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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 91-1859861

The Larson Legacy

A private foundation in Happy Valley, OR. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 62 grants and $210,250 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.

How to apply

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Leland Eg Larson
14404 SE Krause Lane
Happy Valley, OR 970866534
(503) 593-5674
Form and materials
See attachments
Deadlines
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Restrictions
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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $210,250

    Grants listed
    62
    Assets, end of year
    $6,051,967

  • Tax year 2024

    $241,250

    Grants listed
    71
    Assets, end of year
    $5,044,954

  • Tax year 2023

    $145,100

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $3,582,686

  • Tax year 2022

    $172,700

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $3,768,565

  • Tax year 2021

    $157,200

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $4,631,917

  • Tax year 2020

    $218,900

    Grants listed
    80
    Assets, end of year
    $3,902,376

Grants paid in 2025

62 grants, largest first

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

  1. Focus on YouthPortland, OR

    Sunflower farms

    $25,000
  2. Agape VillagePortland, OR

    General funding

    $25,000
  3. BBH Eye FoundationSacramento, CA

    General funding

    $20,000
  4. Dress for Success Oregon IncPortland, OR

    General funding

    $15,000
  5. Wholistic Peace InstituteWest Linn, OR

    Gary spanovich

    $15,000
  6. Stone Soup PDXPortland, OR

    General funding

    $15,000
  7. Ted Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General funding

    $8,750
  8. Palm University FoundationPortland, OR

    School in ghana

    $8,000
  9. Society for the Recognition of ArtBerkeley, CA

    Works + conversations magazine

    $5,000
  10. Interstitial Cystitis AssociationAkron, OH

    General funding

    $5,000
  11. Individual

    General funding

    $5,000
  12. The Forest Stewards GuildSanta Fe, NM

    General funding

    $5,000
  13. MCK PDX IncPortland, OR

    General funding

    $3,000
  14. Individual

    General funding

    $3,000
  15. Elakha AlliancePortland, OR

    General funding

    $3,000
  16. Admire TeachersPortland, OR

    General funding

    $3,000
  17. Portland Table Tennis ClubPortland, OR

    General funding

    $2,500
  18. Individual

    General funding

    $2,000
  19. DepavePortland, OR

    General funding

    $2,000
  20. Artist Mentorship ProgramPortland, OR

    General funding

    $2,000
  21. House of DreamsPortland, OR

    General funding

    $2,000
  22. PDX Cat TrapperPortland, OR

    General funding

    $2,000
  23. Meals on Wheels People IncPortland, OR

    General funding

    $1,000
  24. Cat Adoption TeamSherwood, OR

    General funding

    $1,000
  25. Clackamas Womens ServicesOregon City, OR

    General funding

    $1,000
  26. Operation Nightwatch - PortlandPortland, OR

    General funding

    $1,000
  27. Smart ReadingPortland, OR

    General funding

    $1,000
  28. HYGIENE4ALLPortland, OR

    General funding

    $1,000
  29. Girls BuildPortland, OR

    General funding

    $1,000
  30. Oregon Humane SocietyPortland, OR

    General funding

    $1,000
  31. Clackamas Service CenterClackamas, OR

    General funding

    $1,000
  32. Oregon Community Warehouse IncPortland, OR

    General funding

    $1,000
  33. Allied Arts FoundationSeattle, WA

    For everett philharmonic

    $1,000
  34. Family Promise of Tualatin ValleyTigard, OR

    Veronica williams

    $1,000
  35. Baby Blues ConnectionPortland, OR

    Gheneral funding

    $1,000
  36. Friends Involved in Dog OutreachOregon City, OR

    General funding

    $1,000
  37. All Ages Music PortlandPortland, OR

    General funding

    $1,000
  38. MCK PDX IncPortland, OR

    General funding

    $1,000
  39. Oregon Center for Public PolicyPortland, OR

    General funding

    $1,000
  40. Oregon Journalism ProjectPortland, OR

    General funding

    $1,000
  41. PDX Cat TrapperPortland, OR

    General funding

    $1,000
  42. Portland Street Art AlliancePortland, OR

    General funding

    $1,000
  43. Project Lemonade IncPortland, OR

    General funding

    $1,000
  44. Individual

    General funding

    $1,000
  45. Individual

    General funding

    $1,000
  46. Store to DoorPortland, OR

    General funding

    $1,000
  47. Universal Play Disc GolfEugene, OR

    General funding

    $1,000
  48. Hand 2 MouthPortland, OR

    General funding

    $1,000
  49. Portland Fruit Tree ProjectPortland, OR

    General funding

    $1,000
  50. Oregon Friends of Shelter AnimalsHillsboro, OR

    General funding

    $1,000
  51. Outside inPortland, OR

    General funding

    $500
  52. Community Cycling CenterPortland, OR

    General funding

    $500
  53. Sisters of the RoadPortland, OR

    General funding

    $500
  54. Street BooksPortland, OR

    General funding

    $500
  55. Animal Aid IncPortland, OR

    General funding

    $500
  56. Individual

    General funding

    $500
  57. Kindness FarmPortland, OR

    General funding

    $500
  58. Audubon Society of PortlandPortland, OR

    General funding

    $500
  59. Grow PortlandPortland, OR

    General funding

    $500
  60. PearPortland, OR

    General funding

    $500
  61. Portland Fruit Tree ProjectPortland, OR

    General funding

    $500
  62. Zebs Wish Equine SanctuarySandy, OR

    General funding

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services10 grants $39,00022% of the total
  2. Youth development3 grants $31,00018% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter2 grants $25,50015% of the total
  4. Health2 grants $21,00012% of the total
  5. Animals9 grants $10,0006% of the total
  6. Arts and culture5 grants $9,0005% of the total
  7. 8 other causes18 grants $38,75022% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon50 grants $153,000
  2. California2 grants $25,000
  3. New York1 grant $8,750
  4. New Mexico1 grant $5,000
  5. Virginia1 grant $5,000
  6. Washington1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Leland Eg LarsonPresident Hours 5Pay $0
  • Kathleen C LarsonVP Hours 3Pay $0
  • Amy LarsonSEC/TREAS Hours 2Pay $0

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