The Alan & Susan Binette Charitable Trust focuses on supporting local Southern Oregon institutions, with a strong emphasis on healthcare system support and operational funding for community providers. Most dollars go to a single regional health foundation while smaller, repeat gifts fund an alternative high school, a local human services agency, and a neighborhood church—indicating priorities around community health, education access, and basic safety-net services. The foundation favors unrestricted/operations support over project-restricted grants.
Concentrated, locally focused giving: a few multi-year or repeat grants with one dominant recipient (large share to Asante Foundation) plus several smaller repeat operating grants to community nonprofits; emphasis on unrestricted/operations funding rather than many small one-offs.
A $100,500 operating grant to Asante Foundation in 2024 anchors the Alan & Susan Binette Charitable Trust’s recent giving and shows how heavily the trust relies on flexible support for local institutions. The trust’s largest grant is far above its typical awards, but its pattern is not limited to one recipient: it also made repeated operating gifts to Access in Medford and Phoenix High School in Phoenix, Oregon, pointing to a steady commitment to health, human services, and education in Southern Oregon. Smaller grants extend that pattern to other community organizations, including Medford Congregational Church, Jackson County Sart, Hearts With a Mission, and Water Watch. The trust also funds individuals, and its grant activity is overwhelmingly concentrated in Oregon recipients. Across the recent grants list, the mix of operating support and scholarship-designated giving suggests a funder that favors direct, practical assistance to local nonprofits and students rather than restricted project funding.
Healthcare and community services appear to be the core of the trust’s local giving. It awarded $6,000 in 2024 to Access for operations and another $5,000 in 2025 for the same purpose, alongside larger support for Asante Foundation. In education, the trust gave Phoenix High School $6,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for education scholarships, showing a repeated pattern of student support. Basic needs also show up in the record: Hearts With a Mission received $1,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for operations, indicating ongoing support for a local service provider. Environmental and civic interests are present too, with Water Watch receiving $500 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Typical grants are small relative to the trust’s largest awards: the p25 grant is $1,000, the median is $2,000, and the p75 is $5,500. That spread reflects a structure built around many modest gifts and a few much larger operating grants. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Asante Foundation, Phoenix High School, Access, Hearts With a Mission, Jackson County Sart, and Water Watch, so the trust shows clear repeat-giving behavior. Most awards are labeled operations, with scholarship grants appearing for Phoenix High School. The trust also funds individuals, which aligns with its scholarship-related activity.
$20K
$184K
$54K
$21K
Most grants fall between $1K and $6K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$6K
About 83% of grants go to recipients in OR.
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Notable grantees: Asante Foundation, Phoenix High School, ACCESS, Medford Congregational Church
Grant recipients are concentrated in Oregon, with 23 of 23 grants going to U.S. organizations and 83% of grants landing in the trust’s home state of Oregon. Medford appears repeatedly through Asante Foundation, Access, Medford Congregational Church, and Hearts With a Mission. Other Oregon locations include Phoenix, Ashland, Jacksonville, and Portland. Outside Oregon, the trust made smaller grants to organizations in Washington, DC, Atlanta, and Lemont, Illinois, but those are much less frequent than the Southern Oregon pattern.
The recent record centers on healthcare, human services, education, and basic community support. Large operating gifts went to Asante Foundation and Access, while Phoenix High School received repeated scholarship grants. Smaller gifts also went to Medford Congregational Church, Hearts With a Mission, Water Watch, and Jackson County Sart.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Asante Foundation in 2023 and 2024, Phoenix High School in 2023, 2024, and 2025, Access in 2023, 2024, and 2025, Hearts With a Mission in 2023, 2024, and 2025, Jackson County Sart in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Water Watch in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The p25 grant size is $1,000, the median is $2,000, and the p75 is $5,500. That distribution shows a small-grant pattern overall, even though one operating grant to Asante Foundation reached $100,500.
