Crow Farm Foundation concentrates its giving on post-secondary access and scholarships, with a strong local focus on Lane Community College and additional support for minority-serving institutions. Secondary interests include community media, criminal justice re-entry services, historic preservation, and end-of-life choice advocacy, indicating a mix of local civic investment and a few national issue-driven gifts. The foundation tends to make a small number of relatively large grants, including repeat awards to favored institutions.
Crow Farm Foundation’s clearest pattern is its repeated support for scholarships at Lane Community College Foundation, including multiple gifts for the Opening Doors Scholarship Program and another grant to provide scholarships to deserving students in the community. That emphasis on post-secondary access sits alongside targeted support for minority-serving scholarship funds, showing a portfolio built around education pathways rather than broad operating support. The foundation also backs a smaller set of issue-focused grants outside education. Those include re-entry training and support for people who served time in prison, local news and culture through KLCC, and a gift to the Emmy Smith Fund for historic buildings at the Community Foundation Louisville. In higher education, it has also funded the Ghent International Scholarship Fund through the University of Oregon Foundation, indicating interest in named scholarship vehicles as well as local community college access. The recent record shows a funder making selective, project-restricted grants to a mix of local institutions and national intermediaries.
Education is the core theme. Crow Farm Foundation gave $40,000 to Lane Community College Foundation to provide scholarships to deserving students in the community, then followed with $27,000, $25,000, and $25,000 grants for the Opening Doors Scholarship Program. It also supported the Ghent International Scholarship Fund through the University of Oregon Foundation with $10,000 in 2025 and $5,000 in both 2023 and 2024. The foundation’s scholarship work also extends to identity-based aid, with $20,000 and $10,000 gifts to the American Indian College Fund for Native American students and $20,000 plus two $10,000 grants to the United Negro College Fund for scholarship funding. Beyond education, it funded Sponsors Inc with $20,000 for re-entry training and support, and KLCC with $20,000 for local news and culture.
Crow Farm Foundation’s recent grants cluster around a median size of $5,000, with a lower quartile of $2,000 and an upper quartile of $10,000. The distribution includes several larger awards at $20,000, $25,000, $27,000, $40,000, and $50,000, showing a mix of modest recurring gifts and occasional larger project grants. The same recipients appear across multiple years, especially Lane Community College Foundation, the University of Oregon Foundation, the American Indian College Fund, the United Negro College Fund, Blackacre Foundation, Ploughshares Foundation, Food for Lane County, and The Shedd Institute. The foundation funds individuals and also makes institutional grants. Its recent record shows only U.S. recipients.
$432K
$1M
$111K
$171K
Most grants fall between $2K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 67% of grants go to recipients in OR.
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Concentrated giving with several large gifts and repeat funding to core grantees (notably Lane Community College Foundation), supplemented by targeted one-off grants to national nonprofits addressing specific social issues; relatively few total grants but sizable award amounts.
Notable grantees: Lane Community College Foundation, American Indian College Fund, United Negro College Fund, Sponsors Inc, KLCC (NPR Eugene)
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in Oregon, which accounts for 67% of grants. Eugene appears repeatedly, including Lane Community College Foundation, Sponsors Inc, KLCC, the University of Oregon Foundation, Food for Lane County, Oregon Humanities Center, Oregon Cultural Trust, and The Shedd Institute. Outside Oregon, the foundation has also made grants to Louisville, Denver, Falls Church, Tallahassee, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. All recent grants in the dataset go to U.S. recipients.
The foundation most often supports education-related organizations, especially scholarship providers. Lane Community College Foundation received multiple grants for the Opening Doors Scholarship Program and for scholarships to deserving students, and the American Indian College Fund and United Negro College Fund also received scholarship funding.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Lane Community College Foundation, the University of Oregon Foundation, the American Indian College Fund, the United Negro College Fund, Blackacre Foundation, Ploughshares Foundation, Food for Lane County, and The Shedd Institute.
The typical grant size is $2,000 at the 25th percentile, $5,000 at the median, and $10,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include larger gifts such as $20,000, $25,000, $27,000, $40,000, and $50,000.
Oregon is the top state by grant count, with 67% of grants going to recipients in the state. Eugene shows up repeatedly in the grant list, alongside a smaller number of grants elsewhere in the U.S.
