Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Expected ~June

Based on past cycles

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Annual
Current deadline
June 30, 2027
Tracked since
April 2026

Deadlines typically fall in: June

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Geography

  • In Josephine County

Overview

Funder: Redwood Foundation for Education (formerly Josephine County Educational Fund Inc)

Established: 2020

Geographic Scope: Josephine County, Oregon

Focus Areas:

  • Programs strengthening protective factors in families and community
  • Programs increasing health outcomes for children in their earliest years of life
  • Services for young children ages birth through 5

Eligible Applicants: Local community-based organizations serving young children (ages birth through 5) in Josephine County

What They Fund:

  • Early learning programs
  • Home visiting programs
  • Parent education and family engagement programs
  • Early childhood special education services
  • Preschool programs and scholarships
  • Playground and facility improvements
  • Child development initiatives

Recent Award Cycles

2025 Awards: $385,000 to 9 grantees (awarded June 2025)

  • Oregon Center for Creative Learning: $250,000
  • Grants Pass School District 7: $20,000
  • Illinois Valley Family Coalition: $10,000
  • Healthy U: $20,000
  • Sugarloaf Community Association: $10,000
  • Grants Pass Family YMCA: $10,000
  • Siskiyou Community Health Center: $30,000
  • Southern Oregon Early Learning Hub: $20,000
  • Southern Oregon Early Childhood Services: $15,000

2024 Awards: $112,500 to 7 grantees (awarded June 2024)

2022 Awards: $106,000 to 5 grantees (awarded June 2022)

2021 Awards: $106,000 to 6 grantees (awarded June 2021)

Review Process: Applications reviewed by C4K Fund Advisory Committee

Contact Information

Redwood Foundation for Education

  • Address: 789 NE 7th Street, Grants Pass, OR 97526
  • Mailing: PO Box 1598, Grants Pass, OR 97528
  • Phone: 541-476-2196
  • Website: redwoodforeducation.org
  • Office hours by appointment

What Josephine County Educational Fund Inc dba Redwood Foundation for Education actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
8
Total given
$167K
Median grant
$20K
Range
$10K–$50K
  • By dollars: Oregon 100%. Top recipient cities: Grants Pass, OR; Medford, OR; Cave Junction, OR.
  • 50% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

Example grants

  • Grants Pass School District #7 · Grants Pass, OR

    Operations

    $50K

  • Academic Masters · Grants Pass, OR

    Operations

    $24K

  • Siskiyou Community Health · Grants Pass, OR

    Program

    $20K

  • Family Nuturing Center · Medford, OR

    Program

    $20K

  • Southern Oregon ESD · Medford, OR

    Program

    $20K

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Child care
  • Preschools
  • Playground

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