Oregon · Private foundation
The W J Silverstein Family Trust Inc
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.
- $680k
- Granted FY2023
- 9
- Grants FY2023
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 11%
- First-time grantees FY2023
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of The W J Silverstein Family Trust Inc’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Bank Of America Charitable Gift Fd, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2023, the last year The W J Silverstein Family Trust Inc named its own grantees at scale: 9 organizations, $680k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2023
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $300,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 9
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 7
- Total assets, FY2023
- $6.7M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 11% of the organizations The W J Silverstein Family Trust Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 9 | $680k | 11% |
| FY2022 | 8 | $442k | 25% |
| FY2021 | 7 | $665k | 29% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $390k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 7 | $555k | 29% |
| FY2018 | 7 | $566k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States Soccer Foundation Inc | $916,000 | 5 | 2% |
| Negotiation Strategies Institute | $530,000 | 5 | 21% |
| Old-Growth Forest Network Inc | $480,000 | 6 | 36% |
| Mama Hope Inc | $360,000 | 3 | 15% |
| Peace First Inc | $350,000 | 5 | 7% |
| Northwest Zen Sangha | $145,450 | 3 | n/a |
| Know Agenda Foundation | $120,000 | 2 | 21% |
| Peace in Schools | $115,000 | 1 | 20% |
| Inward Bound Mindfulness Education Inc | $110,000 | 4 | 3% |
| Solutions Journalism Network Inc | $100,000 | 2 | 1% |
Show all 14 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States Soccer Foundation Inc | $916,000 | 5 | 2% |
| Negotiation Strategies Institute | $530,000 | 5 | 21% |
| Old-Growth Forest Network Inc | $480,000 | 6 | 36% |
| Mama Hope Inc | $360,000 | 3 | 15% |
| Peace First Inc | $350,000 | 5 | 7% |
| Northwest Zen Sangha | $145,450 | 3 | n/a |
| Know Agenda Foundation | $120,000 | 2 | 21% |
| Peace in Schools | $115,000 | 1 | 20% |
| Inward Bound Mindfulness Education Inc | $110,000 | 4 | 3% |
| Solutions Journalism Network Inc | $100,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc | $70,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Adirondack Architectural Heritage Inc | $26,869 | 3 | 2% |
| Pixie Project Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| S M O O O T H Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 11% |
Where it is load-bearing
The W J Silverstein Family Trust Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 13 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.
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How this is measured
Compare The W J Silverstein Family Trust Inc with peer funders
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About The W J Silverstein Family Trust Inc
- How much does The W J Silverstein Family Trust Inc give?
- The W J Silverstein Family Trust Inc reported 9 grants totaling $680,000 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 9 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does The W J Silverstein Family Trust Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (23%), Recreation & Sports (21%), Human Services (15%).
- Who are The W J Silverstein Family Trust Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: United States Soccer Foundation Inc ($916k), Negotiation Strategies Institute ($530k), Old-Growth Forest Network Inc ($480k).
- Does The W J Silverstein Family Trust Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 11% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The W J Silverstein Family Trust Inc 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 W J Silverstein Family Trust Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Oregon Community Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust.
- Where is The W J Silverstein Family Trust Inc based?
- The W J Silverstein Family Trust Inc is based in OR.
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