How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact person
- On file
- Phone
- On file
- On file
- Mailing address
- On file
- Form and materials
- On file
- Deadlines
- None
- Restrictions
- None
Contact person, phone, email, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2025
$1,003,942
- Grants listed
- 29
- Assets, end of year
- $35,480,085
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Tax year 2024
$1,074,300
- Grants listed
- 44
- Assets, end of year
- $36,076,657
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Tax year 2022
$1,207,500
- Grants listed
- 31
- Assets, end of year
- $34,872,844
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Tax year 2021
$829,500
- Grants listed
- 29
- Assets, end of year
- $35,048,089
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Tax year 2020
$923,898
- Grants listed
- 32
- Assets, end of year
- $34,905,504
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalSanta Rosa, CA
Capital campaign pledge 2025-2029
$200,000 -
Body VoxPortland, OR
Program operations for children's low cost dance classes
$131,500 -
Eastern Oregon University FoundationLa Grande, OR
College of business agriculture entrepreneurship program support fund
$100,000 -
Hope for the Homeless FoundationPortland, OR
General program support to solve the homeless problem
$100,000 -
Lighthouse Financial FoundationVancouver, WA
Three year pledge (2024-2026) savings education program
$50,000 -
Paws for Purple HeartsCanyonville, OR
Program support for canine training to assist veterans
$50,000 -
Great MedorgPortland, OR
General program support
$35,000 -
Ranger's Scholarship FundFort Benning, GA
Program to award scholarships to ranger family members
$30,000 -
Music WorkshopPortland, OR
Support to improve equity in arts education by providing free, quality music education
$27,800 -
Catholic School Endownment FundPortland, OR
Tuition grant program to catholic schools
$25,000 -
Junior Achievement of Oregon & SW Washington Biz TownPortland, OR
Capital for westside expansion into hillsboro, or
$25,000 -
Oregon Jouralism ProjectPortland, OR
Start up and operational support for investigative journalism newsroom
$25,000 -
Ohsu FoundationPortland, OR
Knight cancer institute - leukemia research program
$25,000 -
St Anthony's Catholic SchoolTigard, OR
Capital construction pledge 2022-2025
$25,000 -
Friend Firefighter InternationalBlodgett, OR
Sponsorship for the erwin warren friend firefighter camp
$25,000 -
Community for A Thriving OregonPortland, OR
Operational support
$20,000 -
My Voice MusicPortland, OR
Support programs for songwriting, recording & performing for young people 8-24
$15,000 -
Play It ForwardPortland, OR
Program support for musical instruments for children
$10,817 -
Carmilite MonasteryCody, WY
Chapel construction
$10,000 -
Catholic CharitiesPortland, OR
Caritas community housing - the annex project
$10,000 -
Freedom FoundationSalem, OR
General program support and event sponsorship
$10,000 -
Oregon Historical SocietyPortland, OR
Operational support
$10,000 -
Sonoma Valley Fire DistrictSonoma, CA
Operational support
$10,000 -
Sunrise Rotary Club of Healdsburg FoundationHealdsburg, CA
Drew esquivel memorial scholarship fund
$10,000 -
Our Giving TablePortland, OR
Operational support for meals for underprivileged and at risk youth.
$10,000 -
Scappoose High SchoolScappoose, OR
Support for weight room improvements
$5,000 -
Porter Billups Leadership AcademyDenver, CO
Operational support for regis university college prep program
$5,000 -
Dove LewisPortland, OR
Hospital expansion - wood wall installation
$3,325 -
Kids N' TennisMilwaukie, OR
Harry a merlo sportsmanship award, oregon state tennis championship
$500
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Community development1 grant $200,00031% of the total
- Education3 grants $155,00024% of the total
- Human services2 grants $150,00023% of the total
- Arts and culture4 grants $63,61710% of the total
- Public affairs1 grant $50,0008% of the total
- Civil rights1 grant $20,0003% of the total
- 1 other causes1 grant $10,0002% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Oregon21 grants $638,942
- California4 grants $270,000
- Washington1 grant $50,000
- Georgia1 grant $30,000
- Wyoming1 grant $10,000
- Colorado1 grant $5,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Florence NewtonDIRECTOR/TRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $6,000
- Harry A Merlo JrDIRECTOR/TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $6,000
- John L BlackwellDIRECTOR/TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $6,000
The return
More foundations
- Private foundations in Oregon
- Private foundations in Hillsboro
- Foundations that fund community development in Oregon
- Foundations that fund education in Oregon
- Foundations that fund human services in Oregon
Similar foundations
Same main cause (community development), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.
- Arthur M James Family Foundation 8 grants Preselected only $795,516 giving
- The Johnson Charitable Trust 13 grants Preselected only $1,934,103 giving
- The Pedrero Family Foundation Adba the Pharr Foundation 12 grants Preselected only $1,002,500 giving
- The Naresh C Jain Foundation 16 grants Preselected only $1,001,304 giving
- Blue Adobe Foundation 44 grants Preselected only $996,385 giving