Northwest Foundation
Northwest Foundation is a private foundation based in Bend, Oregon. Its 2025 grants included support for child-abuse intervention, children and youth, health research and care, and organizations serving people in need.
Northwest Foundation at a glance
In short: Northwest Foundation gave $1.0M across 43 grants in 2025 (avg $24K), mostly in Oregon. 53% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,049,864
- +113.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 43
- +38.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $24,415
- +54.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $17,409,643
- -3.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 53% first-time grantees (23 of 43, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Oregon (69% 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 Northwest Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 61000 Bachelor View Rd, Bend, OR 97702
Phone: (971) 236-9505
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Northwest Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Kids Center ($143K). Together the top 10 received $613K.
Grant Size Distribution
138 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 124 grants of 138 (90%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 69% of grant dollars went to recipients in Oregon. Other listed recipient-state shares were South Dakota and Arizona at 7% each, Tennessee at 5%, and the District of Columbia at 3%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 43 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Northwest Foundation open to new grantees?
53%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 23 of 43 grantees (53%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $20K; repeat grants $29K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $23K repeat.
- 35% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 135% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 104% 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 $79K (2020) to $1.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 43 grants totaling $1.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kids Center Bend, OR | Support Child Abuse Intervention Center | $142,500 |
| Ed Klein Evangelistic Sioux Falls, SD | Equip people for life in the fullest measure by teaching, enriching and growiong | $70,000 |
| As- Is Church Portland, OR | Sharing god's love with a broken and hurting world loving him, loving others, changing lives | $60,000 |
| Intimacy ICU Sedona, AZ | Support Critical Care Units Patients Rights | $60,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Bend Bend, OR | Support Children | $50,000 |
| Friends of the Children CO Bend, OR | Assistance to Children Facing Multiple Obsticals | $50,000 |
| Ohsu Foundation Doembecher Portland, OR | Providing Funding for Health Research and Care | $50,000 |
| Portland Youth Builder Portland, OR | Provide a pathway out of poverty through education and training | $50,000 |
| St Jude Memphis, TN | Children'd Cancer Research and Treatment | $50,000 |
| Accion International Washington DC, DC | Serving the Poor in Venezuela | $30,000 |
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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 | $17,409,643 | $564,430 | $1,161,940 | $1,049,864 | 43 | $1,049,864 | $564,430 | $1,009,424 |
| 2024 | $18,007,153 | $3,074,870 | $623,354 | $490,800 | 31 | $490,800 | $351,847 | $879,261 |
| 2023 | $15,531,427 | $3,656,107 | $719,013 | $615,458 | 27 | $615,458 | $258,036 | $632,212 |
| 2022 | $12,594,333 | $7,378,524 | $519,600 | $447,500 | 15 | $449,879 | $312,797 | $497,967 |
| 2021 | $5,734,981 | $4,800,000 | $453,089 | $451,361 | 22 | $451,361 | $89,349 | $170,485 |
| 2020 | $1,298,721 | $600,000 | $79,664 | $79,000 | 35 | — | — | $46,776 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Northwest Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.0M 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
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants show support for organizations working with children and youth, as well as organizations focused on health and other community needs. For example, the grantee CASA of Central Oregon describes its mission as advocating for abused and neglected children; The Dougy Center says it supports grieving children, teens, young adults, and their families; and Self Enhancement Inc. says it provides support and opportunities for youth.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 43 grants totaling $1,049,864. Grant amounts ranged from $2,364 to $142,500, with a median of $15,000. Among the largest grants were $142,500 to Kids Center for a child-abuse intervention center; $70,000 to Ed Klein Evangelistic; and $60,000 each to AS-IS Church and Intimacy ICU. It also gave $50,000 each to Boys and Girls Club of Bend, Friends of the Children CO, OHSU Foundation Doernbecher, Portland Youth Builder, and St Jude.
Other 2025 grants included $30,000 to Accion International, whose stated mission is to create a fair and inclusive economy with financial choices and opportunities for underserved people; $25,000 to CASA of Central Oregon; and $25,000 to The Dougy Center. The foundation also gave $25,000 to Care for Children, which describes its work as partnering with governments in Asia to support family-based care for disadvantaged children.
The foundation’s filing reports 31 grants totaling $490,800 in 2024 and 27 grants totaling $615,458 in 2023.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Tara Mortenson as president, Kevin Howard as vice president, and Dawn Tangevald as secretary.
Northwest Foundation is led by Tara Mortenson, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Tara Mortenson
President
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dawn Tangevald
Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Howard
Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about Northwest Foundation
How much does Northwest Foundation give each year?
Northwest Foundation gave $1.0M across 43 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $491K across 31 grants.
What is Northwest Foundation's typical grant size?
Northwest Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $24,415, across 43 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Northwest Foundation that year got $20K on average.
Where does Northwest Foundation give grants?
Northwest Foundation gives mostly in Oregon: 69% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were South Dakota (7%) and Arizona (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Portland, OR (13 grants), Bend, OR (9 grants), Washington DC, DC (2 grants) and Los Angeles, CA (2 grants).
Does Northwest Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 43 grants with a stated purpose on Northwest Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Northwest Foundation's largest grantees?
Northwest Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Kids Center ($142,500), Ed Klein Evangelistic ($70,000) and As- Is Church ($60,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 26% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Northwest Foundation?
Northwest Foundation reported $17.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.0M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.0M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Northwest Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants show support for organizations working with children and youth, as well as organizations focused on health and other community needs. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Northwest Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Northwest Foundation's EIN?
Northwest Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-3224756. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Northwest Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 4, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Northwest Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/northwest-foundation-morg_5a416abab56a455cbcd8c15a5156e914
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