How do I find funders for a social science nonprofit in Oregon?

Start with the funders already giving to social science in Oregon, currently Meyer Memorial Trust, The Oregon Community Foundation, Vose River Charitable Fund. Then look at who funds the social science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Oregon from out of state.

Who is the largest social science funder in Oregon?

Meyer Memorial Trust gives the most to social science organizations in Oregon, $2M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to social science in Oregon?

$8M reached 5 social science organizations in Oregon, from 45 funders. 54% 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 · Social science

Who funds social science in Oregon

Funding is concentrated: Coalition of Communities of Color alone draws 67% of every social science grant dollar in Oregon. Oregon's social science organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 9 funders each.

$8M

granted

organizations

54%

from in-state

The short version

45 funders gave $8M to 5 social science organizations in Oregon across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
54% of that came from funders also based in Oregon; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of social science in Oregon is Meyer Memorial Trust, at $2M.
The social science organization drawing the most is Coalition of Communities of Color, at $5M.

Largest funders of social science in Oregon

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

1Meyer Memorial Trust$2M 2The Oregon Community Foundation$1M 3Vose River Charitable Fund$845k 4United Way of Lane County$545k 5University of Pittsburgh$434k 6The Kresge Foundation$400k 7Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc$325k 8Washington State Community Action$307k 9United States Energy Foundation$300k 10The Collins Foundation$272k

Social science organizations in Oregon that draw the most

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

Coalition of Communities of Color$5M Oslc Developments Inc$1M Oregon Research Institute$852k

How to find social science funders in Oregon

1
Start with the funders already active in Oregon
The funders giving the most to social science in Oregon are Meyer Memorial Trust, The Oregon Community Foundation, Vose River Charitable Fund. A funder already writing social science checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the social science 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
46% of social science money in Oregon comes from funders elsewhere, so national social science funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Oregon.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a social science nonprofit in Oregon?: Start with the funders already giving to social science in Oregon, currently Meyer Memorial Trust, The Oregon Community Foundation, Vose River Charitable Fund. Then look at who funds the social science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Oregon from out of state.
Who is the largest social science funder in Oregon?: Meyer Memorial Trust gives the most to social science organizations in Oregon, $2M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to social science in Oregon?: $8M reached 5 social science organizations in Oregon, from 45 funders. 54% 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.