Foundations that fund organizations in Beaverton, Oregon
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Beaverton nonprofits
401 private foundations gave $40M to Beaverton organizations in their latest filings; 34 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
576 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Beaverton around $50K. 25 of these funders are based in Oregon; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 401
- Accept applications
- 34
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Beaverton
- $40M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 576
- Typical median grant
- $50K
- Based in OR
- 25%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Beaverton organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $13M | $13M | Preselected only | To provide general operating support to support grantee's e… |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Omaha, NE | 2 | $7.0M | $3.5M | Preselected only | General operating support; Program support |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $4.0M | $4.0M | Yes | K-12 education |
| Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth Fund | Broomfield, CO | 1 | $2.5M | $2.5M | Yes | Charter school capacity-building |
| The Haslam 3 Foundation Inc | Knoxville, TN | 1 | $1.3M | $1.3M | Yes | Grow access to high quality schools |
| Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $800K | $800K | Preselected only | Education |
| The Hearthland Foundation C/O Breslauer Rutman & Anderson Inc | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $750K | $750K | Preselected only | Journalism |
| M J Murdock Charitable Trust | Vancouver, WA | 6 | $707K | $100K | Yes | Executive director role increase; New staff; New executive development staff |
| The Lowell Milken Family Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | 1 | $400K | $400K | Preselected only | Community centers & programs |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 19 | $363K | $75 | Yes | Matching gift; General support |
| Meyer Memorial Trust | Portland, OR | 5 | $260K | $9,696 | Yes | For general operating support; For project support; For program support |
| Wilburforce Foundation C/O Lisa Weinstein | Seattle, WA | 3 | $255K | $75K | Yes | Environmental - hunter angler conservation partnerships ass…; Environmental - communications support for the y2y program…; Environmental - multicultural communications capacity build… |
| Vogt Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | General support |
| Samueli Foundation | Corona del Mar, CA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | General operations |
| The Lozick Family Foundation | Pepper Pike, OH | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | General support |
| Transitcenter Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $241K | $26K | Preselected only | Race-class narrative on public transportation; Move ca influencer campaign; 2025 spend down |
| Hillman Family Foundations | Pittsburgh, PA | 3 | $235K | $25K | Yes | Capital support; Patient aid for addiction treatment; Preparing homeless youth for employment and stable housing… |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $225K | $113K | Yes | General Operating Support; Support for local reporting |
| Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust | Wilsonville, OR | 12 | $218K | $11K | Yes | General operating (rose grant); General operating (sunflower grant); General operating (daffodil grant) |
| The Firstenburg Foundation | Vancouver, WA | 1 | $215K | $215K | Yes | To be applied to felida park senior housing |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 2 | $200K | $100K | Preselected only | For youth justice work in california; For work in harris county, texas |
| Select Equity Group Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $187K | $4,950 | Preselected only | Matching gift; Celebration grant |
| Arcus Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $180K | $75K | Yes | General operating support; Support for behaviour change focused community engagement w… |
| Juan Young Trust | Lake Oswego, OR | 10 | $160K | $12K | Yes | Operation school bell; Summer arts event 2023; Geared up for pe |
| The Collins Foundation | Portland, OR | 4 | $153K | $43K | Yes | Hire a finance and human resources staff to support operati…; Support operations and programs designed by and for bipoc,…; Bem general operations grant to support community care, com… |
| The William Penn Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $150K | $75K | Yes | General support; Phase 2+ drwi communications |
| Anderson Family Foundation | Edmonds, WA | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | To promote christian evangelism. |
| James and Shirley Rippey Family Foundation | Tigard, OR | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | General support |
| Wk Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | Promise of an Equitable Future |
| Jtmf Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $145K | $73K | Preselected only | Bring It Outside - Coos County, OR fund; 2024 Summer State Games Lodging and Transportation fund |
| The Honzel Family Foundation | Tacoma, WA | 2 | $135K | $68K | Preselected only | Where need is greatest; Tuition assistance |
| Jay and Diane Zidell Charitable Foundation | Portland, OR | 2 | $127K | $64K | Yes | General operations support; 2025 bb bash legacy building & annual pledge |
| Northwest Area Foundation | St Paul, MN | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Oarsmen Foundation | Torrance, CA | 2 | $125K | $63K | Preselected only | Funds for charity |
| Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund | Bend, OR | 2 | $125K | $63K | Preselected only | Program support; Tuition assistance |
| Abba's Storehouse Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Satell Family Foundation C/O Edward M Satell | King of Prussia, PA | 1 | $117K | $117K | Preselected only | General use/ no restrictions |
| Tektronix Foundation | Beaverton, OR | 4 | $113K | $28K | Yes | to provide learning experiences that expand opportunities f…; to support effort in providing education training health ca…; to support clothes for kids donation |
| The Essex Avenue Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Adam R Scripps Foundation | Fort Mitchell, KY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General Operations |
| Lum Foundation C/O Pkfod Family Office | Harrison, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General program support |
| Ladybug Foundation Inc | Louisville, CO | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General Operating Support |
| The Reis Foundation Inc | Ellicott City, MD | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General Support |
| Good Ventures Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Roots of progress conference |
| The Irving Harris Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $90K | $90K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $80K | $80K | Yes | To develop ai matching algorithms to support scientific col… |
| Wm Keck Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | For general support of charitable purposes. |
