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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-5237609

Erath Family Foundation

A private foundation in Portland, OR. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $310,556 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
Grant applications will be considered only for projects that advance science and education in the state of oregon in the fields of enology and viticulture.

Contact person, phone, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $310,556

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $15,788,177
  • Tax year 2024

    $178,758

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $4,775,289
  • Tax year 2023

    $121,067

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,455,519
  • Tax year 2022

    $219,241

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,133,289
  • Tax year 2021

    $156,640

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,944,866
  • Tax year 2020

    $111,800

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,780,533
  • Tax year 2019

    $154,276

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,392,846
  • Tax year 2018

    $184,545

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,796,337

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jackson County 4-H Master Gardener and Agricultural Extension Service CNTMedford, OR

    Construction of teaching & event pavilion

    $200,000
  2. Agricultural Research Foundation Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, OR

    Research and undergraduate scholars program

    $75,556
  3. Union Gospel MissionPortland, OR

    To provide meals, care, and recovery to the homeless

    $10,000
  4. A Family PlaceMcMinnville, OR

    Relief nursery

    $5,000
  5. Douglas High SchoolWinston, OR

    To support the horticultural program's greenhouse project

    $5,000
  6. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,000
  7. National Grape Research AllianceSacramento, CA

    Grape research

    $5,000
  8. AhivoyAmity, OR

    General support

    $2,000
  9. Yamhill Community Action Partnership (ycap)McMinnville, OR

    To support the food bank for people in need

    $1,500
  10. Canby CenterCanby, OR

    General support

    $1,500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,00050% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $5,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon8 grants $300,556
  2. California1 grant $5,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • John D IrvineSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • John A HirschyPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Greg Jones PHDDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Bill NelsonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Leigh BartholomewDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Anthony KingDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alison Sokol BlosserDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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