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    Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Care Foundation

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    PORTLAND, ORWebsite5032422900

    About Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Care Foundation

    The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Care Foundation concentrates on transformative, often named gifts to arts and education institutions—both locally in Portland and to major national cultural organizations. Grants focus on capital projects, endowed positions/programs, and core operating support for museums, performing arts, and art education, frequently tied to the Schnitzer name. The foundation gives large, targeted awards to a small number of institutions rather than broad, small-scale grantmaking.

    Focus Areas

    Capital projects and facilities for independent schools (e.g., new community center at Catlin Gabel School)Higher education art schools and programs (e.g., Schnitzer School of Art, Art History + Design at PSU)Major museum curatorship and collections support (e.g., Metropolitan Museum of Art)Orchestral and performing arts operating support and endowed chairs/awards (e.g., Oregon Symphony, Schnitzer Wonder Award)

    Who They Fund

    cultural institutions and museums (art museums, science museum, college of art)artists and arts students (residency participants, printmakers)

    About Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Care Foundation

    A defining feature of The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Care Foundation is its use of large, named gifts to shape arts and education institutions. The biggest recent awards include $1,970,998 to Catlin Gabel School for a new community center and $985,499 to Portland State University Foundation for the Schnitzer School of Art, Art History + Design. The foundation also made a matching $985,499 gift to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for curatorship, showing that its giving reaches beyond Portland even as most grants stay in Oregon. Its recent record includes support for school facilities, university art programs, museum collections and curatorship, and major performing arts organizations. Awards are often tied to a specific project, chair, award, exhibition, or campaign rather than broad unrestricted grants. The pattern suggests a funder that works through concentrated, institution-level investments and frequently associates gifts with the Schnitzer name. Recent grants also show support for operating needs and event-related funding, including the Oregon Symphony and Oregon Ballet Theatre, alongside capital and endowment-oriented commitments.

    What Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Care Foundation Funds

    Arts education is a central thread. The foundation gave $985,499 to Portland State University Foundation for the Schnitzer School of Art, Art History + Design, and it supported Northwest Children’s Theater & School with a capital campaign grant. In the museum sector, it funded the Oregon Historical Society for exhibition support and the New Museum of Contemporary Art for art exhibition support. Performing arts is another visible area: Oregon Ballet Theatre received support for the 2024–2025 season and annual gala sponsorship, while the Oregon Symphony was funded for annual operating support and a principal bassoon chair. The foundation also backs history and public lecture programming through Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Oregon History Program, indicating interest in public-facing cultural education as well as institutional infrastructure.

    How Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Care Foundation Gives

    Typical grants cluster in the low thousands to low tens of thousands, with p25 at $2,906, median at $6,780, and p75 at $23,373. At the same time, recent award sizes show a long tail of much larger, project-specific gifts. The foundation appears to make repeated, relationship-based grants over multiple years: Oregon Symphony, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and Rancho Mirage Writers Festival all appear in more than one year of the recent list. It is a regular funder rather than a DAF, and it funds individuals. The active student-grantmaking programs also accept unsolicited submissions, including one public submission window for youth-led grantmaking.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $32.8M

    Total Assets

    $104.8M

    Total Revenue

    $11.8M

    Total Expenses

    $35.4M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $3K and $23K, with a median of $7K.

    25th Percentile

    $3K

    Median

    $7K

    75th Percentile

    $23K

    Geographic Reach

    Local8 states funded

    About 84% of grants go to recipients in OR.

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    children and families (kids programming, family relief nursery, women's residential center)
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    regional audiences and community members (Oregon / Pacific Northwest)

    Giving Approach

    Concentrated, large-dollar grants (four major gifts), focused on a few institutional partners with naming opportunities and endowed/programmatic support; mix of local Portland-area beneficiaries and select national cultural institutions.

    Funding Style

    general operating supportcapital campaign / capital projectsevent sponsorships & gala supportmulti-year pledges / sustained fundingprogram-specific project support (exhibitions, residencies, performances)

    Notable grantees: Catlin Gabel School, Portland State University Foundation (Schnitzer School of Art, Art History + Design), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Oregon Symphony

    Topics

    art exhibition support (museums & galleries)performing arts production sponsorship (concerts, theater)arts education & youth programmingartist residencies and printmaking programshistory and public lecture series (Oregon History programs)capital projects for institutional expansion (performing arts building, student housing, property purchase)fundraising events and donor/match campaigns

    Where Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Care Foundation Makes Grants

    Grantmaking is overwhelmingly local: 84% of grants go to recipients in Oregon, and Oregon is the top state by grant count. Portland is the clearest center of activity, with repeated grants to Portland institutions such as Portland State University Foundation, Oregon Symphony, Oregon Ballet Theatre, and Oregon Historical Society. Beyond Portland, recent awards also reached Beaverton, Bend, and other Oregon communities. The distribution is entirely U.S.-based in the available data, with 495 grants to U.S. recipients and no non-U.S. recipient countries shown.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Care Foundation

    What kinds of organizations does the foundation fund most often?

    It concentrates on arts and education institutions, especially museums, performing arts groups, art schools, and school facilities. Recent grants include support for exhibition work, curatorship, operating support, capital campaigns, endowed chairs, and named programs.

    Does the foundation support student- or youth-led grantmaking?

    Yes. Active programs include Arts & Culture at PSU and Schnitzer Cares: Student Grantmaking. The student-led programs award grants to Oregon nonprofits, and one public submission version runs an annual submission window with finalist interviews.

    What is the usual grant size?

