The Renaissance Foundation
Portland, OR · EIN 93-1306116. Reported 972 grants totalling $18.5M to 339 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$5,000median grant
$18.5Mgranted, 2021-2024
339organizations funded
83%of grantees funded again the next year
$17.4Massets, latest filing
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 Renaissance 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.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $4,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $184 and the largest $858,334. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 339 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis & Clark College | Portland, OR | $2,620,042 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Portland State University | Portland, OR | $1,394,776 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Oregon | Eugene, OR | $1,304,729 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stand for Children | Portland, OR | $1,017,500 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR | $989,983 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL | $751,223 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Portland | Portland, OR | $625,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago, IL | $382,298 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $304,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Western Oregon University | Monmouth, OR | $276,667 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pacific University | Forest Grove, OR | $257,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| All Classical Radio | Portland, OR | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Depaul University | Chicago, IL | $237,445 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| George Fox University | Newberg, OR | $201,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, WI | $187,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $167,850 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Elizabeth City State University | Elizabeth City, NC | $166,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Southern Oregon University | Ashland, OR | $166,002 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL | $159,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon Institute of Technology | Klamath Falls, OR | $158,499 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Linfield University | Mcminnville, OR | $151,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $150,628 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Carolina Central University | Durham, NC | $146,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Willamette University | Salem, OR | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stillman College | Tuscaloosa, AL | $123,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $118,167 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of California Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of California Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $88,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dominican University | River Forest, IL | $86,569 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon Food Bank | Portland, OR | $83,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $81,850 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boston University | Boston, MA | $80,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reed College | Portland, OR | $77,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Howard University | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation | Portland, OR | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Warner Pacific University | Portland, OR | $70,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ohsu Foundation | Portland, OR | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pitzer College | Claremont, CA | $60,372 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Portland Art Museum | Portland, OR | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Olaf College | Northfield, MN | $58,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | $54,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Depauw University | Greencastle, IL | $54,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago, IL | $53,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $52,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bradley University | Peoria, IL | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Youth Villages | Lake Oswego, OR | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tufts University | Medford, MA | $48,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Illinois State University | Normal, IL | $48,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Columbia College | Chicago, IL | $47,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pomona College | Claremont, CA | $47,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Portland Opp Industrialization Center | Portland, OR | $47,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reading Results | Portland, OR | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | $41,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels People | Portland, OR | $41,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Jewish World Service | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Immigrant & Refugee Community Irco | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nature Conservancy | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Israel Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Omsi | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of California Davis | West Sacramento, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chicago Scholars | Chicago, IL | $39,170 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Temple University | Philadelphia, PA | $36,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington, TX | $36,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of California San Diego | La Jolla, CA | $36,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| De La Salle North Catholic High School | Portland, OR | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| William Temple House | Portland, OR | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $34,840 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Carolina A&t State University | Greensboro, NC | $34,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | $31,766 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Psu Foundation | Portland, OR | $31,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Corban University | Salem, OR | $31,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $31,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The George Washington University | Ashburn, VA | $31,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| UC Riverside | Riverside, CA | $31,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Digital Divide Data | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hias | Silver Spring, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lake Forest College | Lake Forest, IL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ocean Conservancy | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pink Lemonade Project | Vancouver, WA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Portland Rescue Mission | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Happy Valley, OR | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Union Gospel Mission | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Western Illinois University | Macomb, IL | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| World Pulse | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Claremont Mckenna College | Claremont, CA | $29,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Colgate University | Hamilton, NY | $29,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Denison University | Granville, OH | $29,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ohsu | Portland, OR | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Skidmore College | Saratoga Springs, NY | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hunter College | New York, NY | $27,697 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pacific Lutheran University | South Tacoma, WA | $27,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trinity College | Hartford, CT | $27,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Maine at Machias | Machias, ME | $26,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY | $25,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | $25,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mazon | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American University | Nw Washington, DC | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | $24,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northeastern Illinois University | Chicago, IL | $23,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Saint Louis University | St Louis, MO | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Xavier University of Louisiana | New Orleans, LA | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Clark Atlanta University | Atlanta, GA | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Occidental College | Los Angeles, CA | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| San Francisco State University | San Francisco, CA | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Washington State University | Pullman, WA | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Illinois Springfield | Springfield, IL | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Maryland College Park | College Park, MD | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Swarthmore College | Swarthmore, PA | $20,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Blanchett House | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bradley-Angle House | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| College Possible Oregon | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Elaw | Eugene, OR | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Knox College | Galesburg, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Trust for Historic Preservation | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon Humane Society | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northern Illinois University | Dekalb, IL | $19,265 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $19,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Concordia