High Desert Museum

Bend, OR ·EIN 51-0179336 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$12.5M received 63 funders 179 grants · 2020–2025

Who funds High Desert Museum?

High Desert Museum is funded by 63 grantmakers, led by The Roundhouse Foundation ($5.1M), The Oregon Community Foundation ($1.4M), Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund ($1.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $12.5M in grants to High Desert Museum between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Roundhouse Foundation$5,050,225132020–2024
The Oregon Community Foundation$1,378,27352020–2024
Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund$1,060,00042020–2024
Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation$1,040,00062020–2024
Bend Foundation$650,00052020–2024
Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation$300,00022022–2023
Marcia H Randall Foundation$275,00022023–2024
James F & Marion L Miller Foundation$273,00062020–2024
Tykeson Family Charitable Trust$250,00012024
Bend Visitor & Convention Bureau$233,00032022–2024
Willard L & Ruth P Eccles Foundation$193,00022022
The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Care$172,03922023–2024
The Coit Family Foundation$167,00052020–2024
The Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Family$150,00032022–2024
Bechen Family Foundation$146,00062020–2024
James and Shirley Rippey$107,50032022–2024
Jonas Family Foundation Trust$105,00042020–2023
Kris Kibak Foundation$96,00022023–2024
Terra Foundation for American Art$75,00012023
M J Murdock Charitable Trust$75,00012021
First Interstate BancSystem Foundation$51,88042020–2023
Central Oregon Visitors Association$50,00012024
Brad and Danielle Tilden Family$50,00022024
Bobolink Foundation$50,00052020–2024
R H Parkerunited Foundation$36,00052020–2024

Showing top 25 of 63 funders by total given.

What grants has High Desert Museum received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025The Jackson FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$5,000
2024The Roundhouse FoundationHIGH DESERT MUSEUM CAPITAL EXPANSION AND RENOVATION; INDIGENIZING HDM: PARTNERSHIPS IN PRACTICE$1,250,000
2024Maybelle Clark Macdonald FundHIGH DESERT MUSEUM CAN YOU IMAGINE CAMPAIGN$1,000,000
2024The Oregon Community FoundationCultural Heritage$314,145
2024Marcia H Randall FoundationSUPPORT$255,000
2024Tykeson Family Charitable TrustEXPANSION AND RENOVATION$250,000
2024Bend FoundationGENERAL$200,000
2024The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CareSCHNITZER HIGH DESERT AWARD$147,825
2024James F & Marion L Miller FoundationTHREE YEAR OPERATING SUPPORT FOR K-12 EDUCATION PROGRAMMING ABOUT THE NATURAL WORLD AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE HIGH DESERT$75,000
2024James and Shirley RippeyGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
2024The Brooks and Suzanne Ragen FamilyENDOWMENT FOR CARE OF THE BROOKS AND SUZANNE RAGEN LABRARY$50,000
2024Central Oregon Visitors AssociationEXHIBITS INITIATIVE$50,000
2024Bend Visitor & Convention BureauTO SUPPORT PROGRAM OPERATIONS$48,000
2024Kris Kibak FoundationGENERAL CONTRIBUTION$46,000
2024Brad and Danielle Tilden FamilyCONTRIBUTION TO BE USED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES$25,000
2024Brad and Danielle Tilden FamilyCONTRIBUTION TO BE USED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES$25,000
2024John and Linda Shelk Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$20,000
2024The Coit Family FoundationWILDLIFE CARE & EDUCATION PROGRAMS$20,000
2024The Brookheim FoundationFINANCIAL ASSISTANCE$17,000
2024The Brookheim FoundationFINANCIAL ASSISTANCE$17,000
2024Bloomfield Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$12,000
2024Michael J & Adele M Tennant CharitableUNRESTRICTED$11,000
2024R H Parkerunited FoundationYOUTH EDUCATION$10,000
2024Ronald W Naito Md FoundationLITTLE WONDERS$10,000
2024Bechen Family FoundationGENERAL PURPOSES$10,000
2024Bobolink FoundationUnrestricted Charitable Gift$10,000
2024Braemar Charitable TrustTO SUPPORT KIDS CURATE AT LA PINE SCHOOL DIST.$10,000
2024Robert and Mercedes Eichholz FoundationGENERAL$10,000
2024The Hugh and Jane Ferguson FoundationCULTURAL INSTITUTIONS & PROJECTS$7,500
2024Clark FoundationCULTURAL - PROGRAM & BUILDING SUPPOR$7,500

Showing 30 most recent of 179 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds High Desert Museum?

High Desert Museum is funded by 63 grantmakers, led by The Roundhouse Foundation ($5.1M), The Oregon Community Foundation ($1.4M), Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund ($1.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $12.5M in grants to High Desert Museum between 2020–2025.

Who is High Desert Museum's largest funder?

The Roundhouse Foundation is the largest recorded funder of High Desert Museum, with $5.1M across 13 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has High Desert Museum received?

IRS 990 filings record $12.5M in grants to High Desert Museum across 179 grants from 63 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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