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Leotta Gordon Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$60k
Granted FY2025still arriving
13
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$253kHuman Services$42kYouth Development$37kEnvironment$27kCrime & Legal$21kRecreation & Sports$21kPublic Benefit$4kArts & Culture$3kOther$0
02FY2025 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k12 grants · $40k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $20k
$3,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$307k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
KAIROSPDX$20,000
MANY NATIONS ACADEMY$7,000
THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION$5,000
CASCADIA WILDLANDS$4,000
CASA$4,000
PORTLAND YOUTH BUILDERS$3,000
CIVICS LEARNING PROJECT$3,000
CHILDREN'S CENTER$3,000
FRIENDLY HOUSE$3,000
NW ASSOCIATION FOR BLIND ATHLETES$2,000
SMUS SOCIETY$2,000
CLACKAMAS WOMEN'S SERVICES$2,000
YMCA OF MARION COUNTY$2,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $29k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 86% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%CLACKAMAS WOMEN'S SERVICES: $3k → 15%CLACKAMAS WOMEN'S SERVICES: $2k → 8%CLACKAMAS WOMEN'S SERVICES: $2k → 8%FRIENDLY HOUSE: $3k → 12%FRIENDLY HOUSE: $3k → 12%FRIENDLY HOUSE: $3k → 12%FRIENDLY HOUSE: $3k → 12%FRIENDLY HOUSE: $2k → 12%FRIENDLY HOUSE: $2k → 12%FRIENDLY HOUSE: $2k → 12%FRIENDLY HOUSE: $1k → 12%YOUTH VILLAGES: $2k → 12%YOUTH VILLAGES: $2k → 12%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$403k · 25 repeat orgs$16k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +86% since the first grant, against +23% for those funded once.

25 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2025, 13 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

25
13

Total granted

$403k
$14k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+86%
+23%

Still filing today

56%
69%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureCrime & LegalAnimalsOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • KAIROSPDX
    9× · 2017–2025 · $133k · revenue +313%
  • CW
    CASCADIA WILDLANDS
    9× · 2017–2025 · $27k · revenue +299%
  • Portland YouthBuilders
    9× · 2017–2025 · $21k · revenue +86%

Funded once

  • CASA FOR CHILDREN INCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $2k · revenue +27%
  • LO
    LAKE OSWEGO SCHOOL DISTRICT
    one grant, 2018 · $1k
  • CO
    CEASEFIRE OREGON EDUCATION FOUND
    one grant, 2017 · $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.

04Its field

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.

1
The Campbell Institute

Children's institute's mission is to leverage research, practice, policy, and advocacy to shift systems toward justice for families so that all of oregon's children, prenatal to grade 5, have access to opportunity.

Unclassified
2
Lewis & Clark College

Lewis & clark is a premier private higher education institution offering an exceptional education in an inclusive environment. by fostering critical thinking, innovation, creativity, civic engagement, and leadership, both inside and…

Education
3
Trillium Family Services

Building brighter futures with children and families.

Housing & Shelter
4
Our Children Oregon

Our children oregon's mission is to be a voice and force for the common good for all oregon children, ensuring all children have the resources and opportunities they need to reach their full potential. we elevate data and the voices of…

Philanthropy
5
Olalla Center

To help strengthen and heal children and families, and the community. olalla center's staff believes all children and families can heal and this premise is the foundation of olalla center's treatment philosophy and the basis for their work.

—
6
Family and Community Together

Fact oregon empowers families, youth, and communities to navigate disability systems, advocating together for disability justice and policy change so that people with disabilities have what they need to thrive at home, in school, and in…

Human Services
7
Urban League of Portland Inc

To help empower african americans and others achieve equality in education, employment, and economic security.

Human Services
8
Mitch Charter School

We believe that the strength of our community lies in its diversity. we know the power of many different voices at the table. these voices resound from the hearts and minds of our youth, who hold the keys to a just, fair and sustainable…

Education
9
Ywca of Greater Portland

To eliminate racism, empower women and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.

Human Services
10
Parenting With Intent

Building strong connections for healthy communities through mental health programs, youth empowerment services and family services.

Human Services
11
Dc Bilingual Public Charter School

The mission of dc bilingual public charter school is to create a learning community that ensures high academic achievement for all students in both spanish and english, develops leadership, and values all cultures.

