R Merle Palmer Minority Scholarship
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$1.9M
Foundation funders
24
Grants recorded
81
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds R Merle Palmer Minority Scholarship?
R Merle Palmer Minority Scholarship is funded by 24 grantmakers, led by Greater Tacoma Community Foundation ($510K), M J Murdock Charitable Trust ($392K), Stewardship Foundation ($185K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.9M in grants to R Merle Palmer Minority Scholarship between 2019–2025.
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2019) to $478K (2022). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $103K.
What grants has R Merle Palmer Minority Scholarship received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Moccasin Lake Foundation | Advancing Educational Equity for Pierce County Youth of color fund | $40,000 |
| 2025 | Tacoma Sunrise Rotary Club Foundation | SCHOLARSHIPS | $20,500 |
| 2025 | Washington Women's Foundation | UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION | $20,000 |
| 2025 | Washington Women's Foundation | UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION | $20,000 |
| 2025 | Elliott Family Foundation | SUPPORT FOR UNDERREPRESENTED PIERCE COUNTY STUDENTS OF COLOR IN PURSUIT OF HIGHER EDUCATION | $2,500 |
| 2024 | Greater Tacoma Community Foundation | OPERATING SUPPORT, CAPITAL SUPPORT | $73,030 |
| 2024 | Employees Community Fund of the Boeing Company | COMMUNITY SUPPORT | $40,000 |
| 2024 | Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc | OPERATING SUPPORT | $35,000 |
| 2024 | M J Murdock Charitable Trust | NEW STAFF | $33,000 |
| 2024 | M J Murdock Charitable Trust | NEW STAFF | $33,000 |
| 2024 | Seattle Foundation | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc | COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Tacoma Sunrise Rotary Club Foundation | SCHOLARSHIPS | $18,312 |
| 2024 | Woodworth Family Foundation | OPERATIONS FOR COLLEGE BOUND SCHOLARS PROGRAM | $15,000 |
| 2024 | Alaska Airlines Foundation | With 40 years serving young adults of color, we know they face barriers to success in careers and education including limited financial means to support themselves through a postsecondary program, underrepresentation in their chosen field, and lacking opportunities such as the ability to participate in an unpaid internship. Palmer Scholars offer two entry point programs for young adults of color. 1) LEGACY program is for high school juniors through postsecondary program completion. 2) PALMER PATHWAYS serves 18 - 26-year-olds who are neither enrolled in school nor gainfully employed and are pursuing a career in the trades. | $7,000 |
| 2024 | The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International | BASIC EDUCATION AND LITERACY-SCHOLARSHIP-DAF | $5,700 |
| 2024 | Kilworth Florence Char Tr Fndn | GENERAL OPERATING | $4,000 |
| 2024 | Elliott Family Foundation | SUPPORT FOR UNDERREPRESENTED PIERCE COUNTY STUDENTS OF COLOR IN PURSUIT OF HIGHER EDUCATION | $2,500 |
| 2023 | Greater Tacoma Community Foundation | OPERATING SUPPORT, PROGRAM SUPPORT | $101,600 |
| 2023 | M J Murdock Charitable Trust | SCHOLAR ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR AND DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST | $65,000 |
| 2023 | M J Murdock Charitable Trust | SCHOLAR ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR AND DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST | $65,000 |
| 2023 | Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc | GROWTH | $20,000 |
| 2023 | Seattle Foundation | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT. | $10,000 |
| 2023 | Elliott Family Foundation | SUPPORT FOR UNDERREPRESENTED PIERCE COUNTY STUDENTS OF COLOR IN PURSUIT OF HIGHER EDUCATION | $2,500 |
| 2023 | Seattle Foundation | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT. | $2,500 |
| 2022 | Greater Tacoma Community Foundation | OPERATING SUPPORT, PROGRAM SUPPORT | $133,000 |
| 2022 | M J Murdock Charitable Trust | NEW STAFF | $98,000 |
| 2022 | M J Murdock Charitable Trust | NEW STAFF | $98,000 |
| 2022 | Stewardship Foundation | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $60,000 |
| 2022 | The Russell Family Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING | $25,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 81 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds R Merle Palmer Minority Scholarship?
R Merle Palmer Minority Scholarship is funded by 24 grantmakers, led by Greater Tacoma Community Foundation ($510K), M J Murdock Charitable Trust ($392K), Stewardship Foundation ($185K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.9M in grants to R Merle Palmer Minority Scholarship between 2019–2025.
Who is R Merle Palmer Minority Scholarship's largest funder?
Greater Tacoma Community Foundation is the largest recorded funder of R Merle Palmer Minority Scholarship, with $510K across 17 grants (2020–2024).
How much grant funding has R Merle Palmer Minority Scholarship received?
IRS 990 filings record $1.9M in grants to R Merle Palmer Minority Scholarship across 81 grants from 24 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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