How much does Clark Foundation give?

Clark Foundation reported 129 grants totaling $1,745,300 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 72 and 114 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.

What does Clark Foundation fund?

By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (36%), Arts & Culture (12%), Health (8%).

Who are Clark Foundation's largest grantees?

By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: St Marys Academy ($714k), University of Portland ($540k), Edison High School ($535k).

Does Clark Foundation fund new organizations?

In FY2024, 32% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.

Does Clark Foundation accept unsolicited applications?

Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.

Which funders back the same organizations as Clark Foundation?

Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include OCF Joseph E Weston Public Foundation, Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust, Juan Young Trust.

Where is Clark Foundation based?

Clark Foundation is based in OR.

Foundation Dossiers

Oregon · Private foundation

Clark Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.7M
Granted FY2025(still arriving): 129
Grants FY2025: 114
Organizations funded FY2024: 32%
First-time grantees FY2024

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Median grant, FY2025: $10,000
Largest grant, FY2025: $140,000
Organizations funded a year: 72 to 114; FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025: 4
Total assets, FY2025: $31M
Applications: Takes unsolicited applications; Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 32% of the organizations Clark Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 11% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $175k went to new ones.

RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

HealthHuman ServicesArts & CultureHousing & ShelterEducationRecreation & SportsOther

How this is measured

First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

The numbers by year

Fiscal year	Organizations funded	To those organizations	First-time grantees
FY2025still arriving	129	$1.7M	24%
FY2024	114	$1.6M	32%
FY2023	95	$1.8M	27%
FY2022	87	$2.0M	10%
FY2021	87	$1.7M	23%
FY2020	72	$1.7M	21%
FY2019	76	$1.7M	14%
FY2018	76	$1.5M	21%

98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$4.9MArts & Culture$1.6MHealth$1.1MHuman Services$1.1MAnimals$813kReligion$783kFood & Nutrition$773kYouth Development$438kOther$0

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 FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
St Marys Academy	$714,000	9	n/a
University of Portland	$540,000	9	0%
Edison High School	$535,000	7	2%
Jesuit High School	$500,000	6	n/a
Providence St Vincent Medical Foundation	$400,000	4	0%
Oregon State University Foundation	$400,000	8	0%
The Oregon Zoo Foundation	$385,000	8	1%
Oregon Food Bank	$295,000	9	0%
St Andrew Nativity School	$286,500	9	n/a
Medical Teams International	$255,000	8	0%

