Private foundation · EIN 93-0811823 · Portland, Oregon

Oregon Scottish Rite Clinics

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: 9 grants paid, $270K total, median $25K. 100% of grants stayed in Oregon. Stated restrictions: Institutions providing speech and language help to children.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
9
$270K
Median grant
$25K
Stays in OR
100%
of grants
Deadline
NONE
Assets
$6.6M

How to apply

Written requests which include the program description. Contact: Eric Gazow, 709 Sw 15th Avenue, Portland, Or, 5032267827 Deadlines: NONE Restrictions: Institutions providing speech and language help to children.

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of OregonEugene, ORPediatric clinic$85K
Tucker Maxon SchoolPortland, ORProgram objectives and supplies$50K
Portland State University FoundatioPortland, ORSpeech and language sciences program$34K
Tater Tots Pediatric TherapyKlamath Falls, ORSpeech and language therapy$28K
Transformative CommunicationtherapyLake Oswego, ORSpeech and language therapy$25K
University of Oregon FoundationEugene, ORSummer camps$15K
Camp MeadowoodWeston, ORProgram donation (speech camp)$15K
Camp Yakety YakWest Linn, ORProgram funding (speech camp)$15K
Grande Ronde HospitalLA Grande, ORProgram support - speech therapy$2,720

About this foundation

Oregon Scottish Rite Clinics is a private grantmaking foundation in Portland, Oregon, administered in care of Eckhard H Gazow, tax-exempt since 1981. 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 Oregon Scottish Rite Clinics 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 Oregon Scottish Rite Clinics give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $270K across 9 grants, a median of $25K.

Where does Oregon Scottish Rite Clinics give?

Oregon (9 grants), per its latest filing.

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