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Funding · Oregon · Food and agriculture

Who funds food and agriculture in Oregon

Most of it comes from outside Oregon: only 26% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Funding is concentrated: Foodcorps Inc alone draws 52% of every food and agriculture grant dollar in Oregon.

$78M
granted
131
organizations
26%
from in-state

The short version

Largest funders of food and agriculture in Oregon

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

Food and agriculture organizations in Oregon that draw the most

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

Foodcorps Inc$41M
121 other food and agriculture organizations$17M
Marion-Polk Food Share Inc$3M

How to find food and agriculture funders in Oregon

  1. 1
    Start with the funders already active in Oregon

    The funders giving the most to food and agriculture in Oregon are National Philanthropic Trust, The Oregon Community Foundation, Newman's Own Foundation. A funder already writing food and agriculture checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.

  2. 2
    See who funds organizations like yours

    Open the food and agriculture 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. 3
    Add the out-of-state funders reaching in

    74% of food and agriculture money in Oregon comes from funders elsewhere, so national food and agriculture funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Oregon.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a food and agriculture nonprofit in Oregon?
Start with the funders already giving to food and agriculture in Oregon, currently National Philanthropic Trust, The Oregon Community Foundation, Newman's Own Foundation. Then look at who funds the food and agriculture organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Oregon from out of state.
Who is the largest food and agriculture funder in Oregon?
National Philanthropic Trust gives the most to food and agriculture organizations in Oregon, $15M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to food and agriculture in Oregon?
$78M reached 131 food and agriculture organizations in Oregon, from 424 funders. 26% 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

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.