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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 93-6024129

The Oregon Scottish Rite Educ FDN

A private foundation in Portaland, OR. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 40 grants and $128,212 paid in grants.

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
Eckhard Gazow
709 SW 15th Avenue
Portland, OR 97205
(503) 228-7827
[email protected]
Form and materials
Written scholarship requests.
Deadlines
Scholarship requests open december 1st and close march 30th of the succeeding year.
Restrictions
Students attending higher educational institutions.

Assets and giving by year

1 return on file

Tax year 2025 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2025

    $128,212

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $3,356,953

Grants paid in 2025

40 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Scholarship

    $15,000
  2. Individual

    Scholarship

    $10,000
  3. Individual

    Scholarship

    $10,000
  4. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  5. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  6. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  7. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  8. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  9. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  10. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  11. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  12. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  13. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  14. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  15. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  16. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  17. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  18. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  19. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  20. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  21. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  22. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  23. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  24. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  25. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  26. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  27. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  28. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  29. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  30. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  31. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  32. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  33. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  34. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  35. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  36. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  37. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  38. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,500
  39. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,212
  40. Individual

    Donation

    $500

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Ted BalestreriPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Charles AdamsVICE PRESIDE Hours 1Pay $0
  • James LambSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Eckhard GazowTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mel LambertDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nick JonesDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Chris RitzauDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Frank DrewDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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