Heatherington Foundation for Innovation
Portland, OR · EIN 93-0988354. Reported 126 grants totalling $45.0M to 72 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Heatherington Foundation for Innovation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $100,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $50,000 and $250,000; the smallest was $300 and the largest $10.5M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western University of Health Sciences | Lebannon, OR | $24.1M | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Blanchet House | Portland, OR | $1,750,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Latino Network | Portland, OR | $1,350,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Meals on Wheels | Portland, OR | $1,250,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Osteopathic Foundation | Chicago, IL | $1,140,075 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Santiam | Lebannon, OR | $1,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Muslim Educational Trust | Tigard, OR | $800,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kairos Pdx | Portland, OR | $792,060 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Build Lebanon Trails | Lebanon, OR | $750,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Lund Report | Portland, OR | $741,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Volunteers in Medicine of Clackamas County | Oregon City, OR | $700,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Apano | Portland, OR | $635,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Centennial School District | Portland, OR | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Serendipty Center | Portland, OR | $475,964 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maurice Lucas Foundation | Lake Oswego, OR | $439,350 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Belong Art Community | Portland, OR | $432,400 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Native American Youth Association | Portland, OR | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Oregon Symphony | Portland, OR | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons of Oregon | Portland, OR | $375,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center | Portland, OR | $360,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lao Buddhist Center Northwest Inc | Gresham, OR | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Naya | Portland, OR | $320,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Asian Health & Service Center | Portland, OR | $310,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Clackamas Volunteers in Medicine | Oregon City, OR | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Tree Relief Nursery | Albany, OR | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hacienda Community Development Corp | Portland, OR | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Outside in | Portland, OR | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Psu Foundation | Portland, OR | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| River Center Caring Team Ministry | Lebanon, OR | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unite Oregon | Portland, OR | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urban League | Portland, OR | $240,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare | Portland, OR | $230,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Volunteers of America Or | Portland, OR | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Coalition of Communities of Color | Portland, OR | $180,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oregon Health Forum | Portland, OR | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Self Enhancement Inc | Portland, OR | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Imagine Black Futures | Portland, OR | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lebanon Schools Clinic | Lebanon, OR | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Black Parent Initiative | Portland, OR | $130,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Westernu Medical Anatomy Center | Lebannon, OR | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Irco | Portland, OR | $115,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Africa House | Portland, OR | $112,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Lund Report Ach | Portland, OR | $109,300 | 4 | 1 | 2021 |
| Willamette Week | Portland, OR | $104,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| All Classical Public Media Inc | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Every Child Linn Benton | Eugene, OR | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Holla School | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lebanon Hospital Sweet Home Clinic | Sweet Home, OR | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Parenting With Intent | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Portland Adventist Community Services | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Weaving Fala | Lebanon, OR | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maurice Lucas Foundation Ach | Lake Oswego, OR | $94,475 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pacific Islander & Asian Family | Portland, OR | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Furniture Share | Albany, OR | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Qigong Sensory Training Institute | West Linn, OR | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Portland Youth Philharmonic | Portland, OR | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Foundation for Medical Excellence | Portland, OR | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lifeworks Nw | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oregon Health Forum Ach | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Santiam Canyon School District | Mill City, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Slavic and Eastern European Center | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Osteopathic Foundation Ach | Chicago, IL | $45,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lebanon Community Hospital Foundation | Sweet Home, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lebanon Soup Kitchen | Lebanon, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sprague High School | Kuebler Blvd, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Willamette University | Salem, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oregon Mental Health Consumers Association | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Westernu Dream Project | Lebannon, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wilson Strategicstate of Reform | Lynwood, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Access Now | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Agatha Catholic School | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dala's Blue Angels | Pensacola, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
20 of 72 (28%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 61%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Western University of Health Sciences
COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE OF THE PACIFIC - Blanchet House
CAPITAL CONTIBUTION-RENOVATION AND NEW BUILDING - Kairos Pdx
TO EXPAND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE AND TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT THE SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL WELL BEING OF OUR STUDENTS. - Volunteers in Medicine of Clackamas County
MATCHING DONATION FOR NEW CLINIC - Build Lebanon Trails
TO ASSIST WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - Apano
HIRING OF STAFF FOR YOUTH PROGRAMS AND LPC/LMHC
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 52 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48 | $13.7M | $155,000 |
| 2022 | 16 | $5,079,050 | $75,000 |
| 2023 | 24 | $14.0M | $100,000 |
| 2024 | 38 | $12.2M | $100,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Heatherington Foundation for Innovation has 4 of them, worth $9,294,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Western University of Health Sciences | Lebannon, OR | $7,240,000 |
| Clackamas Volunteers in Medicine | Oregon City, OR | $1,200,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club Greater Santiam | Lebanon, OR | $750,000 |
| Willamette Week | Portland, OR | $104,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 97% of this one's giving went to organizations in Oregon. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $100,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Oregon.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Heatherington Foundation for Innovation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 2121 Sw Broadway St 115, Portland, OR, 97201. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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