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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 93-6042963

Tennant Foundation

A private foundation in Portland, OR. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $62,000 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $62,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $514,938

  • Tax year 2024

    $61,350

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $574,124

  • Tax year 2023

    $82,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $596,064

  • Tax year 2022

    $78,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $671,604

  • Tax year 2021

    $60,576

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $713,467

  • Tax year 2020

    $23,900

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $642,864

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. MaryvilleBeaverton, OR

    Support

    $10,000
  2. Valley Catholic SchoolBeaverton, OR

    Support

    $10,000
  3. Parkinson's FoundationNew York, NY

    Support

    $10,000
  4. Turning Point USAIndianapolis, IN

    Support

    $10,000
  5. St Agatha Catholic SchoolPortland, OR

    Support

    $10,000
  6. Leadership InstituteArlington, VA

    Support

    $5,000
  7. Mike & Adele Charitable FundBend, OR

    Support

    $4,500
  8. Guardian RanchCastle Rock, WA

    Support

    $2,000
  9. Pink Lemonade ProjectVancouver, WA

    Support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Medical research1 grant $10,00057% of the total
  2. Public affairs1 grant $5,00029% of the total
  3. Veterans and military1 grant $2,00011% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $5003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon4 grants $34,500
  2. Arizona1 grant $10,000
  3. Florida1 grant $10,000
  4. Virginia1 grant $5,000
  5. Washington2 grants $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Joseph P TennantTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • John J Tennant JrTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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