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All grantees of Clark Foundation by total granted
Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
St Marys Academy	$714,000	9	n/a
University of Portland	$540,000	9	0%
Edison High School	$535,000	7	2%
Jesuit High School	$500,000	6	n/a
Providence St Vincent Medical Foundation	$400,000	4	0%
Oregon State University Foundation	$400,000	8	0%
The Oregon Zoo Foundation	$385,000	8	1%
Oregon Food Bank	$295,000	9	0%
St Andrew Nativity School	$286,500	9	n/a
Medical Teams International	$255,000	8	0%
YWCA of Greater Portland	$240,000	9	1%
Sisters of St Mary of Oregon	$235,000	9	n/a
Catholic Charities	$235,000	9	n/a
Girl Scouts of Oregon & Sw Washington Inc	$225,000	9	0%
Oregon Public Broadcasting	$225,000	9	0%
Portland Art Museum	$210,000	8	0%
Human Solutions Inc Dba Our Just Future	$210,000	8	0%
Dove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital Inc	$195,000	8	0%
Meals on Wheels People Inc	$185,000	7	0%
Living Desert The	$185,000	8	0%
Dress for Success Oregon	$175,000	6	4%
St Andrew Legal Clinic	$172,100	9	3%
Oregon Humane Society	$170,000	9	0%
Oregon Symphony Association	$157,000	8	0%
Oregon Coast Aquarium Inc	$150,000	7	0%
Friends of Zenger Farm	$135,000	5	3%
Full Circle Programs	$117,000	7	24%
Music Workshop	$116,000	6	5%
Oregon Ballet Theatre	$110,000	9	0%
Store to Door	$105,000	9	2%
Ukandu	$95,000	6	2%
Emanuel Medical Center Foundation	$90,000	3	5%
Oregon Historical Society	$90,000	9	0%
Coaster Theatre Productions	$90,000	9	4%
Friendly House Inc	$80,000	8	1%
Impact Nw	$80,000	5	0%
Tucker Maxon School	$80,000	6	1%
Blanchet House of Hospitality	$80,000	4	1%
St Clare Church & School	$80,000	6	n/a
La Pine Community Kitchen	$75,000	7	3%
Junior Achievement of Oregon and Sw Washington Inc	$75,000	6	1%
Urban Gleaners	$70,000	5	0%
Smart Reading	$70,000	7	0%
Lifeworks Nw	$70,000	5	0%
Project Lemonade Inc	$65,000	5	2%
Catholic Broadcasting Northwest Inc dba Mater Dei Radio	$65,000	5	3%
The Park Academy	$65,000	4	1%
Linton Community Center	$65,000	5	6%
Casa for Children Inc	$65,000	5	1%
Heart of Oregon Corps Inc	$60,000	3	0%
Portland Tennis & Education	$55,000	8	2%
Northwest Housing Alternatives	$55,000	6	0%
Portland Center Stage	$50,000	5	0%
St Charles Foundation Inc	$50,000	2	1%
Assistance League of Greater Portland	$50,000	5	2%
Partners for a Hunger Free Oregon	$45,000	6	1%
Adelante Mujeres	$45,000	5	0%
Portland Rescue Mission	$42,500	5	n/a
Oregon Sports Authority Foundation	$40,000	4	3%
Broadway Rose Theatre Co	$40,000	4	1%
Chamber Music Northwest	$40,000	4	1%
Beaverton Arts Foundation Inc	$40,000	2	3%
Portland YouthBuilders	$37,500	7	0%
Raphael House of Portland	$37,000	7	0%
Fora Health Inc	$35,000	3	0%
Friends of Hopewell House dba Hopewell House	$35,000	2	2%
High Desert Museum	$35,000	8	0%
Oregon Sports Authority	$30,000	3	1%
Rose Haven Cic	$30,000	3	0%
Empowers Africa Inc	$30,000	3	1%
Union Gospel Mission	$30,000	3	n/a
Peace in Schools	$30,000	3	1%
Portland Summerfest Aka Opera in the Park Portland	$27,000	6	18%
Columbia River Maritime Museum	$25,000	1	n/a
Youth Villages Inc	$25,000	3	0%
Girls Inc of the Pacific Northwest	$25,000	5	0%
Congregation of Holy Cross United States Province Inc	$22,500	8	n/a
Cascade AIDS Project	$22,500	4	0%
St Mary's Home	$20,500	3	0%
Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc	$20,000	1	0%
Portland Parks Foundation	$20,000	2	n/a
Special Olympics Oregon Inc	$20,000	3	0%
Santiam Hearts to Arts	$20,000	2	n/a
Transition Projects Inc	$17,500	4	0%
Girls on the Run of Portland Metro DBA Girls on the Run of Greater Oregon	$17,000	3	1%
Morrison Child and Family Services	$15,000	2	0%
Friends of the Children	$15,000	1	0%
Fighting Pretty Inc	$15,000	2	5%
Path Home	$15,000	3	0%
Yamhill Enrichment Society	$15,000	1	3%
Providence Seaside Hospital Foundation	$15,000	2	1%
Reading Results	$15,000	3	1%
Portland Children's Museum	$12,000	2	0%
Children's Cancer Association	$10,000	1	n/a
My Fathers House	$10,000	2	0%
University Club Foundation Inc	$10,000	1	92%
My Voice Music Inc	$10,000	1	1%
Corporation of Gonzaga University	$10,000	1	0%
Cannon Beach Fire & Rescue Association	$10,000	1	12%
Sisters of the Road Inc	$10,000	2	1%
Casa for Children of Klamath County	$8,500	3	1%
United States Fund for Unicef	$8,000	1	0%
