What kinds of organizations does Halton Foundation support?

The recent grants show support for Catholic secondary education, maritime history, industrial and technical heritage museums, healthcare philanthropy, and civic preservation. Named recipients include Jesuit High School, Columbia River Maritime Museum, Antique Caterpillar Machinery Museum, Good Samaritan Foundation, and Arlington Club Heritage Foundation.

Are Halton Foundation grants concentrated in one place?

Yes. Every listed grant goes to Oregon recipients, and the sample is entirely U.S.-based. Portland appears multiple times, while Astoria and Brooks also receive awards.

What is the typical grant size?

The foundation’s grant-size distribution is centered in the mid-five-figure range, with p25 at $10,000, a median of $15,000, and p75 at $57,500.

Does Halton Foundation give repeat grants?

Yes. Jesuit High School appears in the recent grants list in both 2023 and 2025, showing that the foundation makes renewal support to at least some recipients.

Can organizations apply for Halton Foundation funding?

The active grant programs accept unsolicited applications. They can support one-time projects, multi-year research programs, or start-up initiatives, and their listed focus includes indoor environmental quality, indoor air quality, thermal comfort, breathable particulates, and related health outcomes.

Halton Foundation

Name: Halton Foundation — grants, 990 financials & funding data
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PORTLAND, ORWebsite5037800453

About Halton Foundation

The Halton Foundation concentrates most of its philanthropic dollars on local education and place-based cultural institutions in the Portland/Columbia River region. The single largest beneficiary is a Catholic secondary school (Jesuit High School), supplemented by support for maritime and industrial museums and a regional hospital foundation, indicating a preference for community institutions that preserve local heritage and serve local needs. Grants are simple donations rather than program-restricted awards, suggesting general operating support.

Focus Areas

Catholic secondary education in Portland (Jesuit High School)Regional maritime history and interpretation (Columbia River Maritime Museum)Industrial/technical heritage museums (Antique Caterpillar Machinery Museum)Local hospital/healthcare philanthropy (Good Samaritan Foundation)Historic club and civic heritage preservation (Arlington Club Heritage Foundation)

Who They Fund

Catholic secondary school students and school communityregional museum visitors and cultural heritage organizations

About Halton Foundation

A $100,000 donation to Jesuit High School stands out in Halton Foundation’s recent giving and points to a strong preference for local institutions with deep community roots. The foundation’s grants in the Portland and Columbia River region include support for Catholic secondary education, maritime heritage, industrial history, health philanthropy, and civic preservation. That mix shows a funder that backs organizations tied to place as much as to mission. Recent awards also include the Columbia River Maritime Museum, Antique Caterpillar Machinery Museum, Good Samaritan Foundation, and Arlington Club Heritage Foundation. Those grantees sit across education, museums, healthcare, and heritage work, but they share a local footprint in Oregon. The foundation’s pattern is straightforward donations rather than restricted project grants, with the largest share of attention going to a single school and smaller gifts extending to other community anchors. With annual grants of $132,000 and total assets of $405,900, Halton Foundation operates at a modest scale while maintaining a concentrated local profile.

What Halton Foundation Funds

In Catholic secondary education, Halton Foundation gave $100,000 in 2023 and $7,000 in 2025 to Jesuit High School in Portland. In maritime heritage, it awarded $15,000 to Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria for a donation. The foundation also backed industrial and technical history with a $5,000 donation to Antique Caterpillar Machinery Museum in Brooks. Health-related giving appears in a $3,000 donation to Good Samaritan Foundation in Portland. Civic and heritage preservation also appears in the grants list through a $2,000 donation to Arlington Club Heritage Foundation, another Portland recipient. Across these areas, the common thread is support for institutions that serve local audiences and preserve regional identity.

How Halton Foundation Gives

Halton Foundation’s recent grants show a typical size clustered around the middle five figures, with p25 at $10,000, a median of $15,000, and p75 at $57,500. The grants in the file are donations, not program-specific awards, and the pattern includes repeat support: Jesuit High School appears in both 2023 and 2025. The foundation’s giving is local and concentrated in Oregon, with every listed grant going to an Oregon recipient. Its active grant programs also accept unsolicited applications and can fund one-time projects, multi-year research, or start-up initiatives, but the recent awards shown here are simple donations.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$12K

Total Assets

$406K

Total Revenue

$32K

Total Expenses

$16K

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $10K and $58K, with a median of $15K.

25th Percentile

$10K

Median

$15K

75th Percentile

$58K

Geographic Reach

Local1 state funded

Funding intensity

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL	PORTLAND, OR	$7,000	2025	DONATION
GOOD SAMARITAN FOUNDATION	PORTLAND, OR	$3,000	2025	DONATION
ARLINGTON CLUB HERITAGE FOUNDATION	PORTLAND, OR	$2,000	2025	DONATION
JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL	PORTLAND, OR	$913,200	2024	DONATION
JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL	PORTLAND, OR	$100,000	2023	DONATION
COLUMBIA RIVER MARITIME MUSEUM	ASTORIA, OR	$15,000	2023	DONATION
ANTIQUE CATERPILLAR MACHINERY MUSEUM	BROOKS, OR	$5,000	2023	DONATION

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