Hormel Harris Foundation appears to combine local Lincoln safety-net and arts funding with concentrated support for grassroots civic and community organizations in Oregon. They fund music education and small arts presenters, housing and homelessness services, and civic reform/advocacy groups — often through modest, targeted grants and occasional larger gifts. Repeated support to several grantees suggests a preference for sustaining trusted local and regional partners rather than one-off national investments.
Hormel Harris Foundation’s most distinctive recent gift is a $60,000 charitable-support grant to Trustlab in Portland, signaling a capacity to make occasional larger awards alongside a broader pattern of $5,000 and $10,000 grants. Across the recent list, the foundation supports a mix of community organizations, education groups, arts presenters, and civic or policy-oriented nonprofits. In Oregon, that includes support for Women’s Foundation of Oregon, All Ages Music Portland, and Built Oregon. In Nebraska, the foundation has backed Lincoln-based organizations such as CenterPointe Inc, Rabble Mill, and the Lincoln Music Teachers Association. The recent record also shows support for housing and homelessness services, including Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach and Friendship Home of Lincoln, as well as civic engagement work through groups like Nebraskans for Civic Reform and Oregon Progressive Alliance. The pattern suggests a funder that balances local Nebraska giving with sustained attention to Oregon-based community and civic initiatives, using mostly modest grants to support operating needs and general charitable purposes.
In arts and music education, Hormel Harris Foundation gave $12,500 to All Ages Music Portland for general support and made multiple $10,000 grants to the Lincoln Music Teachers Association across 2023, 2024, and 2025. They also supported small community arts and culture efforts through grants such as $5,000 to Charitable Partnership Fund in Portland. Civic reform and public affairs appear as another clear theme: the foundation gave $10,000 to Nebraskans for Civic Reform in 2023 and $6,000 to Oregon Progressive Alliance in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025. Community development and entrepreneurship also appear in the record, including $10,000 to Built Oregon in 2024 and $5,000 to Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon in 2024. These grants point to a mix of cultural, civic, and local economic capacity-building support.
Typical grants cluster tightly around the middle of the distribution: p25 is $5,000, the median is $10,000, and p75 is also $10,000. The recent record shows repeat support to several organizations over multiple years, including the Lincoln Music Teachers Association, Oregon Progressive Alliance, Built Oregon, and Rabble Mill, which indicates ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts. The foundation appears to give from a private foundation structure and makes charitable and general-support grants rather than program-related investments. The grant list also includes occasional larger awards, with one $60,000 grant and one $20,000 grant standing above the usual pattern.
$60K
$224K
$24K
$106K
Most grants fall between $5K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 31% of grants go to recipients in OR.
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Distributed portfolio of many small-to-midsize grants with several repeat grantees; geographic focus on Lincoln, NE and Portland/other Oregon groups; mix of modest recurring support and a few larger, discretionary gifts to strategic local partners.
Notable grantees: TrustLab, Lincoln Music Teachers Association, Built Oregon, Oregon Progressive Alliance, Friendship Home of Lincoln
Grants are national in scope, but the heaviest concentration is in Oregon, which accounts for the top share of recipient organizations. Portland appears repeatedly, with grants to Trustlab, Catlin Gabel School, Women’s Foundation of Oregon, All Ages Music Portland, Built Oregon, Oregon Progressive Alliance, City Club of Portland, and others. Lincoln is the other major cluster, including CenterPointe Inc, Rabble Mill, the Lincoln Music Teachers Association, Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach, and Friendship Home of Lincoln. Thirty-one percent of grants go to recipients in Nebraska, the foundation’s headquarters state.
The recent grants show support for arts and music education, housing and homelessness services, civic reform and public affairs groups, and community development organizations. Named recipients include All Ages Music Portland, Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach, Nebraskans for Civic Reform, and Built Oregon.
The grant-size distribution is centered at modest levels: p25 is $5,000, median grant size is $10,000, and p75 is also $10,000. The recent list also includes a few larger awards above that range.
