Public Charity

VENTURE PORTLAND

VENTURE PORTLAND, of PORTLAND, OR, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $861K in revenue, $1.1M in expenses, $600K in total assets. IRS filings disclose 86 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $1.1M.

EIN: 931111942 PORTLAND, OR Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues NTEE: S41 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$861K
Total Expenses$1.1M
Total Assets$600K
Grants Given86
Grant Total$1.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

VENTURE PORTLAND MEANS BUSINESS. THE ORGANIZATION INVESTS IN THE SMART, STRATEGIC GROWTH OF PORTLAND'S 50 UNIQUE NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICTS THROUGH GRANTS, TRAINING, AND PROMOTION. TOGETHER, NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICTS CONTAIN 19,200 BUSINESSES AND PROVIDE 270,000 JOBS, PLAYING A VITAL ROLE IN PORTLAND'S ECONOMY. VENTURE PORTLAND BUILDS THE CAPACITY OF AND CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THESE DISTRICTS THAT COLLECTIVELY MEET LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL DEMAND FOR GOODS AND SERVICES.

Where $100 goes at Venture Portland

How Venture Portland divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$87 Programs the work itself
$13 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $87 for programs

$87
In 2024-2025, Venture Portland celebrated 39 years of supporting small businesses through portlands business district associations
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 3,100 hours of technical; 2,100 hours of volunteer
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to Venture Portland

Sometimes funds new orgs 25% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2022–2024).

Who to contact, what to include, deadlines, typical grant size and geographic focus are available with membership.

Sample Grants Given

ST JOHNS BOOSTERS
PORTLAND, OR · 2024
CAPACITY BUILDING
$50,000
STADIUM DISTRICT BUSINESS ASSOCIATI
PORTLAND, OR · 2024
CAPACITY BUILDING
$47,730
APANO COMMUNITIES UNITED FUND
PORTLAND, OR · 2024
CAPACITY BUILDING
$42,000
RALEIGH HILLS BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
PORTLAND, OR · 2024
CAPACITY BUILDING
$36,450
OLD TOWN COMMUNITY
PORTLAND, OR · 2024
CAPACITY BUILDING
$28,820

Showing up to 5 of 86 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alex Gebreab
SECRETARY Amanda Triskele
DIRECTOR Ben Fisher
DIRECTOR Beth Dillight
DIRECTOR Carolyne Holcomb
DIRECTOR Danielle Deschenes

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Training & Professional Development
$1,064,761 85 grants
Unspecified
$10,200 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $861K $1.1M $600K
2024 $1.3M $1.3M $962K
2023 $1.3M $995K $1.1M
2022 $917K $760K $440K
2021 $592K $484K $352K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $592K to $861K (+45%), with total assets most recently reported at $600K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in OR.

OR

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