· Private foundation
Friesen Foundation Inc
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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2023.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| HANDS OF HOPE MINISTRY | $8,000 |
| SISTERS SCHOOL FOUNDATION | $5,000 |
| GIFT OF ADOPTION | $5,000 |
| SHEPERD'S HOUSE | $5,000 |
| YOUNG AMERICAS FND REAGAN RANCH | $5,000 |
| MRC | $5,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $4,625 |
| PREPARE THE WAY | $3,000 |
| HILLSDALE COLLEGE | $2,500 |
| DESCHUTES PUBLIC LIBRARY | $2,500 |
| HIGH DESERT MUSEUM | $2,500 |
| PURPLE HEART PET RESCUE | $2,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $2,000 |
| PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTERS OF CENTRAL OR | $1,000 |
| KIDS CENTER | $1,000 |
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 (FY21–23, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 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
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
16 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2023, 3 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $16k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- SHSHEPHERD'S HOUSE MINISTRIES3× · 2021–2023 · $15k · revenue +155%
- YAYoung America's Foundation2× · 2021–2022 · $10k · revenue +5%
HIGH DESERT MUSEUM3× · 2021–2023 · $8k · revenue +27%
Funded once
- AFAVERY FORKS SCHOLARSHIP FUNDone grant, 2022 · $1k
- SHSISTERS HABITAT FOR HUMANITYgraduatedone grant, 2021 · $1k · revenue +130%
- CCCOLUMBIA COUNTY COASTAL CONSERVATION ASSOCIATIONone grant, 2022 · $1k
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.
Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…
The university of portland, an independently governed catholic university guided by the congregation of holy cross, addresses significant questions of human concern through interdisciplinary studies of the arts, sciences, and humanities…
Inspired by lutheran scholarly tradition and the liberal arts, augustana provides an education of enduring worth that challenges the intellect, fosters integrity and integrates faith with learning and service in a diverse world.
Oregon research institute is an independent behavioral sciences research center dedicated to understanding human behavior and improving the quality of human life through the prevention and treatment of health, educational, and social…
Private, christian education: pre-kindergarten - 12th grade. our mission is to build a solid foundation for life by providing students with an excellent education that integrates academic achievement, biblical truth, and christ-like…
Ashland university, guided by our christian heritage, is a comprehensive, private university that provides a transformative learning experience, shaping graduates who work, serve and lead with integrity in their local, national, and global…
The purpose and mission of the foundation are, acting on its own or through affiliates, to support and assist the university of oregon in its activities by management and administration of foundation assets representing privately donated…
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.
Partnering with parents to provide a rich, innovative, and effective home- based education that nurtures academic success and personal growth.
Utah foundation's mission is to produce objective, thorough and well- reasoned research and analysis that promotes the effective use of public resources, a thriving economy, a well-prepared workforce and a high quality of life for utahns.…
To conserve and enhance land in southern oregon to sustain our human and natural communities forever.
Houghton university provides an academically challenging, christ-centered education in the liberal arts and sciences to students from diverse traditions and economic backgrounds and equips them to lead and labor as scholar-servants in a…
How this is measured
14 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. 14 of the 27 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 SHEPHERD'S HOUSE MINISTRIES ↗
- Who funds Young America's Foundation ↗
- Who funds Bend Heroes Foundation ↗
- Who funds HIGH DESERT MUSEUM ↗
- Who funds HILLSDALE COLLEGE ↗
- Who funds SISTERS SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds KIDS INTERVENTION AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE CENTER ↗
- Who funds FIRST LIBERTY INSTITUTE ↗
- Who funds WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC ↗
- Who funds PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTERS OF CENTRAL OREGON ↗
- Who funds FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES ↗
- Who funds SISTERS HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ↗
- Who funds COLUMBIA COUNTY CHILD ABUSE ASSESSM ↗
- Who funds MULTNOMAH ATHLETIC FOUNDATION ↗
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 · Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Friesen Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Friesen Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.
- High Desert Museum: 11% of income from government
- Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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