Most grants go to Oregon recipients. The trust’s grant activity is local, with 83% of grants given to recipients in Oregon. Medford is a frequent city in the record, along with Phoenix, Ashland, Jacksonville, and Portland.
Yes. Phoenix High School received $6,000 for education scholarships in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025. The trust also funds individuals, which is consistent with its scholarship-related giving.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHOENIX HIGH SCHOOL | PHOENIX, OR | $6,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION - SCHOLARSHIP |
| ACCESS | MEDFORD, OR | $5,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| MEDFORD CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH | MEDFORD, OR | $3,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| AMAHORO CHILDREN COMMUNITY TEAM | JACKSONVILLE, OR | $2,300 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| JACKSON COUNTY SART | ASHLAND, OR | $2,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| HEARTS WITH A MISSION | MEDFORD, OR | $1,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| WATER WATCH | PORTLAND, OR | $500 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| TRAGEDY TO TRUMPH FOUNDATION | LEMONT, IL | $500 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| ASANTE FOUNDATION | MEDFORD, OR | $100,500 | 2024 | OPERATIONS |
| ACCESS | MEDFORD, OR | $6,000 | 2024 | OPERATIONS |
| PHOENIX HIGH SCHOOL | PHOENIX, OR | $6,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION - SCHOLARSHIP |
| JACKSON COUNTY SART | ASHLAND, OR | $2,000 | 2024 | OPERATIONS |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | ATLANTA, GA | $1,055 | 2024 | OPERATIONS |
| HEARTS WITH A MISSION | MEDFORD, OR | $1,000 | 2024 | OPERATIONS |
| WORLD CENTER KITCHEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2024 | OPERATIONS |
| WATER WATCH | PORTLAND, OR | $500 | 2024 | OPERATIONS |
| ASANTE FOUNDATION | MEDFORD, OR | $50,000 | 2023 | OPERATIONS |
| PHOENIX HIGH SCHOOL | PHOENIX, OR | $6,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION - SCHOLARSHIP |
| ACCESS | MEDFORD, OR | $5,000 | 2023 | OPERATIONS |
| WORLD CENTER KITCHEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,000 | 2023 | OPERATIONS |
| JACKSON COUNTY SART | ASHLAND, OR | $2,000 | 2023 | OPERATIONS |
| HEARTS WITH A MISSION | MEDFORD, OR | $1,000 | 2023 | OPERATIONS |
| WATER WATCH | PORTLAND, OR | $500 | 2023 | OPERATIONS |
PHOENIX HIGH SCHOOL
$6,000EDUCATION - SCHOLARSHIP
ACCESS
$5,000OPERATIONS
MEDFORD CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
$3,000OPERATIONS
AMAHORO CHILDREN COMMUNITY TEAM
$2,300OPERATIONS
JACKSON COUNTY SART
$2,000OPERATIONS
HEARTS WITH A MISSION
$1,000OPERATIONS
WATER WATCH
OPERATIONS
TRAGEDY TO TRUMPH FOUNDATION
$500OPERATIONS
ASANTE FOUNDATION
$100,500OPERATIONS
ACCESS
$6,000OPERATIONS
PHOENIX HIGH SCHOOL
$6,000EDUCATION - SCHOLARSHIP
JACKSON COUNTY SART
$2,000OPERATIONS
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$1,055OPERATIONS
HEARTS WITH A MISSION
$1,000OPERATIONS
WORLD CENTER KITCHEN
$1,000OPERATIONS
WATER WATCH
$500OPERATIONS
ASANTE FOUNDATION
$50,000OPERATIONS
PHOENIX HIGH SCHOOL
$6,000EDUCATION - SCHOLARSHIP
ACCESS
$5,000OPERATIONS
WORLD CENTER KITCHEN
$2,000OPERATIONS
JACKSON COUNTY SART
$2,000OPERATIONS
HEARTS WITH A MISSION
$1,000OPERATIONS
WATER WATCH
$500OPERATIONS