How often does Gordon Elwood Foundation make grants?

The foundation runs a biannual grant program with spring and fall sessions. Its program descriptions refer to both biannual general grants and competitive grants, showing a recurring two-cycle annual cadence.

What is the typical grant size?

The distribution is tightly grouped around the low-to-mid $140,000 range: p25 is $133,809, median is $141,472, and p75 is $149,136. The recorded recent awards also fall in that same band.

Can nonprofits apply directly?

Yes. The program descriptions say the grant process begins with a required grant inquiry and a conversation with the Executive Director, and they also state that the foundation accepts unsolicited applications.

Gordon Elwood Foundation

Name: Gordon Elwood Foundation — grants, 990 financials & funding data
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MEDFORD, ORWebsite5412820643

About Gordon Elwood Foundation

The Gordon Elwood Foundation appears to make a small number of relatively large, project-specific grants rather than many small awards. All recorded giving (3 grants totaling $427,835) was grouped together as project support, suggesting the foundation focuses on funding discrete initiatives—likely local or regional given the Medford, OR location—and concentrates its resources rather than spreading them widely.

Focus Areas

Project-specific support for local/regional initiatives (Medford, OR area)Restricted/project grants rather than general operating supportConcentrated funding of a small set of initiatives or organizations

Giving Approach

Highly concentrated: few grants (3) that make up the entire reported giving; repeat/project-based support to the same listed recipients rather than many one-off awards.

Notable grantees: SEE ATTACHED LIST (all recorded grant dollars are attributed to this set of projects/recipients), Unnamed local/regional nonprofit projects (Medford area), Project-based recipients receiving repeat or multi-part grants

About Gordon Elwood Foundation

The Gordon Elwood Foundation’s recorded giving centers on a small number of project-specific awards, with three grants totaling $427,835 and each one listed as project support. That pattern points to a funder that concentrates its resources on discrete initiatives rather than distributing many small awards. The foundation’s grant program description reinforces that approach: it runs biannual grant sessions and supports nonprofit organizations working with youth, individuals, families, and community health and vitalization in Southern Oregon. The foundation’s recent grants include a $156,800 award in 2024 and a $144,890 award in 2025, both shown as project-listed support in Medford. Those awards sit alongside a third grant of $126,145 in 2024, which keeps the portfolio in a relatively narrow range. Across the grants and program descriptions, the foundation appears focused on nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations serving Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, and Curry counties. Its funding is structured around specific initiatives, with project and operating grants described in the general grant program, but the recorded awards themselves are project-based.

What Gordon Elwood Foundation Funds

In Southern Oregon community work, the foundation’s program descriptions point to support for youth, individuals, families, and community development across Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, and Curry counties. The grant program is biannual and open to nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations serving those areas. The recorded grants align with that local emphasis. A $156,800 award in 2024 went to a Medford recipient listed as “See Attached List” for projects listed, showing support tied to a defined set of activities rather than a broad unrestricted award. Another 2025 grant of $144,890 also went to “See Attached List” in Medford for projects listed. The foundation’s program language also names community health and vitalization, suggesting that its local grants can sit at the intersection of human services and community development. Its competitive spring and fall grant sessions provide another route into that work for eligible nonprofits in Southern Oregon.

How Gordon Elwood Foundation Gives

The grant-size profile is tightly clustered: the 25th percentile is $133,809, the median is $141,472, and the 75th percentile is $149,136. That narrow band matches the recorded pattern of three relatively large awards, all categorized as project support. The foundation runs a biannual general grant program, so giving is organized into spring and fall sessions rather than a continuous open cycle. The available records show project-oriented grants and do not indicate individual giving or program-related investments. The repeated biannual structure suggests an ongoing annual cadence, with awards focused on a small set of nonprofit projects.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$145K

Total Assets

$10.6M

Total Revenue

$645K

Total Expenses

$690K

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $134K and $149K, with a median of $141K.

25th Percentile

$134K

Median

$141K

75th Percentile

$149K

Geographic Reach

Local1 state funded

Funding intensity

Low

High

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General Grant Program (Biannual)

Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
SEE ATTACHED LIST	MEDFORD, OR	$144,890	2025	PROJECTS LISTED
SEE ATTACHED LIST	MEDFORD, OR	$156,800	2024	PROJECTS LISTED
SEE ATTACHED LIST	MEDFORD, OR	$126,145	2024	PROJECTS LISTED

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