Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund

Public charity · Grantmaker Portland, OR EIN: 23-7432820

Oregon Wild works to protect and restore Oregon's wildlands, wildlife and waters as an enduring legacy for future generations.

Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund at a glance

In short: Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund gave $55K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $55K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$54,892
+5.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$54,892
+5.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$54,892
Total assets
$3,276,548
+0.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Oil & Gas Action Network: $55KOil & Gas Action Network$55K

The largest 2025 recipient was Oil & Gas Action Network ($55K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 4 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

PortlandBerkeley

How Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund gives

  • Giving grew 230% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $17K (2022) to $55K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $55K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Oil & Gas Action Network Berkeley, CASubgrant to PNWFCA$54,892
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$3,276,548$1,965,935$2,124,252$54,8921$81,856
2024$3,269,972$1,963,317$2,205,850$52,2501$50,956
2023$3,203,303$2,040,288$2,239,715$47,4621$59,621
2022$3,238,176$2,503,020$1,740,076$16,6251$66,768
2021$2,637,028$1,902,955$1,371,049——$45,258
2020$2,095,635$1,619,176$1,297,254——$37,835

About Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund

Based on IRS filings

Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Portland, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $55K. Net investment income was $82K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund is led by Sean Stevens, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 2 of 12 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sean Stevens

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $73K (2020) → $16K (2025)

  • Quinn Read

    Executive Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $86K (2025)

  • Lisa Billings

    President

    Vicepresident → Vice President, 2022

    Vice President → President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kate Ritley

    Director

    President → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacey Rice

    Director

    Secretary → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Beatty

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cassidy Quistorff

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Jasperson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Enlow

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jordan Anderson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Darcie Meihoff

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Seth Prickett

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Vik Anantha (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Clara Soh (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Faith Briggs (2020–2021)
  • Former: Judy Clinton (2020)
  • Former: Naila Bhatri (2020)
  • Former: Vail Fletcher (2020)

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

Quinn Read — Executive Director: $86KQuinn ReadExecutive Director$86KSean Stevens — Executive Director: $16KSean StevensExecutive Director$16K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $86K, to Quinn Read (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund

How much does Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund give each year?

Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund gave $55K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $52K across 1 grant.

How large is Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund?

Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund reported $3.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.0M.

What is Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund?

Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Portland, OR. It holds $3.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund operate?

Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund has awarded grants in California, Oregon.

What is Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund's EIN?

Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7432820. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 3, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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