Betty S Blair Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Beaverton, OR EIN: 85-6578447

Betty S Blair Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Beaverton, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2023 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $19K.

Betty S Blair Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: Betty S Blair Charitable Trust gave $19K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Oregon. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$19,000
Grants made (2025)
5
Average grant
$3,800
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$5,983
Primary geography
Oregon (58% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Betty S Blair Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Cedar Mill Bible Church: $5KCedar Mill Bible Church$5KFirst Nations Development Institute: $5KFirst Nations DevelopmentInstitute$5KSelf Enhancement Inc: $5KSelf Enhancement Inc$5KLyme Light Foundation: $3KLyme Light Foundation$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Cedar Mill Bible Church ($5K). Together the top 4 received $18K.

Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($1,000), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

PortlandLongmontBurlingameOrlando

How Betty S Blair Charitable Trust gives

  • In 2023 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K5 grants2023 5 grants2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $19K (2025) to $23K (2023). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $19K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cedar Mill Bible Church Portland, ORSupport church for program needs$5,000
First Nations Development Institute Longmont, COSupport Native American Communities$5,000
Self Enhancement Inc Portland, ORSupport Minority Students and Families$5,000
Lyme Light Foundation Burlingame, CAEnable eligible children and young adults with Lyme disease to receive proper treatment.$3,000
1 grant to individuals Recipients not named —$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$5,983$25,000$19,620$19,0005$19,620—
2023$7,190$17,308$23,000$23,0005$23,000$755

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Betty S Blair Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Janet B Talmadge

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard N Talmadge

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2023–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Betty S Blair Charitable Trust

How much does Betty S Blair Charitable Trust give each year?

Betty S Blair Charitable Trust gave $19K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

What is Betty S Blair Charitable Trust's typical grant size?

Betty S Blair Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $3,800, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Betty S Blair Charitable Trust give grants?

Betty S Blair Charitable Trust gives mostly in Oregon: 58% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Colorado (26%) and California (16%). The most frequent recipient cities were Portland, OR (2 grants).

Does Betty S Blair Charitable Trust give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Betty S Blair Charitable Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are Betty S Blair Charitable Trust's largest grantees?

Betty S Blair Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Cedar Mill Bible Church ($5,000), First Nations Development Institute ($5,000) and Self Enhancement Inc ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($1,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 79% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Betty S Blair Charitable Trust?

Betty S Blair Charitable Trust reported $6K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $25K.

What is Betty S Blair Charitable Trust?

Betty S Blair Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Beaverton, OR. It holds $6K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Betty S Blair Charitable Trust's EIN?

Betty S Blair Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-6578447. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2023–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 1, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2023–2025

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