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A $1,025,636 grant to St Charles Foundation in 2024 stands out in St Charles Health System Inc’s recent giving, and it points to a funder that combines very large internal support with a steady stream of community grants across Central Oregon. The foundation’s grantmaking is tied to health care access, community health, health disparities and social determinants of health, behavioral health, and basic needs such as food, senior services, and child services. Recent awards also show support for housing stability, youth programs, veteran quality of life, and local agriculture. The foundation’s recent portfolio includes $35,000 to Shepherds House for Housing Support Redmond Campus and $30,300 to La Pine Senior Citizen Inc for a Kitchen Upgrade. Other grants show the same health-and-basic-needs orientation in smaller awards, including support for meal programs, child abuse prevention, and community-based physical therapy. Its active programs further confirm that the funder uses both Community Benefit Grants and sponsorship-style support, with a local scope centered on Central Oregon and medically underserved or disadvantaged populations. Grant size in the recent data ranges from small sponsorship-level awards to seven-figure support for St Charles Foundation, showing a mix of institutional support and place-based community investment.
Behavioral health appears as a clear line of support. In 2025, St Charles Health System Inc gave $15,000 to Rimrock Trails Adolescent Tre for drug and alcohol treatment for youth, and $20,000 to Happy Brain Science LLC for loneliness and isolation relief. Those grants sit alongside broader community health work rather than a single-condition strategy. Basic-needs funding is another consistent theme. The foundation awarded $30,000 to Co Council on Aging for a meal program, then later gave the same organization $15,000 for Meals on Wheels. It also supported High Desert Food and Farm All with $15,500 for access to local, affordable food. Youth and family services show up in several forms. Madras Aquatic Center Special received $28,790 for after school and summer programs and $20,500 for its Drop-In Voucher Program, while Bend Lapine School District received $22,561 for student services. The foundation also funded The Trust for Public Land for the Madras Community Schoolyard.
$518K
$1.5B
$1.3B
$1.3B
Most grants fall between $8K and $15K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$15K
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Recent grants cluster around the foundation’s typical size range: a 25th percentile of $8,475, median of $10,000, and 75th percentile of $15,000. The distribution is consistent with a grantmaker that uses many modest awards, with occasional larger commitments. The recent list also shows repeated support to some recipients across multiple years, including St Charles Foundation and Co Council on Aging, suggesting ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts. The foundation is not an individual giving program, and it also makes program-related investments. Community Benefit Grants and Community Sponsorships both accept unsolicited requests, and the small sponsorship grant option is capped at $500.
Giving is local and entirely Oregon-based in the data provided: 100% of grants went to recipients in Oregon, the foundation’s top state by grant count. Bend appears frequently, including grants to St Charles Foundation, Co Council on Aging, and Destination Rehab. Other recipient cities include Madras, La Pine, Sisters, Redmond, and Sunriver. The active program geography centers on Central Oregon, with coverage specifically naming Deschutes County, Crook County, and Jefferson County.
The foundation supports community programs tied to health care access, community health, health disparities and social determinants of health, behavioral health, and basic needs. Recent grants also include housing support, youth services, senior services, veteran quality-of-life programs, and local food and agriculture projects.
Typical recent grant sizes are small to mid-sized: the 25th percentile is $8,475, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $15,000. The recent grants list also includes both smaller sponsorship-style awards and much larger institutional support.
Yes. Both Community Benefit Grants and Community Sponsorships accept unsolicited requests. The Community Sponsorship Grants program also offers a small grant request option for requests of $500 or less.
Its grantmaking is local and concentrated in Oregon. The recipient distribution shows 100% of grants going to Oregon organizations, with Central Oregon, Deschutes County, Crook County, and Jefferson County named in the active program geography.
