Public Charity

FOUNDATION FOR TACOMA STUDENTS

FOUNDATION FOR TACOMA STUDENTS, of TACOMA, WA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $4.3M in revenue, $4.4M in expenses, $846K in total assets. 78 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $6.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 273029219 TACOMA, WA Fund Raising & Fund Distribution NTEE: B12 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$4.3M
Total Expenses$4.4M
Total Assets$846K
Grant Records78
Funding Total$6.5M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

TO INCREASE BY 50% BOTH THE GRADUATION RATE OF TACOMA PUBLIC SCHOOLS STUDENTS AND THOSE WHO COMPLETE A COLLEGE DEGREE OR TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE. SUCCESS WILL REQUIRE MEASURING AND CLOSING GAPS IN ACCESS, OPPORTUNITIES AND ACHIEVEMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS FROM CRADLE TO COLLEGE AND CAREER.

Where $100 goes at Foundation for Tacoma Students

How Foundation for Tacoma Students divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$70 Programs the work itself
$22 Management running the organization
$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $70 for programs

$70
Foundation for Tacoma Students provides management and coordination of community-wide strategies designed to increase by 50% both the graduation rate of Tacoma public schools students and those who…
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Ben Withworth
DIRECTOR Cassandra Mitchell
TREASURER David Jones
DIRECTOR Dr Chio Flores
BOARD CHAIR Dr Ivan Harrell Ii
DIRECTOR Dr Joyce Loveday

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$4,825,962 54 grants
Human & Social Services
$1,083,350 5 grants
Economic Development
$78,600 5 grants
Education
$58,578 2 grants
Training & Professional Development
$30,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $4.3M $4.4M $846K
2023 $2.8M $4.2M $1000K
2022 $1.4M $2.9M $2.3M
2020 $3.6M $3.2M $3.8M
2019 $4.1M $3.0M $3.7M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $4.1M to $4.3M (+3%), with total assets most recently reported at $846K.

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