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Cornerstone Foundation

Accepts applications Gig Harbor, Washington · EIN 911997803

Cornerstone Foundation is a private foundation in Gig Harbor, Washington. In tax year 2025 it gave $8,292 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $1,292 and the largest $6,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $9,824 the year before.

33% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1,1401$342,923
2024$9,8243$366,176
2025$8,2923$681,646

How to apply

ContactDani Groff
6606 64th Ave NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98335
What to submitBasic Request

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Cornerstone Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California1$6,000
Colorado1$1,292
Iowa1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
BCMF
Irvine, CA
Donation$6,000
Compassion International
Colorado Springs, CO
Donation$1,292
BatGap Non-Profit
Fairfield, IA
Donation$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Cornerstone Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Cornerstone Foundation give?

$8,292 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $1,292.

Who runs Cornerstone Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Yizhu Sun (Treasurer) and Dani Groff (President).

What does Cornerstone Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly international.

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