Obie Family Foundation

The NB and Jacqueline Giustina

Eugene, OR

The foundation supports charitable organizations, including higher education, schools, medical care, legal advocacy, disability services, and children and families, primarily in Oregon and also in California. In 2025, it made 14 grants totaling $500,000, ranging from $3,000 to $100,000, with a median of $22,500. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

United Way of Lane County

Springfield, OR

United Way of Lane County funds local organizations working on healthy communities, youth opportunity, basic needs, and community resiliency, including programs, capacity building, collaborations, and general operating support. Its 2025 grants ranged from $6,000 to $134,143, with a median of $17,750; applicants must serve Lane County, Oregon. It says it is not currently accepting funding requests.

PeaceHealth

Vancouver, WA

PeaceHealth funds community health and wellness efforts, including access to care, housing, food and other local services, primarily in Oregon and Washington, with some support in Alaska. In 2025, grants ranged from $5,500 to $700,000, with a median of $25,000. The profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

The WLS Spencer Foundation

New York, NY

The WLS Spencer Foundation funds creative and innovative K–12 education, arts and cultural programs, and environmental sustainability, with grants concentrated in Oregon, New York, Massachusetts, California, and Washington. Recent awards ranged from $10,000 to $250,000, with a median of $50,000; it says applications are by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Haugland Family Foundation

Clackamas, OR

The Haugland Family Foundation funds education, health care, arts and culture, reproductive health, and community services, primarily in Oregon. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,500 to $1 million, with a median of $17,500; whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

McKay Family Foundation

Eugene, OR

The foundation funds arts, education, medical and health programs, and community and human-needs initiatives, primarily serving Lane County and also Benton County; it no longer funds organizations in Deschutes County. Recent grants ranged from $2,500 to $25,000, with a median of $10,000. It accepts applications year-round, with complete requests due March 31 or September 30 for the next funding meeting.

The Mehlum Family Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The Mehlum Family Foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including education, arts, hunger relief, counseling, and research, with most of its giving going to Oregon. In 2025, it made 35 grants totaling $197,917; grants ranged from $1,000 to $75,417, with a median of $2,500. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Lane Community Health Council

Eugene, OR

Lane Community Health Council funds community health and well-being initiatives, including access to primary care, behavioral and physical health, basic needs, and health equity, primarily in Lane County, Oregon. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,083 to $1,585,896, with a median of $31,364. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Tykeson Family Charitable Trust

Ovando, MT

The trust funds a broad range of charitable work, including youth mentorship, higher education, health and hospice care, libraries, museums, journalism, and wildlife biology. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $500,000, with a median of $8,000; most funding went to organizations in Oregon and Montana. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Geyer Foundation Inc

Suamico, WI

The Geyer Foundation funds charitable work in education, conservation and environmental protection, child wellness, water and sanitation, civil rights, youth support, and community services, with 2025 grants ranging from $50 to $4,500 and a median of $1,000. Its grants went to organizations across multiple states, with the largest shares in Wisconsin and Colorado. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

East West Tea Company Foundation

Eugene, OR

The Sanford Foundation

Mercer Island, WA

The Sanford Foundation funds 501(c)(3) organizations across varied causes, with most 2025 grant dollars going to Oregon and smaller amounts to Idaho, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. Its 2025 grants ranged from $100 to $20,000, with a median of $1,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.