Garneau Nicon Family Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work is in the greater Puget Sound region and supports scientific, medical, religious, artistic, literary or educational growth, or self-improvement, it fits the foundation's stated priorities.
- Half of its grants to organisations were $5,000 or less, and its stated grant range is $1,000 to $50,000, so a modest, clearly costed request is the realistic size to ask for.
- Applications are accepted only from 1 to 28 February, by 5 pm, so have the proposal ready well before that window.
- Upload the completed application with all supporting documents and email it to the foundation, and explain how the grant will measurably improve your mission and why the work is not otherwise supported, since the foundation prefers that.
- None of its grant dollars in its latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in the earlier filing, but the filing gives no sign of how competitive the process is.
Overview
Garneau Nicon Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in North Bend, WA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation supports charitable purposes in the greater Puget Sound Region, emphasising scientific, medical, religious, artistic, literary and educational growth. It considers capital maintenance projects, education and training, programme expansion, and growth in those fields. It describes its purpose as encouraging and supporting individuals and organisations seeking to improve themselves and enrich their communities, and says its approach aims to address social challenges by creating opportunities for individuals and communities. It accepts applications from organisations and individuals seeking funding for postgraduate work. It prefers proposals that explain how a programme can make a positive difference to people in the greater Puget Sound Region where the work is not otherwise supported or is not fully developed, and asks applicants to explain how a grant will measurably improve their mission.
Themes
- Religious purposes
- Literary purposes
- Scientific purposes
- Educational purposes
- Medical purposes
- Artistic purposes
- Self-improvement
Geographic Focus
Priority: Greater Puget Sound region.
How to apply
After completing an application, applicants upload it with all supporting documents and email it to the foundation.
Deadlines: Applications are accepted annually from 1 to 28 February, by 5 pm.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, none of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 52 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The foundation prefers proposals that explain how a programme can make a positive difference in the greater Puget Sound Region, particularly where the work is not otherwise supported or is not fully developed.
- The foundation asks applicants to explain how the requested grant will measurably improve the individual or organisation’s mission.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 5% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 0% of grant dollars went to organisations Garneau Nicon Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 47 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $5,000 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Two Rivers Big Picture School · 3d printer education access$20,0002023 tax year
- Backpack Brigade · School supplies, lunches & backpacks for underserved students$15,0002023 tax year
- Mount Si Senior Center · Meal service for seniors$15,0002023 tax year
- Vine Maple Place · Capital for building improvements to benefit the homeless$15,0002023 tax year
- Encompass · Early childhood education program tuition assistance, tickets to event$12,5952023 tax year
- Atlantic Street Center · Support for victims of color$12,0002023 tax year
- Empower Youth · Tickets to event, suicide prevention program donation$10,4002023 tax year
- Puyallup Valley Saint Francis House · Clothing bank for low-income residents of pierce county$10,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Scott Newton — Director
- Jason Allemand — Director
- Joyce Schiferl — Secretary
- Lacey Norman-Starns — Treasurer
- Roy Schiferl — Vice President
- Larry Shaw — President
- Charlie Kinnune — Director
- Brook Starns — Director
- Karli Norman-Allemand — Director
- Nick Aadland — Director
- Chris Anderson — Director
- Leeanna Shaw — Chairman
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $442,394 | $47,500 | $15,481,054 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,424,042 | $324,495 | $22,513,273 | Filing for 2023 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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At a glance
Applying to Garneau Nicon Family Foundation?
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Contact
- (206) 503-1046
- laceys.gnff@outlook.com
- gnffapplications@outlook.com
- GNFFAPPLICATIONS@OUTLOOK.COM
- North Bend, WA
- garneauniconff.org
Applying to Garneau Nicon Family Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (206) 503-1046
- laceys.gnff@outlook.com
- gnffapplications@outlook.com
- GNFFAPPLICATIONS@OUTLOOK.COM
- North Bend, WA
- garneauniconff.org