The Lazar Foundation
Black Butte Ranch, OR · EIN 13-6088182. Reported 207 grants totalling $4,512,468 to 74 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. 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. The Lazar Foundation 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 $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $1 and the largest $100,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Salmon Center | Portland, OR | $320,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Piedmont Environmental Council | Warrenton, VA | $225,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | Charlottesville, VA | $225,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Oregon Desert Land Trust | Bend, OR | $195,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Central Oregon Land Watch | Bend, OR | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crag Law Center | Portland, OR | $165,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center | Ashland, OR | $165,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Oregon Wild | Portland, OR | $160,000 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Portland Audubon Society | Portland, OR | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Advocates for the West | Boise, ID | $155,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | $155,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Cascadia Wildlands | Eugene, OR | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon Natural Desert Association | Bend, OR | $130,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Waterwatch of Oregon | Portland, OR | $130,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Go Alliance | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 1000 Friends of Oregon | Portland, OR | $95,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Western Environmental Law Center | Eugene, OR | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Coast Range Association | Corvallis, OR | $87,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Firefighters United for Safety Ethics and Ecology | Eugene, OR | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Merrifield, VA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ipas | Chapel Hill, NC | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Oregon Agricultural Trust | Salem, OR | $71,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Audubon Society of Lincoln City | Lincoln City, OR | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| North Coast Land Conservancy | Seaside, OR | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Rivers | Washington, DC | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Sustainable Northwest | Portland, OR | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 350PDX | Portland, OR | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lower Nehalem Community Trust | Manzanita, OR | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition | Coos Bay, OR | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Surfrider Foundation | San Clemente, CA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bark | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon Community Foundation | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Windy Hill Foundation | Middleburg, VA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Owyhee | Ontario, OR | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oregon League of Conservation Voters Education Fund | Portland, OR | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Beyond Toxics | Eugene, OR | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bird Alliance of Oregon | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Hells Canyon Council | La Grande, OR | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts | Portland, OR | $37,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Verde | Portland, OR | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Discover Your Northwest | Seattle, WA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Pew Charitable Trusts | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oregon League of Conservation Voters | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Seven Capes Bird Alliance | Lincoln City, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Hill School | Middleburg, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Biodiversity Founders Group | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon Environmental Council | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pacific Rivers | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Resources Legacy Fund | Sacramento, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Audubon Naturalist Society of the Central Atlantic States | Chevy Chase, MD | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Cascade Head Biosphere Collaborative | Lincoln City, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Biological Diversity | Tuscon, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Conservation Biology Institute | Corvallis, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oregon State University Agricultural Research Foundation | Corvallis, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alaska Conservation Foundation | Anchorage, AK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Forests | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Breach Collective | Eugene, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Earth Island Institute | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Goose Creek Association | Middleburg, VA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Idaho Conservation League | Boise, ID | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Silvix Resources | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Whitman College | Walla Walla, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wallowa Resources | Enterprise, OR | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Middleburg Community Center | Middleburg, VA | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Flow-Through From Aspen Yo LLC K-1 | Tigard, OR | $1,696 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| X Flow-Through From Aspen Yo LLC K-1 | Tigard, OR | $569 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| X Flow-Through From Sentinel Private Equity Xv Fund LLC K-1 | Houston, TX | $62 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| X Flow-Through From Sentinel Private Equity Xiv Fund LLC K-1 | Houston, TX | $61 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Flow-Through From Sentinel Private Equity Xiv Fund LLC K-1 | Houston, TX | $34 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| X Flow-Through From Sentinel Private Equity Xvi Fund LLC K-1 | Houston, TX | $34 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| X Flow-Through From Sentinel Private Equity Xvii Fund LLC K-1 | Houston, TX | $9 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Flow-Through From Sentinel Private Equity Xv Fund LLC K-1 | Houston, TX | $3 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
51 of 74 (69%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 80%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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.
- Wild Salmon Center
FOREST AND RIVERS PROGRAM - Piedmont Environmental Council
VIRGINA LAND PRESERVATION - Portland Audubon Society
FOREST AND RIVERS PROJECT AND MARINE RESERVE PROGRAM - Oregon Natural Desert Association
OREGON DESERT CONSERVATION - Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center
CLIMATE AND FOREST PROGRAM - Go Alliance
FOREST PROTECTION PROGRAM
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 146 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 37 | $840,328 | $20,000 |
| 2021 | 43 | $904,905 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 43 | $953,628 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 40 | $900,601 | $22,500 |
| 2024 | 44 | $913,006 | $20,000 |
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.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 70% 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 $20,000. 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 The Lazar Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 8000 Pmb 8083, Black Butte Ranch, OR, 97759. 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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