443 private foundations reported grants to Portland, Oregon recipients on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2022–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Compiled from public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2022–2025, 443 private foundations reported 2,016 grants totaling $178,392,721 to 1,013 organizations in Portland, Oregon. The most-funded purposes were education (132 grants) and health & medical (95 grants). Meyer Memorial Trust gave the most by reported dollars — $57,819,282 across 488 grants. The median reported grant was $15,000.
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Purpose text from each foundation’s own Part XV filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
“Of state” is the share of that foundation’s reported Oregon dollars that landed in Portland — a funder at 90% is effectively a Portland funder, one at 5% happens to give here.
| Foundation | Grants | Total | Of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meyer Memorial Trust | 488 | $57,819,282 | 72% |
| The Dell Loy Hansen Foundation | 1 | $33,522,035 | 100% |
| Gates Foundation | 20 | $14,190,392 | 77% |
| The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Care Foundation | 86 | $5,105,009 | 91% |
| The Ford Family Foundation | 71 | $3,803,065 | 11% |
| Eagle Foundation | 2 | $3,700,000 | 100% |
| Heatherington Foundation for Innovation and Education in Health Care | 20 | $2,509,000 | 22% |
| Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation | 1 | $2,500,000 | 100% |
Totals across every reported grant in the filings above. Individuals are excluded.
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| HUM Foundation | 1 | $33,522,035 |
| Mercy Corps | 20 | $11,349,980 |
| Oregon Health & Science University Foundation | 18 | $4,133,838 |
| Stand for Children Leadership Center | 7 | $3,595,950 |
| Oregon Health and Science University | 9 | $2,872,422 |
| Mercy Corps Dreams Tanzania | 1 | $2,700,000 |
| Justice and JOY National Collaborative | 1 | $2,500,000 |
| Catlin Gabel School | 5 | $2,036,135 |
| Oregon Community Foundation - Meyer Memorial Trust Donor Advised Fund | 2 | $1,950,000 |
| Mission Increase | 3 | $1,757,865 |
443 private foundations reported grants to recipients in Portland, Oregon on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $178,392,721 across 2,016 grants. The largest by reported dollars were Meyer Memorial Trust, The Dell Loy Hansen Foundation, Gates Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — contact each foundation for current guidelines.
Reported purposes in Portland, Oregon concentrate in education (132), health & medical (95), youth & family (76). Purpose text comes from Part XV of each foundation's own 990-PF filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
The median reported grant to a Portland, Oregon recipient was $15,000, and the largest single reported grant was $33,522,035. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation and reflect a historical tax year.
Foundation filings are historical. The UseGrants feed tracks federal and state opportunities that are open today, with the eligibility explained in plain English.
Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2022–2025). Amounts are as reported by each filing foundation and reflect historical giving, not a current application opportunity. Recipient location is the address the foundation reported, which may differ from where a program operates. UseGrants is an independent aggregator — always confirm details with the funder before applying.
