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Portland Regional Educational Telecommunications Corporation

PORTLAND REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION operates for "charitable, scientific and education and "social welfare" purposes within the meaning of sections 501(c)3 and 501(c)4, respectively, of the internal revenue code. The nonprofit undertakes activities to transmit educational material using frequencies regulated by…

$524k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
19
Grants FY2025
6
Organizations funded FY2024
100%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
6 to 14
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$7.8M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 100% of the organizations Portland Regional Educational Telecommunications Corporation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $167k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Civil RightsCommunity ImprovementEnvironmentArts & CultureHuman ServicesPublic BenefitOther
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 arriving17$499k59%
FY20246$167k100%
FY20239$285k67%
FY20227$191k0%
FY202111$299k45%
FY20206$150k0%
FY201914$189k86%
FY20186$110k33%
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Public Benefit$669kCivil Rights$668kEnvironment$225kEducation$104kArts & Culture$88kHousing & Shelter$75kYouth Development$50kHuman Services$30kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
OR
CA
CO
NM
SC
DC

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Tides Advocacy$189,42060%
Heretogether$115,000220%
Building Power for Communities of Color$112,640525%
Accion Politica Pcunista Dba Pcun$100,74552%
Latino Network Action Fund$90,4604n/a
Unite Oregon Action$89,050465%
Apano$88,210418%
Common Cause$70,00021%
Oregon Alliance to Prevent Gun Violence$70,000223%
Southern Oregon Climate Action Now$60,000231%
Show all 45 grantees
All grantees of Portland Regional Educational Telecommunications Corporation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Tides Advocacy$189,42060%
Heretogether$115,000220%
Building Power for Communities of Color$112,640525%
Accion Politica Pcunista Dba Pcun$100,74552%
Latino Network Action Fund$90,4604n/a
Unite Oregon Action$89,050465%
Apano$88,210418%
Common Cause$70,00021%
Oregon Alliance to Prevent Gun Violence$70,000223%
Southern Oregon Climate Action Now$60,000231%
Oregon Progressive Fund Inc$55,000418%
Ashland Climate Collaborative$50,000212%
Safe Schools Safe Communities Oregon$50,0001n/a
Oregon Rural Action Inc$50,00019%
This Land$50,0001n/a
Family Forward Action$50,00028%
Vote No on Gerrymandering$50,0001n/a
Imagine Black$46,590210%
Our Oregon$45,0002n/a
Linn United PAC$45,0001n/a
Rural Organizing Project$44,00013%
Public Communicators Inc$38,60030%
Working Families Organization Inc$32,25010%
Center for Popular Democracy Action Fund Inc$32,25011%
Colorofchangeorg$32,25010%
People's Action$32,25012%
Beyond Toxics$30,00013%
Oregon Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice$25,0001n/a
Communities of Color for a Just Oregon$25,0001n/a
350 DESCHUTES 350Deschutes$25,000122%
Portland Jobs With Justice$25,0001n/a
Community Alliance of Lane County$25,00017%
Oregon Alliance Action Foundation$20,0001n/a
Oregonians United Against Profiling$20,000133%
Northwest Health Foundation Fund II$20,0001n/a
Rogue Climate$10,00011%
Oregon Progress Forum$10,0001n/a
New Progressive Network$10,00019%
Oregon Student Association$10,00012%
The Oakland Fund$9,0001n/a
Human Rights Advocates of Coos County$7,000175%
Capita Social Inc$6,00012%
Way to Win Action Fund Inc$3,00010%
Partnership for Research and Education$3,00011%
Proteus Action League$3,00010%

Where it is load-bearing

Portland Regional Educational Telecommunications Corporation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 5 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 32 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTides Advocacy: $189,420 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetHeretogether: $115,000 over 2y, 20% of budgetBuilding Power for Communities of Color: $112,640 over 5y, 25% of budgetAccion Politica Pcunista Dba Pcun: $100,745 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetUnite Oregon Action: $89,050 over 4y, 65% of budgetApano: $88,210 over 4y, 18% of budgetCommon Cause: $70,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetOregon Alliance to Prevent Gun Violence: $70,000 over 2y, 23% of budgetSouthern Oregon Climate Action Now: $60,000 over 2y, 31% of budgetOregon Progressive Fund Inc: $55,000 over 4y, 18% of budgetAshland Climate Collaborative: $50,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetOregon Rural Action Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 8.9% of budgetFamily Forward Action: $50,000 over 2y, 7.6% of budgetImagine Black: $46,590 over 2y, 10% of budgetRural Organizing Project: $44,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetPublic Communicators Inc: $38,600 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetWorking Families Organization Inc: $32,250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCenter for Popular Democracy Action Fund Inc: $32,250 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetColorofchangeorg: $32,250 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPeople's Action: $32,250 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetBeyond Toxics: $30,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budget350 DESCHUTES 350Deschutes: $25,000 over 1y, 22% of budgetCommunity Alliance of Lane County: $25,000 over 1y, 6.8% of budgetOregonians United Against Profiling: $20,000 over 1y, 33% of budgetRogue Climate: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetNew Progressive Network: $10,000 over 1y, 8.5% of budgetOregon Student Association: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetHuman Rights Advocates of Coos County: $7,000 over 1y, 75% of budgetCapita Social Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetWay to Win Action Fund Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPartnership for Research and Education: $3,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetProteus Action League: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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 32.

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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.

Seeding JusticeInstructional Telecom…United Way of the Col…The Collins FoundationMeyer Memorial TrustNorthwest Health Foun…Northwest Health Foun…The Oregon Community …Service Employees Int…Chicago Instructional…Inatai FoundationSixteen Thirty Fund
Seeding JusticeOR33.6× affinity14 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Seeding Justice · Instructional Telecommunications Foundation Inc · United Way of the Columbia-Willamette · The Collins Foundation · Meyer Memorial Trust · Northwest Health Foundation · Northwest Health Foundation Fund II · The Oregon Community Foundation · Service Employees International Union · Chicago Instructional Technology Foundation Inc · Inatai Foundation · Sixteen Thirty Fund

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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How do I get to Portland Regional Educational Telecommunications Corporation?

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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 Portland Regional Educational Telecommunications Corporation

How much does Portland Regional Educational Telecommunications Corporation give?
Portland Regional Educational Telecommunications Corporation reported 19 grants totaling $524,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 14 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Portland Regional Educational Telecommunications Corporation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Public Benefit (33%), Civil Rights (33%), Environment (11%).
Who are Portland Regional Educational Telecommunications Corporation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Tides Advocacy ($189k), Heretogether ($115k), Building Power for Communities of Color ($113k).
Does Portland Regional Educational Telecommunications Corporation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Portland Regional Educational Telecommunications Corporation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Seeding Justice, Instructional Telecommunications Foundation Inc, United Way of the Columbia-Willamette.
Where is Portland Regional Educational Telecommunications Corporation based?
Portland Regional Educational Telecommunications Corporation 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 46 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 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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