The Edmund Pettus Bridge over the Alabama River in Selma

Grant recipient EIN 93-1159856Civil rights

Who funds Rural Organizing Project?

12 private foundations gave Rural Organizing Project in Cottage Grove, OR $2.9 million across 56 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

56 grants

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

  1. Ronald W Naito MD FoundationPortland, OR 2025

    General operating support

    $40,000
  2. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2024

    For general operating support

    $150,000
  3. Northwest Area FoundationSt Paul, MN 2024

    General operating support

    $100,000
  4. Ronald W Naito MD FoundationPortland, OR 2024

    General operating

    $40,000
  5. Willow Redistribution FoundationCovina, CA 2024

    Rural organizing project for 2024

    $25,000
  6. Ronald W Naito MD FoundationPortland, OR 2024

    Responsive safety grant

    $10,000
  7. The Ford Family FoundationRoseburg, OR 2024

    Hood River Latino Network

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

    General operating support

    $150,000
  9. Northwest Area FoundationSt Paul, MN 2023

    General operating support

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

    Urgent grant for purchasing home/office

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

    Oirfc grant to advance campaigns and programs that expand rural migrant and refugee rights and to interrupt, challenge, and transform the systems of deportation and detention in rural areas of oregon

    $100,000
  12. Ronald W Naito MD FoundationPortland, OR 2023

    General operating

    $40,000
  13. Willow Redistribution FoundationCovina, CA 2023

    General

    $25,000
  14. Yarg FoundationPortland, OR 2023

    General operating

    $20,000
  15. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $68
  16. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2022

    For general operating support to increase the capacity, effectiveness and impact of rural member groups to organize for justice, equity, inclusion and democracy

    $120,000
  17. Northwest Area FoundationSt Paul, MN 2022

    General operating: organizing for justice across rural oregon

    $100,000
  18. Yarg FoundationPortland, OR 2022

    Civic engagement

    $50,000
  19. Ronald W Naito MD FoundationPortland, OR 2022

    General operating

    $40,000
  20. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2022

    To strengthen human dignity groups throughout rural Oregon to defend immigrant residents who are facing detention and deportation

    $40,000
  21. The Collins FoundationPortland, OR 2022

    Support general operations to strengthen skills, resources, and vision of rural groups organizing for justice and increase organization sustainability, partially through a challenge match

    $40,000
  22. The Collins FoundationPortland, OR 2022

    Support general operations to strengthen skills, resources, and vision of rural groups organizing for justice and increase organization sustainability, partially through a challenge match

    $40,000
  23. The Collins FoundationPortland, OR 2022

    To defend attacks on immigrants and challenges systems of deportation and detention in rural communities in oregon

    $35,000
  24. Willow Redistribution FoundationCovina, CA 2022

    General

    $25,000
  25. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2021

    For operating support of this statewide organization working to build the capacity of local grassroots groups in rural communities to shift culture and create systems change at the local, county and state level

    $120,000
  26. Northwest Area FoundationSt Paul, MN 2021

    Organizing for justice across rural oregon

    $100,000
  27. Ronald W Naito MD FoundationPortland, OR 2021

    General operating support

    $50,000
  28. Willow Redistribution FoundationCovina, CA 2021

    General operating

    $25,000
  29. The Collins FoundationPortland, OR 2021

    Support operations of the community organizing center and sustain advocacy and community outreach efforts that promote economic, social, and climate justice in rural regions across oregon, in part through a challenge match

    $25,000
  30. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2021

    for general support

    $928
  31. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2020

    For operating support of this statewide organization working to build the capacity of local grassroots PCs in rural communities to shift culture and create systems change at the local, county and state level

    $120,000
  32. Northwest Area FoundationSt Paul, MN 2020

    General operating: organizing for justice across rural oregon

    $75,000
  33. The Collins FoundationPortland, OR 2020

    Coordinate with a coalition of service agencies to create a food, resource, and information site; host webinars; and set up systems for digital access for individuals with low incomes statewide

    $45,000
  34. The Collins FoundationPortland, OR 2020

    Support operations of the community organizing center and sustain advocacy and community outreach efforts that promote economic, social, and climate justice in rural regions across oregon, in part through a challenge match

