
OBA Education Foundation concentrates its funding on building banking and financial‑capability pathways through higher education and community programs in Oregon. It directs large, targeted grants to university foundations to support career pipelines into banking and supplements that with modest support for practical financial literacy and disability‑accessible financial education.
Highly concentrated: few grants each cycle with heavy weighting toward large gifts to university foundations for programmatic career‑development in banking; occasional smaller community or niche grants for financial literacy/accessibility.
$158K
$1.6M
$99K
$94K
Most grants fall between $33K and $78K, with a median of $55K.
25th Percentile
$33K
Median
$55K
75th Percentile
$78K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in OR.
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Notable grantees: University of Oregon Foundation, Oregon State University Foundation, University of Portland, Finability
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY FNDTN | CORVALLIS, OR | $40,000 | 2025 | PROMOTE CAREER OPTIONS IN BANKING |
| FINABILITY | PORTLAND, OR | $7,500 | 2025 | VIRTUAL CLASS/WEBSITE SPONSORSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF OREGON FNDTN | EUGENE, OR | $100,000 | 2024 | PROMOTE CAREER OPP IN BANKING |
| UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND | PORTLAND, OR | $10,000 | 2024 | FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAM |
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY FNDTN
$40,000PROMOTE CAREER OPTIONS IN BANKING
FINABILITY
$7,500VIRTUAL CLASS/WEBSITE SPONSORSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON FNDTN
$100,000PROMOTE CAREER OPP IN BANKING
UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND
$10,000FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAM