Funding · Oregon · Employment
Who funds employment in Oregon
It is overwhelmingly local money: 88% comes from funders based in Oregon. One funder dominates the giving, Goodwill Industries of the Columbia Willamette, at 38% of the total.
The short version
- 430 funders gave $575M to 329 employment organizations in Oregon across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 88% of that came from funders also based in Oregon; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of employment in Oregon is Goodwill Industries of the Columbia Willamette, at $220M.
- The employment organization drawing the most is Vocational Development Foundation, at $220M.
Largest funders of employment in Oregon
The funders giving the most to employment organizations in Oregon, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Employment organizations in Oregon that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find employment funders in Oregon
- 1Start with the funders already active in Oregon
The funders giving the most to employment in Oregon are Goodwill Industries of the Columbia Willamette, Worksystems Inc, Vocational Development Foundation. A funder already writing employment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the employment 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
Most employment money here is local, so focus on Oregon funders first before widening the search.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a employment nonprofit in Oregon?
- Start with the funders already giving to employment in Oregon, currently Goodwill Industries of the Columbia Willamette, Worksystems Inc, Vocational Development Foundation. Then look at who funds the employment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Oregon from out of state.
- Who is the largest employment funder in Oregon?
- Goodwill Industries of the Columbia Willamette gives the most to employment organizations in Oregon, $220M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to employment in Oregon?
- $575M reached 329 employment organizations in Oregon, from 430 funders. 88% 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.