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Grant recipient EIN 20-3685723Jobs and employment

Who funds Verde?

23 private foundations gave Verde in Portland, OR $8 million across 106 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 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

106 grants

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

  1. Wells Fargo FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2025

    Weatherization Pilot in Cully

    $20,000
  2. Bear Gulch FoundationGreenville, DE 2025

    General operations

    $15,000
  3. Northwest Area FoundationSt Paul, MN 2024

    General operating support

    $250,000
  4. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2024

    For general operating support

    $250,000
  5. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2024

    For project support

    $205,000
  6. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $100,000
  7. The Bullitt FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    To plan a clean materials campus campus in ne portland, oregon. For general support

    $100,000
  8. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2024

    For program support

    $100,000
  9. Wells Fargo FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    Cully tax-increment financing tif district community identified initiatives - general operating

    $40,000
  10. Bear Gulch FoundationGreenville, DE 2024

    General operations

    $15,000
  11. Hillman Family FoundationsPittsburgh, PA 2024

    Club aves after school nature program

    $12,500
  12. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2023

    General operating support

    $300,000
  13. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    Encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels

    $200,000
  14. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    General Support

    $100,000
  15. Omidyar Network Fund IncRedwood City, CA 2023

    To support Grantee's project, the Suma platform

    $100,000
  16. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2023

    Operating support to continue to bolster verde's living cully creative placemaking activities and participation in kresge's building and supporting equitable development (based) initiative.

    $100,000
  17. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2023

    Project support for suma to address digital inclusion

    $100,000
  18. The Collins FoundationPortland, OR 2023

    Project support for suma to promote just, inclusive technology futures with frontline communities in washington, clackamas, and multnomah counties

    $40,000
  19. The Collins FoundationPortland, OR 2023

    Bem grant to support general operations and essential services

    $35,000
  20. Portland Energy Conservation IncPortland, OR 2023

    Environmental justice

    $33,000
  21. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2023

    For general operating support

    $309
  22. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2022

    Encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels

    $200,000
  23. Northwest Area FoundationSt Paul, MN 2022

    General operating support

    $200,000
  24. The Bullitt FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    To plan a clean materials campus campus in ne portland, oregon. For general support

    $140,000
  25. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2022

    For Living Cully, a collaborative that works to address disparities in housing, income, health, education and natural resources in Portland's Cully neighborhood

    $125,000
  26. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2022

    For operating support of this organization that works to secure social, economic and environmental benefits for low-income people and people of color through social enterprise, outreach and advocacy

    $120,000
  27. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2022

    Operating support to continue to bolster verde's living cully creative placemaking activities and participation in kresge's building and supporting equitable development (based) initiative.

    $100,000
  28. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2022

    For general operating support of this organization that works to secure social and economic benefits for low-income people and people of color through social enterprise, outreach and advocacy statewide

    $87,500
  29. Stolte Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Funding for general charitable operations

    $75,000
  30. Stolte Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Funding for general charitable operations

    $75,000
  31. The Collins FoundationPortland, OR 2022

    Support operations and environmental and economic justice programs serving low-income communities of color in the east portland cully neighborhood

    $60,000
  32. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2022

    To build a statewide action plan with the Latine community

    $56,500
  33. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    General Support

    $50,000
  34. Portland Energy Conservation IncPortland, OR 2022

    Environmental justice

    $31,002
  35. Wiancko Charitable Foundation IncSeattle, WA 2022

    Unrestricted

    $30,000
  36. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2022

    for general support

    $250
  37. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2021

    Encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels

    $200,000
  38. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2021

    Operating support to continue to bolster verde's living cully creative placemaking activities and participation in kresge's building and supporting equitable development (based) initiative.

