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Form 990-PFTax year 2022EIN 93-1305216

Walter R Behrens Foundation

A private foundation in Silverton, OR. Its return for tax year 2022 lists 21 grants and $100,735 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2022 (period ending Dec 31, 2022), 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

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

  • Tax year 2022

    $100,735

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,613,160

  • Tax year 2021

    $47,840

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,729,390

  • Tax year 2020

    $77,879

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,684,584

  • Tax year 2019

    $63,578

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,725,261

  • Tax year 2018

    $67,038

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,729,276

Grants paid in 2022

21 grants, largest first

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

  1. Lincoln County FoundationNewport, OR

    Charitable

    $40,000
  2. Individual

    Charitable

    $14,197
  3. Individual

    Charitable

    $6,000
  4. George Fox UniversityNewberg, OR

    Charitable

    $5,000
  5. Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, OR

    Charitable

    $5,000
  6. Pacific University Forest Grove CamForest Grove, OR

    Charitable

    $5,000
  7. University of OregonEugene, OR

    Charitable

    $5,000
  8. Taft High SchoolLincoln City, OR

    Charitable

    $4,780
  9. Individual

    Charitable

    $3,240
  10. Lincoln City Cultural CenterLincoln City, OR

    Charitable

    $2,250
  11. Individual

    Charitable

    $2,200
  12. Lincoln City Christian SchoolLincoln City, OR

    Charitable

    $1,566
  13. Individual

    Charitable

    $1,466
  14. St James Santiago SchoolLincoln City, OR

    Charitable

    $1,327
  15. Ocean Lake Elementary SchoolLincoln City, OR

    Charitable

    $1,325
  16. Faith Baptist SchoolLincoln City, OR

    Charitable

    $930
  17. Individual

    Charitable

    $500
  18. Individual

    Charitable

    $336
  19. Individual

    Charitable

    $270
  20. Individual

    Charitable

    $205
  21. Individual

    Charitable

    $143

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $40,00085% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $5,00011% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $2,2505% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon11 grants $72,178

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Suzanne BergstromVice President Hours 3Pay $0
  • Johnathan WintersPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Eric BergstromSecretary Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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