· Private foundation
Cascadia Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k18 grants · $69k
- $10k–50k4 grants · $80k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| OREGON BALLET THEATRE | $30,000 |
| OREGON SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION | $25,000 |
| PORTLAND ART MUSEUM | $15,000 |
| PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET | $10,000 |
| ALL CLASSICAL PUBLIC MEDIA INC | $7,000 |
| OREGON FOOD BANK INC | $6,000 |
| AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION | $6,000 |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA | $5,000 |
| LINN BENTON FOOD SHARE | $5,000 |
| SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER | $5,000 |
| A CONTEMPORARY THEATRE | $5,000 |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD COLUMBIA WILLAMETTE | $5,000 |
| COMMUNITY OUTREACH INC | $5,000 |
| OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING | $3,000 |
| FRIENDS OF THE COLUMBIA GORGE | $3,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $36k) land where the poverty rate runs at 18%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
27 repeat relationships: 21 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
OREGON BALLET THEATRE8× · 2017–2024 · $161k · revenue +31%
PORTLAND ART MUSEUM8× · 2017–2024 · $81k · revenue +3%
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC7× · 2017–2023 · $43k · revenue +102%
Funded once
- ACAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATIONone grant, 2024 · $6k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
Pbo creates transformative experiences for musicians and listeners who share in the exploration and celebration of historically inspired music. the professional orchestra presents world-class performances on period instruments for up to…
To present symphonic music of the highest quality in a distinctive way for the cultural enrichment, education, engagement and enjoyment of the people of our community.
The oregon shakespeare festival creates world-class theater, revealing our collective humanity through illuminating interpretations of new and classic plays, and inspiring a love of our art form for current and future generations.
Portland state university foundation is responsible for raising and managing private resources to advance psu's priorities and mission to be a leading urban university.
Enriching lives through the power of music, presenting a diverse range of orchestral repertoire at the highest level of artistic excellence, and providing musical education opportunities for children and adults.
Portland Public Library is a welcoming cultural center that brings people together and connects them with trusted resources, ideas, experiences, and information. We build a stronger community by inspiring learning, creativity, and…
Oregon agricultural trust partners with farmers and ranchers to protect agricultural lands for the benefit of oregons economy, communities, and landscapes.
The oregon center for public policy's mission is to achieve economic justice for all oregonians through research, analysis, and advocacy. ocpp works to change policies that foster economic security and stability for all oregonians. we do…
Pacific science center (pacsci) ignites curiosity in every child and fuels a passion for discovery, experimentation, and critical thinking in all of us.
As directed by oregon voters in 1984, the oregon citizens' utility board (cub) represents the interests of oregon's residential utility customers before administrative, judicial, and legislative bodies. cub works at the intersection of…
Western rivers conservancy's mission is to protect outstanding river ecosystems in the western united states. continued on schedule o.we acquire land to conserve critical habitat, provide public access for compatible use and enjoyment, and…
Greater portland landmarks uses portland's heritage - its buildings, places, culture, and stories - as a catalyst for connection, affordability, and resilience. we engage the community to learn from its history, preserve special places,…
How this is measured
25 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 25 of the 28 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds OREGON BALLET THEATRE ↗
- Who funds OREGON SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds PORTLAND ART MUSEUM ↗
- Who funds AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds OREGON FOOD BANK ↗
- Who funds LINN BENTON FOOD SHARE ↗
- Who funds Friends of the Columbia Gorge ↗
- Who funds COMMUNITY OUTREACH INC ↗
- Who funds PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE COLUMBIA WILLAMETTE INC ↗
- Who funds ALL CLASSICAL PUBLIC MEDIA INC ↗
- Who funds SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING ↗
- Who funds PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC ↗
- Who funds POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds A CONTEMPORARY THEATRE INC ↗
- Who funds OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY ↗
- Who funds SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds HIGH DESERT MUSEUM ↗
- Who funds SMART READING ↗
- Who funds Oregon State University Foundation ↗
- Who funds BALLARD FOOD BANK ↗
- Who funds CHAMBER MUSIC NORTHWEST ↗
- Who funds FRIENDS OF TIMBERLINE ↗
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.
Open a dossier: The Oregon Community Foundation · The Jackson Foundation · The Collins Foundation · The Autzen Foundation · Rose E Tucker Charitable Trust · The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Care Foundation · Ronald W Naito Md Foundation · The Reser Family Foundation · Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund · Juan Young Trust · Meyer Memorial Trust · Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Cascadia Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Cascadia Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Oregon Food Bank: 21% of income from government
- High Desert Museum: 11% of income from government
- Oregon Historical Society: 10% of income from government
- Planned Parenthood of the Columbia Willamette Inc: 7% of income from government
- Community Outreach Inc: 7% of income from government
- Smart Reading: 3% of income from government
- Chamber Music Northwest: 3% of income from government
- Portland Art Museum: 1% of income from government
- Oregon Public Broadcasting: 1% of income from government
- All Classical Public Media Inc: 0% of income from government
- Oregon Ballet Theatre: 0% of income from government
- Oregon Symphony Association: 0% of income from government
- Oregon State University Foundation: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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