    $200,000
  39. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2021

    For Living Cully, a collaborative that works to address disparities in housing, income, health, education and natural resources in Portland's Cully neighborhood

    $125,000
  40. Portland Energy Conservation IncPortland, OR 2021

    Environmental justice

    $105,059
  41. Northwest Area FoundationSt Paul, MN 2021

    General operating support

    $100,000
  42. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2021

    To build power and wealth in low-income and people of color communities through community control of resources and investments

    $87,500
  43. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2021

    To prepare Indigenous, Black and Brown communities to engage in county-level and statewide conversations on regional water planning and bring a justice focus to these efforts

    $80,000
  44. Stolte Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Funding for general charitable operations

    $75,000
  45. The Bullitt FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    For general support

    $75,000
  46. The Collins FoundationPortland, OR 2021

    Support operations and environmental and economic justice programs serving low-income communities of color in the east portland cully neighborhood

    $60,000
  47. Wiancko Charitable Foundation IncSeattle, WA 2021

    Unrestricted

    $55,000
  48. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    General Support

    $50,000
  49. Hillman Family FoundationsPittsburgh, PA 2021

    Verde capital support

    $30,000
  50. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2021

    To support executive director coaching and organizational strategic planning for this organization that works to secure social and economic benefits for low-income people and people of color in Portland and throughout the state

    $30,000
  51. The Lazar FoundationBlack Butte Ranch, OR 2021

    Water justice

    $20,000
  52. The Concordia FoundationBaltimore, MD 2021

    General purposes

    $20,000
  53. The Collins FoundationPortland, OR 2021

    Hire a digital organizer to support community-driven programs to increase internet and digital access for communities of color living on low incomes in multnomah county

    $20,000
  54. Willard L & Ruth P Eccles FoundationReno, NV 2021

    General operating support

    $2,500
  55. JW & HM Goodman Family Charitable FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2021

    General operating support

    $1,000
  56. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2021

    For general support

    $1,000
  57. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2021

    for general support

    $500
  58. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2020

    For operating support of this organization that works to secure social and economic benefits for low-income people and people of color through social enterprise, outreach and advocacy

    $240,000
  59. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2020

    Operating support to bolster verde's creative placemaking activities and participation in kresges building and supporting equitable development (based) initiative.

    $150,000
  60. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2020

    For Living Cully, a collaborative that works to address disparities in housing, income, health, education and natural resources in Portland's Cully neighborhood

    $125,000
  61. Portland Energy Conservation IncPortland, OR 2020

    Environmental justice

    $100,359
  62. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2020

    General operating support

    $100,000
  63. The Libra FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    General support

    $100,000
  64. Northwest Area FoundationSt Paul, MN 2020

    General operating support

    $100,000
  65. Edwards Mother Earth FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    Las Adelitas

    $100,000
  66. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2020

    To build power and wealth in low-income and people of color communities through community control of resources and investments

    $87,500
  67. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2020

    To create platforms for digital organizing, enterprise and justice, building an inclusive, participatory technology future with and for frontline communities

    $75,000
  68. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    General Support

    $50,000
  69. The Collins FoundationPortland, OR 2020

    Support a project to use inclusive technology, such as suma, to promote digital organizing, enterprise, and justice with low-income communities and communities of color in clackamas, multnomah, and washington counties

    $50,000
  70. Wiancko Charitable Foundation IncSeattle, WA 2020

    Unrestricted

    $30,000
  71. The Collins FoundationPortland, OR 2020

    Support operations and staffing to sustain workforce training programs for communities of color and individuals with low incomes in multnomah county

    $30,000
  72. The Collins FoundationPortland, OR 2020

    Support operations and environmental justice programs serving low-income communities of color in multnomah county

    $30,000
  73. The Lazar FoundationBlack Butte Ranch, OR 2020

    Water justice

    $15,000
  74. Jubitz Family FoundationPortland, OR 2020

    Water justice

    $5,000
  75. The Winky Foundation Co Wilmington Trust CoWilmington, DE 2020

    General and/or educational purpose

    $2,000
  76. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2020

    for general support

    $1,800
  77. The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    General support

    $1,000
  78. The Libra FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2019

