Month: June 2025
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A Picture of What Pierce County Cares About
2024 GTCF GIVING Hundreds of individual choices in 2024 added up to $19 million in community investments that help build a thriving Pierce County. In 2024, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation distributed more than $19 million in support of nonprofits, causes, and community movements. This funding tells a much deeper story than simply dollars. Behind > Continue Reading
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Profiles in Pierce County Community Leadership
Local farms that support food sovereignty. A family resource center that offers bi-lingual cooking classes. Counseling and recovery programs that utilize traditional wellness practices. A sports program that helps Native Youth reconnect with their cultural heritage through lacrosse, a historically Indigenous game. These are examples of just a few of the Pierce County organizations a > Continue Reading
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Flexible Funding Accelerates Community-Led Solutions
Engaging a Local Advisory Team to guide funding decisions supports promising community-led solutions that might be overlooked or excluded by more traditional grant practices. Winona Stevens had a difficult decision to make. A state contract offered funding to support the work of the organization she leads. But, the contract requirements undermined the cultural practices of > Continue Reading
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Pilates Tacoma – Community Reinvestment Project Spotlight
Pilates Tacoma is one of 30 By/For Black, Latine, and Indigenous Kin organizations in Pierce County recommended by the Pierce County Local Advisory Team to receive funding through the Washington State Department of Commerce’s Community Reinvestment Project. GTCF contracted with Commerce to convene the Pierce County Local Advisory Team and deliver funding based on their > Continue Reading
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Rainier Scholars – Community Reinvestment Project Spotlight
Rainier Scholars is one of 30 By/For Black, Latine, and Indigenous Kin organizations in Pierce County recommended by the Pierce County Local Advisory Team to receive funding through the Washington State Department of Commerce’s Community Reinvestment Project. GTCF contracted with Commerce to convene the Pierce County Local Advisory Team and deliver funding based on their recommendations. You can read > Continue Reading
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Vision Step Team – Community Reinvestment Project Spotlight
Vison Step Team (VST) was one of 30 By/For Black, Latine, and Indigenous Kin organizations in Pierce County who were recommended by the Pierce County Local Advisory Team to receive funding through the Washington State Department of Commerce’s Community Reinvestment Project. GTCF contracted with Commerce to convene the Pierce County Local Advisory Team and deliver > Continue Reading
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Raising Girls – Community Reinvestment Project Spotlight
Raising Girls is one 30 By/For Black, Latine, and Indigenous Kin organizations in Pierce County recommended by the Pierce County Local Advisory Team to receive funding through the Washington State Department of Commerce’s Community Reinvestment Project. GTCF contracted with Commerce to convene the Pierce County Local Advisory Team and deliver funding based on their recommendations. You can read more > Continue Reading
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Esperanza Móvil – Community Reinvestment Project Spotlight
Esperanza Móvil is one of 30 By/For Black, Latine, and Indigenous Kin organizations in Pierce County recommended by the Pierce County Local Advisory Team to receive funding through the Washington State Department of Commerce’s Community Reinvestment Project. GTCF contracted with Commerce to convene the Pierce County Local Advisory Team and deliver funding based on their > Continue Reading
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Mi Chiantla – Community Reinvestment Project Spotlight
Mi Chiantla is one of 30 By/For Black, Latine, and Indigenous Kin organizations in Pierce County recommended by the Pierce County Local Advisory Team to receive funding through the Washington State Department of Commerce’s Community Reinvestment Project. GTCF contracted with Commerce to convene the Pierce County Local Advisory Team and deliver funding based on their > Continue Reading
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Rytek Technology – Community Reinvestment Project Spotlight
Rytek Technology is one 30 By/For Black, Latine, and Indigenous Kin organizations in Pierce County who were recommended by the Pierce County Local Advisory Team to receive funding through the Washington State Department of Commerce’s Community Reinvestment Project. GTCF contracted with Commerce to convene the Pierce County Local Advisory Team and deliver funding based on > Continue Reading