University St Paul | St Paul, MN | $19,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Grand Canyon University | Phoenix, AZ | $19,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Amnesty International | Portland, OR | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Augustana College | Rock Island, IL | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bentley University | Waltham, MA | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| California State University Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Carleton College | Northfield, MN | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Creighton University | Omaha, NE | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | Willimantic, CT | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Florida Atlantic University | St Louis, MO | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Juniata College | Huntingdon, PA | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lesley University | Cambridge, MA | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Loyola Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles, CA | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maryville College | Maryville, TN | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon State University - Cascades | Bend, OR | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Regis University | Denver, CO | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Saint Xavier University | Chicago, IL | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| San Diego State University | San Diego, CA | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Smith College | Northampton, MA | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas A&m University-San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The University of Kansas | Lawrence, KS | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of California Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, CA | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Miami | Miami, FL | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of South Carolina | Columbia, SC | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of South Florida | Atlanta, GA | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| West Chester University | West Chester, PA | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Whitman College | Walla Walla, WA | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $17,902 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lawrence University | Appleton, WI | $17,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chicago Canine Rescue | Chicago, IL | $16,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Park University | Chicago, IL | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Agnes Scott College | Decatur, GA | $15,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Christopher Newport University | Newport News, VA | $15,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Columbia Gorge | Portland, OR | $15,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | $15,240 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Bird Conservancy | The Plains, VA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| CASA for Children | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| College Possible- Chicago | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Columbia Land Trust | Vancouver, WA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greer Institute | Ashburn, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Growing Gardens | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Heifer International | Little Rock, AR | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oregon Business Academy | Lake Oswego, OR | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oregon Public Broadcasting | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Oxfam America | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pacific Northwest College of Art | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Amherst College | Amherst, MA | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Arizona State University | Tempe, AZ | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Earlham College | Richmond, IN | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of Noise | Portland, OR | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gonzaga University | Spokane, WA | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lehigh University | Bethlehem, PA | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais, IL | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Seattle Pacific University | Seattle, WA | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tuskegee University | Tuskegee, AL | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Minnesota Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wayland Baptist University | Plainview, TX | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The City University of New York Baruch | New York, NY | $13,715 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND | $13,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bowdoin College | Brunswick, ME | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bowie State University | Bowie, MD | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| California College of the Arts | San Francisco, CA | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| California State University Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Florida International University | Miami, FL | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fora Health | Portland, OR | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Goshen College | Goshen, IN | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Idaho State University | Pocatello, ID | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kent State University | Kent, OH | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Meredith College | Raleigh, NC | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mount St Mary's University | Los Angeles, CA | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pacific Bible College | Medford, OR | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pittsburg State University | Pittsburg, KS | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Portland Youth Builders | Portland, OR | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Spelman College | Atlanta, GA | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Towson University | Towson, MD | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of California Irvine | Irvine, CA | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Rochester | Rochester, NY | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Villanova University | Villanova, PA | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Project Youth | Grants Pass, OR | $11,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Taking Ownership Pdx | Portland, OR | $11,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $11,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of Trees | Portland, OR | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Louis University | Wheeling, IL | $10,335 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Audubon Society | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bushnell University | Eugene, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chess for Success | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ecotrust | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fresh Air Fund | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Good Samaritan Foundation | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Governor State University | University Park, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Grinnell College | Grinnell, IA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Impact Assets | Bethesda, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jaya Kula | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish Jumpstart | Santa Monica, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lewis University | Romeoville, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mercy Corps | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Audubon Society | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| North Central College | Naperville, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ocean Convervancy | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Regent University | Virgina Beach, VA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Freshwater Trust | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of California Riverside | Riverside, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Nevada Las Vegas | Las Vegas, NV | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Urban Gleaners | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Vanguard University | Costa Mesa, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wartburg College | Waverly, IA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Washington State University Vancouver | Vancouver, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mercy College | Des Moines, IA | $9,675 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Columbia Basin College | Pasco, WA | $9,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Washington University in St Louis | St Louis, MO | $9,444 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
268 of 339 (79%) 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 83%, across 3 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.
- Lewis & Clark College
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 544 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 252 | $4,128,946 | $4,510 |
| 2022 | 250 | $4,580,659 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 242 | $5,098,104 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 228 | $4,677,293 | $5,000 |
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. 60% 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
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. 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.
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- 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Renaissance Foundation'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: P O Box 80516, Portland, OR, 97280. 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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