Portland Institute for Contemporary Art

Portland, OR ·EIN 93-1177971 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$5.7M received 29 funders 96 grants · 2020–2025

Who funds Portland Institute for Contemporary Art?

Portland Institute for Contemporary Art is funded by 29 grantmakers, led by The Andrew W Mellon Foundation ($1.6M), The Ford Family Foundation ($785K), The Andy Warhol Foundation for the ($650K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $5.7M in grants to Portland Institute for Contemporary Art between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation$1,630,00032020–2024
The Ford Family Foundation$785,261182020–2024
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the$650,00072020–2024
Meyer Memorial Trust$400,00052021–2024
The Oregon Community Foundation$387,50052020–2024
James F & Marion L Miller Foundation$385,00062020–2024
Regional Arts & Culture Council$262,10042020–2022
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc$250,00012021
The Ford Foundation$180,00022022–2023
The Collins Foundation$170,00042020–2022
New England Foundation for the Arts$99,50032021–2023
Proteus Fund Inc$90,00022023–2024
Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund$86,20052020–2025
The Kinsman Foundation$75,00052020–2024
National Philanthropic Trust$66,00052020–2024
Common Counsel Foundation$60,00012023
National Performance Network Inc$46,42532020–2023
Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation$26,25012023
Jewish Communal Fund$20,00012022
Creative Capital Foundation$15,00012021
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$12,00022023–2024
The Jackson Foundation$11,00022022–2025
The Zephyr Charitable Foundation Inc$10,00022020–2022
Whh Foundation$10,00012020
Western States Arts Federation$7,00012021

Showing top 25 of 29 funders by total given.

What grants has Portland Institute for Contemporary Art received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Maybelle Clark Macdonald FundGENERAL OPERATIONS$30,000
2025The Jackson FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$3,000
2024The Andrew W Mellon FoundationTO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS$750,000
2024The Ford Family FoundationExhibition+Documentation and Capital Improvement Grants Partnership$142,225
2024Meyer Memorial TrustCOLLABORATIVE PLANNING GRANT: A BLACK ART ECOLOGY OF PORTLAND AND FRIENDS$100,000
2024The Andy Warhol Foundation for thePROGRAM SUPPORT (OVER 2 YEARS)$100,000
2024James F & Marion L Miller FoundationTHREE YEAR OPERATING SUPPORT FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS ORGANIZATION$75,000
2024Meyer Memorial TrustPROJECT SUPPORT TO CONTINUE SUSTAINING AND SHOWCASING BLACK ARTISTS THROUGH SPACE DEVELOPMENT, MATERIAL AND PRODUCTION SUPPORT, AS WELL AS COLLABORATIVE, SITE-RESPONSIVE, CULTURALLY SPECIFIC, PLACE-STAKING PROJECTS IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY$75,000
2024Proteus Fund IncRIGHTS & JUSTICE$40,000
2024The Ford Family Foundationja' / buuts' / t'aan (water / smoke / word)$38,000
2024The Oregon Community FoundationArts General$30,000
2024The Ford Family FoundationArtist Developmental Residencies$25,000
2024Maybelle Clark Macdonald FundPICA GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$15,000
2024The Kinsman FoundationARTISTIC PERFORMANCES$15,000
2024National Philanthropic TrustHUMAN SERVICES$10,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$6,000
2024The Ford Family Foundationruben garcia marrufo At the End of Empire$5,000
2024The Keith Haring Foundation IncFOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$517
2023The Ford Family FoundationExhibition+Documentation and Capital Improvement Grants Partnership$130,086
2023The Andy Warhol Foundation for theWARHOL RE-GRANTING INITIATIVE$100,000
2023Meyer Memorial TrustTo support A Black Artist Ecology Project that continues to sustain and showcase Black artists through space development, material and production support as well as collaborative, site-responsive, culturally specific, place-staking projects in Multnomah County$75,000
2023Meyer Memorial TrustTo assist PICA in empowering communities through contemporary art and generating vital outlets for creative expression$75,000
2023The Andy Warhol Foundation for thePROGRAM SUPPORT (OVER 2 YEARS)$75,000
2023Common Counsel FoundationPROJECT SUPPORT STUDIO RAWLS$60,000
2023The Ford FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT AND FOR CORE SUPPORT FOR FIRST NATIONS PERFORMANCE NETWORK$60,000
2023Proteus Fund IncRIGHTS & JUSTICE$50,000
2023Marie Lamfrom Charitable FoundationRESTRICTED PROGRAMMING (CREATIVE EXCHANGE LAB)$26,250
2023The Ford Family FoundationPICA Capital Improvements$25,000
2023The Ford Family FoundationArtist Developmental Residencies$25,000
2023The Oregon Community FoundationArts General$17,500

Showing 30 most recent of 96 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Portland Institute for Contemporary Art?

Portland Institute for Contemporary Art is funded by 29 grantmakers, led by The Andrew W Mellon Foundation ($1.6M), The Ford Family Foundation ($785K), The Andy Warhol Foundation for the ($650K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $5.7M in grants to Portland Institute for Contemporary Art between 2020–2025.

Who is Portland Institute for Contemporary Art's largest funder?

The Andrew W Mellon Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, with $1.6M across 3 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Portland Institute for Contemporary Art received?

IRS 990 filings record $5.7M in grants to Portland Institute for Contemporary Art across 96 grants from 29 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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