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Who funds community development in Oregon
Community development funding in Oregon is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Mid-Willamette Valley Intermodal Center leads, and the money reaches 575 groups. Funders are thin on the ground: 575 community development organizations share only 662 funders between them.
The short version
- 662 funders gave $332M to 575 community development organizations in Oregon across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 68% 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 The Oregon Community Foundation, at $41M.
- The community development organization drawing the most is Mid-Willamette Valley Intermodal Center, 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.
Community development organizations in Oregon that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find community development funders in Oregon
- 1Start with the funders already active in Oregon
The funders giving the most to community development in Oregon are The Oregon Community Foundation, Meyer Memorial Trust, Linn Economic Development Group. A funder already writing community development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See 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.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
32% 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 The Oregon Community Foundation, Meyer Memorial Trust, Linn Economic Development Group. 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?
- The Oregon Community Foundation gives the most to community development organizations in Oregon, $41M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to community development in Oregon?
- $332M reached 575 community development organizations in Oregon, from 662 funders. 68% 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
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; 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.