The Stimson-Miller Foundation
The Stimson-Miller Foundation is a private foundation based in Portland, Oregon, that supports civic, cultural, educational, and health and human services charitable interests in communities where Stimson Lumber Company conducts business. Its filing type is Form 990-PF (a private foundation).
The Stimson-Miller Foundation at a glance
In short: The Stimson-Miller Foundation gave $274K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $16K), top state Oregon. 65% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $273,769
- +24.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- +30.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $16,104
- -4.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $4,999,860
- +7.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 65% first-time grantees (11 of 17, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Oregon (47% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Stimson-Miller Foundation
- How to Apply
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The foundation uses an online application process. Applicants register and verify an organization account, then complete an eligibility questionnaire; organizations that do not meet preliminary requirements cannot submit an application. Requests should include detailed support for the amount sought and be for a one-year project. Final reports must be submitted before another grant may be awarded. The foundation says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations.
- Review Cycle
- The 2026 application period ran from April 1 through May 15, 2026, and has passed. The foundation’s website says grants are awarded in December; it does not provide a date for a subsequent application cycle in the available information.
- Deadline
- The 2026 application period ran from April 1 through May 15, 2026, and has passed.
- Contact
Application contact: Carol Nordahl
Mailing address: 9400 Sw Barnes Road Suite 530, Portland, OR 97225
Phone: (503) 478-1501
Website: https://www.stimsonmillerfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from The Stimson-Miller Foundation
Who The Stimson-Miller Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Career Path Services ($30K). Together the top 10 received $203K.
Grant Size Distribution
80 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 80 grants of 80 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Projects must take place within regions of Stimson Lumber Company operations. The foundation identifies these primarily as Columbia, Tillamook, and Washington counties in Oregon; Benewah, Bonner, and Kootenai counties in Idaho; and Spokane County in Washington.
Its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Oregon (47%), Idaho (33%), and Washington (20%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
Cities
Is The Stimson-Miller Foundation open to new grantees?
65%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 11 of 17 grantees (65%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $15K; repeat grants $17K. How we count
Medians: $15K first-time, $20K repeat.
- 0% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 85% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 138% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $148K (2022) to $274K (2025). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $274K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Career Path Services Spokane, WA | Operating Expenses | $30,000 |
| Kaniksu Land Trust Sandpoint, ID | Capital Improvements | $26,009 |
| Community Cancer Services Sandpoint, ID | Program Expenses | $20,000 |
| Community Transitional School Portland, OR | Program Expenses | $20,000 |
| Parkinsons Resources of Oregon Beaverton, OR | Program Expenses | $20,000 |
| Portland Youthbuilders Portland, OR | Program Expenses | $20,000 |
| Safe Passage (The Women's Center) Coeur d'Alene, ID | Program Expenses | $20,000 |
| Clatskanie Farmer Collective Clatskanie, OR | Program Expenses | $16,750 |
| Selkirk Outdoor Leadership & Education (Sole) Sandpoint, ID | Program Expenses | $15,000 |
| Yes (Youth Emergency Services) of Pend Oreille County Newport, WA | Program Expenses | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,999,860 | $798,367 | $370,728 | $273,769 | 17 | $318,551 | $754,751 | $230,055 |
| 2024 | $4,664,995 | $205,792 | $310,873 | $220,000 | 13 | $261,645 | $164,861 | $225,267 |
| 2023 | $4,329,880 | $187,411 | $279,656 | $193,000 | 17 | $233,767 | $149,541 | $204,208 |
| 2022 | $3,985,173 | $245,282 | $228,708 | $148,178 | 13 | $188,299 | $123,591 | $221,268 |
| 2021 | $4,869,393 | $457,908 | $309,044 | $217,940 | 20 | $255,148 | $414,871 | $223,914 |
| 2020 | $4,346,978 | $164,095 | $243,708 | $164,000 | 16 | — | $129,014 | $192,852 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Stimson-Miller Foundation reported a distributable amount of $230K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s mission is to carry on the civic, cultural, educational, and health and human services charitable interests and concerns of Stimson Lumber Company shareholders in the Northwest Oregon, Northern Idaho, and Northeast Washington communities where the company does business.
