Private foundation · EIN 91-1796945 · Beaverton, Oregon · Philanthropy & grantmaking

The Walker Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 29 grants paid, $648K total, median $10K. 59% of grants stayed in Oregon.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
29
$648K
Median grant
$10K
Stays in OR
59%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$14M

Grants paid in 2025

29 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Portland Parks FoundationPortland, ORParks, trails & trees$260K
Forests Forever IncorporatedOregon City, ORParks, trails & trees$65K
Freinds of the ChildrenPortland, ORYouth mentoring$50K
Cascade Policy InstitutePortland, ORCivic$30K
Forest Park ConservancyPortland, ORParks, trails & trees$30K
Minds Matter of PortlandPortland, OREducation$30K
Oregon Tech FoundationKlamath Falls, OREducation$25K
Osu FoundationCorvallis, OREducation$20K
De LA Salle North High SchoolPortland, OREducation$15K
St Andrew Nativity SchoolPortland, OREducation$15K
FirePhiladelphia, PAEducation$10K
Hoyt Arboretum FriendsPortland, ORNature$10K
Libby's Hope FoundationSalem, ORBrain cancer diagnosis$10K
Project LemonadePortland, ORFoster youth$10K
Lide FoundationAgoura Hills, CAYouth$10K
Duke UniversityDurham, NCEducation$6,500
Guide Dogs for the BlindSan Rafael, CACharitable$5,000
Heterodox AcademyNew York, NYEducation$5,000
Oregon Historical SocietyPortland, OREducation$5,000
Oregon Humane SocietyPortland, ORCharitable$5,000
Lincoln High School Alumni AssocPortland, OREducation$5,000
Brown UniversityProvidence, RIEducation$4,000
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NYEducation$4,000
Univ Wisconsin MadisonMadison, WIEducation$4,000
Stanford UniversityRedwood City, CAEducation$4,000
Univ Texas AustinAustin, TXEducation$4,000
FIRST ExposuresSan Francisco, CAYouth mentoring$2,500
Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VTEducation$2,500
World Forestry CenterPortland, ORParks, trails & trees$1,000

By state: Oregon 17 · California 4 · Pennsylvania 1 · New York 2 · North Carolina 1 · Rhode Island 1

About this foundation

The Walker Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Beaverton, Oregon, administered in care of Ian a Walker, tax-exempt since 1998. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does The Walker Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does The Walker Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $648K across 29 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does The Walker Family Foundation give?

Oregon (17 grants), California (4 grants), Pennsylvania (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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