Regis St Mary Foundation
The mission of the regis st. Mary foundation is to enhance, promote, and plan for the financial security of regis high school and st. Mary catholic school.
Regis St Mary Foundation at a glance
In short: Regis St Mary Foundation gave $723K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $241K), mostly in Oregon. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $723,046
- -13.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $241,015
- -13.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $209,130
- Total assets
- $9,522,727
- +6.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Oregon (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Regis St Mary Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Regis St Mary School ($454K). Together the top 3 received $723K.
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 4 grants of 9 (44%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Regis St Mary Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−5%). 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 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $560K (2020) to $841K (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $723K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Regis St Mary School Stayton, OR | Support for Catholic Education | $453,916 |
| Willamette ESD Salem, OR | Support for Catholic Education | $209,130 |
| Archdiocese of Portland Portland, OR | Support for Catholic Education | $60,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,522,727 | $828,507 | $733,531 | $723,046 | 3 | $574,671 |
| 2024 | $8,911,624 | $844,744 | $936,705 | $832,186 | 3 | $626,238 |
| 2023 | $8,477,330 | $958,901 | $921,004 | $840,545 | 1 | $361,038 |
| 2022 | $7,912,477 | $1,895,657 | $2,369,310 | $763,044 | 1 | $379,660 |
| 2021 | $9,599,810 | $2,194,162 | $2,596,719 | $813,572 | 1 | $212,628 |
| 2020 | $8,381,301 | $3,603,933 | $698,449 | $560,000 | 1 | $219,958 |
| 2019 | $5,349,568 | $78,549 | $733,191 | $699,491 | 1 | $-68,700 |
About Regis St Mary Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Regis St Mary Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Stayton, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $723K. Net investment income was $575K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Regis St Mary Foundation is led by Austin Highberger, President since 2024 (on filings since 2022); none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Austin Highberger
President
Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Jepsen
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynda Harrington
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Craig Gries
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kerry Hemphill
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mandy Shine
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Travis Lulay
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Kirkpatrick
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Booth
Secretary
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Troy Gaul
Vice President
President → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Lorenz
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: John Meldrum (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Signe Woods July-Nov (2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Signe Woods (2019–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Jon Heuberger (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Larry Keudell (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Maria Schmidlkofer (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Ron Bochsler (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Todd Gescher (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Chris Bishop (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: THomAS Lulay (2021) — Vice President
- Former: Tom Lulay (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Kris Bishop (2019) — Director
- Former: Sarah Brentano (2019) — Executive Director - Former
- Former: Tom Fessler (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Regis St Mary Foundation
How much does Regis St Mary Foundation give each year?
Regis St Mary Foundation gave $723K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $832K across 3 grants.
What is Regis St Mary Foundation's typical grant size?
Regis St Mary Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $209,130, and its average grant was $241,015, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Regis St Mary Foundation give grants?
Regis St Mary Foundation gives mostly in Oregon: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.
Does Regis St Mary Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Regis St Mary Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support for Catholic Education" (3 grants).
How large is Regis St Mary Foundation?
Regis St Mary Foundation reported $9.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $829K.
What is Regis St Mary Foundation?
Regis St Mary Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Stayton, OR. It holds $9.5M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Regis St Mary Foundation's EIN?
Regis St Mary Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-0667383. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 21, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Live grants for the work Regis St Mary Foundation funds
Education Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- UK Annual Writing Award: 'Pleasure in the Task of Writing' £250 (1st prize); £50 (runners-up); books for school library · Due November 5, 2026
- Nellie Mae Event Sponsorship Fund Grant Up to US $5,000 · Due November 5, 2026
- Rubin and Gloria Feldman Family Educational Institute Up to $5,000 · Due November 5, 2026
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