Provide emergency financial assistance, services, and supports to immigrant Oregonians—particularly those excluded from federal relief due to immigration status—through community-led, statewide programs.
Oregon Worker Relief’s recent grantmaking is built around emergency support for immigrant Oregonians and agricultural workers who are excluded from federal relief or hit by climate-driven wage loss. Its active programs include a Relief Fund for people who lost wages due to COVID-19, a Home Fund for immigrant households facing eviction or housing loss, and a Climate Change Fund for farmworker families affected by extreme heat or wildfire smoke. The foundation also administers Equity Corps of Oregon for immigration legal services and RIO: Indigenous Languages Fund for interpreter compensation in Indigenous and limited-diffusion languages. In the recent grants list, Innovation Law Lab received $160,000 in 2025 for vendor navigation services capacity, the largest grant shown. Pacific Refugee Support Group received $95,000 the same year for the same purpose. Earlier grants show the same operating logic across different community partners: Pueblo Unido, Centro de Servicio Para Campesinos, and Latino Network appear among recipients supporting vendor navigation capacity, while the foundation’s program descriptions point to short-term assistance, service delivery strengthening, and technical assistance rather than unrestricted institutional funding. The pattern is local and Oregon-only, with grantmaking tied to community-led programs serving vendors, suppliers, farmworkers, immigrants, and language-access providers.
A central theme in Oregon Worker Relief’s grantmaking is capacity support for community organizations that help vendors and suppliers navigate systems. Innovation Law Lab received $160,000 in 2025 for vendor navigation services capacity, and Pacific Refugee Support Group received $95,000 for the same purpose. That focus is consistent with the foundation’s philosophy tags around capacity building, service delivery strengthening, and technical assistance. The foundation also funds farmworker-serving and immigrant-led organizations. Natives of One Wind Indigenous Alliance Unete Center for Farm Worker Advoc received $70,000 in 2024 and $35,000 in 2025 for vendor navigation services capacity, while Centro De Servicio Para Campesinos received $60,000 in 2024 for the same purpose. Beyond that, the program list shows direct support for immigration legal services, filing fee assistance, emergency housing help, and interpreter compensation through Equity Corps of Oregon, Home Fund, and RIO: Indigenous Languages Fund.
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$16.6M
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$8.2M
Most grants fall between $20K and $20K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$20K
MARTHA SONATO
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Typical grant size is tightly clustered at $20,000, with p25, median, and p75 all at $20,000. The recent-grants list also shows larger project awards at $25,000, $35,000, $60,000, $70,000, $80,338, $95,000, and $160,000. The pattern repeats across 2023, 2024, and 2025, indicating multi-year support for some recipients rather than isolated one-off awards. Oregon Worker Relief is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals. Unsolicited applications are accepted for multiple active programs, including Rehousing Fund, Relief Fund, Climate Change Fund, Home Fund, RIO: Indigenous Languages Fund, and Equity Corps of Oregon.
Grantmaking is concentrated in Oregon, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent awards reach organizations in Portland, Medford, Woodburn, Newport, Bend, Beaverton, Eugene, Hillsboro, Corvallis, Gresham, Forest Grove, Astoria, Ontario, and Cottage Grove. Portland appears repeatedly, including Innovation Law Lab, Pacific Refugee Support Group, Pueblo Unido Pdx, and Clear Clinic. The list also includes statewide and regional community partners such as Centro Latino Americano in Eugene and Latino Community Association in Bend.
It supports Oregon-based community organizations serving immigrant Oregonians, farmworker families, and vendors or suppliers needing navigation support. Recent grants went to groups such as Innovation Law Lab, Pacific Refugee Support Group, and Latino Network for vendor navigation services capacity, alongside program support for emergency housing, immigration legal help, and language access.
The typical grant size is $20,000, and the distribution is very tight: p25, median, and p75 are all $20,000. The recent-grants list also includes larger awards such as $35,000, $60,000, $70,000, $80,338, $95,000, and $160,000.
Yes. Several active programs accept unsolicited applications, including the Rehousing Fund, Relief Fund, Climate Change Fund, Home Fund, RIO: Indigenous Languages Fund, and Equity Corps of Oregon. Those programs cover emergency cash assistance, housing support, climate-related wage loss, interpreter compensation, and immigration legal services.
It is entirely local to Oregon in the data provided. The geographic scope is local, the top state by grant count is Oregon, and 100% of grants were given to recipients in the HQ state. Recent recipients are located in Oregon cities such as Portland, Medford, Woodburn, Eugene, Bend, and Newport.
