Foundations that fund housing and shelter in Oregon
These 25 foundations made grants to housing and shelter in Oregon in the most recent IRS filing I have for each. None of them ticked the box for giving only to preselected organizations, and each filing gives application instructions or a website. That doesn't prove a foundation takes applications, and some on this list may not. The text below is copied from the filings, most of them for tax year 2024, so check a foundation's website or call before you apply.
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Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation
- $50,000 to Northwest Housing Alternatives Inc, Milwaukie: NHA's Resident Services program
- $15,000 to Proud Ground, Portland: Opening Doors initiative
- $15,000 to Farmworker Housing Development Corporation, Woodburn: Grant funds will support staff hiring and organizational capacity-building, advancing our...
How to apply: Web application at www.umpquabank.com/community. Please provide a project description, financial information, tax status verification and contact information.
Deadlines: March 6th, june 12th, september 4th
Restrictions: LIMITED TO OR, WA, NV, ID, CA, AZ, CO, UT; Priority Focus Areas: Economically Vibrant Communities; Healthy Communities; Inclusive Communities; and Sustainable Communities.
Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust
- $139,000 to Proud Ground, Portland: General operating (daffodil grant)
- $110,000 to Squareone Villages, Eugene: General operating (daffodil grant)
- $100,000 to Rose Haven Cic, Portland: General operating (daffodil grant)
How to apply: Online form submission through our website.
Deadlines: No
Restrictions: Focus is oregon.
The Roundhouse Foundation
- $30,000 to Northwest Housing Alternatives, Milwaukie: Affordable housing for rural oregon
- $20,000 to Oregon Coast Community Action, Coos Bay: Rural casa programming & recruitment, 2023, 2024, 2025
- $20,000 to Crossroads Communities, Lebanon: Emergent transportation program
How to apply: Online with budget and required items outlined in submission instructions
Deadlines: See website for upcoming deadlines
Restrictions: See website for eligiblilty
The Collins Foundation
- $125,000 to Reach Community Development Inc, Portland: Support operations and homeownership programs for bipoc families in multnomah county
- $35,000 to Rose Community Development Corporation, Portland: Support operations and affordable housing programs for bipoc and low-income families and...
- $32,000 to Bienestar Inc, Hillsboro: Support the youth promotores program providing empowerment and leadership development...
How to apply: The application should be in writing and should include the following information a) organization name b) verification of organization's 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status or other eligible entity c) organization budget d) a description of the nature of the request e) proposed time...
Deadlines: Applications are reviewed three times per year in february, june, and october
Restrictions: Religious, charitable, and educational purposes in the state of oregon
Hillman Family Foundations
- $50,000 to Cultivate Initiatives, Portland: Capital support for hygiene hub & workforce village
- $30,000 to Path Home, Portland: Family village kitchen remodel
- $25,000 to Trillium Family Services Inc, Portland: Chrysalis: trauma support group for teenage girls
How to apply: Requests should be sumbitted via the hillman family foundation online portal. The application process begins with the submission of a brief letter of intent (loi) through the fluxx grant portal summarizing the project for which the organization is seeking funding. Included as...
Deadlines: No deadline.
Restrictions: Each applicant must present evidence of a charitable, tax-exempt status. Further, each applicant must provide information clearly indicating that any contribution made to it by the hillman family foundations, will be considered a...
The Robert D and Marcia H Randall Charitable Trust
- $20,000 to Oregon Coast Community Action, Coos Bay: Casa of coos and curry counties
- $20,000 to Proud Ground, Portland: Opening doors initiative
- $10,000 to Project Homeless Connect Washington County, Hillsboro: Access center
How to apply: Pre-application required. Instructions may be obtained from brian riffel.
Deadlines: Pre-application deadlines are june 15th and december 15th.
Restrictions: Must be 501(c)(3) organization. Preference is given to pacific northwest applicants.
Washington Federal Foundation
- $10,000 to Proud Ground, Portland: Community services to lmi
- $10,000 to Portland Housing Center, Portland: Financial literacy
- $2,000 to Community Partners for Affordable Housing, Portland: Community services to lmi
How to apply: Applicants should complete a grant application and provide a copy of the irs letter confirming the organization's exempt status, its mission statement, a copy of the organization's operating and program budget, financial statements, and recently filed form 990 must be submitted....
Restrictions: Grants are focused on applicants from communities with branches of washington federal bank
First Interstate Bancsystem Foundation Inc
- $5,000 to Network for Oregon Affordable Housing, Portland: General Operating Support
- $4,255 to Thistle & Nest, Bend: General Operating Support
- $2,500 to Northwest Housing Alternatives Inc, Milwaukie: General Operating Support
How to apply: Refer to Foundation website for online application.
Deadlines: Refer to Foundation website for online application.
Restrictions: The grants are intended to serve the communities of interest to First Interstate Bank.
The Anjulicia Foundation
- $500,000 to First Story, Bend: General
- $100,000 to Bethlehem Inn, Bend: Transforming lives together campaign
How to apply: Grant application available from the foundation
Braemar Charitable Trust
- $15,000 to Jackson Street Youth Services, Corvallis: To support positive youth development activities. (safety, meals, transp.)
- $15,000 to Trillium Family Services, Portland: To support therapeutic equine program in corvallis, or
How to apply: Application must be in writing; submit proof of tax exempt status and confirm the applicant is not a non-functionally integrated type iii supporting organization as reported on form 990, schedule a, line 12; copy of by-laws and constitution; copy of current financial statements;...
