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Roth Family 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.

$163k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
34
Grants FY2025
41
Organizations funded FY2024
41%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$55,000
Organizations funded a year
28 to 41
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
8
Total assets, FY2025
$1.6M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 41% of the organizations Roth Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 32% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 68% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $54k 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
EducationArts & CultureEnvironmentFood & NutritionHealthHuman ServicesOther
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$158k21%
FY202441$168k41%
FY202328$134k29%
FY202228$123k43%
FY202134$142k38%
FY202039$168k59%
FY201929$122k41%
FY201830$109k53%
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What it funded, over time

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

Education$449kArts & Culture$162kEnvironment$143kHousing & Shelter$92kHuman Services$65kHealth$54kFood & Nutrition$51kRecreation & Sports$49kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
ID
MT
WI
NY
OR
SD
PA
CT
CA
UT
VA
MD
TN
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
Darby School District$200,0004n/a
Lewis & Clark College$141,50060%
Oregon Humane Society$35,50080%
Children's Burn Foundation$29,00070%
Portland Art Museum$28,00090%
Word of Honor Fund$27,50072%
The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union$23,00040%
Rose Haven Cic$21,50070%
Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation Inc$21,33420%
Oregon Public Broadcasting$19,05090%
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All grantees of Roth Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Darby School District$200,0004n/a
Lewis & Clark College$141,50060%
Oregon Humane Society$35,50080%
Children's Burn Foundation$29,00070%
Portland Art Museum$28,00090%
Word of Honor Fund$27,50072%
The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union$23,00040%
Rose Haven Cic$21,50070%
Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation Inc$21,33420%
Oregon Public Broadcasting$19,05090%
Darby Rodeo Association$18,00031%
Oregon Food Bank$17,10070%
Wild Salmon Center$17,00050%
Friends of Tryon Creek$16,50081%
Sun Valley Writers' Conference Inc$16,00020%
Doernbecher Children's Hospital Foundation$16,00030%
New Avenues for Youth Inc$16,00040%
Transition Projects Inc$14,50050%
In a Landscape$14,50040%
Bald Mountain Rescue Fund$12,00029%
Assistance League of Greater Portland$11,50041%
Western Rivers Conservancy$11,00050%
Oregon Journalism Project$10,00011%
Helping Hands Reentry Outreach Centers$10,00010%
Alternative Newsweekly Foundation$10,00010%
Bitter Root Land Trust$9,00020%
Blaine County Hunger Coalition Inc$8,50050%
Riverdale School District Foundation$8,00060%
Blaine County Charitable Fund Inc$8,00041%
Nordic Northwest$7,50020%
Casa for Children Inc$7,00020%
Project Redwood$7,00020%
Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation of the D of C$6,6503n/a
Leach Garden Friends$6,00021%
The Portland Garden Club$5,54090%
Sun Valley Community School Inc$5,50030%
Meals on Wheels People Inc$5,00010%
Oregon Symphony Association$5,00020%
Community and Shelter Assistance Corp$5,00010%
Aurora Career Technical Education Inc$5,0001n/a
Wood River Land Trust Co$5,00010%
Friends of Timberline$5,00022%
Idaho Foodbank Warehouse$5,00010%
Sunshine Division Inc$5,00010%
Blanchet House of Hospitality$5,00010%
United Way of the Columbia-Willamette$5,00010%
The University of Montana Foundation$5,00010%
Childrens Oncology Camp Foundation$5,00020%
Christ Church Parish Lake Oswego$4,1203n/a
Farwise Inc$4,00020%
Portland Parks Foundation$3,10040%
Lord and Schryver Conservancy$2,50011%
Mercy Corps$2,00020%
National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association$1,90010%
Portland Rescue Mission$1,5002n/a
Japanese Garden Society of Oregon$1,50020%
The Library Foundation$1,10020%
Desert Scholarship Foundation$1,00010%
Christ Church$1,0001n/a
Warriors & Quiet Waters Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Wood River Fire & Rescue Firefighters Association Inc$1,0001n/a
Friends of the Children$1,00011%
Darby Bread Box$1,00012%
Swiftsure Ranch Therapeutic Equestrian Center Inc$1,00010%
The Foundation For Wildlife Management Inc$1,0001n/a
Darby Fire Dept$1,00010%
Oregon State University Foundation$1,00010%
Deschutes River Alliance$1,00010%
Churchville Recreation Council Inc$80020%
Oregon Ballet Theatre$75020%
Save The Children Federation Inc$50010%
Sun Valley Summer Symphony Inc$50010%
Historical Society of Pennsylvania$50010%
Friends of the Columbia Gorge$50010%
Sun Valley Realtors Give Inc$30010%
Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad Inc$30020%
In Mulieribus$2501n/a
Blood Cancer United Inc$25010%
Literary Arts Inc$20010%
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation$1501n/a
Smithsonian Institution$10010%
Yale University$1001n/a
Bird Alliance of Oregon Inc$9010%
