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Private foundation · Issaquah, WA (gives in Tennessee from out of state)

The Costco Foundation

EIN 91-1799391 · IRS record · Latest filing: tax year 2023

Takes applications · Mostly scholarships or aid to individuals

In 2023 it gave 3 grants worth $16,320 to Tennessee groups. A typical grant was $3,320 to $8,000.

Takes applications. See how to apply below.

Key facts

Grants in Tennessee
3 totaling $16,320
Typical grant How we figure this
$3,320 to $8,000 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
A realistic first ask How we figure this
About $5,000, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
Where it gives
Davidson County, Rutherford County · plus 78 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Total giving that year
$252,790

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2024$287K—0
2023$253K$16K3
2022$173K—0

All grants paid To Tennessee

How to apply

Contact
Pat Callans · Issaquah · (425) 313-6563
What to send
All information regarding The Costco Foundation is communicated to each warehouse manager through memorandum.

As the foundation reported to the IRS for tax year 2023. Check its website or call before sending anything, because contacts and deadlines change.

Board and officers

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  • Patrick CallansDirector president
  • Brenda WeberDirector vp
  • Richard GalantiDirector treasurer

As listed in its 2023 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.

What it funds most often

  1. Financial hardship (2 grants)
  2. Financial Harsdhip (1 grant)

Tennessee organizations it funded

Largest first. Past winners are good people to ask what the foundation looks for. Select a group to see who else funds it.

It also made 3 grants to individual people. We don't list their names.

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