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About Albertina Kerr Centers Foundation
Kerr empowers people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and mental health challenges to lead self-determined lives in their communities.
Focus Areas
Intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD)Children and youth mental healthCrisis psychiatric careResidential careEmployment services for people with disabilitiesAffordable inclusive housing
Funding Style
unrestricted operating supportcore/ general operating fundsoperational sustainabilityoverhead and administrative support
Topics
organizational capacity
About Albertina Kerr Centers Foundation
Albertina Kerr Centers Foundation’s recent giving is defined by operating support for Albertina Kerr Centers, with three consecutive annual grants of $348,039, $377,870, and $389,387. That pattern points to a funder centered on sustaining services rather than funding short-term projects. The foundation’s stated purpose is to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental health challenges so they can lead self-determined lives in their communities. Its focus areas include I/DD, children and youth mental health, crisis psychiatric care, residential care, employment services for people with disabilities, and affordable inclusive housing. The largest recent grant went to Albertina Kerr Centers in Portland for operating support, and the foundation’s giving aligns with the organization’s direct service model. Another recent grant of $377,870 also supported operating expenses for the same recipient, reinforcing a consistent preference for unrestricted or general operating support. The foundation also uses its own programs and partnerships around direct program support, adoption of homes, in-kind donations, and corporate sponsorships to support Albertina Kerr’s services in Portland and across Oregon.
What Albertina Kerr Centers Foundation Funds
The foundation’s cause areas are closely tied to direct services for people with disabilities and mental health needs. In intellectual and developmental disabilities work, it funded Albertina Kerr Centers for operating support, a grant tied to services for clients and programs. Children’s and youth mental health is another stated focus, alongside crisis psychiatric care. The foundation also names residential care and employment services for people with disabilities as priorities, and its support model extends to inclusive day services. Housing appears in the focus list as affordable inclusive housing, which fits the broader service mix around community-based living. Across these areas, the funding pattern centers on keeping programs and services operating rather than on a narrow project grant model.
How Albertina Kerr Centers Foundation Gives
Recent grants show a very tight grant-size band: the 25th percentile is $362,954, the median is $377,870, and the 75th percentile is $383,628. That indicates relatively uniform grant amounts. The foundation’s grantmaking is local and entirely in Oregon, with 100% of grants to recipients in the HQ state. The three largest recent grants are consecutive years of operating support to the same recipient, which shows a recurring support pattern rather than one-off awards. The foundation’s philosophy tags emphasize unrestricted operating support, core/general operating funds, and overhead and administrative support. It is a private foundation by structure, and the available data shows no program-related investments and no individual grants.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$406K
Total Assets
$13.2M
Total Revenue
$883K
Total Expenses
$456K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $363K and $384K, with a median of $378K.
25th Percentile
$363K
Median
$378K
75th Percentile
$384K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ALLISON STARK
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