Western Lane Community Foundation
Improve life in western Lane county
Western Lane Community Foundation at a glance
In short: Western Lane Community Foundation gave $1.2M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.2M). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,231,586
- -54.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,231,586
- -54.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,231,586
- Total assets
- $21,075,198
- +34.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Western Lane Community Foundation
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Western Lane Community Foundation
Who Western Lane Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Annual Grants & Endowments ($1.2M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
How Western Lane Community Foundation gives
- Giving grew 44% from 2022 to 2025. 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 $232K (2019) to $2.7M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Annual Grants & Endowments | — | $1,231,586 |
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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 | $21,075,198 | $6,934,352 | $1,491,779 | $1,231,586 | 1 | $4,387,238 |
| 2024 | $15,632,625 | $5,027,864 | $2,854,077 | $2,699,841 | 1 | $1,523,233 |
| 2023 | $13,458,838 | $3,568,473 | $1,145,320 | $1,018,557 | 1 | $1,610,025 |
| 2022 | $11,035,685 | $798,169 | $2,126,637 | $854,677 | 1 | $165,994 |
| 2021 | $12,421,858 | $3,458,209 | $656,641 | $572,521 | 1 | $3,105,082 |
| 2020 | $9,620,057 | $1,175,886 | $417,427 | $364,921 | 1 | $1,012,288 |
| 2019 | $8,861,982 | $2,231,242 | $455,376 | $232,231 | 1 | $1,341,159 |
About Western Lane Community Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Western Lane Community Foundation is a public charity, based in Florence, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $21.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.2M. Net investment income was $4.4M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Western Lane Community Foundation is led by Jim Waterman, President since 2024 (on filings since 2021); none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jim Waterman
President
Board Member → President, 2024
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Sally Wantz
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Robert Orr
Board Member
Vice President → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Tim Moffett
Vice President
Board Member → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Gayle Vinchesi
Executive Di
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Amy Graham
Board Member
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Beth Evans
Board Member
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Daryl Edwards
Board Member
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Linda Poppenheimer
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Pat Stewart
Board Member
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Sandy Kuhlman (2019–2024) — Past President
- Former: Jenna Bartlett (2023–2024) — Administrator Assistant
- Former: Arlis Ulman (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Cindy Forsythe (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Susan Tive (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Anika Miller (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Dale Edwards (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Bonnie Rose Allen (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Carol Hart (2019–2022) — Executive As
- Former: Gayle Waiss (2019–2022) — Executive Di
- Former: Karen Skulley (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Bart Mealer (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Jim Grano (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Rick Klessig (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Sheldon Meyer PhD (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Dee Osborne (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Nancy Walker (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Sam Spayd (2019) — Board Member
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 Western Lane Community Foundation
How much does Western Lane Community Foundation give each year?
Western Lane Community Foundation gave $1.2M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.7M across 1 grant.
How large is Western Lane Community Foundation?
Western Lane Community Foundation reported $21.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.9M.
What is Western Lane Community Foundation's EIN?
Western Lane Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7438503. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 16, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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