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Grant recipient EIN 20-3530960Human services

Who funds Financial Beginnings?

25 private foundations gave Financial Beginnings in Portland, OR $3.6 million across 53 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

53 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Fairbridge FoundationLake Oswego, OR 2025

    Financial literacy programs for children

    $400,000
  2. Ronald W Naito MD FoundationPortland, OR 2025

    General operating support

    $25,000
  3. Medina FoundationSeattle, WA 2025

    General operating

    $20,000
  4. Edward & Romell Ackley FDNEagan, MN 2025

    General operating

    $10,000
  5. First Interstate BancSystem Foundation IncBillings, MT 2025

    Financial Education

    $10,000
  6. Cathay Bank FoundationEl Monte, CA 2025

    Operating support

    $5,000
  7. Merchant Family FoundationPortland, OR 2025

    General support

    $4,000
  8. Fairbridge FoundationLake Oswego, OR 2024

    Financial literacy programs for children

    $500,000
  9. Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation TrustWilsonville, OR 2024

    General operating (daffodil grant)

    $115,000
  10. Umpqua Bank Charitable FoundationLake Oswego, OR 2024

    Funds from the Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation will support Financial Beginnings' mission and ability to deliver high-quality and equitable financial empowerment education to our nearly 30,000 learners annually.

    $100,000
  11. M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver, WA 2024

    New program staff

    $44,500
  12. Wells Fargo FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    Spanish translation for adult financial education

    $25,000
  13. Wells Fargo FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    Spanish translation for adult financial education

    $20,000
  14. Ronald W Naito MD FoundationPortland, OR 2024

    General operating

    $15,000
  15. First Interstate BancSystem Foundation IncBillings, MT 2024

    General Operating Support

    $10,458
  16. Merchant Family FoundationPortland, OR 2024

    General support

    $5,000
  17. First Fed FoundationPort Angeles, WA 2024

    Community support

    $5,000
  18. The Ford Family FoundationRoseburg, OR 2024

    Financial Education and Empowerment Strategic Planning

    $5,000
  19. Cathay Bank FoundationEl Monte, CA 2024

    Operating support

    $3,000
  20. The Jackson FoundationMilwaukee, WI 2024

    General operating

    $3,000
  21. Fairbridge FoundationLake Oswego, OR 2023

    Financial literacy programs for children

    $500,000
  22. M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver, WA 2023

    Financial education delivered via elearning

    $194,000
  23. Spehar Halligan FoundationPasadena, CA 2023

    General operating support

    $12,500
  24. Umpqua Bank Charitable FoundationLake Oswego, OR 2023

    Expanding Comprehensive Financial Education for Youth in Underserved Communities

    $6,000
  25. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $34
  26. Fairbridge FoundationLake Oswego, OR 2022

    Financial literacy programs for children

    $500,000
  27. East West Bank FoundationPasadena, CA 2022

    Program support

    $10,000
  28. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2022

    2022 operating grant

    $5,000
  29. Umpqua Bank Charitable FoundationLake Oswego, OR 2022

    Expanding Comprehensive Financial Education for Yo

    $5,000
  30. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $61
  31. Fairbridge FoundationLake Oswego, OR 2021

    Financial literacy program

    $300,000
  32. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $5,000
  33. East West Bank FoundationPasadena, CA 2021

    Program support

    $5,000
  34. Weitz Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2021

    General operating

    $5,000
  35. Walters FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2021

    In furtherance of 501(c)(3) exempt purpose

    $5,000
  36. Umpqua Bank Charitable FoundationLake Oswego, OR 2021

    Comprehensive Financial Education for Schools in S

    $4,000
  37. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $1,000
  38. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $93
  39. Fairbridge FoundationLake Oswego, OR 2020

    Financial literacy program

    $275,000
  40. The Longbrake Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General operations

    $22,000
  41. The Ford Family FoundationRoseburg, OR 2020

    COVID-19 Special Allocation - Resource Connector

    $5,000
  42. Hwirwin & DCH Irwin FdnfergMilwaukee, WI 2020

    General support

    $3,000
  43. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $92
  44. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General operating support

    $80
  45. Fairbridge FoundationLake Oswego, OR 2019

    Financial literacy program

    $160,000
  46. The Longbrake Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    General operations

    $10,000
  47. Walters FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2019

    Video development

    $10,000
  48. Juan Young TrustLake Oswego, OR 2019

    Education in school finance program 2019-20

    $5,000
  49. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General operating support

    $500
  50. Fairbridge FoundationLake Oswego, OR 2018

    Financial literacy program

    $210,000
  51. Walters FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2018

    Video development

    $11,000
  52. Juan Young TrustLake Oswego, OR 2018

    Education financial education program 2018-19

    $5,000
  53. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    General operating support

    $200

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other human services organizations in Portland, OR and are not among Financial Beginnings’s funders above.

  1. The Collins FoundationPortland, OR 180 grants Accepts applications $6,876,165 to similar organizations
  2. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 348 grants Accepts applications $22,466,066 to similar organizations
  3. The Autzen FoundationPortland, OR 80 grants Accepts applications $455,575 to similar organizations
  4. Hillman Family FoundationsPittsburgh, PA 83 grants Accepts applications $1,863,000 to similar organizations
  5. The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Care FoundationPortland, OR 34 grants Preselected only $339,084 to similar organizations
  6. The Robert D and Marcia H Randall Charitable TrustPortland, OR 31 grants Accepts applications $272,500 to similar organizations
  7. The Holzman FoundationEagan, MN 52 grants Preselected only $173,100 to similar organizations
  8. Hoover Family FoundationIndianapolis, IN 43 grants Accepts applications $312,334 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 20-3530960 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.