· Private foundation
Wentworth Foundation
Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of Wentworth Foundation’s FY2020 grant dollars went to The Oregon Community Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2020 names 2 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2019, the last year Wentworth Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 34 organizations, $82k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| PCC FOUNDATION (GREG WENTWORTH SCHOLARSHIP FUND) | $9,000 |
| ST ANDREWS NATIVITY SCHOOL | $5,000 |
| WILSONVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE | $5,000 |
| DE LA SALLE NORTH CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | $5,000 |
| JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL FOOD DRIVE | $3,000 |
| SMART | $2,500 |
| B-WORD WORLDWIDE INC (B- MEDIA) | $2,250 |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | $2,000 |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | $2,000 |
| NEW AVENUES FOR YOUTH | $2,000 |
| OREGON STATE CW WENTWORTH SCHOLARSHIP | $2,000 |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB | $2,000 |
| VICTORY ACADEMY | $2,000 |
| BLANCHET HOUSE | $2,000 |
| SUNSHINE DIVISION | $2,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–19, $7k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 82% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Where the work is directed
The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.
About 22% of Wentworth Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
50 repeat relationships: 46 still active in FY2019, 4 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2019 (too recent to call). Read against FY2019, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 16% 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
Backed again, and grew
SMART READING3× · 2017–2019 · $8k · revenue +7%
BLANCHET HOUSE OF HOSPITALITY4× · 2017–2020 · $6k · revenue +192%- SDSUNSHINE DIVISION INC3× · 2017–2019 · $6k · revenue +69%
Funded once
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON FOUNDATIONgraduatedone grant, 2017 · $4k · revenue +182%- NDNINOS DEL SOL INCone grant, 2017 · $3k
- PCPROVIDENCE CANCER CENTERone grant, 2018 · $2k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
Oregon research institute is an independent behavioral sciences research center dedicated to understanding human behavior and improving the quality of human life through the prevention and treatment of health, educational, and social…
The oregon center for public policy's mission is to achieve economic justice for all oregonians through research, analysis, and advocacy. ocpp works to change policies that foster economic security and stability for all oregonians. we do…
Portland Public Library is a welcoming cultural center that brings people together and connects them with trusted resources, ideas, experiences, and information. We build a stronger community by inspiring learning, creativity, and…
Pfm operates world-class farmers markets that contribute to the success of local food growers and producers and create vibrant community gatherings. as a trade association, success for our vendors is our primary objective. listening and…
Oregon Justice Network is an alliance built and staffed by criminal legal system impacted people advocating for the well-being of people affected or at-risk of being affected by carceral systems. Our work centers around restorative…
To ensure economic prosperity in the portland region by providing strong leadership, partnership, and programs that encourage business growth and vitality.
Orla serves as the leading industry advocate, striving to protect, improve and promote oregon hospitality.
To provide & promote services to enhance members' abilities to conduct their businesses with integrity & competency with due consideration for the promotion & preservation of a favorable environment for brokerage operations & the right to…
To support public policies that will help oregon's economy and create new family supporting jobs in oregon.
Oregon agricultural trust partners with farmers and ranchers to protect agricultural lands for the benefit of oregons economy, communities, and landscapes.
The Mission of the Foundation for Portland Public Schools is to be a catalyst for increased educational opportunities, achievement, and equity for all Portland Public Schools students and staff.
Empowering life-affirming decisions
How this is measured
45 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 45 of the 79 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds THE OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds SMART READING ↗
- Who funds BLANCHET HOUSE OF HOSPITALITY ↗
- Who funds SUNSHINE DIVISION INC ↗
- Who funds NEW AVENUES FOR YOUTH INC ↗
- Who funds THE DOUGY CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds MINDS MATTER OF PORTLAND INC ↗
- Who funds SCHOOLHOUSE SUPPLIES INC ↗
- Who funds Victory Academy Inc ↗
- Who funds ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC ↗
- Who funds PARTNERSHIP FOR SAFETY AND JUSTICE ↗
- Who funds UNIVERSITY OF OREGON FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds EUGENE MISSION INC ↗
- Who funds PORTLAND CHILD ART STUDIO ↗
- Who funds OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING ↗
- Who funds Special Olympics Oregon Inc ↗
- Who funds Growing Gardens ↗
- Who funds PROJECT POOCH ↗
- Who funds Womens Foundation of Oregon ↗
- Who funds WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds FOCUS ON YOUTH ↗
- Who funds FRIENDS OF OUTDOOR SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds MEALS ON WHEELS PEOPLE INC ↗
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: The Oregon Community Foundation · Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust · The Autzen Foundation · Juan Young Trust · OCF Joseph E Weston Public Foundation · The Jackson Foundation · The Collins Foundation · The Larson Legacy · Rose E Tucker Charitable Trust · The Reser Family Foundation · Meyer Memorial Trust · Hwirwin & Dch Irwin Fdnferg
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Wentworth Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Wentworth Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- New Avenues for Youth Inc: 20% of income from government
- Project Lemonade Inc: 15% of income from government
- Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center: 11% of income from government
- Growing Gardens: 6% of income from government
- Portland Community College Foundation Inc: 5% of income from government
- North By Northeast Community Health Center: 4% of income from government
- Smart Reading: 3% of income from government
- The Oregon Community Foundation: 2% of income from government
- Chess for Success: 2% of income from government
- The Dougy Center Inc: 1% of income from government
- Oregon Public Broadcasting: 1% of income from government
- Womens Foundation of Oregon: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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