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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-1821254

Rainmaker Craft Initiative

A private foundation in Portland, OR. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $11,030 paid in grants.

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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.

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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 2025

    $11,030

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $121,418

  • Tax year 2024

    $12,900

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $145,748

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $189,043

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,200

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $209,694

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $218,771

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $213,380

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $82,006

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. PhamePortland, OR

    Support a faculty position focused on craft education

    $2,400
  2. Individual

    Support to develop four new classes focused on small metal work and jewlery

    $2,000
  3. Individual

    Support to guide monthly acrylic painting workshops through legado y cultura from january through june 2025

    $2,000
  4. Individual

    Support for participation in gelan artist residency

    $2,000
  5. Hoffman Center for the ArtsManzanita, OR

    Support to host artist jessica rehfield for a craft workshop and artist talk in june 2025.

    $2,000
  6. Alliance of Oregon College of Art and Craft AlumniPortland, OR

    Support for seasonal craft fair

    $630

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $630100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon3 grants $5,030

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Abby McGeheePRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Karl BurkheimerSECRETARY AND TREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
  • Ryan BurghardDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sara HustonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Courtney KempDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joshua SmithDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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