Puyallup Kiwanis Foundation
The Puyallup Kiwanis Foundation is a private foundation based in Puyallup, Washington. It supports scholarships, organizations serving people with special needs, and services for at-risk youth, with its stated target area in Eastern Pierce County and primary emphasis on the greater Puyallup community and surrounding Puyallup Valley.
Puyallup Kiwanis Foundation at a glance
In short: Puyallup Kiwanis Foundation gave $85K across 19 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $84,866
- +23.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 19
- +72.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,467
- -28.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $2,006,768
- +15.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Puyallup Kiwanis Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- Review Cycle
- The website says the board meets on the second Thursday of the month and that a request should be received at least two weeks before the meeting, if not earlier, to allow circulation by the Foundation Secretary.
- Deadline
- The website says the board meets on the second Thursday of the month and that a request should be received at least…
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 451, Puyallup, WA 98371
Website: https://www.puyallupkiwanis.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Puyallup Kiwanis Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Puyallup Kiwanis Club ($21K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $56K.
Organizations only. It also paid 3 grants to individuals ($27,795), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
40 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 40 grants of 40 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s stated target market is Eastern Pierce County, with primary emphasis on the greater Puyallup community and surrounding Puyallup Valley. It says exceptions may be made case by case. All grant dollars reported for filing year 2025 went to recipients in Washington.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 19 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Puyallup Kiwanis Foundation gives
- 31% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 95% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2021) to $105K (2023). In 2025 it made 19 grants totaling $85K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 3 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $27,795 |
| Puyallup Kiwanis Club Puyallup, WA | Community Service Scholarships | $20,000 |
| City of Puyallup Puyallup, WA | Kids in the Park Series | $6,000 |
| The Wishing Well Tacoma, WA | Needs Bank | $5,000 |
| Sundance Circle Sumner, WA | Hippotherapy Horse Care | $5,000 |
| City of Puyallup Puyallup, WA | Noon Tunes Concert Series | $5,000 |
| Emerald Ridge High School Puyallup, WA | DCON | $3,730 |
| Holiday Cafe Puyallup, WA | Sensory Wall | $3,000 |
| Northwest Sinfonietta Tacoma, WA | Kids Concert | $3,000 |
| Sundance Circle Sumner, WA | Camp Possible | $2,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,006,768 | $312,757 | $104,179 | $84,866 | 19 | $84,866 | $149,692 | $89,711 |
| 2024 | $1,739,506 | $161,523 | $82,905 | $68,914 | 11 | $68,914 | $104,587 | $79,311 |
| 2023 | $1,523,000 | $76,908 | $111,924 | $105,119 | 9 | $105,119 | $58,368 | $73,379 |
| 2022 | $1,516,609 | $53,600 | $303,557 | — | — | — | $36,440 | — |
| 2021 | $1,776,567 | $312,935 | $51,420 | $6,000 | 1 | — | $296,747 | — |
| 2020 | $1,520,051 | $172,996 | $56,814 | $13,000 | 2 | — | $169,548 | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Puyallup Kiwanis Foundation reported a distributable amount of $90K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation states that its purposes are to support vocational excellence through scholarships; help people with special needs maintain happy, useful lives by funding service organizations or relevant research; and fund organizations providing services to at-risk youth. Its website identifies youth in Eastern Pierce County as its highest emphasis and names students at Puyallup, Rogers, Walker, Emerald Ridge, Sumner, and Cascade Christian high schools as recipients of established college scholarships.
Its 2025 grants included scholarships for graduating seniors and awards for community services, youth activities, and organizations serving local needs. Among the grantees, Northwest Sinfonietta describes its work as performing concerts in the Puget Sound area to increase public exposure to classical music and holding music education events for young people. Puyallup Food Bank describes its mission as meeting neighbors’ urgent needs and partnering to assist them, with food as a first step toward a more hopeful future.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 19 grants totaling $84,866. Grant amounts ranged from $300 to $26,325, with a median of $2,000. Notable grants included $26,325 for scholarships for graduating high school seniors; $20,000 to Puyallup Kiwanis Club for community service scholarships; $6,000 to the City of Puyallup for its Kids in the Park series; $5,000 each to The Wishing Well for a needs bank and Sundance Circle for hippotherapy horse care; and $5,000 to the City of Puyallup for its Noon Tunes concert series. Other awards included $3,730 to Emerald Ridge High School for DCON, $3,000 to Holiday Cafe for a sensory wall, and $3,000 to Northwest Sinfonietta for a kids concert.
The foundation states on its 2024 filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. Its website’s general grant-request guidelines ask applicants to identify the requesting entity, explain the purpose and community benefit, distinguish a project from an ongoing expense, describe other fundraising and in-kind support, give relevant timing, provide the latest year-end financial report if available, and state the requested amount. The website also says applicants should use its application form and provide the original and one copy.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Officers and directors listed on the 2025 filing are Traci Frank, Secretary; Tom Bowman, Treasurer; Mike Boisture, Board Member; Scott Engle, Vice Preside; Tamara Pihl, Board Member; Dan Sharp, Board Member; Sandy Warner, Board Member; Heidi Schuler, Board Member; Phil Pletcher, President; and Dennis King Jr, Board Member.
Puyallup Kiwanis Foundation is led by Phil Pletcher, President since 2025 (on filings since 2021); 2 of 15 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Phil Pletcher
President
Board Member → President, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Bowman
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$3K (2021) → $6K (2025)
Traci Frank
Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$2K (2021) → $6K (2025)
Chris Kucklick
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Sharp
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dennis King Jr.
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Boisture
Board Member
President → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandy Warner
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Engle
Vice President
Board Member → Vice President, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tamara Pihl
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heidi Schuler
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Brown
Board Member
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Gillespie
Board Member
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Don Cottam
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jackquie Rutherford
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Jeff Allen (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jacquire Rutherford (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Corwyn Hopke (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Greg Jones (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Pete Bristow (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Stan Cross (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Dan Smith (2020) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $6K, to Traci Frank (Secretary). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Puyallup Kiwanis Foundation
How much does Puyallup Kiwanis Foundation give each year?
Puyallup Kiwanis Foundation gave $85K across 19 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $69K across 11 grants.
What is Puyallup Kiwanis Foundation's typical grant size?
Puyallup Kiwanis Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $4,467, across 19 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Puyallup Kiwanis Foundation give grants?
Puyallup Kiwanis Foundation gives mostly in Washington: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Puyallup, WA (11 grants), Tacoma, WA (2 grants) and Sumner, WA (2 grants).
Does Puyallup Kiwanis Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 19 grants with a stated purpose on Puyallup Kiwanis Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Food Bank" (5 grants).
Who are Puyallup Kiwanis Foundation's largest grantees?
Puyallup Kiwanis Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Puyallup Kiwanis Club ($20,641 across 2 grants), City of Puyallup ($11,000 across 2 grants) and Sundance Circle ($7,000 across 2 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 3 grants to individuals ($27,795), which are not listed by name. Together they received 46% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Puyallup Kiwanis Foundation?
Puyallup Kiwanis Foundation reported $2.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $85K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $90K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Puyallup Kiwanis Foundation fund?
The foundation states that its purposes are to support vocational excellence through scholarships; help people with special needs maintain happy, useful lives by funding service organizations or relevant research; and fund organizations providing services to at-risk youth. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Puyallup Kiwanis Foundation?
Puyallup Kiwanis Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals, according to Grantable's research on its published guidelines. Check puyallupkiwanis.org for any change to that policy.
What is Puyallup Kiwanis Foundation's EIN?
Puyallup Kiwanis Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-0304031. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Puyallup Kiwanis Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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