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Form 990-PFTax year 2021EIN 82-2160057

Downtown Eugene Merchants

A private foundation in Eugene, OR. Its return for tax year 2021 lists 5 grants and $4,773 paid in grants.

Tax year 2021 (period ending Jun 30, 2022), 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2021

    $4,773

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $13,198
  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $11,160
  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $8,239
  • Tax year 2017

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $7,659

Grants paid in 2021

5 grants, largest first

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

  1. Food for Lane CountyEugene, OR

    Final distribution of funds to public charity

    $2,098
  2. Individual

    Professional sound engineer for program music even

    $1,000
  3. Eugene Symphony AssociationEugene, OR

    Downtown eugene merchants sponsoring outdoor music

    $675
  4. Oregon Childrens ChoirEugene, OR

    Downtown eugene merchants sponsoring outdoor music

    $500
  5. Individual

    Downtown eugene merchants sponsoring outdoor music

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $1,175100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon3 grants $3,273

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Jen BellCO CHAIR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Sherry SchaefersCO CHAIR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Sean GuoTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elise CullenSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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