Private foundation · EIN 93-6024129 · Portland, Oregon · Mutual benefit

Oregon Scottish Rite Education Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (Scholarship requests open december 1st and close march 30th of the succeeding ye) and its median grant is $3,000.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 40 grants paid, $128K total, median $3,000. 53% of grants stayed in Oregon. Stated restrictions: Students attending higher educational institutions.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
40
$128K
Median grant
$3,000
Stays in OR
53%
of grants
Deadline
See below
Scholarship requests open december 1st a
Assets
$3.4M

How to apply

Written scholarship requests. Contact: Eckhard Gazow, 709 Sw 15th Avenue, Portland, Or, 5032287827, ORIENTCFO@PORTLANDSR.COM Deadlines: Scholarship requests open december 1st and close march 30th of the succeeding year. Restrictions: Students attending higher educational institutions.

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

Top 1 of 40 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Oregon DemolayPortland, ORDonation$500

By state: Oregon 21 · California 4 · Idaho 5 · Arizona 2 · Washington 2 · Tennessee 1

About this foundation

Oregon Scottish Rite Education Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Portland, Oregon, tax-exempt since 1964. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Oregon Scottish Rite Education Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Written scholarship requests. Deadlines: Scholarship requests open december 1st and close march 30th of the succeeding year..

How much does Oregon Scottish Rite Education Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $128K across 40 grants, a median of $3,000.

Where does Oregon Scottish Rite Education Foundation Inc give?

Oregon (21 grants), California (4 grants), Idaho (5 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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