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Foundation Lookup

Grant recipient EIN 85-1637060Arts and culture

Who funds Lion Speaks?

3 private foundations gave Lion Speaks in Portland, OR $370,400 across 10 grants, in tax years 2021 to 2024.

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Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2021 to 2024, 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

10 grants

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

  1. The Collins FoundationPortland, OR 2024

    Bem general operations grant to support year-round media programming for black high school and college students and young adults in clackamas, marion, multnomah, wallowa, and washington counties

    $25,000
  2. Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation TrustWilsonville, OR 2024

    General operating (rose grant)

    $11,000
  3. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2024

    For project support

    $3,000
  4. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2023

    Project support to take the labs x lion speaks black filmmaker initiative statewide, fiscally sponsored by lion speaks

    $175,000
  5. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2023

    Project support to take labs x lion speaks black filmmaker initiative statewide

    $50,000
  6. The Collins FoundationPortland, OR 2023

    Bem grant to support programs and operations to amplify black narratives and stories rooted in black heritage, and fortify black creators with mentorship, training, and purposeful job opportunities in the media and entertainment industries in multnomah county

    $40,000
  7. Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation TrustWilsonville, OR 2022

    The movie media maker workforce development & union preparedness program

    $35,000
  8. The Collins FoundationPortland, OR 2022

    Support mentoring and development training in media maker workforce development & career advancement program

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

    For participation in Justice Oregon for Black Lives Grant Review Committee

    $600
  10. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2021

    For general support

    $800

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Portland, OR and are not among Lion Speaks’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 766 grants Preselected only $70,433 to similar organizations
  2. James F & Marion L Miller FoundationPortland, OR 365 grants Accepts applications $20,670,000 to similar organizations
  3. The Autzen FoundationPortland, OR 130 grants Accepts applications $525,658 to similar organizations
  4. The Jackson FoundationMilwaukee, WI 153 grants Accepts applications $1,269,500 to similar organizations
  5. The Kinsman FoundationMilwaukie, OR 184 grants Accepts applications $2,058,500 to similar organizations
  6. M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver, WA 80 grants Accepts applications $8,259,250 to similar organizations
  7. Juan Young TrustLake Oswego, OR 96 grants Accepts applications $791,000 to similar organizations
  8. Ronald W Naito MD FoundationPortland, OR 73 grants Accepts applications $1,078,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 85-1637060 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.