Sam Elkins Memorial Fund Founded in Mem

Private foundation · Grantmaker Oregon City, OR EIN: 45-4153612

The Sam Elkins Memorial Fund Founded in Mem is a private foundation based in Oregon City, Oregon. Its 2025 grants supported sports and activity fees for student athletes and youth, along with rehabilitation costs for one recipient.

Key facts about Sam Elkins Memorial Fund Founded in Mem

In short: Sam Elkins Memorial Fund Founded in Mem gave $27K across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Oregon. 57% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
45-4153612
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$27,141
Grants made (2025)
14
Average grant
$1,939
Median grant
$598
New grantees (estimate)
57% first-time grantees (8 of 14, 2025; small sample)
Total assets
$51,924
Primary geography
Oregon (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$52K

+2.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$27K

+21.8% YoY

Grant Count

14

+55.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2K

-21.7% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sam Elkins Memorial Fund Founded in Mem reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Sam Elkins Memorial Fund Founded in Mem open to new grantees?

57%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 8 of 14 grantees (57%) were first-time recipients. With only 14 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $838; repeat grants $3K. How we count

Medians: $598 first-time, $750 repeat.

  • 36% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 113% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 972% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 14 grants totaling $27,141. Grant amounts ranged from $165 to $9,821, with a median grant of $598.

Among the named 2025 grants were $9,821 to Clackamas High School and $8,538 to an individual recipient High School, each for student athletes’ sports fees; $2,392 to Milwaukie Youth Basketball Association and $1,500 to Clackamas Junior Baseball for athletes’ registration fees; and $1,000 to Twelve Step Recovery League for rehabilitation costs. Other named recipients included Portland South FCA ($1,000), Happy Valley Prep Basketball ($695), Soar Athletics ($500), and Tualatin Fastpitch Softball Association ($500), with grants for athletes’ registration fees.

How to Apply

The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in Oregon.

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.

States

Cities

MilwaukieClackamasPortlandOregon CityTualatinSandyStaytonSweet HomeGreshamHappy ValleyLake OswegoTerrebonneBeavercreekBeavertonCanbyCorbettFort WorthGladstoneGrants PassMcMinnville

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K18 grants2019 8 grants2020 4 grants2021 8 grants2022 9 grants2023 9 grants2024 14 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2020) to $27K (2025). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $27K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Clackamas High School: $10KClackamas High School$10KMilwaukie Youth Basketball Association: $2KMilwaukie Youth BasketballAssociation$2KClackamas Junior Baseball: $2KClackamas Junior Baseball$2KTwelve Step Recovery League: $1KTwelve Step Recovery League$1KPortland South FCA: $1KPortland South FCA$1KHappy Valley Prep Basketball: $695Happy Valley Prep Basketball$695Soar Athletics: $500Soar Athletics$500Tualatin Fastpitch Softball Association: $500Tualatin Fastpitch SoftballAssociation$500Milwaukie High School: $330Milwaukie High School$330Gladstone High School: $250Gladstone High School$250

The largest 2025 recipient was Clackamas High School ($10K). Together the top 10 received $18K.

Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($8,538), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

44 grants across all recorded years

44<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 44 grants of 44 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Clackamas High School Clackamas, ORDonation to cover various sports fees for student athletes$9,821
1 grant to individuals Recipients not named —$8,538
Milwaukie Youth Basketball Association Milwaukie, ORDonation to Cover Registration Fees for Athletes$2,392
Clackamas Junior Baseball Clackamas, ORDonation to Cover Registration Fees for Athletes$1,500
Twelve Step Recovery League Portland, ORDonation to Cover Rehabilitation Costs for Donee$1,000
Portland South FCA Portland, ORDonation to Cover Registration Fees for Athletes$1,000
Happy Valley Prep Basketball Happy Valley, ORDonation to Cover Registration Fees for Athletes$695
Soar Athletics Milwaukie, ORContribution to Cover Registration Fees for Softball Players$500
Tualatin Fastpitch Softball Association Tualatin, ORDonation to Cover Registration Fees for Athletes$500
Milwaukie High School Milwaukie, ORDonation to cover various sports fees for student athletes$330

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $51,924 $28,678 $27,452 $27,141
2024 $50,698 $27,041 $23,495 $22,286
2023 $47,152 $17,698 $16,952 $16,452
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
$0$10K$20K$30K$40K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$51,924$50,698$47,152
Revenue$28,678$27,041$17,698
Expenses$27,452$23,495$16,952
Qualifying Distributions$27,141$22,286$16,452
Distributable Amount$2,791$2,712$2,388

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 8, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 7, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 9, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Raymond Elkins, Nichole Elkins, and Danny Elkins as directors.

Sam Elkins Memorial Fund Founded in Mem's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Danny Elkins

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nichole Elkins

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Raymond Elkins

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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.

Contact

Mailing address: 14959 South Bradley Road, Oregon City, OR 97045
Phone: (503) 221-1772

Frequently asked questions about Sam Elkins Memorial Fund Founded in Mem

How much does Sam Elkins Memorial Fund Founded in Mem give each year?

Sam Elkins Memorial Fund Founded in Mem gave $27K across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $22K across 9 grants.

What is Sam Elkins Memorial Fund Founded in Mem's typical grant size?

Sam Elkins Memorial Fund Founded in Mem's median grant in 2025 was $598, and its average grant was $1,939, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Sam Elkins Memorial Fund Founded in Mem that year got $838 on average.

Where does Sam Elkins Memorial Fund Founded in Mem give grants?

Sam Elkins Memorial Fund Founded in Mem gives mostly in Oregon: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Milwaukie, OR (4 grants), Clackamas, OR (2 grants) and Portland, OR (2 grants).

Does Sam Elkins Memorial Fund Founded in Mem give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 14 grants with a stated purpose on Sam Elkins Memorial Fund Founded in Mem's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Donation to Cover Registration Fees for Athletes" (9 grants) and "Donation to Cover Various Sports Fees for Student Athletes" (3 grants).

Who are Sam Elkins Memorial Fund Founded in Mem's largest grantees?

Sam Elkins Memorial Fund Founded in Mem's largest 2025 grantees include Clackamas High School ($9,821), Milwaukie Youth Basketball Association ($2,392) and Clackamas Junior Baseball ($1,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($8,538), which are not listed by name. Together they received 51% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Sam Elkins Memorial Fund Founded in Mem?

Sam Elkins Memorial Fund Founded in Mem reported $52K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $27K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

How do I apply for a grant from Sam Elkins Memorial Fund Founded in Mem?

The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Sam Elkins Memorial Fund Founded in Mem's EIN?

Sam Elkins Memorial Fund Founded in Mem's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-4153612. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Does Sam Elkins Memorial Fund Founded in Mem accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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