How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Oregon?

Start with the funders already giving to community development in Oregon, currently Linn Economic, The Oregon Community Foundation, Meyer Memorial Trust. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Oregon from out of state.

Who is the largest community development funder in Oregon?

Linn Economic gives the most to community development organizations in Oregon, $29M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to community development in Oregon?

$92M reached 216 community development organizations in Oregon, from 350 funders. 74% came from funders also based in Oregon.

How recent is this data?

It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

Funding · Oregon · Community development

Who funds community development in Oregon

One funder dominates the giving, Linn Economic, at 31% of the total.

$92M

granted

216

organizations

74%

from in-state

The short version

350 funders gave $92M to 216 community development organizations in Oregon across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
74% of that came from funders also based in Oregon; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of community development in Oregon is Linn Economic, at $29M.
The community development organization drawing the most is Mid-Willamette Valley Intermodal, at $29M.

Largest funders of community development in Oregon

The funders giving the most to community development organizations in Oregon, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Linn Economic$29M 2The Oregon Community Foundation$8M 3Meyer Memorial Trust$6M 4The Ford Family Foundation$6M 5Worksystems Inc$3M 6Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$2M 7The Collins Foundation$2M 8Community Action Partnership of Oregon$1M 9M J Murdock Charitable Trust$1M 10Northwest Area Foundation$1M

Community development organizations in Oregon that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

206 other community development organizations$34M

Mid-Willamette Valley Intermodal$29M The Contingent$5M Warm Springs Community Action Team$5M Human Solutions Inc$5M

How to find community development funders in Oregon

1
Start with the funders already active in Oregon
The funders giving the most to community development in Oregon are Linn Economic, The Oregon Community Foundation, Meyer Memorial Trust. A funder already writing community development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
26% of community development money in Oregon comes from funders elsewhere, so national community development funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Oregon.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Oregon?: Start with the funders already giving to community development in Oregon, currently Linn Economic, The Oregon Community Foundation, Meyer Memorial Trust. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Oregon from out of state.
Who is the largest community development funder in Oregon?: Linn Economic gives the most to community development organizations in Oregon, $29M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to community development in Oregon?: $92M reached 216 community development organizations in Oregon, from 350 funders. 74% came from funders also based in Oregon.
How recent is this data?: It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

More from the funding graph

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.