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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 93-6031125

Chiles Foundation

A private foundation in Portland, OR. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $375,000 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
The Chiles Foundation
111 SW 5th Ave
Portland, OR 97204
(503) 222-2143
Form and materials
The foundation prefers initial contact be made with the foundation's offices to obtain an application form and review the substance of the proposed request prior to filing a formal application.
Deadlines
Between july 1st and july 15th each year.
Restrictions
Applicants generally must be non-profit, publicly supported organizations with 501(c)(3) exemptions. Grant are made primarily within the state of oregon and the pacific northwest; however, the foundation is not restricted territorially in its grant making.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $375,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2024

    $333,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $9,272,253

  • Tax year 2023

    $6,437,750

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $11,637,246

  • Tax year 2022

    $507,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $18,177,834

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,326,933

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $21,434,329

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,089,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $21,148,062

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Providence Portland Medical FoundationPortland, OR

    Cancer research

    $375,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $375,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon1 grant $375,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Kristi RichardsDIRECTOR/TRUSTEE Hours 40Pay $33,955
  • Pedro GarciaTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $6,000
  • J Kenneth Menges JrTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $6,000
  • Flo Newton MerloTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $6,000
  • Ryan Roth GalloTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $6,000

The return

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