It accepts requests from civic, cultural, educational, and health and human services organizations. The foundation gives preference to specific program support over general operating support and capital campaigns. Its website says it generally does not support endowment campaigns or traditionally taxpayer-supported organizations or activities, discourages annual fund appeals, and does not commonly make multi-year grants.
The 2025 recipients illustrate the range of organizations supported. Kaniksu Land Trust describes its mission as caring for the lands and people of the Kaniksu Region. Portland YouthBuilders says it supports young people working toward self-sufficiency and contributing to the workforce and their community. Community Cancer Services says its mission is to ease the burden of people affected by cancer in its community. Other 2025 recipients included Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon, Community Transitional School, Clatskanie Farmer Collective, and Northwest Youth Corps.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation awarded 17 grants totaling $273,769. Grants ranged from $5,000 to $30,000, with a median of $15,000. Among the largest awards were $30,000 to Career Path Services for operating expenses; $26,009 to Kaniksu Land Trust for capital improvements; and $20,000 each to Community Cancer Services, Community Transitional School, Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon, Portland YouthBuilders, and Safe Passage (The Women’s Center) for program expenses.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Carol Nordahl as executive director; Clara Evensen as president; Chalmers Morse Jr as vice president and secretary; Kurt Ruttum as assistant secretary; and Chad French, Elizabeth Graham, Kim Graham, Daisy Graham, Nicolas Meigs, and Ed Swensson as directors.
The Stimson-Miller Foundation is led by Carol Nordahl, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Carol Nordahl
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
6 hrs/week
$20K (2020) → $22K (2025)
Clara Evensen
President
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicolas Meigs
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kim Graham
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Graham
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chad French
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daisy Graham
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ed Swensson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chalmers Morse Jr.
Vice President & Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kurt Ruttum
Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Sarah Meigs (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Kate French (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Pili Kaaihue (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Bernadette Graham (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Melissa Lilley (2021) — Director
- Former: Crystal Gonzales (2020) — Director
- Former: Denise Lilley (2020) — Director
- Former: Mark Graham (2020) — Director
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $22K, to Carol Nordahl (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about The Stimson-Miller Foundation
How much does The Stimson-Miller Foundation give each year?
The Stimson-Miller Foundation gave $274K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $220K across 13 grants.
What is The Stimson-Miller Foundation's typical grant size?
The Stimson-Miller Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $16,104, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Stimson-Miller Foundation that year got $15K on average.
Where does The Stimson-Miller Foundation give grants?
The Stimson-Miller Foundation's top state is Oregon, with 47% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Idaho (33%) and Washington (20%). The most frequent recipient cities were Sandpoint, ID (4 grants), Portland, OR (3 grants) and Spokane, WA (2 grants).
Does The Stimson-Miller Foundation give general operating support?
Occasionally: 6% of The Stimson-Miller Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 17) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Program Expenses" (14 grants).
Who are The Stimson-Miller Foundation's largest grantees?
The Stimson-Miller Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Career Path Services ($30,000), Kaniksu Land Trust ($26,009) and Community Cancer Services ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 28% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Stimson-Miller Foundation?
The Stimson-Miller Foundation reported $5.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $319K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $230K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does The Stimson-Miller Foundation fund?
The foundation’s mission is to carry on the civic, cultural, educational, and health and human services charitable interests and concerns of Stimson Lumber Company shareholders in the Northwest Oregon, Northern Idaho, and Northeast Washington communities where the company does business. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Stimson-Miller Foundation?
The foundation uses an online application process. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Stimson-Miller Foundation's EIN?
The Stimson-Miller Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-1280388. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
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