, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Special Olympics Washington | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Summit Pacific Medical Foundation | Elma, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tacoma Art Museum | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tacoma Community House | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tacoma Neighborhoods Together | Puyallup, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Truly Motivated Transitional Living | Yelm, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Turning Pointe Survivor Advocacy Center | Shelton, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Washington State Senior Games | Olympia, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Washington State University | Pullman, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| YWCA Tacoma-Pierce County | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Kitsap County | Bremerton, WA | $14,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Key Peninsula Civic Center Association | Vaughn, WA | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rainbow Center | Tacoma, WA | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hospice of Humboldt | Eureka, CA | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Therapy Center | Kent, WA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grand Canyon University | Phoenix, AZ | $12,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jacksonville Community Center | Jacksonville, OR | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northwest Youth Corps | Tacoma, WA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ben B Cheney Foundation - Matching Gifts | Tacoma, WA | $11,182 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ted Brown Music Outreach | Tacoma, WA | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peninsula Senior Activity Center | Ocean Park, WA | $10,652 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tacoma Athletic Commission | Tacoma, WA | $10,600 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arts & Culture Coalition of Pierce County (the Grand Cinema) | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ashley House | Federal Way, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| California Careforce | Roseville, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| CASA of Jackson and Josephine Counties | Medford, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cascade Regional Blood Services | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Civics Learning Project (classroom Law Project) | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Franke Tobey Jones | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Key City Players Inc | Port Townsend, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Key Peninsula Healthy Community | Gig Harbor, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Living Opportunities Inc | Medford, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Longview Library Foundation | Longview, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lutheran Community Services Nw | Seatac, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northwest Association for Blind Athletes | Vancouver, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sanctuary One | Jacksonville, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Serenity House of Clallam County | Port Angeles, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| South Bend School Foundation | South Bend, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Sound Care Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tacoma Community Boat Builders | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tacoma Public Library Foundation | Tacoma, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Benji Project | Port Townsend, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Saints' Pantry Food Bank | Shelton, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trails Outdoor School | Ashland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Portland | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Washington Trails Association | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Willapa Harbor Sea Scouts BSA | Raymond, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YWCA of Kitsap County Wa | Bremerton, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Central Washington University | Ellensburg, WA | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Four Way Community Foundation | Grants Pass, OR | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fred Oldfield Western Heritage & Art Center | Puyallup, WA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Job Carr Cabin Museum | Tacoma, WA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Set Free Services | Medford, OR | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Candid | New York, NY | $6,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boise State University | Boise, ID | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Eastern Washington University | Cheney, WA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gonzaga University | Spokane, WA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Great Northern Services | Weed, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pacific University | Forest Grove, OR | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Utah State | Logan, UT | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Philanthropy Northwest | Seattle, WA | $5,405 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Step By Step Family Support Center | Milton, WA | $5,104 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Anchor Church | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cancer Concierge | Gig Harbor, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cancer Lifeline of King County | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Orting Lion's Community Park | Orting, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army Nw | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sibling Strong | Port Orchard, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Kitsap Helpline | Port Orchard, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tacoma Musical Playhouse | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trinidad Museum Society | Trinidad, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Zee Speed | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girls on the Run of West Sound | Tracyton, WA | $4,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Whole Horse Place (the Place of Horses) | Port Orchard, WA | $4,578 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pierce College | Lakewood, WA | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pierce County Amateur Radio Communication Services | Tacoma, WA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gig Harbor Kiwanis Foundation | Gig Harbor, WA | $3,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brigham Young University | Provo, UT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brigham Young University Idaho | Rexburg, ID | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chapman University | Orange, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clark Community College | Vancouver, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clover Park Technical College | Tacoma, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Connecticut College | New London, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Evergreen State College | Olympia, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harvey Mudd College | Claremont, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hillsborough Community College | Brandon, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Floats Foundation Inc | Woodbridge, VA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mercyhurst University | Erie, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Montana State University | Bozeman, MT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Queens University of Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rocky Mountain College | Billings, MT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint Mary's College of California | Moraga, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| San Diego State University | San Diego, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shanaman Sports Museum | Tacoma, WA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United States Naval Academy | Annapolis, MD | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of California - Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Idaho | Moscow, ID | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Oregon | Eugene, OR | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of the Pacific | Stockton, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Washington University in St Louis | St Louis, MO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Whitworth University | Spokane, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Life University Place & North Tacoma | Tacoma, WA | $3,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
65 of 277 (23%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 25%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
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.
- Multicare Health Foundations
MARY BRIDGE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - University of Puget Sound
UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND SYNTHETIC BASEBALL INFIELD - Pacific Lutheran University
PHASE 3: COMMUNITY SERVING INVESTMENTS IN PLUS SCIENCE EDUCATION FACILITIES - Emergency Food Network
BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE CAMPAIGN - United Way of Northern California
WILDFIRE RELIEF DUE TO DIXIE FIRE - Youth Marine Foundation
REPLACE THE CURTIS - VESSEL PURCHASE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 275 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 96 | $4,005,458 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 91 | $3,157,882 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 138 | $3,098,562 | $7,500 |
| 2024 | 136 | $3,411,165 | $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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 91% of this one's giving went to organizations in Washington. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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How to approach this foundation
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- 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 Ben B Cheney Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 3110 Ruston Way a, Tacoma, WA, 98402. 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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