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Lee H & Marion B Thompson Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$8.0M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
27
Grants FY2024
51
Organizations funded FY2023
88%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$100,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,050,000
Organizations funded a year
8 to 51
FY2018 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
3
Total assets, FY2024
$15M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 88% of the organizations Lee H & Marion B Thompson Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 79% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 21% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $785k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesEnvironmentFood & NutritionHealthArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentOther
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
FY2024still arriving26$7.7M50%
FY202351$995k88%
FY202211$260k18%
FY202111$218k18%
FY20209$130k22%
FY20199$100k11%
FY20188$20kn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Environment$2.0MHealth$1.6MArts & Culture$1.3MFood & Nutrition$1.2MYouth Development$1.1MPublic Safety & Disaster$1.0MAnimals$744kHuman Services$464kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Blosser Center for Dyslexia Resources$1,065,00022%
Ducks Unlimited Inc$1,050,00020%
Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding$1,025,000235%
Gate Youth Association$1,015,000235%
Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center$275,000219%
Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc$206,50070%
Oregon Humane Society$206,50070%
Candlelighters For Children With Cancer$165,000221%
Blanchet House of Hospitality$156,11221%
Tualatin Riverkeepers Inc$145,000222%
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All grantees of Lee H & Marion B Thompson Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Blosser Center for Dyslexia Resources$1,065,00022%
Ducks Unlimited Inc$1,050,00020%
Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding$1,025,000235%
Gate Youth Association$1,015,000235%
Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center$275,000219%
Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc$206,50070%
Oregon Humane Society$206,50070%
Candlelighters For Children With Cancer$165,000221%
Blanchet House of Hospitality$156,11221%
Tualatin Riverkeepers Inc$145,000222%
Dogs for the Deaf Inc Dba Dogs for Better Lives$135,00022%
Willamette Riverkeeper$130,000113%
Oregon Public Broadcasting$100,00010%
Cascade Forest Conservancy$91,50064%
Portland Rescue Mission$90,0001n/a
Union Gospel Mission$90,0001n/a
Mark Prairie Historical Society$50,000271%
Oregon Food Bank$50,00010%
Adelante Mujeres$40,00010%
Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation$25,00011%
Friends of the Children-Portland$25,00010%
Parkinson's Resources of Oregon$25,00012%
Sisters of the Road Inc$25,00013%
1000 Friends of Oregon$15,00011%
Bloomin Boutique$15,00013%
Elevate Oregon$10,00011%
Foodcorps Inc$10,00010%
Family Promise of Greater Washington County$10,00011%
Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund Oregon Wild$10,00010%
Beaverton Resource Center$10,00013%
Family Promise of Tualatin Valley$10,00010%
Street Roots Inc$10,00010%
North Coast Land Conservancy Inc$10,00010%
Just Compassion of East Washington County$10,00010%
Reading Results$10,00011%
Marion-Polk Food Share Inc$10,00010%
Airway Science for Kids Inc$10,00011%
Friends of the Children - Lane County$10,00011%
Tualatin School House Food Pantry$10,00014%
Salem Harvest$10,00016%
Home Orchard Education Center$5,00014%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 32 recipients with no EIN on record ($3.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Lee H & Marion B Thompson Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 39 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Blosser Center for Dyslexia Resources: $1,065,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetDucks Unlimited Inc: $1,050,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetNorthwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding: $1,025,000 over 2y, 35% of budgetGate Youth Association: $1,015,000 over 2y, 35% of budgetOpal Creek Ancient Forest Center: $275,000 over 2y, 19% of budgetGuide Dogs for the Blind Inc: $206,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetOregon Humane Society: $206,500 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetCandlelighters For Children With Cancer: $165,000 over 2y, 21% of budgetBlanchet House of Hospitality: $156,112 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetTualatin Riverkeepers Inc: $145,000 over 2y, 22% of budgetDogs for the Deaf Inc Dba Dogs for Better Lives: $135,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetWillamette Riverkeeper: $130,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetOregon Public Broadcasting: $100,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCascade Forest Conservancy: $91,500 over 6y, 4.2% of budgetMark Prairie Historical Society: $50,000 over 2y, 71% of budgetOregon Food Bank: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAdelante Mujeres: $40,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetOregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetFriends of the Children-Portland: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetParkinson's Resources of Oregon: $25,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetSisters of the Road Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budget1000 Friends of Oregon: $15,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetBloomin Boutique: $15,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetElevate Oregon: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFoodcorps Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFamily Promise of Greater Washington County: $10,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetOregon Natural Resources Council Fund Oregon Wild: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetBeaverton Resource Center: $10,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetFamily Promise of Tualatin Valley: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetStreet Roots Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNorth Coast Land Conservancy Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetJust Compassion of East Washington County: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetReading Results: $10,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetMarion-Polk Food Share Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAirway Science for Kids Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetFriends of the Children - Lane County: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetTualatin School House Food Pantry: $10,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetSalem Harvest: $10,000 over 1y, 5.9% of budgetHome Orchard Education Center: $5,000 over 1y, 4.3% 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 39.

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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 …The Autzen FoundationOCF Joseph E Weston P…Juan Young TrustThe Collins FoundationMeyer Memorial TrustMarie Lamfrom Charita…The Jackson FoundationHoover Family Foundat…The Ford Family Found…Rose E Tucker Charita…Braemar Charitable Tr…
The Oregon Community FoundationOR48.2× affinity26 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 · OCF Joseph E Weston Public Foundation · Juan Young Trust · The Collins Foundation · Meyer Memorial Trust · Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust · The Jackson Foundation · Hoover Family Foundation · The Ford Family Foundation · Rose E Tucker Charitable Trust · Braemar 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.

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About Lee H & Marion B Thompson Foundation

How much does Lee H & Marion B Thompson Foundation give?
Lee H & Marion B Thompson Foundation reported 27 grants totaling $8,003,612 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 51 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
What does Lee H & Marion B Thompson Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (21%), Health (16%), Arts & Culture (13%).
Who are Lee H & Marion B Thompson Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: The Blosser Center for Dyslexia Resources ($1.1M), Ducks Unlimited Inc ($1.1M), Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding ($1.0M).
Does Lee H & Marion B Thompson Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 88% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Lee H & Marion B Thompson 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 Lee H & Marion B Thompson Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Oregon Community Foundation, The Autzen Foundation, OCF Joseph E Weston Public Foundation.
Where is Lee H & Marion B Thompson Foundation based?
Lee H & Marion B Thompson 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 74 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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