Pam and Mark Donegan Foundation

The Charles and Elizabeth Barr

Louisville, KY

The Charles and Elizabeth Barr funds arts and cultural organizations, schools, historic preservation, gardening, and other public and educational purposes. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $150,000, with a median of $9,000; most funding went to Kentucky, though it also gave in other states. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

M J Murdock Charitable Trust

Vancouver, WA

The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust funds nonprofit capacity-building projects, including program and staff expansion, capital improvements, and equipment or technology, across areas such as education, health, arts, and community services. Its 2024 grants ranged from $4,000 to about $1.55 million, with a median of $87,000; it focuses on Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, and also considers projects with more than half their impact there. Applicants start with an eligibility assessment and, if eligible, submit a Letter of Inquiry; the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Ima Foundation

Wichita, KS

Mario and Alma Pastega Family Foundation

Corvallis, OR

The foundation supports a range of community, health, education, arts, and social-service organizations, primarily in Oregon statewide. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $647,000, with a median of $4,000. It requests letters seeking funding and lists no deadline; unsolicited requests are not explicitly addressed.

The Roundhouse Foundation

Sisters, OR

The Roundhouse Foundation funds arts and culture, environmental stewardship, social services, and education that benefit rural Oregon and Tribal communities. Its 2024 grants had a median of $10,000; requests range from $500 to $30,000 through its small-grant and open-call programs, with larger capital awards also available. It accepts applications through these programs, including open-call requests.

Sarah a Stewart Foundation

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

The foundation’s grants supported humanitarian relief, brain research, hunger relief, community support, and services for people experiencing homelessness and poverty. Its reported grants averaged about $19,500–$21,000, with selected awards ranging from $5,000 to $45,000; grantees were in California, Oregon, and Minnesota, though no geographic eligibility area is stated. It funded only preselected organizations and did not accept unsolicited requests; its final return indicates it appears to have stopped grantmaking.

Margaret Watt Edwards Foundation

Portland, OR

The Margaret Watt Edwards Foundation supports organizations working in education, behavioral health, homelessness, arts, conservation, food access, animal welfare, and related areas. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $36,500, with a median of $5,000, and went mainly to organizations in Oregon, Hawaii, and Tennessee. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc

Boston, MA

Liberty Mutual Foundation funds nonprofits working on basic needs such as food and shelter, education and workforce development, and climate and community infrastructure, primarily in the Boston area, with grants also made in other states. Its 2024 grants had a median of $35,000 and ranged from $2,500 to $11 million; it accepts online applications on a rolling basis, with no stated deadlines.

A Solid Foundation

Boring, OR

Bump in the Road Project

Greenwood Village, CO

McKinstry Charitable Foundation

Seattle, WA

The Autzen Foundation

Portland, OR

The Autzen Foundation funds small nonprofits working in social services, arts and culture, education, environmental initiatives, and youth programs that directly serve Oregon or Clark County, Washington residents. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $25,000, with a median of $5,000. It accepts applications through its online system during open cycles, beginning with a letter of inquiry.