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Willard L & Ruth P Eccles Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.2M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
49
Grants FY2024
40
Organizations funded FY2023
20%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$17,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$100,000
Organizations funded a year
27 to 42
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
7
Total assets, FY2024
$18M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 20% of the organizations Willard L & Ruth P Eccles Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 17% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $179k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
AnimalsHuman ServicesHealthEducationEnvironmentHousing & ShelterOther
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
FY2024still arriving42$1.1M21%
FY202340$1.0M20%
FY202238$1.1M26%
FY202141$860k46%
FY202042$800k38%
FY201927$800k7%
FY201834$770k47%
FY201734$710kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Animals$1.5MHealth$1.3MHuman Services$1.1MEducation$898kEnvironment$839kHousing & Shelter$771kYouth Development$462kArts & Culture$378kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 97 grantees
All grantees of Willard L & Ruth P Eccles Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Oregon Humane Society$577,50080%
Human Solutions Inc Dba Our Just Future$390,00080%
Friends of the Children-Portland$320,00081%
Oregon Health & Science University Foundation$250,00050%
Ycc Family Crisis Center$230,00072%
The Wild Animal Sanctuary$219,27070%
High Desert Museum$198,00022%
Neighborhood House Association$170,00041%
Saving Grace$165,00042%
Raphael House of Portland$155,00051%
Best Friends Animal Society$155,00060%
University of Utah$150,0003n/a
The Road Home$145,00040%
Blood Cancer United Inc$145,00040%
Bethlehem Inn$140,00041%
Dove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital Inc$135,00030%
The Contingent$130,00041%
Planned Parenthood Association of Utah$130,00040%
Oregon Ballet Theatre$125,00060%
Kinship House$110,00023%
Utah Food Bank$110,00030%
Equamore Foundation$110,00085%
Wasatch Homeless Health Care$105,00040%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oregon and Southwest Washington$100,00040%
Guadalupe Center Educational Programs Inc$100,00021%
First Descents$90,00012%
Join$88,20031%
Children's Cancer Association$85,00050%
Project Lemonade Inc$84,00042%
Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation$77,00041%
Randall Childrens Hospital Foundation$69,30041%
Planned Parenthood of the Columbia Willamette Inc$60,00020%
The Oregon Zoo Foundation$57,00040%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Portland Metropolitan Area$55,00060%
Friends of Amity$55,0004n/a
Assistance League of Bend$54,00046%
Humane Society of Central Oregon$53,00070%
Guadalupe Center$50,0001n/a
Central Oregon Landwatch$50,00041%
Friends of the Columbia Gorge$35,00024%
Community Transitional School$35,00013%
Crossroads Urban Center$35,00041%
Friends of Tryon Creek$32,50061%
The University of Texas Foundation Inc$30,00020%
Oregon Coast Aquarium Inc$29,00030%
Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc$25,00010%
Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region$22,50050%
Pdx Diaper Bank$22,00053%
Oregon Food Bank$20,00010%
Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center$20,00021%
The Pongo Fund$20,00011%
Community Food Share Inc$20,00050%
Meals on Wheels People Inc$17,50020%
Metavivor Research and Support Inc$17,00030%
Second Chance Humane Society Inc$15,00030%
Youth Villages Inc$15,00010%
University Prep Inc$13,0003n/a
Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center$12,50030%
Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood Inc$12,50020%
Longmont Humane Society Inc$12,23030%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$10,00010%
The Giving Plate$10,00010%
The Humane Society of Boulder Valley Inc$10,00020%
Bend Food Project$10,00012%
Oregon State University Foundation$10,00010%
Casa of Central Oregon$10,00011%
Pacific Rivers$10,0001n/a
University Preparatory Schools$10,00010%
The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations$10,00010%
The Asher House$7,00010%
National Mill Dog Rescue$5,00010%
Maui Humane Society$5,00010%
The Houston Food Bank$5,00010%
Globalgiving Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Street Dog Hero$5,00011%
Outside In$5,00010%
Detroit Dog Rescue$5,00010%
Virginia Garcia Memorial Foundation$5,00010%
Minds Matter of Portland Inc$5,00012%
Colorado State University Foundation$5,00010%
Central Oregon Trail Alliance$5,00020%
Central Oregon Environmental Center Inc Dba - the Environmental Center$5,00010%
New Avenues for Youth Inc$5,00010%
Deschutes Children's Foundation$4,00011%
Friends of Trees$4,00010%
Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence Inc$2,5001n/a
There With Care$2,5001n/a
Verde Inc$2,50010%
Janus Youth Programs Inc$2,50010%
Bridges Collaborative Care Clinic$2,5001n/a
1000 Friends of Oregon$2,50010%
Oregon Energy Fund$2,50010%
Friends of South Georgia Island$2,50011%
Emergency Family Assistance Association$2,5001n/a
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$2,50010%
Casa for Children Inc$2,50010%
