Oregon · Public charity
Willamette Valley Visitors Association
The WILLAMETTE VALLEY VISITORS ASSOCIATION (wvva) is a regional destination management organization focused on promoting responsible tourism and regional economic well-being that benefits residents and visitors alike. Our mission is to enhance the region's vitality by cultivating authentic experiences to support local communities,…
- $78k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 5
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Itemized, FY2025
- $71k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $25,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 9
- FY2018 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $226k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 100% of the organizations Willamette Valley Visitors Association funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k 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 | 5 | $71k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $12k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $39k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $67k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $159k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $59k | 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 FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Historic Carousel and Museum | $30,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Albany Pickleball Club | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Oregon Truffle Festival | $20,995 | 1 | 24% |
| McKenzie Community Development Corporation | $20,000 | 1 | 73% |
| Willamette Riverkeeper | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| McKenzie River Chamber of Commerce | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| McKenzie Trail Volunteers | $17,915 | 1 | n/a |
| Salem Main Street Association | $17,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Visit Newberg | $15,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Shelton-McMurphey Johnson Associate | $15,000 | 1 | 25% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Historic Carousel and Museum | $30,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Albany Pickleball Club | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Oregon Truffle Festival | $20,995 | 1 | 24% |
| McKenzie Community Development Corporation | $20,000 | 1 | 73% |
| Willamette Riverkeeper | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| McKenzie River Chamber of Commerce | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| McKenzie Trail Volunteers | $17,915 | 1 | n/a |
| Salem Main Street Association | $17,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Visit Newberg | $15,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Shelton-McMurphey Johnson Associate | $15,000 | 1 | 25% |
| Eola-Amity Hills Winegrowers A | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Willamette Valley Grown & Crafted | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Independence Downtown Association | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Corvallis to the Sea C2c Trailpartnership | $9,372 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of Deepwood | $8,711 | 1 | 5% |
| The Gilbert House Children's Museum Inc | $7,298 | 1 | 1% |
| Carlton Winemakers Studio | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Aurora Colony Visitors Association | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($137k), not named here.
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 · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Willamette Valley Visitors Association with peer funders
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About Willamette Valley Visitors Association
- How much does Willamette Valley Visitors Association give?
- Willamette Valley Visitors Association reported 5 itemized grants totaling $70,915, out of $77,915 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 9 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2022.
- What does Willamette Valley Visitors Association fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Community Improvement (38%), Arts & Culture (18%), Recreation & Sports (14%).
- Who are Willamette Valley Visitors Association's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Historic Carousel and Museum ($30k), Albany Pickleball Club ($25k), Oregon Truffle Festival ($21k).
- Does Willamette Valley Visitors Association fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Willamette Valley Visitors Association?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Oregon Community Foundation, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Willamette Valley Visitors Association based?
- Willamette Valley Visitors Association is based in OR.
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