Tamaki Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Tamaki Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education, human services, religious causes, health, and the environment.

IP TAKE: The foundation lacks transparency, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities.

PROFILE: The Tamaki Foundation was established in 1988 by businesswoman Meriko Tamaki in memory of her parents Job and Gertrud Tamaki. Job was a renowned chemist and patent attorney in Tokyo. The foundation does not maintain a website, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities. According to tax filings, the Tamaki Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education, human services, religious causes, health and the environment.

Meriko was often sick as a child, and credits care by nurses for her well-being. The foundation’s grantmaking has supported Virginia Mason Hospital nurses in the past. University of Washington, meanwhile, is the home of several endowments that carry the family name, including the the Job and Gertrud Tamaki Endowed Chair in Psychology.

Grants range from $1,600 to $391,000. In a recent fiscal year, the foundation gave away around $1.1 million. Past grantees include University of Washington, Seattle Humane Society, Catholic Community Services, Marine Conservation Institute, and Seattle Nativity School.

The foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals.

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CONTACT:

The Tamaki Foundation
4616 25th Avenue, NE 37
Seattle, WA 98105