Private Foundation

ORCASONG INSTITUTE

ORCASONG INSTITUTE is a Private Foundation headquartered in PORTLAND, OR. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $67K revenue, $141K expenses, $634K total assets. IRS filings disclose 33 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $292K.

EIN: 461292383 PORTLAND, OR Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$67K

Total Expenses$141K

Total Assets$634K

Grants Given33

Grant Total$292K

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

SAGE

NEW YORK, NY · 2024

GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

$20,000

ORCAS ISLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL

EASTSOUND, WA · 2024

GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

$17,000

ORCAS ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL

EASTSOUND, WA · 2024

GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

$12,500

COACHELLA VALLEY REPERTORY

CATHEDRAL CITY, CA · 2024

GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

$10,000

THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY CENTER OF THE DESERT

PALM SPRINGS, CA · 2024

GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

$10,000

Showing up to 5 of 33 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Brenda Hemingway

PRESIDENT/CHAIR/DIRECTOR David L Dotlich

DIRECTOR Katherine Knecht

DIRECTOR Neal Douglas Elwood

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

$256,229 22 grants

2023 INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION & SCHOOL CONCERTS

$11,000 2 grants

2025 INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION & SCHOOL CONCERTS

$10,000 1 grant

ARTISTIC ANGELS FUND

$10,000 1 grant

SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS DURING ECONOMIC RECOVERY

$4,800 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$67K	$141K	$634K
2024	$48K	$139K	$705K
2023	$43K	$130K	$765K
2022	$49K	$81K	$821K
2021	$98K	$173K	$974K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $98K to $67K (-32%), with total assets most recently reported at $634K.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, NY, WA.

CANYWA

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