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Pierce County Library Foundation

TACOMA, WA EIN: 51-0180293 Website

THE PIERCE COUNTY LIBRARY FOUNDATION INSPIRES GIVING TO STRENGTHEN LITERACY, BUILD DONOR RELATIONSHIPS, AND ADVOCATE FOR THE PIERCE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$2.4M

+22.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$336K

-13.7% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$336K

-13.7% YoY

About Pierce County Library Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Pierce County Library Foundation is a nonprofit organization, based in TACOMA, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.4M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grants totaling $336K. Net investment income was $47K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Tacoma

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$440K$880K$1M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$2,417,553$1,973,175$1,604,636
Revenue$891,225$1,034,027$1,599,554
Expenses$465,493$704,971$813,193
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$46,844$29,609$8,733
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$97K$195K$292K$389K1 grants20201 grants20211 grants20221 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

PIERCE COUNTY RURAL LIBR…$336K

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K5$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MARY MOSERPRESIDENT1
ESMERALDA SWITZERVICE PRESIDENT1
KATHY WHEPLEYSECRETARY1
JOSH RICKERTREASURER1
WENDY COLEBANKPAST PRESIDENT1
ELIZABETH LUFKINDIRECTOR1
TEENA WARD HYDEDIRECTOR1
JUN ZHUDIRECTOR1
TRAVIS MAHUGHDIRECTOR1
WENDI GALLDIRECTOR1
DEAN CARRELLFOUNDATION DIRECTOR40

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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