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Fool House

Fool House (Oregon) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $25,657 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($25,657). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.

Revenue FY2025
$50k
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$26k
Net assets
$28k
1/1 repeat funders
01What it does

What Fool House does

Mission

Fool House Art Collectives primary exempt purpose is to provide accessible, inclusive, and culturally-rooted theatrical programming that celebrates and preserves the artistic traditions of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Through performances, workshops, and community-based projects, we foster cross-cultural understanding, support immigrant and refugee communities, and promote experimental, physical, and immersive theater practices in the Pacific Northwest.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.

Programs

  1. Adult Theater Education. Fool House offered two ongoing theater classes for adults: Improv (taught by Kirill Nikitenko) and Physical Theater (taught by Irina Lavrinenko). We also hosted two weekend workshops led by guest instructors Bridget Connors and Rustem Galich. Approximately 50 students participated across the year. These classes foster creative expression, build community, and support cultural enrichment among Portland-area adults.

    $8,682 spent
    39% of program spending

  2. Holiday Production Neutrennik. We developed and presented "Neutrennik," an original immersive holiday production created and performed by our ensemble. The project reimagined traditional holiday celebrations through an immigrant lens, combining physical theater, comedy, and interactive elements. The production reached over 140 attendees.

    $4,945 spent
    22% of program spending

  3. Staged Reading Christmas at Ivanovs. We presented a staged reading of Christmas at Ivanovs by Alexander Vvedensky, a landmark of Russian avant-garde theater. The plays absurdist tone and philosophical themes offered audiences a distinctive and thought-provoking experience. Developed and performed by community members, the program involved rent expenses, with additional expenses for equipment rental, props, and costumes. 60 attendies

    $4,635 spent
    21% of program spending

  4. Free Community Events. Fool House hosted a series of free community events, including staged play readings, guest lectures, open dance/movement workshops, and an independent film premiere. These events were open to the public and served over 200 attendees, many from underserved immigrant and refugee communities.

    $4,165 spent
    19% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $22,427.

02The organization over time

Leadership and staff

Chief executive

Maria Davalos

Executive Director

As listed on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.

03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.

Funder
'25*
'26*
total
funders
1
1

1 of 1 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.

From the IRS filings of Fool House’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

100% of Fool House's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $26k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

Fool House runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 10,242 arts & culture nonprofits its size.

Operating margin27% · top quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 10,242 arts & culture nonprofits under $100k, FY2025

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In Oregon

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Nationally

Performance Works Northwest Inc76%Second Act Collective76%Mannakin Theater and Dance74%Bulgarian Cultural and Heritage Center of Seattle73%Freehold Theatre Lab Studio73%The Arctic Playhouse73%Pointless Theatre Company73%Pittsburgh International Folk Arts Institute73%
05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Public support

89%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

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Questions and answers

Who funds Fool House?
Fool House (Oregon) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $25,657 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($25,657). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
How many funders does Fool House have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $25,657 in grants to Fool House, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of Fool House?
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $25,657 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like Fool House find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Oregon. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing