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
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Bloomfield Family Foundation$35,50042020–2024
Braemar Charitable Trust$35,00032020–2024
Juan Young Trust$35,00042020–2023
The Brookheim Foundation$34,00022024
Joseph & Elizabeth Hoffart$30,00032020–2022
Willison Family Charitable Foundation$27,00042020–2023
John and Linda Shelk Foundation Inc$26,00032021–2024
The Autzen Foundation$22,60042020–2022
The Hugh and Jane Ferguson Foundation$22,50032022–2024
Clark Foundation$22,50042021–2024
The Reser Family Foundation$20,00032020–2022
The Ford Family Foundation$19,00012021
Porter E & Helenmae Thompson Foundation$18,00022020–2021
Chambers Family Foundation$15,00022023–2024
Storms Family Foundation$15,00022021–2022
Michael J & Adele M Tennant Charitable$13,00032022–2024
Karen Schroth Foundation for Animals$11,50032021–2023
Aria Foundation$10,60722023–2024
The Jackson Foundation$10,00052021–2025
Ronald W Naito Md Foundation$10,00012024
Helen M Clabough Charitable Foundation$10,00022023–2024
Harvest Foundation$10,00012021
Friesen Foundation Inc$7,50032021–2023
The Swanton Family Foundation Inc$6,93852020–2024
Charities Aid Foundation America$6,50012024
Tc Energy Foundation$5,10012020
The Lampstand Foundation$5,00022023–2024
Schlesinger Family Foundation$5,00012022
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$5,00012022
Schwemm Family Foundation$4,00012022
The Starseed Foundation$3,00012023
Cascadia Foundation$2,00012024
Francis Cheney Family Foundation$2,00022020–2021
Ellison Foundation$1,00012021
Willametta K Day Foundation$90012020
Kohnstamm Family Foundation$50022020–2021
Sawyer & Jean Marglous Foundation$18512024
Ibm International Foundation$3012020

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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