Growing Gardens$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 17 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.0M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Willard L & Ruth P Eccles Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetOregon Humane Society: $577,500 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetHuman Solutions Inc Dba Our Just Future: $390,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetFriends of the Children-Portland: $320,000 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetOregon Health & Science University Foundation: $250,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetYcc Family Crisis Center: $230,000 over 7y, 1.6% of budgetThe Wild Animal Sanctuary: $219,270 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetHigh Desert Museum: $198,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetNeighborhood House Association: $170,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetSaving Grace: $165,000 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetRaphael House of Portland: $155,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetBest Friends Animal Society: $155,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetThe Road Home: $145,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $145,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBethlehem Inn: $140,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetDove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital Inc: $135,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetThe Contingent: $130,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Association of Utah: $130,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetOregon Ballet Theatre: $125,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetKinship House: $110,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetUtah Food Bank: $110,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetEquamore Foundation: $110,000 over 8y, 4.7% of budgetWasatch Homeless Health Care: $105,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of Oregon and Southwest Washington: $100,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetGuadalupe Center Educational Programs Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetFirst Descents: $90,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetJoin: $88,200 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetChildren's Cancer Association: $85,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetProject Lemonade Inc: $84,000 over 4y, 2.4% of budgetOregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation: $77,000 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetRandall Childrens Hospital Foundation: $69,300 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of the Columbia Willamette Inc: $60,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Oregon Zoo Foundation: $57,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Portland Metropolitan Area: $55,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetAssistance League of Bend: $54,000 over 4y, 5.9% of budgetHumane Society of Central Oregon: $53,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetCentral Oregon Landwatch: $50,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetFriends of the Columbia Gorge: $35,000 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetCommunity Transitional School: $35,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetCrossroads Urban Center: $35,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetFriends of Tryon Creek: $32,500 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetThe University of Texas Foundation Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetOregon Coast Aquarium Inc: $29,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGuide Dogs for the Blind Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHumane Society of the Pikes Peak Region: $22,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPdx Diaper Bank: $22,000 over 5y, 3.2% of budgetOregon Food Bank: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOpal Creek Ancient Forest Center: $20,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetThe Pongo Fund: $20,000 over 1y, 1.5% 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 88.

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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 FoundationOR59.4× affinity40 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Oregon Community Foundation · The Autzen Foundation · Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund · OCF Joseph E Weston Public Foundation · Meyer Memorial Trust · Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust · Juan Young Trust · The Jackson Foundation · Rose E Tucker Charitable Trust · The Reser Family Foundation · The Roundhouse Foundation · The Collins Foundation

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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About Willard L & Ruth P Eccles Foundation

How much does Willard L & Ruth P Eccles Foundation give?
Willard L & Ruth P Eccles Foundation reported 49 grants totaling $1,180,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 27 and 42 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Willard L & Ruth P Eccles Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Animals (19%), Health (16%), Human Services (14%).
Who are Willard L & Ruth P Eccles Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Oregon Humane Society ($578k), Human Solutions Inc Dba Our Just Future ($390k), Friends of the Children-Portland ($320k).
Does Willard L & Ruth P Eccles Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Willard L & Ruth P Eccles 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 Willard L & Ruth P Eccles Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Oregon Community Foundation, The Autzen Foundation, Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund.
Where is Willard L & Ruth P Eccles Foundation based?
Willard L & Ruth P Eccles Foundation is based in NV.

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 118 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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