Walters Family Foundation Grant

Walters Family Foundation Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Walters Foundation
Last Updated: December 05, 2025

Summary

The Walters Family Foundation Grant focuses on supporting nonprofit organizations that address the needs of at-risk youth, families, and the elderly. The Foundation aims to effect positive change through strategic partnerships, site visits, and grant awards, primarily in Oregon, especially metropolitan Portland. They emphasize energizing nonprofit partners to achieve excellence, ultimately improving the lives of those less fortunate. Eligibility is limited to tax-exempt public charities in good financial standing, with certain exclusions for individuals and non-U.S. entities.

Overview

NOTE: Letters of Interest are accepted and reviewed throughout the year. Once reviewed, you may be invited to submit an application via email. Due to an overwhelming number of inquiries, the Foundation will not respond to any communication regarding an organization’s application status prior to the scheduled board meetings in January and July. If you receive an invitation to submit an application, you must provide it by one of two deadlines (listed above), in advance of our regularly scheduled Board Meetings What We Do On the surface, Foundation work may seem to only be about giving money to a nonprofit organization — simple as that. But no! When done well, a foundation’s money giving is only a small part of its activities. To give is not the end game. Well, then why do we exist? TO EFFECT CHANGE! Who changes? As a Foundation, we do. As a receiving nonprofit organization or partner, they do. The people the nonprofits serve also change. We seek to energize our nonprofit partners to excellence by helping them find positive change resulting in the ability to better the lives of those less fortunate. How is this done? In our changing times the answer to the question is – THINK DIFFERENTLY! We accomplish our core value to effect change by employing the following key strategies to support our nonprofit partners: Conduct site visits of our nonprofit partners to hear and see what they do, meet their people, learn their processes, and provide recommendations on how we may help to advance their mission.Attending nonprofit fundraising events such as luncheons, galas, or evening programs to understand how the nonprofit functions in their community.Attending our nonprofit fundraising events such as luncheons, galas, or evening programs to understand how the nonprofit functions in their community. Awarding grants to help key nonprofits to accomplish their mission.Introduce nonprofit partners to other partners that promotes networking opportunities in support of common goals. Our Mission The primary interests of the Foundation are to partner with nonprofit organizations which address the needs of at-risk youth, families, and the elderly. The Foundation has a commitment to bettering the lives of the less fortunate in the areas of Families In Crisis, Education, and Mental Health. Our Values Our Foundation is in the CHANGE business. Energizing our nonprofit partners to achieve excellence, helps them find positive change. Thos nonprofit partners that achieve excellence in the art of positive change are considered for the Queen Award. By providing support, our partners can better the lives of those less fortunate to become productive and self-sufficient in their community. Our core value is witnessing positive change in our partners, and those who are helped by them. Areas of Focus Families in CrisisEducationMental HealthCaring for Children

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. In order to be considered, you must meet our basic requirements:You must be a public charity recognized as tax-exempt under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code and in good standing.Currently in a positive financial standing (e.g. does not have consecutive years of net losses nor significant operating or cumulative deficit, etc.)

Ineligibility

The Walters Family Foundation will not consider funding individuals, government agencies, loans, political campaigns, endowments, legislative lobbying efforts or any entities outside of the USA.Any individuals or organizations outside of the United States who seek funds for any need will not receive a response to any inquiries.