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Grant recipient EIN 93-0429022

Who funds Western Seminary?

16 private foundations gave Western Seminary in Portland, OR $1.3 million across 42 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

42 grants

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

  1. Briggs Loosley FoundationRoseburg, OR 2025

    General fund

    $50,000
  2. VC FundPortland, OR 2025

    General Support

    $14,000
  3. Sankar Family FoundationCamas, WA 2025

    Managing wesrtern seminary

    $4,697
  4. Richard and Elizabeth Kasper Seminary Fund IncCorona Del Mar, CA 2025

    Scholarship support

    $4,097
  5. The Nowiczewski FoundationMontgomery, TX 2025

    Religious

    $2,000
  6. Briggs Loosley FoundationRoseburg, OR 2024

    General fund

    $5,000
  7. The Nowiczewski FoundationMontgomery, TX 2024

    Religious

    $3,000
  8. Paul Millsap Foundation CorporationSmyrna, GA 2024

    To aid the purpose of the organization.

    $1,000
  9. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    500

    $500
  10. Briggs Loosley FoundationRoseburg, OR 2023

    General fund

    $5,000
  11. Iseli FoundationLake Oswego, OR 2023

    Education

    $5,000
  12. VC FundPortland, OR 2023

    General Support

    $2,788
  13. The Nowiczewski FoundationMontgomery, TX 2023

    Religious

    $2,000
  14. The Lampstand FoundationEscondido, CA 2023

    Education scholarship

    $1,536
  15. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Mef

    $500
  16. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $342
  17. The James and Barbara Knuppe Family FoundationCastro Valley, CA 2022

    Educational support

    $20,528
  18. Iseli FoundationLake Oswego, OR 2022

    Education

    $20,000
  19. The Kinsman FoundationMilwaukie, OR 2022

    Historic preservation

    $10,000
  20. Briggs Loosley FoundationRoseburg, OR 2022

    General fund

    $5,000
  21. VC FundPortland, OR 2022

    General Support

    $2,788
  22. The Nowiczewski FoundationMontgomery, TX 2022

    Religious

    $1,000
  23. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Mef

    $600
  24. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $483
  25. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2021

    Pathways for tomorrow initiative

    $49,500
  26. Iseli FoundationLake Oswego, OR 2021

    Education

    $10,000
  27. The James and Barbara Knuppe Family FoundationCastro Valley, CA 2021

    Educational support

    $7,410
  28. Briggs Loosley FoundationRoseburg, OR 2021

    General fund

    $5,000
  29. SKM FoundationRedondo Beach, CA 2021

    Education

    $3,000
  30. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $1,066
  31. The Lampstand FoundationEscondido, CA 2021

    Scholarship

    $758
  32. M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver, WA 2020

    Expand center for leadership development

    $50,000
  33. Iseli FoundationLake Oswego, OR 2020

    Education

    $20,000
  34. The Chatlos Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    Towards international student scholarship program

    $10,000
  35. The Kinsman FoundationMilwaukie, OR 2020

    Historic preservation

    $5,000
  36. Briggs Loosley FoundationRoseburg, OR 2020

    General fund

    $5,000
  37. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $625
  38. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    MG

    $500
  39. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2019

    Thriving in ministry initiative

    $741,224
  40. Iseli FoundationLake Oswego, OR 2019

    Education

    $2,000
  41. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2018

    Thriving in ministry initiative

    $225,000
  42. Iseli FoundationLake Oswego, OR 2018

    Education

    $2,000

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 93-0429022 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.