Emergency financial assistance, immigrant relief, rent and rehousing assistance, climate-related wage loss support, immigration legal services, interpreter compensation, and small enterprise support all appear in the foundation’s program descriptions. The recent grants reinforce that pattern through vendor navigation services capacity awards to community organizations working with vendors and suppliers.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Oregon Worker Relief that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Interpreters of Indigenous languages (e.g., Chuj, K'iche’, Mam, Q’anjob’al, Akateko, Ixil, Mixteco, Zapoteco, etc.) providing interpretation for legal, medical, educational, and social service settings. Requests come from organizations needing interpretation.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INNOVATION LAW LAB | PORTLAND, OR | $160,000 | 2025 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| PACIFIC REFUGEE SUPPORT GROUP | PORTLAND, OR | $95,000 | 2025 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY | VILLANOVA, OR | $80,338 | 2025 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| NATIVES OF ONE WIND INDIGENOUS ALLIANCE UNETE CENTER FOR FARM WORKER ADVOC | MEDFORD, OR | $35,000 | 2025 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| PUEBLO UNIDO PDX | PORTLAND, OR | $35,000 | 2025 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| LATINO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | BEND, OR | $35,000 | 2025 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| LATINO NETWORK | PORTLAND, OR | $35,000 | 2025 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| AFGHAN SUPPORT NETWORK | BEAVERTON, OR | $35,000 | 2025 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| ADELANTE MUJERES | FOREST GROVE, OR | $25,000 | 2025 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| CLEAR CLINIC | PORTLAND, OR | $25,000 | 2025 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| EUVALCREE | ONTARIO, OR | $20,000 | 2025 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| CENTRO DE SERVICIOS PARA CAMPESINOS | WOODBURN, OR | $20,000 | 2025 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| CONSEJO HISPANO | ASTORIA, OR | $20,000 | 2025 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| MANO A MANO | SALEM, OR | $20,000 | 2025 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| DE ROSE COMMUNITY BRIDGE AND HOLISTIC WELLNESS | HILLSBORO, OR | $20,000 | 2025 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| OREGON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | GRESHAM, OR | $20,000 | 2025 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| RURAL ORGANIZING PROJECT | COTTAGE GROVE, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| BIENESTAR INC | HILLSBORO, OR | $20,000 | 2025 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| CENTRO DE AYUDA | NEWPORT, OR | $20,000 | 2025 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| PINEROS Y CAMPESINOS UNIDOS DEL NOROESTE INC | WOODBURN, OR | $15,000 | 2025 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| OREGON LAW CENTER | PORTLAND, OR | $12,500 | 2025 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| NATIVES OF ONE WIND INDIGENOUS ALLIANCE UNETE CENTER FOR FARM WORKER ADVOC | MEDFORD, OR | $70,000 | 2024 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| PUEBLO UNIDO | PORTLAND, OR | $70,000 | 2024 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| CENTRO DE SERVICIO PARA CAMPESINOS | WOODBURN, OR | $60,000 | 2024 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| CENTRO DE AYUDA-NEWPORT | NEWPORT, OR | $45,000 | 2024 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| BIENESTAR | HILLSBORO, OR | $20,000 | 2024 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| ADELANTE MUJERES | FOREST GROVE, OR | $20,000 | 2024 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| LATINO NETWORK | PORTLAND, OR | $20,000 | 2024 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| EUVALCREE | ONTARIO, OR | $20,000 | 2024 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| RURAL ORGANIZING PROJECT | COTTAGE GROVE, OR | $20,000 | 2024 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| MANO A MANO | SALEM, OR | $20,000 | 2024 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| LATINO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | BEND, OR | $20,000 | 2024 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| CASA LATINOS UNIDOS | CORVALLIS, OR | $20,000 | 2024 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| CENTRO LATINO AMERICANO | EUGENE, OR | $20,000 | 2024 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| DE ROSE COMMUNITY BRIDGE AND HOLISTIC WELLNESS | PORTLAND, OR | $20,000 | 2024 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| EUVALCREE | ONTARIO, OR | $30,000 | 2023 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| CENTRO LATINO AMERICANO | EUGENE, OR | $30,000 | 2023 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| CENTRO DE SERVICIOS PARA CAMPESINOS | WOODBURN, OR | $30,000 | 2023 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| LATINO NETWORK | PORTLAND, OR | $20,000 | 2023 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| OREGON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | GRESHAM, OR | $20,000 | 2023 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| DE ROSE COMMUNITY BRIDGE | PORTLAND, OR | $20,000 | 2023 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| CENTRO DE AYUDA INC | NEWPORT, OR | $20,000 | 2023 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| ADELANTE MUJERES | FOREST GROVE, OR | $20,000 | 2023 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| CONSEJO HISPANO | ASTORIA, OR | $20,000 | 2023 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| NATIVES OF ONE WIND INDIGENOUS ALLIANCE UNETE CENTER FOR FARM WORKER ADVOC | MEDFORD, OR | $20,000 | 2023 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| PUEBLO UNIDO | PORTLAND, OR | $20,000 | 2023 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| LATINO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | BEND, OR | $20,000 | 2023 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| CASA LATINOS UNIDOS | CORVALLIS, OR | $10,000 | 2023 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| THE NEXT DOOR | HOOD RIVER, OR | $10,000 | 2023 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
| UNIDOS BRIDGING COMMUNITY | MCMINNVILLE, OR | $10,000 | 2023 | VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY |
VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY
VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY
AFGHAN SUPPORT NETWORK
$35,000VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY
CLEAR CLINIC
$25,000VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY
EUVALCREE
$20,000VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY
CENTRO DE SERVICIOS PARA CAMPESINOS
$20,000VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY
VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY
OREGON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$20,000VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY
CENTRO DE AYUDA
$20,000VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY
PINEROS Y CAMPESINOS UNIDOS DEL NOROESTE INC
$15,000VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY
VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY
CENTRO DE SERVICIO PARA CAMPESINOS
$60,000VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY
CENTRO DE AYUDA-NEWPORT
$45,000VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY
EUVALCREE
$20,000VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY
CASA LATINOS UNIDOS
$20,000VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY
CENTRO LATINO AMERICANO
$20,000VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY
VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY
EUVALCREE
$30,000VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY
CENTRO LATINO AMERICANO
$30,000VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY
CENTRO DE SERVICIOS PARA CAMPESINOS
$30,000VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY
OREGON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$20,000VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY
CENTRO DE AYUDA INC
$20,000VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY
VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY
CASA LATINOS UNIDOS
$10,000VENDOR NAVIGATION SERVICES CAPACITY
