Portland Rotary Charitable Trust

PORTLAND, OR EIN: 93-6031284

THE PORTLAND ROTARY CHARITABLE TRUST IS THE ENTITY BY WHICH THE ROTARY CLUB OF PORTLAND CARRIES OUT ITS PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITIES IN BOTH THE LOCAL AND WORLD COMMUNITIES SERVICING PRIMARILY THE NEEDS OF YOUTH.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$4.6M

+5.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$86K

-16.4% YoY

Grant Count

8

-27.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$11K

+15.0% YoY

About Portland Rotary Charitable Trust

Based on IRS filings

Portland Rotary Charitable Trust is a nonprofit organization focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in PORTLAND, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $4.6M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 8 grants totaling $86K. Net investment income was $169K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

BoringEvanstonGreshamLake OswegoLakewood RanchN CharlestonOregon CityPortlandRhododendronTigardVancouver

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$189K$378K$566K$755K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$4,559,803$4,328,386$4,171,645
Revenue$375,664$297,214$235,975
Expenses$332,002$366,461$327,165
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$169,440$135,241$28,684
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$59K$118K$176K$235K14 grants202011 grants20216 grants202211 grants20238 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2024

WARNER PACIFIC UNIVERSITY$19KGREATER CLARK CTY ROTARY…$16KPORTLAND RESCUE MISSION$13KFOCUS ON YOUTH$10KATKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL$8KCOMMUNITY CYCLING CENTER$8KWONDERFOLK$7KUNITY FUTBOL TRAINING$6K

Grant Size Distribution

50 grants across all recorded years

47<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

1 open opportunity from Portland Rotary Charitable Trust

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MIKE LESTERPresident1
BRIAN DAZEYPast President1
CURTIS SHIREYCLUB LIAISON1
KATHERINE KENNEDYTrustee1
BRIAN THOMASTrustee1
BARB FISHERTrustee1
RICH FERGUSONTrustee1
MIKE ARTHURTrustee1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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