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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 94-3063700

The Roberts Foundation

A private foundation in Canby, OR. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $84,700 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

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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $84,700

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,437,449
  • Tax year 2024

    $72,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,449,648
  • Tax year 2023

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,425,556
  • Tax year 2022

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,460,788
  • Tax year 2021

    $76,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,499,947
  • Tax year 2020

    $73,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,433,692
  • Tax year 2019

    $46,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,448,288
  • Tax year 2018

    $83,400

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,478,036

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    To treat childhood cancer.

    $15,000
  2. The Canby CenterCanby, OR

    Family outreach

    $15,000
  3. St Vincent de Paul Society of LaneEugene, OR

    Charitable activities

    $11,200
  4. Individual

    Youth

    $10,000
  5. Oregon Zoo FoundationPortland, OR

    Education

    $10,000
  6. Oregon FFA FoundationCorvallis, OR

    Education

    $10,000
  7. Looking Glass Community ServicesEugene, OR

    To support community services.

    $10,000
  8. Oregon State University FoundationCorvallis, OR

    Education

    $1,500
  9. Jackson County 4-H FFA JrEagle Point, OR

    Education of children in regards to raising animals.

    $1,000
  10. Ninety-One School PTOHubbard, OR

    School funding.

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $21,20047% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture2 grants $11,00025% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $10,00022% of the total
  4. Education2 grants $2,5006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon8 grants $59,700

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Sandra L RicksgerTrustee Hours 7Pay $0
  • Rohn M RobertsTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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