The Eddie Williamson Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropy exclusively on higher education, with all recorded giving directed to the Oregon State University Foundation. The pattern suggests focused, donor-directed support for a single university partner—likely scholarships, program support, or capital/academic initiatives—rather than broad community or nonprofit funding. Grants are relatively sizable and repeated to the same institution, indicating a sustained relationship with OSU.
The Eddie Williamson Family Foundation’s recorded giving is anchored in a single institutional relationship: Oregon State University Foundation has received the largest grants on file, including $85,000 in 2023 and $80,000 in both 2024 and 2025. That repeated support makes higher education the clearest throughline in the foundation’s grant history. Beyond that core commitment, the foundation also supports a small set of regional nonprofits in Oregon and California, with gifts that stay in a relatively consistent range and often recur over multiple years. The foundation’s portfolio shows a donor-directed pattern rather than broad, open-ended philanthropy. Education is the dominant stated purpose in the grant list, and the same university partner appears year after year. Smaller awards extend to community organizations in Bend, Corvallis, Sacramento, and Willows, including groups working in literacy, local history, conservation, and health-related research. The result is a narrow but recognizable grantmaking profile centered on higher education and a few selected community institutions.
Higher education is the foundation’s main cause area. The largest grants on file all went to Oregon State University Foundation for Education, including awards of $85,000 in 2023 and $80,000 in 2024 and 2025. Outside the university relationship, the foundation has backed education and youth-serving work in Central Oregon. Heart of Oregon Corps received $10,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, all listed under Education. It also funds specialized community work. SMART Reader received $5,000 in 2024 and 2025 for reading education, while the Deschutes County Historical Society received $5,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025 to preserve and promote local history. Conservation and health-related research appear as smaller themes through grants to CA Ricelands Waterbird Foundation and St Charles Foundation.
Typical grants cluster tightly around a few sizes: the 25th percentile is $5,000, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is also $10,000. That indicates a small number of larger university gifts and many grants at the $5,000 to $10,000 level. The pattern is repeated giving rather than one-off awards: multiple recipients appear in two or three consecutive years, including Oregon State University Foundation, Heart of Oregon Corps, and several smaller community organizations. The foundation does not fund individuals and makes no program-related investments, pointing to straightforward grantmaking.
$390K
$193K
$160K
$133K
Most grants fall between $5K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 39% of grants go to recipients in OR.
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Highly concentrated: all three grants (totaling $245,000) went to one grantee (Oregon State University Foundation), indicating repeat, moderately large gifts to a single institutional beneficiary rather than diversified or small-scale giving.
Notable grantees: Oregon State University Foundation
Grantmaking is regional and entirely U.S.-based in the recent grants list. Oregon receives the largest share of gifts, with repeated awards in Corvallis and Bend. California also appears through grants to Biggs, Sacramento, and Willows. The recent record shows 39% of grants to recipients in California, while Oregon is the top state by grant count. Named recipient cities include Corvallis, Bend, Sacramento, Biggs, and Willows, showing a Pacific Northwest and northern California footprint rather than a national one.
The clearest focus is higher education, led by repeated support for Oregon State University Foundation. Education appears as the stated purpose on the largest grants, including $85,000 in 2023 and $80,000 in both 2024 and 2025.
It shows a repeat-giving pattern. Oregon State University Foundation appears in three consecutive years, and several smaller recipients also receive grants across multiple years, such as Heart of Oregon Corps, SMART Reader, and Deschutes County Historical Society.
The grant-size distribution is concentrated at modest levels: the 25th percentile is $5,000, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. That suggests most awards are either $5,000 or $10,000, with a smaller number of larger grants.
The recent record includes education and youth-serving groups such as Heart of Oregon Corps and SMART Reader, a local history group in Bend, a conservation organization in Sacramento, and a hospital foundation in Bend for cancer research and treatment.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon State University Foundation | Corvallis, OR | $80,000 | 2025 | Education |
| Rice Research Trust | Biggs, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | Scientific research diseases in Rice Industry |
| St Charles Foundation | Bend, OR | $10,000 | 2025 | Cancer Research & Treatment |
| Heart of Oregon Corps | Bend, OR | $10,000 | 2025 | Education |
| Deschutes County Historical Society | Bend, OR | $5,000 | 2025 | Preserve and Promote local history |
| CA Ricelands Waterbird Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | Conservation |
| Museum Society of Willows | Willows, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | Charitable |
| SMART Reader | Bend, OR | $5,000 | 2025 | Educate Reading |
| Oregon State University Foundation | Corvallis, OR | $80,000 | 2024 | Education |
| Heart of Oregon Corps | Bend, OR | $10,000 | 2024 | Education |
| Rice Research Trust | Biggs, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | Scientific research diseases in Rice Industry |
| St Charles Foundation | Bend, OR | $10,000 | 2024 | Cancer Research & Treatment |
| CA Ricelands Waterbird Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | Conservation |
| SMART Reader | Bend, OR | $5,000 | 2024 | Educate Reading |
| Deschutes County Historical Society | Bend, OR | $5,000 | 2024 | Preserve and Promote local history |
| Museum Society of Willows | Willows, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | Charitable |
| Oregon State University Foundation | Corvallis, OR | $85,000 | 2023 | Education |
| Rice Research Trust | Biggs, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | Scientific research diseases in Rice Industry |
| St Charles Foundation | Bend, OR | $10,000 | 2023 | Cancer Research & Treatment |
| Heart of Oregon Corps | Bend, OR | $10,000 | 2023 | Education |
| Museum Society of Willows | Willows, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | Charitable |
| Deschutes County Historical Society | Bend, OR | $5,000 | 2023 | Preserve and Promote local history |
| CA Ricelands Waterbird Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | Conservation |
Oregon State University Foundation
$80,000Education
Rice Research Trust
$10,000Scientific research diseases in Rice Industry
St Charles Foundation
$10,000Cancer Research & Treatment
Heart of Oregon Corps
$10,000Education
Deschutes County Historical Society
$5,000Preserve and Promote local history
CA Ricelands Waterbird Foundation
$5,000Conservation
Museum Society of Willows
$5,000Charitable
SMART Reader
$5,000Educate Reading
Oregon State University Foundation
$80,000Education
Heart of Oregon Corps
$10,000Education
Rice Research Trust
$10,000Scientific research diseases in Rice Industry
St Charles Foundation
$10,000Cancer Research & Treatment
CA Ricelands Waterbird Foundation
$5,000Conservation
SMART Reader
$5,000Educate Reading
Deschutes County Historical Society
$5,000Preserve and Promote local history
Museum Society of Willows
$5,000Charitable
Oregon State University Foundation
$85,000Education
Rice Research Trust
$10,000Scientific research diseases in Rice Industry
St Charles Foundation
$10,000Cancer Research & Treatment
Heart of Oregon Corps
$10,000Education
Museum Society of Willows
$5,000Charitable
Deschutes County Historical Society
$5,000Preserve and Promote local history
CA Ricelands Waterbird Foundation
$5,000Conservation