About Building Blocks 2 Success
To get ethnically and gender-diverse, underrepresented youth from the Portland metropolitan area excited about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) through exposure and participation in STEM-related programs and activities.
Focus Areas
STEM educationLEGO roboticsRobotics (MATLAB/Simulink)Engineering3D printingESports & game designDrones/VRHealthcare pathwaysCollege exposure programsScholarship (Dr. Ernest Hartzog Scholarship)
Who They Fund
underrepresented racial/ethnic youthgender-diverse and girlsyouth in the Portland Metropolitan area
About Building Blocks 2 Success
Building Blocks 2 Success Inc centers its grantmaking on getting ethnically and gender-diverse, underrepresented youth in the Portland metropolitan area excited about STEM through exposure and participation in STEM-related programs and activities. In 2025, its largest reported grants were $25,000 awards, including support for the National Society Black Engineers in Alexandria, Virginia, Oregon State Univ Foundation in Corvallis, Oregon, Oregon Health & Sci Univ in Portland, and Portland Public Schools in Portland. That pattern points to a funder that backs both local institutions and organizations connected to STEM pathways and student access. The foundation also maintains a scholarship program, the Dr. Ernest Hartzog Scholarship, for former BB2S participants or affiliated program participants who are enrolled in community college, technical college, or a four-year college. STEM education is preferred, but not required. Across the profile, the emphasis stays on direct programmatic support, outreach, and experiential learning for youth development. Its active focus areas include LEGO robotics, Robotics (MATLAB/Simulink), engineering, 3D printing, ESports and game design, drones and VR, healthcare pathways, and college exposure programs.
What Building Blocks 2 Success Funds
STEM education is the clearest thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. Portland Public Schools received $25,000 in 2025, aligning with the organization’s youth-focused STEM exposure work in the Portland area. The foundation also supports college and career pathway institutions. Oregon State Univ Foundation received $25,000, and Oregon Health & Sci Univ received $25,000, reflecting attention to higher-education settings tied to STEM and healthcare pathways. Diversity and inclusion in STEM show up in another 2025 grant: the National Society Black Engineers received $25,000. That fits the funder’s stated aim of reaching ethnically and gender-diverse, underrepresented youth. Its scholarship program extends that pipeline approach beyond one-off grants by supporting former BB2S participants and affiliated students who continue into college.
How Building Blocks 2 Success Gives
Typical grant size is tightly clustered: the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile are all $25,000. The recent grants list also shows a smaller $10,000 award, suggesting most giving is concentrated at a single standard level with some variation. Annual grants given are $110,000, and total assets are $1,287,336. The grant pattern includes both local and nonlocal recipients, but it is primarily Oregon-centered. The active scholarship program accepts unsolicited applications and is open to former BB2S or affiliated participants enrolled in college. That suggests a mix of institutional grants and a recurring participant-linked scholarship pipeline.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$110K
Total Assets
$1.3M
Total Revenue
$1.1M
Total Expenses
$849K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $25K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
Regional3 states funded
About 60% of grants go to recipients in OR.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ANTONIO JACKSON
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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