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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 30-6025966

Compton Family Foundation

A private foundation in Salem, OR. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $281,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending May 31, 2026), 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
Michael S Compton
PO Box 2305
Salem, OR 97308
(503) 363-3136
Form and materials
Follow general application guidelines: Description of project, budget, tax exempt status & EIN, etc.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $281,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $5,465,835

  • Tax year 2024

    $262,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $5,082,011

  • Tax year 2023

    $243,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $4,699,732

  • Tax year 2022

    $234,525

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,686,381

  • Tax year 2021

    $237,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $4,420,561

  • Tax year 2020

    $188,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,417,453

  • Tax year 2019

    $184,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,377,966

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Church at the ParkSalem, OR

    The workforce kitchen

    $100,000
  2. Salem Free ClinicsSalem, OR

    Operational support

    $40,000
  3. Acres of Hope Youth RanchRickreall, OR

    General maintenance

    $40,000
  4. Willamette Master ChorusSalem, OR

    Operational support

    $16,000
  5. Union Gospel MissionSalem, OR

    Operational support

    $14,000
  6. St Paul's Episcopal ChurchSalem, OR

    Music program

    $10,000
  7. Boys & Girls Club of SalemSalem, OR

    Operational support

    $10,000
  8. Oregon Public BroadcastingPortland, OR

    Operational support

    $10,000
  9. Capital Community Media IncSalem, OR

    Operating support

    $10,000
  10. Family Building BlocksSalem, OR

    Operational support

    $10,000
  11. Historic Elsinore Theatre IncSalem, OR

    Operational support

    $5,000
  12. Oregon State Chapter PEO SisterhoodWest Linn, OR

    Operational support

    $5,000
  13. Assistance League of SalemSalem, OR

    Operational support

    $5,000
  14. Willamette Heritage CenterSalem, OR

    Operational support

    $5,000
  15. Special Olympics Oregon IncPortland, OR

    Operational support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $100,00064% of the total
  2. Arts and culture5 grants $46,00029% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $10,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon15 grants $281,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Michael S ComptonTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • S Randolph ComptonTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kathryn C CollinsTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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