Financial Beginnings
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$3.7M
Foundation funders
30
Grants recorded
63
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Financial Beginnings?
Financial Beginnings is funded by 30 grantmakers, led by Fairbridge Foundation ($2.5M), M J Murdock Charitable Trust ($477K), Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation 091898 ($115K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $3.7M in grants to Financial Beginnings between 2019–2025.
Show all 30 funders
| The Sherwood Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Weitz Family Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Jackson Foundation | $3,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hwirwin & DCH Irwin Fdnferg | $3,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | $580 | 2 | 2019–2020 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2019) to $962K (2023). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $497K.
What grants has Financial Beginnings received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fairbridge Foundation | FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN | $400,000 |
| 2025 | Ronald W Naito MD Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $25,000 |
| 2025 | Medina Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING | $20,000 |
| 2025 | Charities Aid Foundation America | CHARITABLE DONATION | $12,275 |
| 2025 | Edward & Romell Ackley Fdn | GENERAL OPERATING | $10,000 |
| 2025 | First Interstate BancSystem Foundation | Financial Education | $10,000 |
| 2025 | The Blackbaud Giving Fund | GENERAL SUPPORT | $7,667 |
| 2025 | Cathay Bank Foundation | OPERATING SUPPORT | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Merchant Family Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $4,000 |
| 2025 | The Jackson Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING | $3,000 |
| 2024 | Fairbridge Foundation | FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN | $500,000 |
| 2024 | Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation 091898 | GENERAL OPERATING (DAFFODIL GRANT) | $115,000 |
| 2024 | Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation | Funds from the Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation will support Financial Beginnings' mission and ability to deliver high-quality and equitable financial empowerment education to our nearly 30,000 learners annually. | $100,000 |
| 2024 | The Oregon Community Foundation | K12 Education | $47,500 |
| 2024 | M J Murdock Charitable Trust | NEW PROGRAM STAFF | $44,500 |
| 2024 | M J Murdock Charitable Trust | NEW PROGRAM STAFF | $44,500 |
| 2024 | Wells Fargo Foundation | SPANISH TRANSLATION FOR ADULT FINANCIAL EDUCATION | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Wells Fargo Foundation | SPANISH TRANSLATION FOR ADULT FINANCIAL EDUCATION | $20,000 |
| 2024 | The Lozier Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $15,000 |
| 2024 | Ronald W Naito MD Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING | $15,000 |
| 2024 | First Interstate BancSystem Foundation | General Operating Support | $10,458 |
| 2024 | Merchant Family Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $5,000 |
| 2024 | First Fed Foundation | COMMUNITY SUPPORT | $5,000 |
| 2024 | The Ford Family Foundation | Financial Education and Empowerment Strategic Planning | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Cathay Bank Foundation | OPERATING SUPPORT | $3,000 |
| 2023 | Fairbridge Foundation | FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN | $500,000 |
| 2023 | M J Murdock Charitable Trust | FINANCIAL EDUCATION DELIVERED VIA ELEARNING | $194,000 |
| 2023 | M J Murdock Charitable Trust | FINANCIAL EDUCATION DELIVERED VIA ELEARNING | $194,000 |
| 2023 | Spehar Halligan Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $12,500 |
| 2023 | Nebraska Community Foundation | FINANCIAL BEGINNINGS NEBRASKA | $10,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 63 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Financial Beginnings?
Financial Beginnings is funded by 30 grantmakers, led by Fairbridge Foundation ($2.5M), M J Murdock Charitable Trust ($477K), Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation 091898 ($115K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $3.7M in grants to Financial Beginnings between 2019–2025.
Who is Financial Beginnings's largest funder?
Fairbridge Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Financial Beginnings, with $2.5M across 6 grants (2020–2025).
How much grant funding has Financial Beginnings received?
IRS 990 filings record $3.7M in grants to Financial Beginnings across 63 grants from 30 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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