Oregon · Public charity
Oregon Historical Society
The OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY (ohs) preserves our state's history and makes it accessible to everyone in ways that advance knowledge and inspire curiosity about all the people, places, and events that have shaped oregon.
- $21k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Itemized, FY2024
- $8k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $7,500
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $7,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 3
- FY2018 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $49M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 0% of the organizations Oregon Historical Society funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 1 | $8k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $15k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $15k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $15k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $15k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $85k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oregon | $60,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Oregon Black Pioneers Corporation | $50,000 | 1 | 61% |
| Tedx Portland | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| University of Oregon | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Crown Point Country Historical Society | $7,500 | 1 | 6% |
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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
About Oregon Historical Society
- How much does Oregon Historical Society give?
- Oregon Historical Society reported 1 itemized grants totaling $7,500, out of $21,328 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 3 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2022.
- What does Oregon Historical Society fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (87%), Human Services (13%).
- Who are Oregon Historical Society's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: University of Oregon ($60k), Oregon Black Pioneers Corporation ($50k), Tedx Portland ($20k).
- Does Oregon Historical Society fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Oregon Historical Society?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Oregon Community Foundation.
- Where is Oregon Historical Society based?
- Oregon Historical Society is based in OR.
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