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Lamb Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$320k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
33
Grants FY2025
28
Organizations funded FY2024
54%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$12,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$21,000
Organizations funded a year
28 to 38
FY2019 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
3
Total assets, FY2025
$5.9M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 54% of the organizations Lamb Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 51% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 49% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $159k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEnvironmentArts & CultureEducationYouth DevelopmentHousing & ShelterOther
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 yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving33$320k61%
FY202428$312k54%
FY202335$258k54%
FY202236$301k58%
FY202137$274k59%
FY202038$272k79%
FY201933$275kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Human Services$544kEnvironment$300kArts & Culture$238kYouth Development$217kHousing & Shelter$194kFood & Nutrition$172kEducation$110kPhilanthropy$93kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Lamb Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Treehouse$54,00030%
Human Solutions Inc Dba Our Just Future$46,10030%
Baker Relief Nursery Inc$45,00028%
Philanthropy Northwest$43,00011%
Community Transitional School$43,00041%
United Way of the Columbia-Willamette$43,00010%
Friends of the Columbia Gorge$40,00016%
Deschutes River Conservancy$36,00031%
Urban Gleaners$35,10040%
New Avenues for Youth Inc$35,00020%
The Family Nurturing Center Rogue Valley Children's Relief Nursery$35,00020%
Family Building Blocks Inc$35,00020%
Cascade Forest Conservancy$32,00022%
Midcoast Watersheds Council$30,00014%
Wallowa Resources Inc$30,00021%
Oasis Advocacy and Shelter Inc$30,00024%
Pear$30,00021%
Homeplate Youth Services$28,00031%
Adelante Mujeres$26,50020%
The Dougy Center Inc$25,00020%
Project Lemonade Inc$24,00031%
Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition - TAG$21,00011%
Tides of Change Fka Tillamook Co Women's Resource C$20,00013%
The Safe Project$20,00013%
Farmers Ending Hunger$20,00015%
Outgrowing Hunger$20,0001n/a
Coastal Families Relief Nursery$20,00015%
Olalla Center$20,00021%
Team Read$20,00021%
Northwest Harvest Emm$19,25010%
Pioneer Relief Nursery Pioneer Relief Nursery$19,00024%
The Goodtimes Project$18,00012%
Wellspring Family Services$18,0001n/a
Farestart$18,00010%
Selway-Bitterroot Foundation Inc$17,50012%
Willamette Riverkeeper$17,00021%
Marion-Polk Food Share Inc$16,50030%
Josephy Center for Arts and Culture$16,00022%
The Lands Council$16,0001n/a
Native American Youth and Family Center$15,50030%
Outside the Frame$15,00011%
EASTERN OREGON REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL dba ART CENTER EAST$15,00018%
FosterClub Inc$15,00010%
Family Tree Relief Nursery$15,00010%
Youthcare$15,00010%
McKenzie Community Development Corporation$15,00013%
Building Healthy Families$15,00011%
North Fork John Day Watershed Council$15,00011%
Financial Beginnings Oregon$15,00013%
Stephen's Place$15,00011%
Lutheran Community Services Northwest$15,00010%
Old Mill Center for Children and Families Inc$15,00010%
Color Outside The Lines$15,000112%
Community Works Inc$15,00011%
J Bar J Youth Services Inc$15,00010%
Oregon East Symphony$15,00016%
Bradley Angle$15,00010%
Confluences Inc Confluence Project$15,00011%
Self Enhancement Inc$15,00010%
Treasure Valley Children's Relief Nurser$15,00012%
Farmers Conservation Alliance$15,0001n/a
Friends of Youth$15,00010%
North Clackamas Urban Watersheds Council$15,00016%
National Indian Child Welfare Association$15,00011%
Ophelia's Place$15,00011%
Friends of Explorer Post 58$14,40051%
Holla$13,00021%
Burns Paiute Tribe Foundation$12,5501n/a
Oregon Food Bank$12,30020%
My Fathers House$12,10040%
Urban Artworks$12,00013%
Artula Institute for Art and Environmental Ed$12,00011%
Sanctuary Art Center$12,00012%
Family Development Center$11,50010%
Newport Food Pantry$11,000115%
The Arts Council of Pendleton Inc$10,00014%
The Living Room$10,00015%
Golden Road Arts$10,00014%
Wallowa Band Nez Perce Trail Interpretive Center$10,00013%
Oregon Bravo Youth Orchestras$10,00011%
Heart of Oregon Corps Inc$10,00010%
Oregon Coast Community Action$10,00010%
Mountainstar Family Relief Nursery$10,00010%
Family Access Network Foundation$10,00011%
Path Home$10,00010%
Fish of Vancouver$10,00011%
Mary's Place Seattle$10,00010%
Caldera$10,00010%
Portland Public Schools$10,0001n/a
Safety Compass$10,00012%
Neskowin Coast Foundation$10,00011%
Portland Youth Philharmonic Association$10,00010%
Music Is Instrumental$10,000120%
Portland Rescue Mission$9,0002n/a
Community Development Corporation of Oregon$8,00010%
Antfarm Inc$8,00010%
Oregon Environmental Council$7,00030%
Blanchet House of Hospitality$7,00010%
Sea Turtles Forever Inc$7,00033%
Northwest Children's Theater and School Inc$6,00060%
Technology Access Foundation$5,0001n/a
Oregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation$5,00010%
Food Share of Lincoln County$4,25010%
Community Connection of Ne Oregon Inc$4,25010%
Klamath Lake Counties Food Bank$4,25010%
Liberty House$3,50030%
Planned Parenthood of the Columbia Willamette Inc$3,10010%
Third Sector New England Inc$3,00010%
Bloomin Boutique$3,00020%
Chess for Success$3,00010%
Pottery Northwest$3,00010%
Portland Women in Technology Inc$3,00011%
Four Rivers Cultural Center and Museum$3,00011%
Mazamas$3,00031%
The Giving Plate$3,0001n/a
Environment Oregon Research and Policy Center Inc$3,00014%
St Johns Food Share$3,00010%
Lifeworks Nw$2,50020%
Willamette Partnership$2,10010%
Snowcap Community Services$2,00010%
Portland Fruit Tree Project$2,00011%
Casa of Marion County Inc$2,00010%
Smart Reading$2,00010%
Feeding Kids in Our Backyard Inc$2,00014%
Johnson Creek Watershed Council$2,00010%
The Wild Fund Inc$2,00021%
Saving Grace$2,00010%
Oregon City Schools Foundation$1,50023%
Oregon Humane Society$1,50020%
Bridging Voices$1,50012%
Growing Gardens$1,10020%
Gather Make Shelter$1,00010%
The Next Door Inc$1,00010%
Clackamas River Basin Council Inc$1,00010%
In a Landscape$1,00010%
Portland Baroque Orchestra$1,00010%
Samaritan House Inc$1,00010%
Mid-Valley Literacy Center$1,00010%
Sunshine Pantry$1,0001n/a
Charitable Partnership Fund$1,00010%
Lewis & Clark College$1,00010%
CRAG Rats$1,00010%
The Library Foundation$1,00010%
Metropolitan Youth Symphony$1,00010%
