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Pierce County is a collage of many communities. We each have our own contributions to make.

GTCF supports a thriving Pierce County by partnering across many different communities, supporting aligned actions, leveraging resources to achieve diversity, access and inclusion, and learning from people with lived experience about the strategies and tactics that remove systemic barriers rooted in historic and ongoing racism.

Funding

As a community foundation, GTCF delivers grants and philanthropic investments in a number of ways.  Learn more about how GTCF aligns funding to help build a thriving Pierce County now and for generations to come. 

Intermediary Funding Partnerships

As a community foundation, GTCF can act as an intermediary partner to government agencies. Because of its community foundation structure, GTCF can deliver funding with lower barriers than government reimbursement-only contracts. This can make funding more accessible to the communities identified by government agencies. GTCF’s more flexible funding capacity also ensures Pierce County organizations and community can access government funding.

Community Stories

Through partnership, aligned action, and lived experience, people in Pierce County have discovered lessons and successful strategies to build a thriving Pierce County. When people share the wisdom of those experiences, the whole community benefits.

GTCF Impact Lessons

At GTCF we’ve seen how much more we can accomplish when we work together.  Read more about community partnerships and initiatives GTCF has helped lead in recent years and learn more about what it takes to build community in Pierce County.