Oreg Foundation
Oreg Foundation is a private foundation, based in Boulder, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $385K. Net investment income was $445K.
Oreg Foundation at a glance
In short: Oreg Foundation gave $385K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $385K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $384,733
- -81.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -66.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $384,733
- -43.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $384,733
- Total assets
- $4,118,059
- -1.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Colorado (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Oreg Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Exhibit B ($385K).
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 7 (43%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Oreg Foundation gives
- Giving grew 168% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 297% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $143K (2022) to $2.0M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $385K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Exhibit B Boulder, CO | Operating | $384,733 |
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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 | $4,118,059 | $526,082 | $615,916 | $384,733 | 1 | $545,822 | $445,070 | $183,878 |
| 2024 | $4,195,450 | $423,001 | $2,298,759 | $2,036,708 | 3 | $2,262,342 | $305,993 | $98,848 |
| 2023 | $5,009,093 | $374,133 | $648,769 | $400,780 | 1 | $611,487 | $305,291 | $27,549 |
| 2022 | $5,283,729 | $258,201 | $389,465 | $143,479 | 1 | $304,560 | $186,653 | $42,442 |
| 2021 | $5,414,993 | $432,207 | $466,937 | $228,693 | 1 | $386,194 | $561,703 | $43,554 |
| 2020 | $5,449,723 | $224,773 | $551,186 | $306,344 | 1 | — | $77,022 | $362,806 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Oreg Foundation reported a distributable amount of $184K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Oreg Foundation is led by Julie Shaffer, Executive Director & Sec'y since 2021 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 2 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Julie Shaffer
Executive Director & Sec'y
Executive Director & Treasurer → Executive Director & Sec'y, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$112K (2020) → $132K (2025)
Lindsay A. Weaver Jr.
Director & Treasurer
Director → Director & Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $132K, to Julie Shaffer (Ex DIR & Sec'y).
Frequently asked questions about Oreg Foundation
How much does Oreg Foundation give each year?
Oreg Foundation gave $385K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2.0M across 3 grants.
How large is Oreg Foundation?
Oreg Foundation reported $4.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $546K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $184K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Oreg Foundation operate?
Oreg Foundation has awarded grants in Colorado.
What is Oreg Foundation's EIN?
Oreg Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1513850. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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 April 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 27, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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