Oregon · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Education in Oregon

Imperigo has identified 694 funders that made 5,899 grants totaling $1.1B to 674 education organizations in Oregon, with a median grant of $20K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Education Funding in Oregon

Total granted $1.1B
Funders 694
Grants 5,899
Organizations funded 674

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. U of O Foundation Supporting Organization
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $178.0M · through 2021 · 45.2% of their giving
$196.0M
2. The Oregon Community Foundation
688 grants to 228 organizations · largest $7.6M · through 2024 · 9.8% of their giving
$77.2M
3. Jasper Ridge Charitable Fund
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $25.0M · through 2020 · 29.0% of their giving
$32.0M
4. Elks Youth Eye Service
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $5.0M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$15.3M
5. Robert J and Leona DeArmond Public Foundation
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $6.3M · through 2024 · 75.5% of their giving
$6.9M
6. Larry and Jeanette Epping Family Foundation C/O Pioneer Trust Bank
12 grants to 2 organizations · largest $915K · through 2024 · 17.1% of their giving
$7.2M
7. Lane Workforce Partnership
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.7M · through 2024 · 19.8% of their giving
$4.1M
8. OCF Joseph E Weston Public Foundation
165 grants to 40 organizations · largest $228K · through 2024 · 6.5% of their giving
$6.4M
9. The Math Learning Center Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $2.0M · through 2019 · 95.3% of their giving
$2.0M
10. People of Praise Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.7M · through 2020 · 76.6% of their giving
$1.7M
11. Lane Community Health Council
20 grants to 8 organizations · largest $2.5M · through 2024 · 5.5% of their giving
$5.3M
12. The Bushnell Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.4M · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.4M
13. Jewish Federation of Greater Portland
18 grants to 3 organizations · largest $244K · through 2024 · 13.7% of their giving
$1.9M
14. Oregon Jewish Community Foundation
51 grants to 13 organizations · largest $346K · through 2024 · 8.0% of their giving
$3.1M
15. Happy Canyon Company Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $600K · through 2024 · 98.0% of their giving
$1.2M
16. Oregon Club of Eugene-Springfield
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $317K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.2M
17. Neighborhood Partnerships Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $959K · through 2024 · 6.3% of their giving
$3.4M
18. Blanchet Catholic School Foundation
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $410K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$990K
19. Coalition For Kids Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $971K · through 2019 · 100.0% of their giving
$971K
20. Occu Foundation Inc
16 grants to 6 organizations · largest $200K · through 2024 · 37.0% of their giving
$910K
21. Cerity Partners Foundation
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 7.4% of their giving
$2.1M
22. Providence St Vincent Medical Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 4.0% of their giving
$3.9M
23. Oregon Dental Service
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$750K
24. The Joseph B Vandervelden Foundation C/O George Vandehey President
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $153K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$661K
25. Southern Oregon Foundation Supporting a Cure for Cancer
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $150K · through 2024 · 66.7% of their giving
$595K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to education work in Oregon, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 16 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering education work, with an address in Oregon. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable education funding in Oregon, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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