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Funding
As a community foundation, GTCF delivers grants and philanthropic investments in a number of ways.
Individuals, Families, Nonprofits, Agencies, Community Movements, and Businesses
People establish different types of funds with GTCF to support the causes that matter most to them. Many fund types allow people to directly advise where the grants go.
GTCF’s Fund Advisors deliver grants to organizations and efforts in Pierce County, across the country, and internationally.
GTCF offers opportunities and pathways for Fund Advisors to achieve greater impact through the principles of continuous learning, trust-based philanthropy, racial equity, and relationship-driven community knowledge.
GTCF Directed Philanthropic Investments
GTCF’s Board of Directors adopted a strategic framework in July 2022 that guides discretionary funding to catalyze community identification and removal of system barriers rooted in racism around four building blocks of generational wealth: Housing, Thriving Children and Youth, Access to Capital, Civic Voice and Power.
As a Catalyst, GTCF leverages its discretionary funding to make strategic philanthropic investments that build momentum of existing and potential community movements. These investments range from grants and technical assistance to communications and networking.
As a Connector, GTCF aligns investments from many different funders. This can include individual, family, corporate, government, regional, and national funders. Funding may be delivered through GTCF Fund Advisor grants, discretionary grants through GTCF, and direct grants from partner funders.
As a Knowledge Facilitator, GTCF practices continuous learning in partnership with community organizations, networks, agencies, and leaders to surface and amplify knowledge about the needs and opportunities in Pierce County. GTCF develops accessible and actionable synthesis of this knowledge.
Funding Practices
In its discretionary funding, GTCF follows trust-based philanthropy practices.
GTCF does not provide discretionary funding for capital projects.
GTCF does not provide discretionary funding for event sponsorships.
GTCF offers open grant application processes for funding opportunities that exceed $100K.
Funding Opportunities
At this time, GTCF does not have any open funding opportunities. GTCF will share opportunities on this page as they are available.
GTCF is committed to lowering barriers to funding. If you want to be notified as soon as opportunities are available, please share your contact information with us. GTCF will use the email you provide to contact you when open funding opportunities arise.
GTCF FUNDING INQUIRY CONTACT FORM
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Click here to see GTCF Aligned Philanthropy for previous years