| Cowles Family Foundation | Albuquerque, NM | 1 | $73K | $73K | Preselected only | Supports reproductive health care and reproductive decisions |
| Clark Foundation | Portland, OR | 8 | $68K | $5,000 | Yes | Charitable - program support; Charitable - children programs; Cultural - program support |
| Edmund Beck Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $65K | $65K | Preselected only | Achieve charitable purpose |
| James F & Marion L Miller Foundation | Portland, OR | 4 | $64K | $5,200 | Yes | One year operating support for immersive theatre; Two year operating support for multidisciplinary performing…; One year operating support grant for youth arts programming… |
| David P Watson Foundation | El Segundo, CA | 1 | $62K | $62K | Preselected only | To be used for charity's exempt purpose & charitable activi… |
| The Peterffy Foundation Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1 | $62K | $62K | Preselected only | To support the coprot tortugas de osa sponsored by billion… |
| The Rosendin Foundation | Austin, TX | 2 | $60K | $30K | Yes | To uplift and empower young people experiencing housing ins…; Repairing homes, revitalizing communities, rebuilding lives. |
| Theodore L Cross Family Charitable Foundation | Commack, NY | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| Make Waves Family Foundation Inc C/O Trove | Boston, MA | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | General support |
| Michael and Andrea Leven Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Granite Foundation Agency (plg) | Mendota Heights, MN | 1 | $60K | $60K | Yes | Donation |
| Research Corporation Dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement | Tucson, AZ | 1 | $55K | $55K | Yes | The Mystery of Heavy Drinking: Exploring the Roots of Alcoh… |
| Wayne D Kuni and Joan E Kuni Foundation | Vancouver, WA | 2 | $53K | $26K | Preselected only | General support |
| England Family Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Democracy Fund Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| Thompson Family Foundation | Bedford Heights, OH | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Work to remove financialand logistical barriersto abortion… |
| Lafferty Family Charitable Foundation | Concord, NH | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General Support |
| Kla Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Eof grant (2025 winner)- k3 math initiative to improve math… |
| Bryan R Bickmore Foundation | Vancouver, WA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | No specific purpose |
| The Jay and Terry Snider Foundation | Collegeville, PA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Operating support |
| Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General donation |
| R H Parkerunited Foundation | Portland, OR | 7 | $47K | $5,000 | Yes | Community services; Youth education; Youth programs |
| Lakshmi & C Krishnamoorthy Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $45K | $45K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| The Ford Family Foundation | Roseburg, OR | 7 | $45K | $5,000 | Yes | General Support; Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Visual Arts; Board Action Plan |
| The Block Friedman Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $45K | $45K | Yes | Unrestricted charitable contribution |
| Bp Lester & Regina John Foundation | Portland, OR | 1 | $43K | $43K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Family Foundation | Longview, WA | 1 | $40K | $40K | Yes | To advance healthcare in nepal |
| Records Johnston Family Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | General |
| Portland Energy Conservation Inc | Portland, OR | 1 | $39K | $39K | Preselected only | Environmental justice |
| Zidell Family Foundation | Portland, OR | 2 | $38K | $19K | Yes | Zidell field house; 2024 operational support |
| Kinnie Family Foundation | Portland, OR | 3 | $38K | $12K | Preselected only | Charitable gift |
| Rollie and Barbara Anderson Family Foundation | St Cloud, MN | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | Celebrate minnesota event |
| The Long Road Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | Crisis Relief Fund |
| Thomas a Rodgers Jr Family Foundation | Newport, RI | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | Teachers salaries fund |
| George and Kathleen Anderson Charitable Trust | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Roundhouse Foundation | Sisters, OR | 2 | $30K | $15K | Yes | Connecting families with nature; Rural programming & operations |
| Wrg Foundation | Portland, OR | 2 | $30K | $15K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Gunzenhauser Chapin Fund | Greensboro, NC | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | To assist organization in carrying out its exempt purpose. |
| The Synopsys Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $30K | $15K | Preselected only | Building STEAM 4 All Initiative for Beaverton, Oregon schoo…; Access to Youth Employment Program for Youth Experiencing H… |
| Reissa Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Department of Youth Development (DYD) Arts |
| The Spiering Family Foundation | North Plains, OR | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Sponsorship |
| Bydale Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 2 | $30K | $15K | Preselected only | General operating expenses |
| Showers Family Foundation C/O David M Showers | Canal Fulton, OH | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Braemar Charitable Trust | Portland, OR | 2 | $29K | $15K | Yes | Support student instrument costs in education classes.; To support the safe families for children program. |
| Sanctuary for Sacred Arts | West Linn, OR | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Foreign Mission Foundation | Tigard, OR | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Charitable Support |
| Macwilliams Family Foundation | Aloha, OR | 3 | $25K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Glenn W Bailey Charitable Trust | West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Singapore math for future scientists |
| Ritz Family Foundation | Tualatin, OR | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Financial support for outreach and support of local homeles… |
| The Educational Foundation of America C/O Intentional Philanthropy | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Multiplying the Harvest | West Linn, OR | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Support building projects for elderly disabled and low inco… |
| Iris and Shalom Maidenbaum Foundation Inc | Cedarhurst, NY | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Charitable purposes |
| Names Family Foundation | Fircrest, WA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Galbraith tennis center expanded youth scholarship program |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Beaverton, Oregon?
Laura and John Arnold Foundation, The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Gates Foundation, Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth Fund, The Haslam 3 Foundation Inc and 95 others reported grants to Beaverton organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Beaverton. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.