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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 94-3316235

The Pyle-Deforest Foundation

A private foundation in Portland, OR. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $154,515 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Leon Pyle
1125 NW 12th Ave 321
Portland, OR 97209

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $154,515

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $881,806

  • Tax year 2024

    $106,935

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $850,635

  • Tax year 2023

    $75,090

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $939,307

  • Tax year 2022

    $21,800

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,377,591

  • Tax year 2021

    $41,991

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,670,356

  • Tax year 2020

    $61,886

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,528,558

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Vision QuiltPortland, OR

    Charitable Needs

    $83,580
  2. Friends of SenegalPortland, OR

    Charitable Needs

    $58,042
  3. Others 1000Portland, OR

    Chritable Needs

    $9,500
  4. Maison de la GareSenegal

    Charitable Needs

    $3,393

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $83,58059% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $58,04241% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon3 grants $151,122

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Leon PyleTrustee Hours 2Pay $0
  • Cathy DeForestTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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