Janus Youth Programs Inc	$6,500	1	0%
Providence Children's Health Foundation	$6,000	3	0%
The Boys & Girls Aid Society of Oregon	$5,500	2	0%
Agape Village	$5,500	2	2%
Hollywood Senior Center dba Community for Positive Aging	$5,500	2	0%
Clackamas Women's Services	$5,500	2	0%
Bird Alliance of Oregon Inc	$5,500	2	0%
ALS Northwest	$5,500	2	0%
The Shadow Project	$5,500	2	0%
Quadriplegics United Against Dependency Inc	$5,500	2	0%
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education	$5,000	1	0%
Blood Cancer United Inc	$5,000	2	0%
Women for Women International	$5,000	1	0%
Gleaners of Clackamas County Inc	$5,000	1	0%
Columbia County Child Abuse Assessm	$5,000	1	0%
Mother & Child Education Center	$5,000	1	1%
Pickleberry Pie Inc	$5,000	1	5%
Community Transitional School	$4,000	2	0%
Kindred Partners	$3,500	2	0%
Community Action Organization	$3,500	2	0%
Portland Street Medicine	$3,000	2	0%
Constructing Hope Pre-Apprenticeship Program	$3,000	1	n/a
Oregon Society of Artists	$2,500	1	0%
Financial Beginnings Oregon	$2,500	1	0%
Portland Jazz Festival Incorporated	$2,500	1	0%
Kinship House	$2,500	1	0%
Holy Family Academy	$2,500	1	1%
Portland Actors Ensemble	$2,500	1	n/a
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon	$2,500	1	n/a
Portland Backpack	$2,500	1	0%
High Desert Chamber Music Inc	$2,500	1	1%
Wheel to Walk Foundation	$2,500	1	1%
Outside In	$2,000	1	0%
Portland Youth Philharmonic Association	$2,000	1	0%
Friends of Explorer Post 58	$2,000	1	0%
Unity Shelter	$2,000	1	n/a
Every Body Athletics	$2,000	1	n/a
Autism Mustang Alliance	$2,000	1	n/a
The Portland Playhouse	$2,000	1	0%
Paws Assisting Veterans	$2,000	1	1%
Holla	$2,000	1	0%
High Desert Food & Farm Alliance	$2,000	1	n/a
Oregon International Ballet Academy	$2,000	1	0%
Sande School of Horsemanship	$2,000	1	n/a
Community Partners For Affordable Housing	$1,500	1	0%
Germaines Culinary Inc	$1,500	1	1%
Oregon Parks Forever	$1,000	1	0%
Cannon Beach Arts Association	$1,000	1	1%
Project Ledo	$1,000	1	0%
William Temple House	$1,000	1	0%
David's Harp 930771871	$1,000	1	1%
Sarah Bellums Bakery & Workshop	$1,000	1	0%
Qigong Sensory Training Institute	$500	1	0%
Camp Blue Spruce	$500	1	1%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 87 recipients with no EIN on record ($4.4M), not named here.

Clark Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 135 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

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How this is measured

Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 135.

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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.

OCF Joseph E Weston Public FoundationOR135.6× affinity70 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: OCF Joseph E Weston Public Foundation · Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust · Juan Young Trust · Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund · The Autzen Foundation · The Oregon Community Foundation · The Jackson Foundation · The Reser Family Foundation · Hillman Family Foundations · The Collins Foundation · The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Care Foundation · Rose E Tucker Charitable Trust

How this is measured

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Clark Foundation

How much does Clark Foundation give?: Clark Foundation reported 129 grants totaling $1,745,300 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 72 and 114 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Clark Foundation fund?: By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (36%), Arts & Culture (12%), Health (8%).
Who are Clark Foundation's largest grantees?: By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: St Marys Academy ($714k), University of Portland ($540k), Edison High School ($535k).
Does Clark Foundation fund new organizations?: In FY2024, 32% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Clark Foundation accept unsolicited applications?: Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Clark Foundation?: Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include OCF Joseph E Weston Public Foundation, Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust, Juan Young Trust.
Where is Clark Foundation based?: Clark Foundation is based in OR.