Oregon Historical Society
As the steward of Oregon's history, the Oregon Historical Society educates, informs, and engages the public through collecting, preserving, and interpreting the past....in other words, Oregon history matters.
Oregon Historical Society at a glance
In short: Oregon Historical Society gave $8K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $8K), mostly in Oregon. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $7,500
- -60.2% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 1
- Average grant
- $7,500
- Median grant
- $7,500
- Total assets
- $47,208,193
- +7.4% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Oregon (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Oregon Historical Society funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Crown Point Country Historical Society ($8K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Oregon Historical Society gives
- Giving fell 50% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2024) to $19K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $8K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Crown Point Country Historical Society Bridal Veil, OR | Program Support to Tell the Native American History. | $7,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $47,208,193 | $12,411,306 | $12,150,486 | $7,500 | 1 | $689,851 |
| 2023 | $43,955,571 | $10,857,092 | $10,663,994 | $18,850 | Total only | $434,485 |
| 2022 | $41,516,694 | $16,021,326 | $10,219,858 | $15,000 | 1 | $236,670 |
| 2021 | $38,558,644 | $10,926,580 | $9,050,720 | $15,000 | 1 | $134,675 |
| 2020 | $34,796,079 | $7,575,520 | $7,962,550 | $15,000 | 1 | $161,017 |
| 2019 | $32,963,531 | $8,809,155 | $9,995,645 | $15,000 | 1 | $266,552 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Oregon Historical Society
Based on IRS filings
Oregon Historical Society is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Portland, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $47.2M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $8K. Net investment income was $690K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Oregon Historical Society is led by Kerry Tymchuk, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 7 of 44 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Kerry Tymchuk
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$290K (2019) → $327K (2024)
Peter Nickerson
Board President
Director → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → Board President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Helen Louise
Museum Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$104K (2019) → $201K (2024)
Josh F. Coy
Facilities Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$118K (2023) → $126K (2024)
Kristin Anderson
Board Director
Director → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Spencer
Board Director
Secretary → Director, 2022
Director → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Shelk
Board Director
Director → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Walker-Turner
Board Director
Director → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marilyn Loy
Board Director
Director → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Andrews
Board Director
Vice President → Director, 2023
Director → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darren Nakata
Board Director
Director → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janet Pardo
Board Director
Director → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Russell
Board Director
Director → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Judge Judith Matarazzo
Board Director
Director → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nathan McKinstry
Board Director
Director → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brendan O'Scannlain
Board Director
Director → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edward Brewington
Board Director
Director → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pia Wilson-Body
Board Director
Director → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cherstin Lyon
Board Director
Director → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily Flynn
Board Director
Director → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Franco Albi
Board Director
Director → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Wilson
Board Director
Director → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Douglas
Board Director
Director → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Watson
Board Director
Director → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Monica Spady
Board Director
Director → Board Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Catherine Jo Whitsell
Board Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles S. Howard Jr.
Board Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Clarence Morton Bishop III
Board Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Santos
Board Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Keller
Board Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Specht
Board Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Parker
Board Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey McKeown
Board Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marinus W. Wiewel
Board Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Petros Pelos
Board Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Casey Obie Barrett
Board Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Westphal
Board Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dwight Peterson
Chief Information Officer
Director of Information Technology → Director of Information Te, 2020
Director of Information Te → Chief Information Officer, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$112K (2019) → $136K (2024)
Sheri Neal
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$109K (2019) → $154K (2024)
Eliza Canty-Jones
Cpo & Editor
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$101K (2021) → $122K (2024)
Rachel Randles
Chief Marketing & Com. Officer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$105K (2023) → $112K (2024)
Erin Zollenkopf
Board Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
Treasurer → Board Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julieann Park
Board Vice President
Director → Board Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roberta Connor
Board Secretary
Director → Board Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (40)
- Former: Bill Westphal (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Greg Specht (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jim Parker (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Mary Faulkner (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Mort Bishop III (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Perry Pelos (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Robert Miller (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Scott Howard (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Thomas Lauderdale (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Casie Obie Barret (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Greg Keller (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Maria Caballero Rubio (2023) — Director
- Former: Wim Wiewel (2023) — Director
- Former: Bobbie Conner (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Ivy Lenz Timpe (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: John Boylston (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: William Valach (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Charu Nair (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Frank Grady (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Justice Adrienne Nelson (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Shawna Gandy (2021–2022) — Library Director
- Former: Amria Caballero Rubio (2022) — Director
- Former: Christopher McKnight (2019–2021) — Nichols & Director
- Former: Dinelli Monson (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Lisa Noah (2019–2021) — Chief Operating Officer
- Former: Rhett Carlile (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Serena Cruz (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Brian Obie (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Steve Brown (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Hatfield Keller (2020) — Director
- Former: Alisha Moreland-Capuia (2019) — Director
- Former: Anne Naito-Campbell (2019) — Director
- Former: Carl Christoferson (2019) — Director
- Former: Douglas Pahl (2019) — Director
- Former: James Richardson (2019) — Director
- Former: Jamieson Grabenhorst (2019) — Director
- Former: Janet Taylor (2019) — Director
- Former: Jon Kruse (2019) — Director
- Former: Margaret Carter (2019) — Director
- Former: Sarah Newhall (2019) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $327K, to Kerry Tymchuk (Executive Director). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Oregon Historical Society
How much does Oregon Historical Society give each year?
Oregon Historical Society gave $8K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it reported $19K in grants paid.
How large is Oregon Historical Society?
Oregon Historical Society reported $47.2M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $12.4M.
What is Oregon Historical Society?
Oregon Historical Society is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Portland, OR. It holds $47.2M in total assets as of 2024.
Where does Oregon Historical Society operate?
Oregon Historical Society has awarded grants in Oregon.
What is Oregon Historical Society's EIN?
Oregon Historical Society's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-0391599. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 9, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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