Yes. The recent record shows repeat grants to several recipients across multiple years, including Lincoln Music Teachers Association, Oregon Progressive Alliance, Built Oregon, and Rabble Mill. That pattern suggests ongoing support for established partners.
Oregon is the top state by grant count. Portland is the most visible city in the recent list, while Nebraska also receives substantial support, with Lincoln-based organizations accounting for 31% of grants given to recipients in the headquarters state.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIFT URBAN PORTLAND | PORTLAND, OR | $60,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LINCOLN MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION | LINCOLN, NE | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OREGON PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE | PORTLAND, OR | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CATLIN GABEL SCHOOL | PORTLAND, OR | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF OREGON | PORTLAND, OR | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ALL AGES MUSIC PORTLAND (FBO TAKING OWNERSHIP PD) | PORTLAND, OR | $12,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LINCOLN MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION | LINCOLN, NE | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RABBLE MILL | LINCOLN, NE | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BUILT OREGON (FBO BLACKPITCH) | PORTLAND, OR | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OREGON PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE | PORTLAND, OR | $6,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TIDES FOUNDATION (FBO OREGON FUTURES LAB EDUCATION FUND) | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MICRO ENTERPRISE SERVICES OF OREGON | PORTLAND, OR | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHARITABLE PARTNERSHIP FUND (FBO FRIENDS OF BBPDX) | PORTLAND, OR | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NORTHWEST HEALTH FOUNDATION FUND II (FBO MOVEMENT COMMUNICATIONS ACADEMY) | PORTLAND, OR | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PLAYER PHILANTHROPY GROUP (FBO 8SECONDS RODEO) | TOWSON, MD | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE OCEAN CLEANUP FOUNDATION | PASADENA, CA | $500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PORTLAND ANIMAL WELFARE TEAM | PORTLAND, OR | $500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TRUSTLAB | PORTLAND, OR | $60,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| CENTERPOINTE INC | LINCOLN, NE | $16,667 | 2023 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| LINCOLN MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION | LINCOLN, NE | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| NEBRASKANS FOR CIVIC REFORM | LINCOLN, NE | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| FRIENDSHIP HOME OF LINCOLN | LINCOLN, NE | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| MATT TALBOT KITCHEN & OUTREACH | LINCOLN, NE | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| RABBLE MILL | LINCOLN, NE | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| BUILT OREGON | PORTLAND, OR | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| OREGON PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE | PORTLAND, OR | $6,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| CITY CLUB OF PORTLAND | PORTLAND, OR | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| CHARITABLE PARTNERSHIP FUND | PORTLAND, OR | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| SMILE TOGETHER CORP | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| PORTLAND PARKS FOUNDATION | PORTLAND, OR | $1,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
LINCOLN MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
OREGON PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE
$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GENERAL SUPPORT
LINCOLN MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BUILT OREGON (FBO BLACKPITCH)
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
OREGON PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE
$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TIDES FOUNDATION (FBO OREGON FUTURES LAB EDUCATION FUND)
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GENERAL SUPPORT
PLAYER PHILANTHROPY GROUP (FBO 8SECONDS RODEO)
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
PORTLAND ANIMAL WELFARE TEAM
$500GENERAL SUPPORT
TRUSTLAB
$60,000CHARITABLE SUPPORT
LINCOLN MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
$10,000CHARITABLE SUPPORT
NEBRASKANS FOR CIVIC REFORM
$10,000CHARITABLE SUPPORT
BUILT OREGON
$10,000CHARITABLE SUPPORT
OREGON PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE
$6,000CHARITABLE SUPPORT
CITY CLUB OF PORTLAND
$5,000CHARITABLE SUPPORT
SMILE TOGETHER CORP
$5,000CHARITABLE SUPPORT
PORTLAND PARKS FOUNDATION
$1,000CHARITABLE SUPPORT