Family Forward Oregon
ActivePublic CharityHuman Services
About Family Forward Oregon
A feminist organization committed to racial, gender, and economic justice that envisions Oregon as a place where the unpaid and underpaid labor of caregiving is seen and valued and the intersectional needs of caregivers are centered in public policy and systems.
Focus Areas
child careearly childhood educationcaregiver rightsreproductive justiceeconomic justicepolicy advocacycommunity organizing
Who They Fund
unspecified beneficiariesnot enough information to identify target populations
Funding Style
program/project supportrestricted program fundingshort-term/one-time program grants
About Family Forward Oregon
Family Forward Oregon’s recent grantmaking centers Oregon organizations working on caregiving, racial justice, and economic justice, with its largest 2023 grant of $172,292 going to Apano Communities United Fund for program support. The next-largest award, $164,792, supported The Children’s Institute, showing a strong emphasis on institutions tied to children and families. In the same year, the foundation also made a $65,625 program grant to Pcun, extending its support to groups organizing around worker and community concerns. The foundation describes itself as a feminist organization committed to racial, gender, and economic justice, and its stated vision is an Oregon where the unpaid and underpaid labor of caregiving is seen and valued and caregivers’ needs are centered in public policy and systems. Its recent grants align with that framing: program support rather than project-only funding, with gifts to advocacy-oriented and community-based organizations in Portland and Woodburn. The pattern suggests a funder that backs organizations working in policy, organizing, and service delivery around care work and related equity issues.
What Family Forward Oregon Funds
Child care and early childhood education are visible in the foundation’s support for The Children’s Institute, which received $164,792 for program support. That grant places child and family services near the center of its giving. The foundation also funds economic and worker justice work. Pcun received $65,625 for program support, and the Oregon Center for Public Policy received $10,000 for program support, indicating support for advocacy and policy analysis. Community organizing appears in grants to Imagine Black Futures and Unite Oregon, both receiving $6,667 for program support. Across these awards, Family Forward Oregon backs organizations that connect caregiving, public policy, and racial equity in Oregon communities.
How Family Forward Oregon Gives
Family Forward Oregon’s 2023 grants show a wide spread in size, from a median of $10,000 to a p75 of $115,208, with a lower quartile of $6,667. The pattern includes both large program grants and smaller recurring-style awards clustered around $6,667 and $6,666. The foundation is a public charity, and its grants are short-term, one-time program grants or restricted program funding. The recent list shows multiple Oregon recipients in the same year, but the data provided does not identify multi-year repeat grantees.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$433K
Total Assets
$1.7M
Total Revenue
$1.7M
Total Expenses
$1.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $7K and $115K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$115K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in OR.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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