Jubitz Family Foundation
The Jubitz Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Portland, Oregon. Established in 2001 by Al and Nancy Jubitz and their three daughters, it supports work advancing peace and nonviolent change in social and environmental systems, including environmental peacebuilding and protection of Oregon’s Mount Hood region.
Jubitz Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Jubitz Family Foundation gave $454K across 43 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in Oregon. 30% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $453,500
- +20.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 43
- +26.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,547
- -5.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $9,000
- Total assets
- $17,383,649
- +9.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 30% first-time grantees (13 of 43, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Oregon (64% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Jubitz Family Foundation
- Invitation Only
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Grant proposals are invitation-only. New organizations must first submit a Letter of Inquiry (LOI); the website says current and former grantees may proceed to the online grant portal without submitting that form. The filing describes a process of LOI review, followed upon approval by a virtual or in-person meeting, then an invitation to submit a formal application. Application materials include a project description, anticipated outcomes and evaluation approach, project and organizational budgets and major income sources, board list, IRS determination letter, and recent financial statements and/or Form 990. Applicants must be U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofits whose missions align with the foundation’s programs. The foundation excludes requests for sports, medicine or health programs, building or renovation projects, annual or capital campaigns, political lobbying, religious or sectarian purposes, programs outside the United States, and programs outside its peace or Mount Hood environmental programs. Its guidelines also require nondiscriminatory business practices.
- Review Cycle
- The website lists proposal due dates of March 31 for the spring cycle and September 30 for the fall cycle, with decisions approximately June 30 and December 15, respectively. The 2025 filing lists March 15 and September 15 as meeting deadlines. These 2026 cycle dates have passed as of October 2, 2026.
- Deadline
- The website lists proposal due dates of March 31 for the spring cycle and September 30 for the fall cycle, with…
- Contact
Application contact: Lauren Forman
Mailing address: 5505 Sw Hewett Blvd, Portland, OR 97221
Phone: (503) 292-0046
Website: https://jubitz.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Jubitz Family Foundation
Who Jubitz Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Bark ($35K). Together the top 10 received $220K.
Grant Size Distribution
202 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 199 grants of 202 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The website identifies Pacific Northwest environmental peacebuilding initiatives and environmental protection around Mount Hood as areas of focus. In 2025, 64% of grant dollars went to recipients in Oregon; 8% each went to Illinois and California, 5% to Washington, and 4% to Washington, D.C.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 43 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Jubitz Family Foundation open to new grantees?
30%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 13 of 43 grantees (30%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $13K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 51% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−18%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 134% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $371K (2023) to $590K (2021). In 2025 it made 43 grants totaling $454K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bark Portland, OR | Wildfire Adaptation on Mt Hood | $35,000 |
| Cure Violence Global Chicago, IL | Gen. Op. Support & civic engage project w/ cure:pdx | $35,000 |
| Columbia Riverkeeper Hood River, OR | Habitat Restoration & Ed / Peacebuilding | $30,000 |
| Hood River Watershed Group Hood River, OR | Watershed Restoration & Comm. Engage. | $30,000 |
| Columbia Land Trust Vancouver, WA | Indian Creek Trail - Fuels Reduction | $22,500 |
| Ecochallengeorg Portland, OR | Educational Content Expansion | $15,000 |
| Oregon Wild Portland, OR | Protecting Mt Hood | $15,000 |
| Welcome Home Coalition Portland, OR | General Operating Support | $15,000 |
| Columbia Insight Hood River, OR | Environmental Journalism Series | $12,500 |
| Center for International Policy Washington, DC | General Operating Support | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $17,383,649 | $894,925 | $1,270,622 | $453,500 | 43 | $1,089,906 | $611,054 | $811,400 |
| 2024 | $15,952,074 | $922,722 | $1,124,508 | $377,765 | 34 | $926,898 | $621,348 | $776,279 |
| 2023 | $15,335,999 | $798,658 | $1,060,016 | $371,311 | 29 | $866,668 | $403,048 | $1,744,342 |
| 2022 | $15,128,119 | $501,417 | $1,225,531 | $553,424 | 41 | $1,016,251 | $228,426 | $812,216 |
| 2021 | $18,850,327 | $3,569,143 | $1,157,755 | $590,000 | 55 | $1,960,643 | $2,385,696 | $854,916 |
| 2020 | $16,030,523 | $2,322,854 | $1,035,762 | $522,173 | 50 | — | $1,167,543 | $683,457 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jubitz Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $811K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation describes its mission as advancing peace and nonviolent change in social and environmental systems. Its website says it supports organizations, research institutes, and networks working toward a more peaceful, just, and environmentally sustainable future. Its environmental peacebuilding work includes Pacific Northwest initiatives, especially those in partnership with Tribal Nations; work on the environmental and climate costs of war and war preparation; and efforts to strengthen collaboration between peace and environmental organizations.
