Minnesota · Private foundation
The Portland Trust II
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.
- $300k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 12
- Grants FY2025
- 12
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 17%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $80,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 10 to 12
- FY2021 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 4
- Total assets, FY2025
- $4.7M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 17% of the organizations The Portland Trust II funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 10 | $195k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 12 | $198k | 17% |
| FY2023 | 10 | $165k | 30% |
| FY2022 | 10 | $7.0M | 40% |
| FY2021 | 11 | $178k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Door County Inc | $1,374,751 | 1 | 47% |
| Door County YMCA INC | $1,374,748 | 1 | 13% |
| The Columbus Academy | $405,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Teton Youth and Family Services | $95,000 | 4 | 1% |
| National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States | $75,000 | 4 | 0% |
| One22 Inc | $70,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The Children's Learning Center Inc | $40,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Climb Dba Climb Wyoming | $40,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Education Foundation of Jackson Hole | $35,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Grand Teton National Park Foundation | $25,000 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 16 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Door County Inc | $1,374,751 | 1 | 47% |
| Door County YMCA INC | $1,374,748 | 1 | 13% |
| The Columbus Academy | $405,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Teton Youth and Family Services | $95,000 | 4 | 1% |
| National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States | $75,000 | 4 | 0% |
| One22 Inc | $70,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The Children's Learning Center Inc | $40,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Climb Dba Climb Wyoming | $40,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Education Foundation of Jackson Hole | $35,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Grand Teton National Park Foundation | $25,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Ohio State University Foundation | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Dancers Workshop | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Art Association of Jackson Hole | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Write on Door County Inc | $12,500 | 4 | 1% |
| Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Teton Regional Land Trust Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($4.1M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Portland Trust II supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 16 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Jackson Hole · The Brooks Foundation · First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · Elbridge & Evelyn Stuart Foundation · Wonder Institute · Nelson Family Foundation · Robert S & Grayce B Kerr Foundation · Pharos Foundation · Lutsey Family Foundation · Hughes Charitable Foundation · The Wilson Family Foundation · The Andrew Allen Charitable Foundation
How this is measured
About The Portland Trust II
- How much does The Portland Trust II give?
- The Portland Trust II reported 12 grants totaling $300,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 12 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
- What does The Portland Trust II fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (51%), Philanthropy (22%), Human Services (17%).
- Who are The Portland Trust II's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: United Way of Door County Inc ($1.4M), Door County YMCA INC ($1.4M), The Columbus Academy ($405k).
- Does The Portland Trust II fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Portland Trust II 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 The Portland Trust II?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, The Brooks Foundation, First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc.
- Where is The Portland Trust II based?
- The Portland Trust II is based in MN.
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