    General support

    $100,000
  79. Northwest Area FoundationSt Paul, MN 2019

    Building a cohesive living cully energy and anti-displacement initiative

    $100,000
  80. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2019

    General support

    $75,000
  81. The Bullitt FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    Project support

    $75,000
  82. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2019

    To support the Healthy Communities Coalition, a community-based collaborative of multicultural advocacy organizations working to empower communities to engage in and benefit from the Broadway Corridor redevelopment project

    $75,000
  83. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2019

    For external communications and to develop a sustainable fundraising plan for the Healthy Communities Coalition in Portland

    $30,000
  84. Jubitz Family FoundationPortland, OR 2019

    Water justice policy

    $10,000
  85. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2019

    General Support

    $2,000
  86. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2019

    For participation in a systems change convening

    $1,000
  87. The Collins FoundationPortland, OR 2019

    The relief of the poor and distressed and underprivileged, the advancement of education, the elimination of prejudice and discrimination, and the protection of the environment

    $150
  88. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2018

    To support Living Cully, a collaborative project that will address environmental, housing, health and economic disparities in Portland's Cully neighborhood

    $250,000
  89. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2018

    For operating support of this organization that works to secure social and economic benefits for low-income people and people of color through social enterprise, outreach and advocacy

    $150,000
  90. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2018

    To support early program design work of the City of Portland Clean Energy Fund by the nonprofit organizations that led the effort to establish it

    $143,750
  91. The Bullitt FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    Project support

    $105,000
  92. Northwest Area FoundationSt Paul, MN 2018

    Building a cohesive living cully energy and anti-displacement initiative

    $100,000
  93. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2018

    For support of the Healthy Communities Coalition, working to secure community benefit agreements arising from the Pearl District Post Office site redevelopment that help build wealth for low-income communities

    $80,000
  94. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2018

    To complete the community-designed Lideres Verdes Program Plan and begin implementing Year 1 of the new program model

    $50,000
  95. The Collins FoundationPortland, OR 2018

    Support asset-building, workforce development, and renewable energy programs to promote economic and environmental sustainability for low-income residents of color in portland's cully neighborhood (2 years)

    $50,000
  96. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2018

    To develop strategies that support leadership by people of color in agenda-setting positions on state environmental and natural resource issues

    $40,950
  97. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2018

    For operating support of this organization that works to secure social and economic benefits for low-income people and people of color through social enterprise, outreach and advocacy

    $20,000
  98. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2018

    For education and a dialogue about clean energy

    $1,000
  99. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2018

    general support

    $750
  100. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2018

    for general support

    $150
  101. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2017

    To support a collaborative effort that integrates environmental protections and improvement investments with traditional community development in cully, a diverse, majority low-income community in northeast portland

    $115,000
  102. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2017

    General support

    $100,000
  103. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2017

    For support of the healthy communities coalition, working to secure community benefit agreements arising from the pearl district post office site redevelopment that help build wealth for low-income communities

    $80,000
  104. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2017

    For technical assistance during leadership transition at this organization that works to secure social and economic benefits for low-income people and people of color through environmentally-focused social enterprise, outreach and advocacy

    $2,500
  105. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2017

    For general support

    $300
  106. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2017

    For general support

    $160

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other jobs and employment organizations in Portland, OR and are not among Verde’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 32 grants Preselected only $2,222 to similar organizations
  2. Umpqua Bank Charitable FoundationLake Oswego, OR 12 grants Accepts applications $240,500 to similar organizations
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 26 grants Accepts applications $193,855 to similar organizations
  4. Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation TrustWilsonville, OR 4 grants Accepts applications $150,000 to similar organizations
  5. The Stimson-Miller FoundationPortland, OR 3 grants Accepts applications $52,000 to similar organizations
  6. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 6 grants Preselected only $1,250,000 to similar organizations
  7. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2 grants Accepts applications $400,000 to similar organizations
  8. Chestnut FundBoston, MA 3 grants Preselected only $325,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 20-3685723 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.