Gordon Elwood Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Medford, OR EIN: 93-1267972

Gordon Elwood Foundation is a private foundation, based in Medford, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $145K. Net investment income was $533K.

Gordon Elwood Foundation at a glance

In short: Gordon Elwood Foundation gave $145K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $145K), mostly in Oregon. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$144,890
+14.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$144,890
+14.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$144,890
Total assets
$10,640,267
+4.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Oregon (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

How to apply to Gordon Elwood Foundation

Who Gordon Elwood Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K4$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Medford

How Gordon Elwood Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 36% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 91% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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$100K$200K$300K1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $126K (2024) to $256K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $145K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
See Attached List Medford, ORProjects Listed$144,890
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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 IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$10,640,267$645,382$689,977$144,8901$449,291$532,921$494,795
2024$10,228,434$564,559$655,134$126,1451$440,528$455,739$467,522
2023$9,895,655$459,523$743,256$156,8001$589,602$357,973$453,669
2022$9,690,376$1,021,446$767,552$225,8331$673,244$903,492$520,527
2021$11,685,960$556,331$714,027$255,9751—$443,631$507,629

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Gordon Elwood Foundation reported a distributable amount of $495K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Gordon Elwood Foundation is led by Angela Durant, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 1 of 12 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Angela Durant

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $33K (2023) → $111K (2025)

  • Lance Reyes

    President

    Trustee → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pat Barry

    Trustee

    Trustee → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Vincent

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Annette Batzer

    Past-President

    Vice President → President, 2022

    President → Past-President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Kosmatka

    Alchemist

    Past President → Treasurer, 2024

    Treasurer → Alchemist, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julia Beattie

    Vice President

    Past-President → Trustee, 2022

    Trustee → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Nicholson

    Treasurer

    Secretary → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lilia Caballero

    Secretary

    Trustee → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Heverly

    Alchemist

    Trustee → Alchemist, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Hutchins

    Financial Advisor

    Trustee → Financial Advisor, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick Hutchins

    Financial Advisor

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Burke Raymond (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Katherine Bryon (2023–2024) — Executive Director
  • Former: Steve Boyarsky (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Leigh Pierre-Oetker (2023) — Executive Director
  • Former: Janet J. Murphy (2021–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: John Duke (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Kathy Bryon (2021–2022) — Executive Director
  • Former: Stephanie Johnson (2021–2022) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Angela Durant — Executive Dir.: $111KAngela DurantExecutive Dir.$111K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $111K, to Angela Durant (Executive Dir.).

Frequently asked questions about Gordon Elwood Foundation

How much does Gordon Elwood Foundation give each year?

Gordon Elwood Foundation gave $145K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $126K across 1 grant.

How large is Gordon Elwood Foundation?

Gordon Elwood Foundation reported $10.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $449K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $495K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Gordon Elwood Foundation operate?

Gordon Elwood Foundation has awarded grants in Oregon.

What is Gordon Elwood Foundation's EIN?

Gordon Elwood Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-1267972. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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