Oregon · Public charity
Common Sense for Oregon Foundation
The foundation operates exclusively for charitable, scientific or education purposes related to government affairs including the making of distributions to exempt 501 (c)(3) organizations for charitable, scientific or education purposes.
- $115k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 2
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2025
- $110k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $102,725
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $102,725
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 1
- FY2022 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Common Sense for Oregon Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 2 | $110k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $78k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $102k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common Sense of Oregon Incorporated | $282,325 | 3 | 98% |
| East Salem Rotary Foundation | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
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About Common Sense for Oregon Foundation
- How much does Common Sense for Oregon Foundation give?
- Common Sense for Oregon Foundation reported 2 itemized grants totaling $109,725, out of $114,725 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 1 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does Common Sense for Oregon Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2025, its largest causes are Public Benefit (98%), Community Improvement (2%).
- Who are Common Sense for Oregon Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2025: Common Sense of Oregon Incorporated ($282k), East Salem Rotary Foundation ($7k).
- Does Common Sense for Oregon Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Common Sense for Oregon Foundation based?
- Common Sense for Oregon Foundation is based in OR.
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