LEGAL ADVOCATES FOR WASHINGTON SCHOOL Heart of America NW Research Center$94050%
Trinity United Methodist Church$9001n/a
Oregon Public Broadcasting$42040%
All Classical Public Media Inc$32030%
Oswego Heritage Council Inc$20010%
Grantmakers of Oregon and Sw Washington$12510%
Hunger Fighters Oregon$10010%
The Greenway Foundation Inc$1001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($82k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Lamb Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTreehouse: $54,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHuman Solutions Inc Dba Our Just Future: $46,100 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBaker Relief Nursery Inc: $45,000 over 2y, 8.0% of budgetPhilanthropy Northwest: $43,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCommunity Transitional School: $43,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetUnited Way of the Columbia-Willamette: $43,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFriends of the Columbia Gorge: $40,000 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetDeschutes River Conservancy: $36,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetUrban Gleaners: $35,100 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetNew Avenues for Youth Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetThe Family Nurturing Center Rogue Valley Children's Relief Nursery: $35,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetFamily Building Blocks Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCascade Forest Conservancy: $32,000 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetMidcoast Watersheds Council: $30,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetWallowa Resources Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetOasis Advocacy and Shelter Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 3.7% of budgetPear: $30,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetHomeplate Youth Services: $28,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetAdelante Mujeres: $26,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Dougy Center Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetProject Lemonade Inc: $24,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetDuwamish River Cleanup Coalition - TAG: $21,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetTides of Change Fka Tillamook Co Women's Resource C: $20,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetThe Safe Project: $20,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetFarmers Ending Hunger: $20,000 over 1y, 5.2% of budgetCoastal Families Relief Nursery: $20,000 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetOlalla Center: $20,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetTeam Read: $20,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetNorthwest Harvest Emm: $19,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPioneer Relief Nursery Pioneer Relief Nursery: $19,000 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetThe Goodtimes Project: $18,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetFarestart: $18,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSelway-Bitterroot Foundation Inc: $17,500 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetWillamette Riverkeeper: $17,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetMarion-Polk Food Share Inc: $16,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetJosephy Center for Arts and Culture: $16,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetNative American Youth and Family Center: $15,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetOutside the Frame: $15,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetEASTERN OREGON REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL dba ART CENTER EAST: $15,000 over 1y, 7.6% of budgetFosterClub Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFamily Tree Relief Nursery: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetYouthcare: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMcKenzie Community Development Corporation: $15,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetBuilding Healthy Families: $15,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetNorth Fork John Day Watershed Council: $15,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetFinancial Beginnings Oregon: $15,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetStephen's Place: $15,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetLutheran Community Services Northwest: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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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 140.

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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.

The Oregon Community FoundationOR110.7× affinity107 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Oregon Community Foundation · The Autzen Foundation · The Collins Foundation · Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust · Juan Young Trust · OCF Joseph E Weston Public Foundation · The Roundhouse Foundation · Meyer Memorial Trust · The Ford Family Foundation · Braemar Charitable Trust · The Reser Family Foundation · The Robert D and Marcia H Randall 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.

Compare Lamb Foundation with peer funders

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How do I get to Lamb Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Lamb Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Lamb Foundation

How much does Lamb Foundation give?
Lamb Foundation reported 33 grants totaling $319,600 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 28 and 38 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
What does Lamb Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (27%), Environment (15%), Arts & Culture (12%).
Who are Lamb Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: Treehouse ($54k), Human Solutions Inc Dba Our Just Future ($46k), Baker Relief Nursery Inc ($45k).
Does Lamb Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 54% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Lamb 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 Lamb Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Oregon Community Foundation, The Autzen Foundation, The Collins Foundation.
Where is Lamb Foundation based?
Lamb Foundation is based in OR.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 161 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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