Columbia River Maritime Museum$6510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 52 recipients with no EIN on record ($234k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLewis & Clark College: $141,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetOregon Humane Society: $35,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Burn Foundation: $29,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetPortland Art Museum: $28,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetWord of Honor Fund: $27,500 over 7y, 1.5% of budgetThe Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union: $23,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRose Haven Cic: $21,500 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetSun Valley Ski Education Foundation Inc: $21,334 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetOregon Public Broadcasting: $19,050 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetDarby Rodeo Association: $18,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetOregon Food Bank: $17,100 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetWild Salmon Center: $17,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of Tryon Creek: $16,500 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetSun Valley Writers' Conference Inc: $16,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetDoernbecher Children's Hospital Foundation: $16,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNew Avenues for Youth Inc: $16,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTransition Projects Inc: $14,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetIn a Landscape: $14,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetBald Mountain Rescue Fund: $12,000 over 2y, 8.7% of budgetAssistance League of Greater Portland: $11,500 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetWestern Rivers Conservancy: $11,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetOregon Journalism Project: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetHelping Hands Reentry Outreach Centers: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAlternative Newsweekly Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBitter Root Land Trust: $9,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBlaine County Hunger Coalition Inc: $8,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetRiverdale School District Foundation: $8,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetBlaine County Charitable Fund Inc: $8,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetNordic Northwest: $7,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCasa for Children Inc: $7,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetProject Redwood: $7,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLeach Garden Friends: $6,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetThe Portland Garden Club: $5,540 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetSun Valley Community School Inc: $5,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMeals on Wheels People Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOregon Symphony Association: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity and Shelter Assistance Corp: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWood River Land Trust Co: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of Timberline: $5,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetIdaho Foodbank Warehouse: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSunshine Division Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBlanchet House of Hospitality: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Way of the Columbia-Willamette: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe University of Montana Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildrens Oncology Camp Foundation: $5,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFarwise Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetPortland Parks Foundation: $3,100 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetLord and Schryver Conservancy: $2,500 over 1y, 1.0% 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 73.

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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 FoundationOR46.1× affinity29 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Oregon Community Foundation · The Jackson Foundation · Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund · Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust · The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Care Foundation · Oregon Jewish Community Foundation · Kohnstamm Family Foundation · Rose E Tucker Charitable Trust · The Autzen Foundation · Juan Young Trust · The Collins Foundation · Meyer Memorial 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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How do I get to Roth Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Roth Family 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 Roth Family Foundation

How much does Roth Family Foundation give?
Roth Family Foundation reported 34 grants totaling $163,310 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 28 and 41 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Roth Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (37%), Arts & Culture (13%), Environment (12%).
Who are Roth Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Darby School District ($200k), Lewis & Clark College ($142k), Oregon Humane Society ($36k).
Does Roth Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 41% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Roth Family 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 Roth Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Oregon Community Foundation, The Jackson Foundation, Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund.
Where is Roth Family Foundation based?
Roth Family 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 138 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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