Oregon · Public charity
Foundations for a Better Oregon
FOUNDATIONS FOR A BETTER OREGON advances oregon's commitment to supporting every child to learn, grow, and thrive. We build bridges between community, policymakers, and philanthropy, setting a foundation for shared vision and collective action.
- $31k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Itemized, FY2024
- $7k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $7,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $7,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 4
- FY2017 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $3.4M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 0% of the organizations Foundations for a Better Oregon funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 1 | $7k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $20k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $20k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $27k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $43k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $109k | 25% |
| FY2017 | 4 | $45k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Public Education Support Fund | $60,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Portland State University | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Coalition of Oregon School Administrators | $50,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Oregon Student Voice | $32,643 | 1 | 52% |
| David Douglas School District | $21,770 | 2 | n/a |
| Tillamook High School | $17,601 | 1 | n/a |
| Bend-Lapine School District | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Social Venture Partners Portland | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Salemkeizer Coalition for Equality | $7,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Latino Network | $6,545 | 1 | 0% |
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: Meyer Memorial Trust · The Oregon Community Foundation
How this is measured
About Foundations for a Better Oregon
- How much does Foundations for a Better Oregon give?
- Foundations for a Better Oregon reported 1 itemized grants totaling $7,000, out of $31,163 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 4 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
- What does Foundations for a Better Oregon fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (97%), Community Improvement (3%).
- Who are Foundations for a Better Oregon's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: National Public Education Support Fund ($60k), Portland State University ($50k), Coalition of Oregon School Administrators ($50k).
- Does Foundations for a Better Oregon fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Foundations for a Better Oregon?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Meyer Memorial Trust, The Oregon Community Foundation.
- Where is Foundations for a Better Oregon based?
- Foundations for a Better Oregon is based in OR.
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