Yes. The recent grants list shows repeated support to some organizations across multiple years, including St Charles Foundation and Co Council on Aging. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships in parts of the portfolio.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from St Charles Health System that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST CHARLES FOUNDATION | BEND, OR | $37,465 | 2025 | To support fundraising activities |
| KIDS CENTER | BEND, OR | $28,000 | 2025 | CHILD ABUSE EVALUATION & PREVENTION |
| BEND LAPINE SCHOOL DISTRICT | BEND, OR | $22,561 | 2025 | Student Services |
| DESTINATION REHAB | BEND, OR | $20,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BASED PHYSICAL THERAPY |
| LATINO COMMUNITY ASSOC | BEND, OR | $17,500 | 2025 | Support for Latino Community |
| Boys and Girls Club REDMOND | Redmond, OR | $17,000 | 2025 | CLUB PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN |
| BETTER TOGETHER CENTRAL OR | REMOND, OR | $16,365 | 2025 | Education & Training for Youth |
| HIGH DESERT FOOD AND FARM ALL | BEND, OR | $15,500 | 2025 | Access to local, affordable food |
| SRIPONYA | BEND, OR | $15,000 | 2025 | Warm Springs Sports Program |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY EMS | MADRAS, OR | $15,000 | 2025 | Emergency Response |
| CO VETERANS RANCH | BEND, OR | $15,000 | 2025 | IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR VETS |
| RIMROCK TRAILS ADOLESCENT TRE | BEND, OR | $15,000 | 2025 | DRUG & ALCOHOL TREATMENT FOR YOUTH |
| NEWBERRY REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP | LA PINE, OR | $15,000 | 2025 | Community Engagement |
| THE PEACEFUL PRESENCE PROJECT | Bend, OR | $14,885 | 2025 | End of Life Care |
| PARTNERS IN CARE HOSPICE | BEND, OR | $14,720 | 2025 | End of Life Care |
| SEED TO TABLE OREGON | SISTERS, OR | $14,000 | 2025 | Seed to Table Program |
| CITIZENS4COMMUNITY | SISTERS, OR | $12,000 | 2025 | Rural Community Engagement |
| MADRAS AQUATIC CENTER SPECIAL | MADRAS, OR | $12,000 | 2025 | Drop-In Voucher Program |
| Envision Bend | BEND, OR | $11,500 | 2025 | Community Engagement |
| TOWER THEATRE FOUNDATION INC | BEND, OR | $11,100 | 2025 | DEI Training & Community Engagement |
| FATHERS GROUP | bEND, OR | $11,000 | 2025 | Community Advocacy |
| HEART OF OREGON CORPS INC | BEND, OR | $10,000 | 2025 | Training Workforce |
| HORSES ON THE RANCH | PRINEVILLE, OR | $10,000 | 2025 | Trauma Program |
| High Desert Education Service | Redmond, OR | $10,000 | 2025 | Education Services |
| LA PINE SENIOR CITIZEN INC | Sunriver, OR | $10,000 | 2025 | Senior Center |
| BENDNEXT FOUNDATION | BEND, OR | $10,000 | 2025 | Strengthening Workforce |
| FAMILY ACCESS NETWORK | BEND, OR | $9,300 | 2025 | Family Services |
| FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN CO | BEND, OR | $9,000 | 2025 | Youth Mentorship |
| INTERSECTIONAL ACTS | PRINEVILLE, OR | $8,085 | 2025 | Support for Marginalized Individual |
| CASA OF CENTRAL OR | BEND, OR | $8,000 | 2025 | Court Appointed Special Advocates |
| BEND FARMERS MARKET | BEND, OR | $8,000 | 2025 | Market Supporting Local Farms |
| NEIGHBORIMPACT | REDMOND, OR | $8,000 | 2025 | Provide families access to food |
| MOUNTAIN STAR FAMILY RELIEF | BEND, OR | $8,000 | 2025 | Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention |
| MOSAIC MEDICAL | PRINEVILLE, OR | $7,500 | 2025 | Health Care Services |
