Oregon · Private foundation
Boyer Foundation
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $1.1M
- Granted FY2023
- 21
- Grants FY2023
- 21
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 5%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $11,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $637,581
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 22
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 7
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 5% of the organizations Boyer Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $250 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 21 | $1.1M | 5% |
| FY2022 | 20 | $133k | 30% |
| FY2021 | 22 | $144k | 36% |
| FY2020 | 13 | $122k | 38% |
| FY2019 | 10 | $129k | 20% |
| FY2018 | 9 | $137k | 33% |
| FY2017 | 6 | $132k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| WaterWatch of Oregon | $937,581 | 7 | 25% |
| Central Oregon Landwatch | $620,000 | 7 | 10% |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | $34,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Smith River Alliance Inc | $28,250 | 7 | 1% |
| Oregon Desert Land Trust | $25,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | $24,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Rogue Climate | $22,500 | 3 | 2% |
| Crag Law Center | $20,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Predator Defense | $15,250 | 7 | 4% |
| African Wildlife Foundation Inc | $14,750 | 6 | 0% |
Show all 22 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| WaterWatch of Oregon | $937,581 | 7 | 25% |
| Central Oregon Landwatch | $620,000 | 7 | 10% |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | $34,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Smith River Alliance Inc | $28,250 | 7 | 1% |
| Oregon Desert Land Trust | $25,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | $24,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Rogue Climate | $22,500 | 3 | 2% |
| Crag Law Center | $20,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Predator Defense | $15,250 | 7 | 4% |
| African Wildlife Foundation Inc | $14,750 | 6 | 0% |
| Earthjustice | $13,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Greenpeace Fund Inc | $12,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Western Rivers Conservancy | $11,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Think Wild | $8,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Sea Shepherd Conservation Society | $7,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Oregon Parks Forever | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Oregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Living Lands & Waters | $2,000 | 4 | 0% |
| International Fund for Animal Welfare Inc | $1,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Oregon Natural Desert Association | $250 | 1 | n/a |
| The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Wild Salmon Center | $250 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 9 recipients with no EIN on record ($76k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Boyer Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 21 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
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About Boyer Foundation
- How much does Boyer Foundation give?
- Boyer Foundation reported 21 grants totaling $1,081,081 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 22 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Boyer Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Environment (97%), Animals (3%), Recreation & Sports (0%).
- Who are Boyer Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: WaterWatch of Oregon ($938k), Central Oregon Landwatch ($620k), Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated ($35k).
- Does Boyer Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 5% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Boyer Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Boyer Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Oregon Community Foundation, Patagoniaorg, Meyer Memorial Trust.
- Where is Boyer Foundation based?
- Boyer Foundation is based in OR.
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