Klamath Lake Counties Council on Aging

JTMF Foundation

Wilmington, DE

JTMF Foundation supports early childhood development, older adults, veterans and their families, and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with a focus on immediate needs and longer-term challenges. It primarily funds the Pacific Northwest, especially rural communities; its 2024 grants ranged from $2,000 to $1 million, with a median of $25,000. It does not accept unsolicited grant requests, though aligned organizations are welcome to connect.

Crystal Springs Foundation

Seattle, WA

Crystal Springs Foundation’s website emphasizes environmental education and stewardship of Florida’s natural resources, while its 2024 grants also supported disaster relief, education, health, human services, and community programs. Its 15 grants ranged from $5,000 to $250,000, with a median of $100,000, and went mainly to organizations in Washington, Utah, California, Pennsylvania, and New York. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Association of Oregon Community Mental

Salem, OR

The Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs funds suicide prevention, safer behavioral health care, and social-connection projects for isolated rural and remote older adults, with a focus on Oregon. Its 2025 grants ranged from $9,436 to $70,000, with a median of $20,000; its open ROAM program offers one-time awards of $8,000–$15,000 through an RFP.

Harvest Foundation

Seattle, WA

The Seattle-based Harvest Foundation’s 2024 grants supported organizations working in arts and education, literacy, employment support, and services for older adults, with funding reported in Washington and Oregon. Its 2024 grants were typically $50,000 each. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Helen M Clabough Charitable Foundation

Richmond, VA

The foundation funds conservation, natural-resource preservation, and regional arts and cultural programs in North Carolina’s High Country and Oregon’s Upper Deschutes Watershed and Central Oregon. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $20,000, with a median of $10,000. It does not limit giving to preselected organizations; applicants are directed to contact Godsey Gibb Wealth Management with a complete program description.

Washington Federal Foundation

Seattle, WA

Washington Federal Foundation funds community-based nonprofits serving low- and moderate-income people, supporting essential services, financial literacy, housing, economic development, community revitalization, and job training near WaFd Bank branches. Its listed programs offer $1,000–$5,000 micro grants and $5,000–$20,000 impact grants; 2025 awards ranged from $500 to $100,000, with a median of $3,000. Applications are accepted January 1 through October 31; the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Bollier Family Foundation

Bend, OR

United Way of Deschutes County

Portland, OR

Before merging in 2024, United Way of Deschutes County funded local nonprofits providing human services in Central Oregon, including basic needs, food and shelter, housing stability, youth services, education, and family support. Its 2023 filing reports $432,553 across 29 grants, with listed awards ranging from $5,900 to $30,450; its website describes service in Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson Counties. The profile describes competitive application processes but does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Patricia D & William B Smullin

Blue Lake, CA

The foundation funds higher education, health and human services, health education, the Episcopal Church, and some library and environmental work in specified counties in Northern California and Southern Oregon. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,534 to $300,000, with a median of $10,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and awards grants to preselected organizations.

Alzheimer's Foundation of America Inc

New York, NY

The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America funds Alzheimer’s and dementia services, caregiver support, respite care, innovative programs, and research through grants to nonprofit member organizations nationwide. Its typical grant is $6,000 (2024 median), with some awards of $25,000 or more; grants are competitive, and the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

The Autzen Foundation

Portland, OR

The Autzen Foundation funds small nonprofits working in social services, arts and culture, education, environmental initiatives, and youth programs that directly serve Oregon or Clark County, Washington residents. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $25,000, with a median of $5,000. It accepts applications through its online system during open cycles, beginning with a letter of inquiry.

Aetna Foundation Inc

Hartford, CT

Aetna Foundation supported health and wellness, access to health care, and related community needs; its 2021 grants ranged from $5,000 to $1 million, with a median of $40,000, and went to organizations across multiple states, especially in D.C. and Connecticut. Its 2021 filing was marked final, so it appears to have ended or be winding down grantmaking; that filing said there were no restrictions on who could apply and pointed applicants to its website for application materials.