| CAMP FIRE CENTRAL OREGON | Bend, OR | $7,500 | 2025 | Cultivating Community Connections |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITI | PORTLAND, OR | $7,000 | 2025 | Emergency Medical Housing Respite |
| ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CO | BEND, OR | $6,670 | 2025 | Create a diversified local economy |
| JERICHO ROAD | REDMOND, OR | $6,500 | 2025 | Food & Shelter Support |
| AGE FRIENDLY SISTERS COUNTRY | SISTERS, OR | $6,000 | 2025 | Community Led Projects |
| SISTERS RODEO ASSN | SISTERS, OR | $6,000 | 2025 | Community Events |
| CO COUNCIL ON AGING | BEND, OR | $6,000 | 2025 | SERVICES FOR CO SENIORS |
| GIVING PLATE | BEND, OR | $6,000 | 2025 | Hunger Relief |
| ST CHARLES FOUNDATION | BEND, OR | $1,025,636 | 2024 | To support fundraising activities |
| SHEPHERDS HOUSE | BEND, OR | $35,000 | 2024 | Housing Support Redmond Campus |
| LA PINE SENIOR CITIZEN INC | Sunriver, OR | $30,300 | 2024 | Kitchen Upgrade |
| CO COUNCIL ON AGING | BEND, OR | $30,000 | 2024 | MEAL PROGRAM |
| OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNI | PORTLAND, OR | $25,280 | 2024 | Community Belonging Dissemination a |
| SEED TO TABLE OREGON | SISTERS, OR | $25,000 | 2024 | Seed to Table Program |
| MADRAS AQUATIC CENTER SPECIAL | MADRAS, OR | $20,500 | 2024 | Drop-In Voucher Program |
| HAPPY BRAIN SCIENCE LLC | Sisters, OR | $20,000 | 2024 | Lonliness and Isolation relief |
ST CHARLES FOUNDATION
$37,465To support fundraising activities
BEND LAPINE SCHOOL DISTRICT
$22,561Student Services
DESTINATION REHAB
$20,000COMMUNITY BASED PHYSICAL THERAPY
Boys and Girls Club REDMOND
$17,000CLUB PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN
HIGH DESERT FOOD AND FARM ALL
$15,500Access to local, affordable food
SRIPONYA
$15,000Warm Springs Sports Program
JEFFERSON COUNTY EMS
$15,000Emergency Response
CO VETERANS RANCH
$15,000IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR VETS
RIMROCK TRAILS ADOLESCENT TRE
$15,000DRUG & ALCOHOL TREATMENT FOR YOUTH
NEWBERRY REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP
$15,000Community Engagement
CITIZENS4COMMUNITY
$12,000Rural Community Engagement
MADRAS AQUATIC CENTER SPECIAL
$12,000Drop-In Voucher Program
Envision Bend
$11,500Community Engagement
TOWER THEATRE FOUNDATION INC
$11,100DEI Training & Community Engagement
FATHERS GROUP
$11,000Community Advocacy
HORSES ON THE RANCH
$10,000Trauma Program
High Desert Education Service
$10,000Education Services
LA PINE SENIOR CITIZEN INC
$10,000Senior Center
BENDNEXT FOUNDATION
$10,000Strengthening Workforce
INTERSECTIONAL ACTS
$8,085Support for Marginalized Individual
CASA OF CENTRAL OR
$8,000Court Appointed Special Advocates
BEND FARMERS MARKET
$8,000Market Supporting Local Farms
CAMP FIRE CENTRAL OREGON
$7,500Cultivating Community Connections
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CO
$6,670Create a diversified local economy
JERICHO ROAD
$6,500Food & Shelter Support
AGE FRIENDLY SISTERS COUNTRY
$6,000Community Led Projects
SISTERS RODEO ASSN
$6,000Community Events
ST CHARLES FOUNDATION
$1,025,636To support fundraising activities
LA PINE SENIOR CITIZEN INC
$30,300Kitchen Upgrade
OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNI
$25,280Community Belonging Dissemination a
MADRAS AQUATIC CENTER SPECIAL
$20,500Drop-In Voucher Program
HAPPY BRAIN SCIENCE LLC
$20,000Lonliness and Isolation relief