Deadlines: Submission deadlines vary; see trustmanagementservices.net for all deadlines.
Restrictions: Grants limited to tax-exempt organizations within oregon. Generally the maximum grant is $15,000. No grants to individuals.
Wheeler Foundation
- $15,000 to Trillium Family Services, Portland: Program support
- $10,000 to Path Home, Portland: Program support
How to apply: Letter stating purpose of grant and include a copy of 501c(3) determination letter
Restrictions: Cannot make grants to individuals-geographic area-oregon
Chambers Family Foundation
- $10,000 to Eugene Mission Inc, Eugene: Rescue, revitalize, restore program support
- $7,000 to Sheltercare, Eugene: Behavioral health clinic expansion support.
How to apply: Application available upon request
Deadlines: March 31 and september 30
Restrictions: Lane, benton, or deschutes counties, oregonians benefit
Rose E Tucker Charitable Trust
- $5,000 to Rose Haven Cic, Portland: General operating
- $5,000 to Trillium Family Services Inc, Portland: General operating
How to apply: Contact above - rose e tucker charitable trust
Deadlines: No deadlines
Restrictions: Priority to programs in education, health & welfare, community development, social service & arts & culture, emphasis in the portland metropolitan area
The Jackson Foundation
- $4,000 to Northwest Housing Alternatives, Milwaukie: General operating
- $3,500 to Trillium Family Services, Portland: General operating
How to apply: A formal application is available on request grants are made only to 501(c)(3) non-private foundatations whose exemption letter shows them to be oregon organizations.
Deadlines: Applications may be submitted at anytime and will be reviewed at a spring, fall and winter meeting.
Restrictions: Funds requested for general operating purposes, staff salaries and the like do not generally have the same priority that funds for one-time, special projects or developmental projects enjoy.
The Firstenburg Foundation
- $215,000 to Specialized Housing Inc, Beaverton: To be applied to felida park senior housing
How to apply: The foundation form must be completed including information regarding the organization, project, budget and required attachments.
Deadlines: Submission deadlines coincide with grant cycles, which may vary. Please check website for details.
Restrictions: No grants will be given to/for individuals, religious organizations, international organizations without qualified domestic 501(c)(3) representative, private foundations, endowments, dinners/balls/ticketed events, political purposes,...
Ep Binney Charitable Fnd
- $108,951 to Trillium Family Services, Portland: Unrestricted general
How to apply: Www.bankofamerica.com/grantmaking
Deadlines: Www.bankofamerica.com/grantmaking
Restrictions: Www.bankofamerica.com/grantmaking
The Reser Family Foundation
- $40,000 to Rose Haven Cic, On File: Advocacy and mental health support
How to apply: Applications should be submitted on the foundation's website on-line grant management system at www.thereserfamilyfoundation.org
Deadlines: 2/1 & 8/1 fast track - midsize requests. 4/1-sm comm initiative grants, 6/1 next gen council grants.
Restrictions: Chartiable activites are primarily in oregon, organization must have tax exempt status.
Caddock Foundation Inc
- $23,000 to Roseburg Rescue Mission, Roseburg: General use
How to apply: Request must be in writing, stating organization, organizational objectives and the specific purposes of which the funds will be used. However, the foundation has a designated group of charities and rarely goes through an open solicitation process.
Restrictions: Gifts are made to evangelical christian organizations
Wells Fargo Foundation
- $20,000 to Kor Community Land Trust, Bend: Fhlb member impact fund-rooted homes
How to apply: https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/corporate-responsibility/community-giving/grant-process/
Deadlines: Applications are accepted from february 1 through october 1.
Restrictions: https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/corporate-responsibility/community-giving/grant-process/
Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation
- $20,000 to Rose Haven Cic, Portland: Bloom wellness and empowerment program
How to apply: Grant applications should be submitted via the online application found at www.dpwfoundation.org.
Deadlines: Grant applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, with decisions generally made within 90 days.
Restrictions: Generally limited to 501(c)(3) organizations with an emphasis on organizations that provide direct services to economically and socially disadvantaged youth special needs individuals and their families, as well as education programming in...
Mckay Family Foundation
- $15,000 to Eugene Mission, Eugene: Program support
How to apply: - evidence of 501(c)(3) exemption status - project description and budget - list of governing body
Deadlines: 3/31 and 9/30 each year
Restrictions: Generally limited to lane county, oregon charities or charities serving lane county residents
The Tfdixon Family Foundation Inc
- $10,000 to Habitat for Humanity Portland Metro East, Portland: General operating
How to apply: Written summary in letter form with brief description of organization and their funding requirements. Must include copy of 501(c)(3).
Deadlines: Requests must be received by february 28.
Restrictions: Only us charities with 501(c)(3). No funding outside usa. No matching of us government funds. No funds to individuals.
The Swigert Foundation C/O Shawn M Duburg
- $10,000 to Path Home, Portland: Family village support
How to apply: Upon request an application will be sent
Deadlines: Board meets quarterly - no deadlines
Restrictions: Must be a 501(c)(3) organization
Jay and Diane Zidell Charitable Foundation
- $10,000 to Path Home, Portland: General operations support
How to apply: Application should be in writing and the use of the funds should be stated
American Warrior Initiative Inc
- $8,000 to Fort Kennedy, Portland: Support exempt purpose
How to apply: See veteran support form at www.americanwarriorinitiative.com/veteran-support-form
Restrictions: A veteran must have been honorably discharged to apply for assistance. Awi does not make grants outside its funding priorities.
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