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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 30-0006469

Cascadia Foundation

A private foundation in Kalamazoo, MI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 22 grants and $149,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $149,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $3,097,808
  • Tax year 2023

    $132,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $3,128,836
  • Tax year 2022

    $154,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $3,201,732
  • Tax year 2021

    $113,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,920,338
  • Tax year 2020

    $78,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,918,484
  • Tax year 2019

    $79,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,945,483
  • Tax year 2018

    $94,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $1,888,425

Grants paid in 2024

22 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Oregon Ballet TheatrePortland, OR

    Operating support

    $30,000
  2. Oregon Symphony AssociationPortland, OR

    Operating support

    $25,000
  3. Portland Art MuseumPortland, OR

    Operating support

    $15,000
  4. Pacific Northwest BalletSeattle, WA

    Operating support

    $10,000
  5. All Classical Public Media IncPortland, OR

    Operating support

    $7,000
  6. Oregon Food Bank IncPortland, OR

    Operating support

    $6,000
  7. American Civil Liberties Union FoundationWashington, DC

    2025 matching gift fund

    $6,000
  8. Community Outreach IncCorvallis, OR

    Operating support

    $5,000
  9. Linn Benton Food ShareCorvallis, OR

    Operating support

    $5,000
  10. Planned Parenthood Columbia WillamettePortland, OR

    Operating support

    $5,000
  11. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    Operating support

    $5,000
  12. Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NY

    Matching gift opportunity

    $5,000
  13. A Contemporary TheatreSeattle, WA

    Operating support

    $5,000
  14. Friends of the Columbia GorgePortland, OR

    Operating support

    $3,000
  15. Oregon Public BroadcastingPortland, OR

    Radio

    $3,000
  16. Ballard Food BankSeattle, WA

    Operating support

    $3,000
  17. Oregon Historical SocietyPortland, OR

    Operating support

    $2,000
  18. Polytechnic SchoolPasadena, CA

    Operating support

    $2,000
  19. The Library FoundationPortland, OR

    Multnomah county library

    $2,000
  20. Smart ReadingPortland, OR

    Operating support

    $2,000
  21. High Desert MuseumBend, OR

    Operating support

    $2,000
  22. Oregon State University FoundationCorvallis, OR

    Library fund

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture10 grants $101,00080% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid1 grant $5,0004% of the total
  3. Education3 grants $5,0004% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,0004% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $5,0004% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $5,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon15 grants $113,000
  2. Washington3 grants $18,000
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $11,000
  4. Kansas1 grant $5,000
  5. California1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Catherine B LeviPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • James C MelvinVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Loyal A Eldridge IIISECRETARY/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Bradley E WellerTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Aaron LeviDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sonja R GerrardVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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