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Grant Funders in Portland, OR

Bespoke Grants indexes 173 grant-making foundations headquartered in Portland, Oregon — together $1.20B in indexed annual giving. Their giving most often supports health care, education, higher education and arts & culture. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Portland nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

173
Foundations in Portland
$1.20B
Indexed annual giving
40
Listed below
OR
State

Foundations headquartered in Portland

Ranked by giving in available IRS summaries. Filings may cover different years; these totals are not a current-year funding pool. Each links to a public overview and up to three sample grants. Full grant history and research tools require All access at $19/month.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1The Oregon Community Foundation$199.2M2024
2Oregon Health & Science University Foundation$119.6M2024
3University of Portland$95.0M2020
4Mercy Corps$85.2M2025
5Oregon Food Bank Inc$72.3M2023
6Lewis & Clark College$64.0M2024
7The Contingent$48.6M2022
8Meyer Memorial Trust$31.2M2025
9Franz Foundation$26.9M2018
10Goodwill Industries of the$20.0M2024
11Ocf Joseph E Weston Public Foundation$19.0M2024
12Providence Portland Medical Foundation$16.9M2024
13United Way of the Columbia-willamette$16.5M2024
14The Collins Foundation$16.1M2024
15Portland State University Foundation$15.7M2024
16The Lemelson Foundation$14.9M2024
17Worksystems Inc$14.6M2024
18James F & Marion L Miller Foundation$13.7M2024
19Providence St Vincent Medical$11.6M2024
20Health Share of Oregon$10.9M2024
21Vocational Development Foundation$10.0M2024
22Northwest Portland Area Indian$9.4M2024
23Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon$8.9M2023
24Friends of the Children$8.7M2025
25Portland Community College Foundation$6.9M2025
26The Oregon Zoo Foundation$6.6M2025
27Oregon Jewish Community Foundation$6.4M2023
28Regional Arts & Culture Council$6.2M2024
29Good Samaritan Foundation$6.2M2025
30Cambia Health Foundation$5.8M2024
31Join$5.0M2024
32Easter Seals Oregon$4.8M2023
33The Fund for Portland Public Schools$4.5M2025
34Doernbecher Children's Hospital$4.4M2020
35All Hands Raised$4.2M2018
36Cascade Aids Project$4.2M2023
37Yarg Foundation$3.5M2024
38Trillium Family Services Foundation$3.4M2023
39Immigrant and Refugee$3.3M2024
40Mission Increase Foundation$3.0M2024

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a Portland, OR address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund Portland nonprofits; the one lifetime free funder search accounts for both.