Bieze Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Lake Oswego, OR EIN: 46-0509235

Bieze Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Lake Oswego, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $152K. Net investment income was $30K.

Bieze Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Bieze Family Foundation gave $152K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $22K), top state Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$151,548
+223.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
+75.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$21,650
+84.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$16,196
Total assets
$3,930,978
+62.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (34% 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 Bieze Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Surviving Beast Cancer: $52KSurviving Beast Cancer$52KPEO Foundation: $40KPEO Foundation$40KBreast Friends: $24KBreast Friends$24KOperation Nightwatch: $16KOperation Nightwatch$16KLoyal High School: $8KLoyal High School$8KNational Christian Foundation: $6KNational Christian Foundation$6KCasting for Recovery: $5KCasting for Recovery$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Surviving Beast Cancer ($52K). Together the top 7 received $152K.

Grant Size Distribution

64 grants across all recorded years

63<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 63 grants of 64 (98%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

12states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

PortlandLake OswegoBozemanLoyalUrbanaScapposeAstoriaBoiseColbyTigardVala CynwydDes MoinesAustinBostonCalabasasCanon BeachNew YorkSeattleTillamook

How Bieze Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 59% from 2022 to 2025. 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$50K$100K$150K$200K20 grants2019 18 grants2020 20 grants2021 17 grants2022 16 grants2023 4 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $47K (2024) to $152K (2025). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $152K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Surviving Beast Cancer Boston, MASupport Local Community$51,524
PEO Foundation Des Moines, IASupport Local Community.$40,191
Breast Friends Tigard, ORSupport Local Community.$24,367
Operation Nightwatch Portland, ORSupport Local Community$16,196
Loyal High School Loyal, WISupport Local Community$8,000
National Christian Foundation Seattle, WASupport Local Community$6,155
Casting for Recovery Bozeman, MTSupport Local Community.$5,115
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$3,930,978$36,957$152,393$151,5487$151,548$29,612
2024$2,417,873$113,935$48,019$46,8984$46,898$30,071
2023$2,361,948$107,678$86,202$85,01016$85,010$21,486
2022$1,699,490$289,297$99,229$95,17317$95,173$12,083
2021$2,053,450$308,971$73,883$73,00020$73,000$8,632
2020$1,457,966$-4,386$62,776$62,00018—$2,991
2019$1,286,512$11,934$50,871$50,10020—$12,531

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bieze Family Foundation is led by Gerald Bieze, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gerald Bieze

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Bieze

    Chairman

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Bieze

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Kate L Murphy (2021–2024) — Chairman
  • Former: Kate Bieze (2019–2020) — Chairman

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Bieze Family Foundation

How much does Bieze Family Foundation give each year?

Bieze Family Foundation gave $152K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $47K across 4 grants.

What is Bieze Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Bieze Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $16,196, and its average grant was $21,650, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Bieze Family Foundation give grants?

Bieze Family Foundation's top state is Massachusetts, with 34% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Oregon (27%) and Iowa (27%).

Does Bieze Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Bieze Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support Local Community." (7 grants).

Who are Bieze Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Bieze Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Surviving Beast Cancer ($51,524), PEO Foundation ($40,191) and Breast Friends ($24,367), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 77% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Bieze Family Foundation?

Bieze Family Foundation reported $3.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $37K.

What is Bieze Family Foundation's EIN?

Bieze Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0509235. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 21, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 22, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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