Oscar T and Olivann Hokold Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation's grants go mainly to public charities under section 501(c)(3) for general operations, across children's and family services, youth, food assistance, health care and cancer research, so a charity in those areas with that status fits its stated purpose, and an organisation with a different purpose should not apply.
- The filing shows grants mainly in Washington, but no geographic focus is stated, so a charity elsewhere should not assume it is excluded.
- The application information describes the foundation as accepting requests by invitation only, while also noting that requests may be made directly with no formal application document, so a direct, relationship-led approach suits it better than an unsolicited proposal.
- About 8 in 10 of its 90 grants fall between $5,000 and $150,000, with a median of $30,000 and a largest of $1,000,000, so that band is typical rather than a ceiling, and in its latest filing 98% of grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, which suggests a first approach should be made with that repeat pattern in mind.
Overview
Oscar T and Olivann Hokold Foundation is a US private foundation based in Lakewood, WA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings record grants mainly for general operations, with recipients including children's and family-service organisations, youth and community groups, food-assistance providers, health-care charities and cancer-research organisations. They also record support for hospital development, building campaigns, museum activity and youth programmes. The recipient base consists of public charities, and the application information describes eligible organisations as charitable, religious, scientific, literary or educational under section 501(c)(3). The grant record is concentrated in Washington. The most frequently recorded purpose is general operating support; other purposes include campaigns and programme support.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Washington.
How to apply
There is no formal application document; requests may be made directly to the foundation.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 98% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 90 grants to organisations were $30,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The foundation requires an organisation to have a charitable, religious, scientific, literary or educational purpose under section 501(c)(3), for the betterment of all mankind.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 36% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 98% of grant dollars went to organisations Oscar T and Olivann Hokold Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 31 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Mary Bridge Children's Foundation · General operations$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Coffee Oasis · General operations$250,0002024 tax year
- Boys and Girls Clubs · General operations$200,0002024 tax year
- Emergency Food Network · General operations$150,0002024 tax year
- Tacoma Community House · General operations$150,0002024 tax year
- South Sound Care Foundation · General operations$100,9342024 tax year
- HopeSparks · General operations$100,0002024 tax year
- United Way · General operations$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Millie Schulz — Secretary / Treasurer-Foundation, COO-Hokold
- Jean M Patterson — President-Foundation, CEO-Hokold
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $18,314,386 | $2,701,790 | $170,168,109 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $19,887,071 | $2,823,895 | $169,545,883 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $20,827,704 | $2,779,034 | $169,361,471 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Lakewood, WA
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (253) 240-4771
- Lakewood, WA