In addition to scholarship funding, the foundation has supported re-entry training and support for people who served time in prison, local news and culture through KLCC, historic buildings through the Emmy Smith Fund, peace and security work through Ploughshares Foundation, and food assistance for needy families in Lane County.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKACRE FOUNDATION | LOUISVILLE, KY | $50,000 | 2025 | TO THE EMMY SMITH FUND FOR HISTORIC BUILDINGS AT THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LOUISVILLE |
| LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | EUGENE, OR | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE OPENING DOORS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM |
| UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND | FALLS CHURCH, VA | $20,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND | DENVER, CO | $20,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS |
| PLOUGHSHARES FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR PROJECTS FOCUSING ON PEACE AND SECURITY ISSUES |
| UNIVERSITY OF OR FOUNDATION | EUGENE, OR | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE GHENT INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LIBRARY |
| OREGON CULTURAL TRUST | SALEM, OR | $5,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARTS & HUMANITIES PROGRAMS |
| OREGON HUMANITIES CENTER | EUGENE, OR | $5,000 | 2025 | FOR FACULTY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS |
| THE SHEDD INSTITUTE | EUGENE, OR | $3,000 | 2025 | FOR MUSIC EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE |
| EUGENE EDUCATION FUND | EUGENE, OR | $2,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT LITERACY AND ARTS PROGRAMS IN THE EUGENE PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
| MCKENZIE RIVER TRUST | EUGENE, OR | $2,000 | 2025 | FOR THE PROTECTION OF LAND AND RIVERS IN WESTERN OREGON |
| FOOD FOR LANE COUNTY | EUGENE, OR | $2,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES IN LANE COUNTY, OREGON |
| MAUDE KERNS ART CENTER | EUGENE, OR | $2,000 | 2025 | TO HELP REBUILD THE FRONT STEPS & UPGRADE THE MAIN ENTRANCE |
| LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | EUGENE, OR | $40,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO DESERVING STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY |
| LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | EUGENE, OR | $25,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPENING DOORS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM |
| FINAL EXIT NETWORK | TALLAHASSEE, FL | $20,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST THE VOLUNTEERS GIVING AID TO ANY PERSON SUFFERING AN INTRACTABLE MEDICAL CONDITION THE OPTION TO DIE LEGALLY AND PEACEFULLY |
| KLCC - NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO | EUGENE, OR | $20,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR LOCAL NEWS AND CULTURE |
| SPONSORS INC | EUGENE, OR | $20,000 | 2024 | FOR RE-ENTRY TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO SERVED TIME IN PRISON |
| BLACKACRE FOUNDATION | LOUISVILLE, KY | $10,000 | 2024 | TO THE EMMY SMITH FUND FOR HISTORIC BUILDINGS AT THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LOUISVILLE |
| AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND | DENVER, CO | $10,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS |
| UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND | FALLS CHURCH, VA | $10,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| PLOUGHSHARES FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | FOR PROJECTS FOCUSING ON PEACE AND SECURITY ISSUES |
| UNIVERSITY OF OR FOUNDATION | EUGENE, OR | $5,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE GHENT INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| FOOD FOR LANE COUNTY | EUGENE, OR | $5,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES IN LANE COUNTY, OREGON |
| THE SHEDD INSTITUTE | EUGENE, OR | $3,000 | 2024 | FOR MUSIC EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE |
| EUGENE EDUCATION FUND | EUGENE, OR | $2,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT LITERACY AND ARTS PROGRAMS IN THE EUGENE PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
| MCKENZIE RIVER TRUST | EUGENE, OR | $2,000 | 2024 | FOR THE PROTECTION OF LAND AND RIVERS IN WESTERN OREGON |
| MAUDE KERNS ART CENTER | EUGENE, OR | $2,000 | 2024 | TO HELP REBUILD THE FRONT STEPS & UPGRADE THE MAIN ENTRANCE |
| RURAL ART CENTER | LORANE, OR | $2,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST WITH RESOURCES TO STUDY THE NATIVE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE |
| OREGON HUMANITIES CENTER | EUGENE, OR | $1,000 | 2024 | FOR FACULTY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS |
| OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LIBRARY |
| OREGON CULTURAL TRUST | SALEM, OR | $1,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARTS & HUMANITIES PROGRAMS |
| LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | EUGENE, OR | $27,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE OPENING DOORS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM |
| AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND | DENVER, CO | $10,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS |
| UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND | FALLS CHURCH, VA | $10,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| BLACKACRE FOUNDATION | LOUISVILLE, KY | $10,000 | 2023 | TO THE EMMY SMITH FUND FOR HISTORIC BUILDINGS AT THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LOUISVILLE |
| UNIVERSITY OF OR FOUNDATION | EUGENE, OR | $5,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE GHENT INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| FOOD FOR LANE COUNTY | EUGENE, OR | $5,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES IN LANE COUNTY, OREGON |
| PLOUGHSHARES FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR PROJECTS FOCUSING ON PEACE AND SECURITY ISSUES |
| THE SHEDD INSTITUTE | EUGENE, OR | $3,000 | 2023 | FOR MUSIC EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE |
