Organization · EIN 91-0565571 · Tacoma, WA · Education

Who funds Pacific Lutheran University?

44 private foundations reported paying Pacific Lutheran University $3.4M on returns for tax year 2023.

44 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers

Funders 44

FoundationPaidPurpose as filedMatchSource
The Norcliffe Foundation
Seattle, WA
$1,000,000 COMMUNITY-SERVING INVESTMENTS IN PRE-HEALTH SCIENCES EDUCATION Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 11/2024
The Sunderland Foundation
Overland Park, KS
$1,000,000 SCIENCE EDUCATION FACILITY RENOVATIONS Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
M J Murdock Charitable Trust
Vancouver, WA
$650,000
2 grant lines
COMMUNITY-SERVING INVESTMENTS IN PRE-HEALTH SCIENCES EDUCATION +1 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Egtvedt Charitable Trust Special 1
Las Vegas, NV · Preselected only
$195,409 GENERAL OPERATING Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Egtvedt Charitable Trust Special 3
Las Vegas, NV · Preselected only
$87,132 GENERAL OPERATING Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Ben B Cheney Foundation
Tacoma, WA
$72,000
2 grant lines
CHENEY MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS 2023-25 +1 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Brad and Danielle Tilden Family Foundation (
Bellevue, WA · Preselected only
$50,000 CONTRIBUTION TO BE USED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Cameron Isolde Fbo Plu-Education Tr
Pittsburgh, PA · Preselected only
$48,381 GENERAL OPERATING Same street 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Fuchsg & M Fdn Tai
Milwaukee, WI
$48,000 GENERAL OPERATING Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Nelson Rd Charitable Trust Tw
Milwaukee, WI · Preselected only
$46,971 CHARITABLE Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 11/2024
He Anderson Family Foundation
Portland, OR · Preselected only
$35,000
2 grant lines
TO ENDOW THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND IN MEMORY OF [name withheld] +1 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Mattison Inez Tua-Main
Las Vegas, NV · Preselected only
$21,470 GENERAL PURPOSE Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Groth Scholarship Fnd 30329100
Tacoma, WA
$15,000 SCHOLARSHIPS Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Bernice a B Keyes Tw
Brooklyn, OH · Preselected only
$14,880 GENERAL OPERATING Same street 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Allenmore Medical Foundation
Bremerton, WA · Preselected only
$12,800 PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION IN LOCAL COLLEGES. Same street 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Neeb Family Foundation
Carolina Beach, NC · Preselected only
$10,000 GENERAL PURPOSE Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Gilbertson Fdn Ta
Brooklyn, OH
$10,000 GENERAL OPERATING Same street 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 06/2024
Powell Family Foundation Nancy
Seattle, WA · Preselected only
$10,000 TO BE ALLOCATED TO THE NEW PLU NURSING CLINICAL LEARNING AND SIMULATION CENTER.
Filed as “PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIV”
Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Lundberg Clarence & Grace Found
Las Vegas, NV · Preselected only
$10,000 GENERAL SUPPORT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Lemay Family Foundation
Reno, NV · Preselected only
$8,000 FOR MISSION SPECIFIC EXPENSES Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023

Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.

Foundations that fund organizations like Pacific Lutheran University

These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Pacific Lutheran University, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.

  1. Thomas & Dorothy Leavey Foundation Los Angeles, CA
    Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $4.06M to them
  2. Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Austin, TX
    Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $445K to them
  3. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Seattle, WA
    Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $85.3M to them
  4. The Andrew W Mellon Foundation New York, NY
    Paid 8 of the 25 closest peers · $13.9M to them
  5. Baird Foundation Milwaukee, WI
    Paid 7 of the 25 closest peers · $15.9K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  6. The Simons Foundation New York, NY
    Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $33.2M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  7. Paul Lauzier Scholarship Foundation Ephrata, WA
    Paid 5 of the 25 closest peers · $225K to them
  8. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation New York, NY
    Paid 8 of the 25 closest peers · $3.67M to them

Organizations with the most funders in common

  1. The University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA
    11 shared funders · 57 funders in all
  2. Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA
    9 shared funders · 23 funders in all
  3. University of Washington Seattle, WA
    9 shared funders · 157 funders in all
  4. Whitworth University Spokane, WA
    8 shared funders · 42 funders in all
  5. Corporation of Gonzaga University Spokane, WA
    8 shared funders · 64 funders in all
  6. Annie Wright Schools Tacoma, WA
    5 shared funders · 15 funders in all

Where this comes from

Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.

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