    $40,000
  35. Arch Community FundWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  36. Willow Redistribution FoundationCovina, CA 2020

    General operating

    $25,000
  37. Hill-Snowdon FoundationWashington, DC 2020

    Project or program support

    $5,000
  38. Major Family Charitable TrustBriarcliff Manor, NY 2020

    General charitable purposes

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

    For participation as a presenter in an educational webinar on environmental and social justice advocacy in Oregon

    $1,000
  40. Taubert Memorial FoundationDrain, OR 2019

    Strengthen skills & resources in rur

    $409,065
  41. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2019

    For operating support of this statewide organization working to build the capacity of local grassroots groups in rural communities to shift culture and create systems change at the local, county and state level

    $100,000
  42. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2019

    To defend against attacks on immigrants in rural communities and challenge the mass detention and deportation of individuals without due process

    $37,500
  43. The Collins FoundationPortland, OR 2019

    Continued support of rural organizing project's immigrant rights work in rural oregon, which includes partnerships with 65 member groups spread across the state

    $37,500
  44. The Collins FoundationPortland, OR 2019

    Support community engagement and youth leadership development to promote equity and justice in rural communities and small towns throughout oregon

    $35,000
  45. The Ford Family FoundationRoseburg, OR 2019

    Hood River Latino Network

    $2,500
  46. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2019

    For participation in a systems change convening

    $2,150
  47. Major Family Charitable TrustBriarcliff Manor, NY 2019

    General charitable purposes

    $2,000
  48. The Collins FoundationPortland, OR 2019

    Support rural community groups which seek to increase involvement of rural citizens in democratic processes that promote full inclusion of all with special focus on traditionally under-represented communities

    $300
  49. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2018

    To expand community organizing in rural Oregon through grassroots efforts based on equity, collaboration and intersectionality

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

    Support community engagement and youth leadership development to promote equity and justice in rural communities and small towns throughout oregon (2 years)

    $35,000
  51. Arch Community FundWilmington, DE 2018

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  52. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2018

    For activities to support communities that are welcoming to all residents in small towns and rural communities across the state; this grant was awarded as a part of the Oregon Immigrant and Refugee Funders Collaborative, which addresses critical and time-sensitive issues facing immigrants and refugees

    $25,000
  53. The Collins FoundationPortland, OR 2018

    Support staffing, travel, and other costs related to outreach and organizing activities in 27 rural oregon counties

    $20,000
  54. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2017

    To support the efforts of rural communities to defend and protect immigrants and refugees impacted by deportation activities (awarded as a part of the oregon immigrant and refugee funders collaborative, which addresses critical and time-sensitive issues facing immigrants and refugees)

    $26,000
  55. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2017

    For statewide organizing to defend and protect rural immigrants and refugees, including trainings, local inclusivity campaigns, rapid response infrastructure building, intervention with law enforcement and building support for statewide advocacy; this grant is made as part of the oregon immigrant and refugee funders collaborative, addressing critical and time-sensitive issues facing immigrants and refugees

    $26,000
  56. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 2017

    To bridge divides in oregon through education and dialogue about pressing civil rights issues

    $1,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other civil rights organizations in Oregon and are not among Rural Organizing Project’s funders above.

  1. The Autzen FoundationPortland, OR 20 grants Accepts applications $103,200 to similar organizations
  2. Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation TrustWilsonville, OR 16 grants Accepts applications $684,800 to similar organizations
  3. The Roundhouse FoundationSisters, OR 23 grants Accepts applications $360,000 to similar organizations
  4. First Interstate BancSystem Foundation IncBillings, MT 11 grants Accepts applications $37,028 to similar organizations
  5. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 10 grants Preselected only $900 to similar organizations
  6. Braemar Charitable TrustPortland, OR 11 grants Accepts applications $115,000 to similar organizations
  7. Juan Young TrustLake Oswego, OR 11 grants Accepts applications $86,000 to similar organizations
  8. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 7 grants Preselected only $6,195 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 93-1159856 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.