How do I find funders for a philanthropy nonprofit in Oregon?

Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in Oregon, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The Oregon Community Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Oregon from out of state.

Who is the largest philanthropy funder in Oregon?

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to philanthropy organizations in Oregon, $29M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to philanthropy in Oregon?

$246M reached 206 philanthropy organizations in Oregon, from 551 funders. 45% 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 · Philanthropy

Who funds philanthropy in Oregon

$246M reached 206 philanthropy organizations in Oregon, from 551 funders, with no single one dominating.

$246M

granted

206

organizations

45%

from in-state

The short version

551 funders gave $246M to 206 philanthropy organizations in Oregon across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
45% of that came from funders also based in Oregon; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of philanthropy in Oregon is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $29M.
The philanthropy organization drawing the most is City Fund, at $83M.

Largest funders of philanthropy in Oregon

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

1Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$29M 2The Oregon Community Foundation$29M 3Silicon Valley Community Foundation$27M 4Larry and Jeanette Epping Family$13M 5Onpoint Community Credit Union$10M 6Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$10M 7Gates Foundation$8M 8The Ford Family Foundation$8M 9Meyer Memorial Trust$8M 10Mission Increase Foundation$7M

Philanthropy organizations in Oregon that draw the most

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

City Fund$83M

196 other philanthropy organizations$65M

The Oregon Community Foundation$40M Mission Increase$11M

How to find philanthropy funders in Oregon

1
Start with the funders already active in Oregon
The funders giving the most to philanthropy in Oregon are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The Oregon Community Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation. A funder already writing philanthropy checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the philanthropy 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
55% of philanthropy money in Oregon comes from funders elsewhere, so national philanthropy funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Oregon.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a philanthropy nonprofit in Oregon?: Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in Oregon, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The Oregon Community Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Oregon from out of state.
Who is the largest philanthropy funder in Oregon?: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to philanthropy organizations in Oregon, $29M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to philanthropy in Oregon?: $246M reached 206 philanthropy organizations in Oregon, from 551 funders. 45% 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.