Oregon · Private foundation
Hilltop Foundation
Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $358k
- Granted FY2019
- 4
- Grants FY2019
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 75%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Median grant, FY2019
- $100,000
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $250,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 21
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 1
- Total assets, FY2019
- $649k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 75% of the organizations Hilltop Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 72% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 28% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $258k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 4 | $358k | 75% |
| FY2018 | 7 | $260k | 86% |
| FY2017 | 21 | $375k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Safety | $250,000 | 1 | 91% |
| YWCA of Greater Portland | $200,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Concordia University Foundation | $149,500 | 1 | 4% |
| Oregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation | $120,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Northwest Outward Bound School | $60,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Northwest Children's Theater and School Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Trinity Episcopal Cathedral | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Friends of the Metolius | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Avian Haven | $20,000 | 1 | 7% |
| The Bangor Area Homeless Shelter | $15,000 | 1 | 2% |
Show all 24 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Safety | $250,000 | 1 | 91% |
| YWCA of Greater Portland | $200,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Concordia University Foundation | $149,500 | 1 | 4% |
| Oregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation | $120,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Northwest Outward Bound School | $60,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Northwest Children's Theater and School Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Trinity Episcopal Cathedral | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Friends of the Metolius | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Avian Haven | $20,000 | 1 | 7% |
| The Bangor Area Homeless Shelter | $15,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Ceasefire Oregon Education Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Gun Owners for Responsible Ownership | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Skidompha Library Association | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Oregon Food Bank | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Globio | $5,000 | 1 | 20% |
| Mobius Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Alano Club of Portland Oregon | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Jessie F Richardson Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Campbell Institute | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Blood Cancer United Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Oregon Zoo Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| High Desert Museum | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Young Peoples Theatre Project Inc | $500 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($25k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Hilltop Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 16 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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 · Meyer Memorial Trust · Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust · The Swigert Foundation · United Way of the Columbia-Willamette · The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Care Foundation · Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund · Juan Young Trust · The Autzen Foundation · Hillman Family Foundations · The Jackson Foundation · The Reser Family Foundation
How this is measured
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About Hilltop Foundation
- How much does Hilltop Foundation give?
- Hilltop Foundation reported 4 grants totaling $357,500 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 21 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does Hilltop Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Civil Rights (26%), Human Services (20%), Education (17%).
- Who are Hilltop Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: State of Safety ($250k), YWCA of Greater Portland ($200k), Concordia University Foundation ($150k).
- Does Hilltop Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 75% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Hilltop Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Hilltop Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Oregon Community Foundation, Meyer Memorial Trust, Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust.
- Where is Hilltop Foundation based?
- Hilltop Foundation is based in OR.
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