In peace grantmaking, the foundation supports efforts challenging militarism and advancing nonviolent alternatives to political violence and war. It identifies grassroots organizing, advocacy, and strategic communications as areas of fit, with limited consideration for research, policy development, or coalition-building that directly reinforces those priorities. Its environmental work includes protecting and restoring forests and freshwater habitats around Mount Hood.
The 2025 filing describes direct charitable activities in war prevention, peacebuilding, and protecting and restoring Oregon’s natural forests and freshwater habitats. Grantees’ own descriptions illustrate the kinds of organizations receiving support: BARK says it works to restore Mount Hood National Forest and support community investment in its preservation; Columbia Riverkeeper says it works to protect and restore the Columbia River and the life connected to it; and the Hood River Watershed Group says it works on watershed stewardship through education and collaboration with local governments, Tribal Nations, community groups, and others. Cure Violence Global describes its mission as reducing violence globally using disease-control and behavior-change methods.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 43 grants totaling $453,500. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $35,000, with a median of $9,000. The website lists a typical grant range of $5,000–$25,000 for a one-year term.
Among the larger 2025 grants were $35,000 to BARK for wildfire adaptation on Mount Hood and $35,000 to Cure Violence Global for general operating support and a civic engagement project with Cure:PDX. The foundation also gave $30,000 each to Columbia Riverkeeper for habitat restoration and education/peacebuilding and to the Hood River Watershed Group for watershed restoration and community engagement. Other grants included $22,500 to Columbia Land Trust for Indian Creek Trail fuels reduction, $15,000 to Oregon Wild for protecting Mount Hood, and $15,000 to Welcome Home Coalition for general operating support.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists M. Albin Jubitz Jr. as president, Elizabeth Jubitz Sayler as vice president, Sarah C. Jubitz as treasurer, Katherine H. Jubitz as secretary and co-director of environmental grants, and Lauren Forman as executive director.
Jubitz Family Foundation is led by M. Albin Jubitz Jr., President on every filing since 2020; 4 of 5 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
M. Albin Jubitz Jr.
President
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
$1K (2024) → $0 (2025)
Lauren Forman
Executive Director
On filings since 2021
20 hrs/week
$40K (2021) → $73K (2025)
Elizabeth Jubitz Sayler
Vice President
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$1K (2020) → $1K (2025)
Katherine H. Jubitz
Secretary & Co-Dir Enviromental Grants
Secretary → Secretary & Co-Dir Enviromental Grants, 2025
On filings since 2020
15 hrs/week
$1K (2020) → $19K (2025)
Sarah C. Jubitz
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$1K (2020) → $1K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $73K, to Lauren Forman (Executive Director). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Jubitz Family Foundation
How much does Jubitz Family Foundation give each year?
Jubitz Family Foundation gave $454K across 43 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $378K across 34 grants.
What is Jubitz Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Jubitz Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $9,000, and its average grant was $10,547, across 43 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Jubitz Family Foundation that year got $5K on average.
Where does Jubitz Family Foundation give grants?
Jubitz Family Foundation gives mostly in Oregon: 64% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Illinois (8%) and California (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Portland, OR (13 grants), Hood River, OR (6 grants), Washington, DC (2 grants) and Corvallis, OR (2 grants).
Does Jubitz Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 33% of Jubitz Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (14 of 43) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Jubitz Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Jubitz Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Bark ($35,000), Cure Violence Global ($35,000) and Columbia Riverkeeper ($30,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 22% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Jubitz Family Foundation?
Jubitz Family Foundation reported $17.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.1M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $811K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Jubitz Family Foundation fund?
The foundation describes its mission as advancing peace and nonviolent change in social and environmental systems. Its website says it supports organizations, research institutes, and networks working toward a more peaceful, just, and environmentally sustainable future. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Jubitz Family Foundation?
Grant proposals are invitation-only. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Jubitz Family Foundation's EIN?
Jubitz Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-1324016. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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