| RURAL ART CENTER | LORANE, OR | $2,500 | 2023 | TO ASSIST WITH RESOURCES TO STUDY THE NATIVE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE |
| EUGENE EDUCATION FUND | EUGENE, OR | $2,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT LITERACY AND ARTS PROGRAMS IN THE EUGENE PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
| MCKENZIE RIVER TRUST | EUGENE, OR | $2,000 | 2023 | FOR THE PROTECTION OF LAND AND RIVERS IN WESTERN OREGON |
| MAUDE KERNS ART CENTER | EUGENE, OR | $2,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE TO HEIGHTEN THE PROFILE OF OREGON ARTIST MAUDE KERNS |
| OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,000 | 2023 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LIBRARY |
| OREGON HUMANITIES CENTER | EUGENE, OR | $1,000 | 2023 | FOR FACULTY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS |
| OREGON CULTURAL TRUST | SALEM, OR | $1,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARTS & HUMANITIES PROGRAMS |
BLACKACRE FOUNDATION
$50,000TO THE EMMY SMITH FUND FOR HISTORIC BUILDINGS AT THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LOUISVILLE
LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$25,000TO SUPPORT THE OPENING DOORS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND
$20,000TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND
$20,000TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS
PLOUGHSHARES FOUNDATION
$10,000FOR PROJECTS FOCUSING ON PEACE AND SECURITY ISSUES
UNIVERSITY OF OR FOUNDATION
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE GHENT INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE
$5,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LIBRARY
OREGON CULTURAL TRUST
$5,000TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARTS & HUMANITIES PROGRAMS
OREGON HUMANITIES CENTER
$5,000FOR FACULTY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
THE SHEDD INSTITUTE
$3,000FOR MUSIC EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
EUGENE EDUCATION FUND
$2,000TO SUPPORT LITERACY AND ARTS PROGRAMS IN THE EUGENE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MCKENZIE RIVER TRUST
$2,000FOR THE PROTECTION OF LAND AND RIVERS IN WESTERN OREGON
FOOD FOR LANE COUNTY
$2,000TO PROVIDE FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES IN LANE COUNTY, OREGON
MAUDE KERNS ART CENTER
$2,000TO HELP REBUILD THE FRONT STEPS & UPGRADE THE MAIN ENTRANCE
LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$40,000TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO DESERVING STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY
LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$25,000TO SUPPORT THE OPENING DOORS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
FINAL EXIT NETWORK
$20,000TO ASSIST THE VOLUNTEERS GIVING AID TO ANY PERSON SUFFERING AN INTRACTABLE MEDICAL CONDITION THE OPTION TO DIE LEGALLY AND PEACEFULLY
KLCC - NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO
$20,000TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR LOCAL NEWS AND CULTURE
SPONSORS INC
$20,000FOR RE-ENTRY TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO SERVED TIME IN PRISON
BLACKACRE FOUNDATION
$10,000TO THE EMMY SMITH FUND FOR HISTORIC BUILDINGS AT THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LOUISVILLE
AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND
$10,000TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS
UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND
$10,000TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
PLOUGHSHARES FOUNDATION
$5,000FOR PROJECTS FOCUSING ON PEACE AND SECURITY ISSUES
UNIVERSITY OF OR FOUNDATION
$5,000TO SUPPORT THE GHENT INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
FOOD FOR LANE COUNTY
$5,000TO PROVIDE FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES IN LANE COUNTY, OREGON
THE SHEDD INSTITUTE
$3,000FOR MUSIC EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
EUGENE EDUCATION FUND
$2,000TO SUPPORT LITERACY AND ARTS PROGRAMS IN THE EUGENE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MCKENZIE RIVER TRUST
$2,000FOR THE PROTECTION OF LAND AND RIVERS IN WESTERN OREGON
MAUDE KERNS ART CENTER
$2,000TO HELP REBUILD THE FRONT STEPS & UPGRADE THE MAIN ENTRANCE
RURAL ART CENTER
$2,000TO ASSIST WITH RESOURCES TO STUDY THE NATIVE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
OREGON HUMANITIES CENTER
$1,000FOR FACULTY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE
$1,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LIBRARY
OREGON CULTURAL TRUST
$1,000TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARTS & HUMANITIES PROGRAMS
LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$27,000TO SUPPORT THE OPENING DOORS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND
$10,000TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS
UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND
$10,000TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
BLACKACRE FOUNDATION
$10,000TO THE EMMY SMITH FUND FOR HISTORIC BUILDINGS AT THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LOUISVILLE
UNIVERSITY OF OR FOUNDATION
$5,000TO SUPPORT THE GHENT INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
FOOD FOR LANE COUNTY
$5,000TO PROVIDE FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES IN LANE COUNTY, OREGON
PLOUGHSHARES FOUNDATION
$5,000FOR PROJECTS FOCUSING ON PEACE AND SECURITY ISSUES
THE SHEDD INSTITUTE
$3,000FOR MUSIC EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
RURAL ART CENTER
$2,500TO ASSIST WITH RESOURCES TO STUDY THE NATIVE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
EUGENE EDUCATION FUND
$2,000TO SUPPORT LITERACY AND ARTS PROGRAMS IN THE EUGENE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MCKENZIE RIVER TRUST
$2,000FOR THE PROTECTION OF LAND AND RIVERS IN WESTERN OREGON
MAUDE KERNS ART CENTER
$2,000TO SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE TO HEIGHTEN THE PROFILE OF OREGON ARTIST MAUDE KERNS
OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE
$1,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LIBRARY
OREGON HUMANITIES CENTER
$1,000FOR FACULTY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
OREGON CULTURAL TRUST
$1,000TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARTS & HUMANITIES PROGRAMS