Jenkins Student Aid Fund

Betty S Blair Charitable Trust

Beaverton, OR

Boyd Family Foundation

Portland, OR

The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Care

Portland, OR

The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation supports arts and culture, education, health care, youth, social services, and community activities, with most 2024 funding going to Oregon and additional grants in other states. Its 2024 grants ranged from $364 to nearly $2 million, with a median of $6,056; its student-directed Schnitzer Cares program awards $1,000–$15,000 for work benefiting Oregon residents. Schnitzer Cares accepts applications during a public window from November 15 through December 31.

Jack in the Box Foundation

San Diego, CA

The Jack in the Box Foundation funds programs that feed, educate, and empower children and families, including youth-focused nonprofits and childhood hunger initiatives. Its 2025 grants had a median of $10,000, with local grants offered in Jack in the Box communities across 22 states. Its grants page says the community grant program is open, but the available information does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Community Alliance of Tenants

Portland, OR

To educate and empower tenants to demand safe, stable and affordable rental homes. We believe that housing is the basis of a strong community. So we bring tenants together to organize and collectively advocate for fair and equal protections in housing practices and policies.

Attorney General's Sexual Assault Task Force

Salem, OR

Oregon satf's mission is to build, connect, and sustain survivor-centered systems to prevent sexual violence and advocate for equitable, trauma-informed responses across Oregon. We accomplish this by advancing primary prevention, fostering collaboration, providing multi-disciplinary training, and policy leadership statewide, and nationally.

CLA Foundation

Minneapolis, MN

CLA Foundation funds organizations focused on education, workforce preparation, youth employment, and child care, with the largest shares of 2024 grant dollars going to recipients in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $200,000, with a median of $14,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected charitable organizations.

Zip Foundation

Carson City, NV

ZIP Foundation supports preselected charitable organizations in education, religious ministry, environmental conservation, healthcare, humanitarian relief, and food assistance, with most 2024 funding going to California recipients. Its 2024 grants ranged from $250 to $22,000, with a median of $4,000; it does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

1803 Fund

Portland, OR

1803 FUND supports education, cultural heritage, community-building, and related organizational and real-estate efforts benefiting Portland’s Black community, with a focus on historic Albina. Its 2025 grants ranged from $6,500 to $5 million, with a median of $48,000. The available information does not say whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Fred and Patty Hopp Foundation

Portland, OR

The Fred and Patty Hopp Foundation supports charitable organizations across areas including medical care, education, cancer support, food assistance, and community services. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $31,000, with a median of $5,000; most funding went to Oregon, with smaller amounts awarded in Nevada, California, Ohio, and Washington. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

United Way of the Columbia-Willamette

Portland, OR

United Way of the Columbia-Willamette funds early learning, housing stability, disaster resilience, volunteerism, and civic engagement, with a focus on equity and community needs. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,168 to $1,565,638, with a median of $27,326, and primarily supported work in Oregon; its service area also includes parts of Washington and Central Oregon. The 2024–2026 Civic Engagement & Advocacy Fund accepted applications, but that application period is closed; no general unsolicited-request policy is stated.

Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing

Appleton, WI

Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing distributes donor-directed and program donations to a broad range of causes and organizations in local, national, and global communities. Its 2024 grants had a median of $11,520 and ranged from $5,006 to $5 million. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.