Education
12
Portland Trails

Over the next five years, portland trails will work to transform greater portland into a regional hub of connectivity and sustainability. by facilitating the expansion and enhancement of our trail network, we will foster inclusive…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Native American Youth and Family Center; the most unlike its peers is Oregon Humane Society. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

23 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. 23 of the 39 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/23
Grantees still filing
22/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MANY NATIONS ACADEMY: $59,500 · OtherMANY NATIONS ACADEMYAMERICAN FRIENDS OF SMUS: $12,000 · OtherAMERICAN FRIENDS OF SMUSNW ASSOCIATION FOR BLIND ATHLETES: $9,500 · OtherNW ASSOCIATION FOR BLIND ATHLETESSATURDAY ACADEMY: $9,500 · OtherSATURDAY ACADEMYCASA: $8,500 · OtherCASAST ANDREW NATIVITY SCHOOL: $8,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $8,000 · OtherREADING RESULTS: $7,000 · OtherOREGON HUMANITIES: $6,000 · OtherYMCA OF MARION COUNTY: $6,000 · OtherTHE CHILDRENS COURSE INC: $7,000 · Other+11 more: $18,200 · Other+11 moreKAIROSPDX: $132,500 · EducationKAIROSPDX+3 more: $3,000 · EducationFRIENDLY HOUSE INC: $18,500 · Human ServicesFRIENDLY …YOUTH VILLAGES INC: $7,500 · Human ServicesYOUTH VIL…CLACKAMAS WOMEN'S SERVICES: $6,500 · Human ServicesCLACKAMAS…+1 more: $1,000 · Human ServicesPortland YouthBuilders: $20,500 · Youth DevelopmentNATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH AND FAMILY CENTER: $4,500 · Youth DevelopmentGirls Inc of the Pacific Northwest: $3,000 · Youth DevelopmentCASCADIA WILDLANDS: $26,500 · EnvironmentChildrens Center: $19,100 · Crime & LegalCivics Learning Project: $4,000 · Crime & LegalTHE LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Arts & CultureOREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING: $2,000 · Arts & CulturePORTLAND ART MUSEUM: $1,000 · Arts & Culture
Other$159,200Education$135,500Human Services$33,500Youth Development$28,000Environment$26,500Crime & Legal$23,100Arts & Culture$13,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetKAIROSPDX: $132,500 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetCASCADIA WILDLANDS: $26,500 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetPortland YouthBuilders: $20,500 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetChildrens Center: $19,100 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDLY HOUSE INC: $18,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetTHE LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetYOUTH VILLAGES INC: $7,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHILDRENS COURSE INC: $7,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetREADING RESULTS: $7,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetCLACKAMAS WOMEN'S SERVICES: $6,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH AND FAMILY CENTER: $4,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCivics Learning Project: $4,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetGirls Inc of the Pacific Northwest: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCASA FOR CHILDREN INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWildcat Ridge Sanctuary: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPORTLAND ART MUSEUM: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCASCADIA HEALTH: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSMART READING: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOREGON HUMANE SOCIETY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
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 KAIROSPDX ↗
  • Who funds CASCADIA WILDLANDS ↗
  • Who funds Portland YouthBuilders ↗
  • Who funds Childrens Center ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDLY HOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds YOUTH VILLAGES INC ↗
  • Who funds THE CHILDRENS COURSE INC ↗
  • Who funds READING RESULTS ↗
  • Who funds CLACKAMAS WOMEN'S SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH AND FAMILY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds Civics Learning Project ↗
  • Who funds Girls Inc of the Pacific Northwest ↗
  • Who funds CASA FOR CHILDREN INC ↗
  • Who funds OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING ↗
  • Who funds Wildcat Ridge Sanctuary ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND ↗
  • Who funds GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC ↗
  • Who funds PORTLAND ART MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds SERENDIPITY CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds CASCADIA HEALTH ↗
  • Who funds SMART READING ↗
  • Who funds OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY ↗

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 …OCF Joseph E Weston P…The Autzen FoundationMarie Lamfrom Charita…Meyer Memorial TrustRose E Tucker Charita…The Jackson FoundationBraemar Charitable Tr…Juan Young TrustThe Collins FoundationThe Robert D and Marc…Hoover Family Foundat…
The Oregon Community FoundationOR32.4× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Leotta Gordon Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Leotta Gordon Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2025
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Clackamas Women's Services: 37% of income from government
  • Kairospdx: 22% of income from government
  • Native American Youth and Family Center: 21% of income from government
  • Portland YouthBuilders: 10% of income from government
  • Girls Inc of the Pacific Northwest: 6% of income from government
  • Portland Art Museum: 6% of income from government
  • Civics Learning Project: 5% of income from government
  • Smart Reading: 4% of income from government
  • Cascadia Health: 2% of income from government
  • Serendipity Center Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Casa for Children Inc: 2% of income from government
  • University of Portland: 2% of income from government
  • Reading Results: 1% of income from government
  • Oregon Public Broadcasting: 0% of income from government
  • Childrens Center: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Leotta Gordon Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Leotta Gordon 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.

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 39 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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