Good Samaritan Foundation
Good Samaritan Foundation has encouraged charitable giving from the community since its establishment in 1969. The foundation supports the advancement of research, education and technology in medical science at legacy good samaritan hospital & medical center.
Good Samaritan Foundation at a glance
In short: Good Samaritan Foundation gave $7.1M across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $1.4M), mostly in Oregon. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,094,508
- +10.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,418,902
- +10.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $632,647
- Total assets
- $132,279,589
- +2.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Oregon (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Good Samaritan Foundation
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Good Samaritan Foundation
Who Good Samaritan Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital & Med Ctr ($3.5M). Together the top 5 received $7.1M.
Grant Size Distribution
23 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 10 grants of 23 (43%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Good Samaritan Foundation gives
- Giving grew 22% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5.8M (2022) to $7.1M (2025). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $7.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital & Med Ctr Portland, OR | — | $3,497,942 |
| Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center Portland, OR | — | $2,792,696 |
| Legacy Health Portland, OR | — | $632,647 |
| Legacy Visiting Nurse Association Tualatin, OR | — | $111,223 |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital Vancouver, WA | — | $60,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $132,279,589 | $9,627,840 | $7,094,508 | $7,094,508 | 5 | $6,952,296 |
| 2024 | $129,622,121 | $20,676,478 | $6,416,425 | $6,416,425 | 5 | $17,691,510 |
| 2023 | $115,361,924 | $-3,113,291 | $6,693,742 | $6,693,742 | 4 | $-6,303,904 |
| 2022 | $125,164,320 | $6,409,382 | $5,807,154 | $5,807,154 | 5 | $4,006,189 |
| 2021 | $124,563,354 | $41,975,811 | $5,921,041 | $5,921,041 | 4 | $39,385,511 |
| 2020 | $88,509,876 | $-7,731,244 | $6,232,913 | $6,232,913 | 4 | $-10,271,266 |
| 2019 | $102,485,857 | $10,560,862 | $5,963,839 | $5,963,839 | 4 | $2,634,443 |
About Good Samaritan Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Good Samaritan Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Portland, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $132.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $7.1M. Net investment income was $7.0M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Good Samaritan Foundation is led by Gaynor M. Hills, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; none of the 24 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gaynor M. Hills
Executive Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marc F. Fovinci
Chairman
Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Usher
Chairman
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2021
Vice Chair → Chairman, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alfred K. Ono MD
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janice J. Marquis
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William J. Jones
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Khayree Butler
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pleschette F. Fontenet
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anupam Narayan
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily V. Karr
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn H. Rebagliati
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Alterman
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew G. Rowe
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James C. Hampton
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kandis B. Nunn
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan E. Avery
Former Ex-Officio
Ex-Officio → Former Ex-Officio, 2021
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Maureen A. Bradley
Ex-Officio
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven L. Mansberger MD
Former Trustee
Trustee → Former Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
James E. Law
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jenny Kim
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William J. Kiefel
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Douglas H. De Weese
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin D. O'Boyle
Ex-Officio
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary M. Dolich
Ex-Officio
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (23)
- Former: Clayton R. Cooper (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Claude F. Burgoyne (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Denise D. Fall (2021–2024) — Former Ex-Officio
- Former: Jasmyn T. Madden (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Anne C. R. Munch (2019–2023) — Chairman
- Former: Melissa S. Wall (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Judith A. McDermott (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Leslie R. Nevius (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Paul E. Holden (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Christopher A. Thompson (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Gary C. Eichman (2019–2021) — Chairman
- Former: Gary Nelson (2019–2021) — Ex-Officio
- Former: K. Rena Whittaker (2019–2021) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Kari A. Thomas MD (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Lois O. Rosenbaum (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Melissa Wilmot (2019–2021) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Tammy L. Beckley (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Abhisek Tibrewal (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: David G. Mertens (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Diane L. Polscer (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Marcy Rubenstein Lehman (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Robert W. Birge (2019) — Chairman
- Former: Sirinan Gypmantasiri (2019) — Trustee
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 Good Samaritan Foundation
How much does Good Samaritan Foundation give each year?
Good Samaritan Foundation gave $7.1M across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $6.4M across 5 grants.
What is Good Samaritan Foundation's typical grant size?
Good Samaritan Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $632,647, and its average grant was $1,418,902, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Good Samaritan Foundation give grants?
Good Samaritan Foundation gives mostly in Oregon: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Portland, OR (3 grants).
Who are Good Samaritan Foundation's largest grantees?
Good Samaritan Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital & Med Ctr ($3,497,942), Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center ($2,792,696) and Legacy Health ($632,647), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 98% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Good Samaritan Foundation?
Good Samaritan Foundation reported $132.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $9.6M.
What is Good Samaritan Foundation?
Good Samaritan Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Portland, OR. It holds $132.3M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Good Samaritan Foundation's EIN?
Good Samaritan Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7017276. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 17, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 16, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 18, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 15, 2024)
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