Hoover Family Foundation Grant - Portland, OR

Hoover Family Foundation Grant - Portland, OR

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Hoover Family Foundation
Last Updated: January 17, 2026

Summary

The Hoover Family Foundation Grant, established in 1992, supports non-profit organizations in Portland, Oregon, and Indianapolis, Indiana. The foundation prioritizes programs that foster self-sufficiency, provide effective social services, and improve educational opportunities. Grants are limited to organizations serving the Portland metropolitan area, adhering to geographic restrictions. Due to high demand and limited resources, only a small number of applications can be funded each year, emphasizing the need for complete and compliant submissions.

Overview

Hoover Family Foundation Grant - Portland, OR The Hoover Family Foundation was founded in 1992 to assist non-profit tax-exempt organizations in the social service and education areas to foster self-sufficiency and improve quality of life. The foundation focuses on funding organizations located in and providing services to the residents of the metropolitan areas where the foundation is located: Portland, Oregon, and Indianapolis, Indiana. Our Oregon location only funds organizations that provide services within the Urban Growth Boundary of the Portland metropolitan area. The Hoover Family Foundation in Oregon will consider grant requests from organizations based in and serving the Portland metropolitan area, which is generally within the guidance in the map, and includes all the cities noted on the map. Our knowledge of organizations in these areas and the issues facing them is important to us, so we must stand by these geographic restrictions. Priorities of Interest Programs that foster self-sufficiency.Effective providing of social services.Improvement of educational opportunities at all levels.Programs that aid low-income individuals. With limited resources and a large number of applications, the foundation is able to fund only a small portion of the many worthwhile requests submitted. Those constraints also limit the size of particular grants and the ability to fund on an annual basis.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. 501(c)(3) Organizations

Ineligibility

Faxes and emails will not be accepted.Please do not send videos or binders.Incomplete applications will not be considered.