    The typical grant size is relatively modest compared with the largest awards: p25 is $2,906, the median is $6,780, and p75 is $23,373. Recent grants also include much larger project-specific gifts, so the distribution is wide.

    Where do most grants go?

    Most grants stay in Oregon. The state receives 84% of grants in the recent dataset, and Oregon is also the top state by grant count. Portland is the most visible city in the grant list.

    Does the foundation give only one-time grants?

    No. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Oregon Symphony, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and Rancho Mirage Writers Festival. That pattern points to repeated support for selected institutions and projects.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

    Open Grant Opportunities

    Current and upcoming funding from Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Care Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.

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    Arts & Culture at PSU (Portland State University student grantmaking)

    Arts + Culture

    Who can apply: Nonprofit organizations throughout Oregon that provide opportunities for creative self-exploration and expression within arts and culture, especially for artists, audiences, and participants from underserved communities and marginalized identities.

    Deadline: Mission statement available October 7; applications due October 20; interview invitations/declinations October 30; final decisions November 26; ceremony December 3

    View & apply
    Opening soonCloses Dec 31, 2026Award: $2K – $5K

    Schnitzer Cares: Student Grantmaking

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    Who can apply: Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations whose work directly benefits residents of Oregon. Organizations located outside Oregon may apply only for program funding used in Oregon. Organizations located in Oregon whose programming benefits people outside Oregon are not eligible. Organizations with a fiscal sponsor may apply. Organizations may apply every year.

    Deadline: Public Submission Window: November 15 to December 31 each year; interviews February to mid-April; decisions mid-April to early May; awards ceremony in May.

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    CATLIN GABEL SCHOOLPORTLAND, OR$1,970,9982025NEW COMMUNITY CENTER
    METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART (THE MET)NEW YORK, NY$985,4992025CURATORSHIP
    PSU FOUNDATIONPORTLAND, OR$985,4992025SCHNITZER SCHOOL OF ART, ART HISTORY + DESIGN
    OREGON SYMPHONYPORTLAND, OR$246,3752025SCOTT SHOWALTER PRINCIPAL BASSON CHAIR
    OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETYPORTLAND, OR$226,6652025EXHIBITION SUPPORT
    OREGON BALLET THEATREPORTLAND, OR$197,10020252024-2025 SEASON
    STANFORD HEALTH CARE - TRI-VALLEYREDWOOD CITY, CA$197,1002025ENDOWMENT
    PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUMPALM SPRINGS, CA$156,1132025ART EXHIBITION SUPPORT
    HIGH DESERT MUSEUMBEND, OR$147,8252025SCHNITZER HIGH DESERT AWARD
    OREGON SYMPHONYPORTLAND, OR$147,8252025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    DESERT XPALM SPRINGS, CA$147,8252025ART EXHIBITION SUPPORT
    OREGON BALLET THEATREPORTLAND, OR$123,1872025ANNUAL GALA SPONSORSHIP
    NORTHWEST CHILDREN'S THEATER & SCHOOLPORTLAND, OR$123,1872025CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
    RANCHO MIRAGE WRITERS FESTIVALRANCHO MIRAGE, CA$98,55020252025 WRITERS FESTIVAL AND WRITERS SERIES
    UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOUNDATIONTUCSON, AZ$98,5502025ART EXHIBITION SUPPORT
    J PAUL GETTY TRUSTLOS ANGELES, CA$98,5502025ART EXHIBITION SUPPORT
    PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALPALM SPRINGS, CA$74,8982025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    OREGON MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & INDUSTRYPORTLAND, OR$73,9122025OMSI GALA 2024 SUPPORT
    COLLEGE OF THE DESERTPALM DESERT, CA$49,2752025STEPPING OUT FOR COD EVENT
    NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTSWASHINGTON, DC$49,2752025SPACE TO SOAR CAMPAIGN
    HELPING HANDS REENTRY OUTREACH CENTERSEASIDE, OR$49,2752025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    IN A LANDSCAPEPORTLAND, OR$49,2752025CONCERT SERIES SPONSORSHIP
    PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUMPALM SPRINGS, CA$49,2752025KIDS PROGRAMMING
    ALL CLASSICAL PUBLIC MEDIAPORTLAND, OR$49,2752025JUNE DIRECTOR NAGEL FUND
    SITKA CENTER FOR ART AND ECOLOGYOTIS, OR$49,2752025JORDAN SCHNITZER PRINTMAKING RESIDENCY PROGRAM
    JOHN G SHEDD INSTITUTE FOR THE ARTSEUGENE, OR$49,2752025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETYPORTLAND, OR$49,2752025HISTORY MAKERS DINNER & LECTURE
    OREGON SYMPHONYPORTLAND, OR$49,2752025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    PRINT CENTER NEW YORKNEW YORK, NY$34,49220252024 SPRING BENEFIT
    WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONPULLMAN, WA$34,4922025ART EXHIBITION SUPPORT
    4D RECOVERYPORTLAND, OR$30,1102025MATCHING GIFTS
    RAPHAEL HOUSE OF PORTLANDPORTLAND, OR$27,5542025MATCHING GIFTS
    OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETYPORTLAND, OR$24,6372025OREGON HISTORY MAKERS AWARDS AND DINNER
    PLANNED PARENTHOOD COLUMBIA WILLAMETTEPORTLAND, OR$24,63720252024 SIGNATURE EVENT
    MOUNT VERNON LADIES ASSOCIATIONMOUNT VERNON, VA$24,6372025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUMPALM SPRINGS, CA$24,6372025ANNUAL GALA SPONSORSHIP
    MUSEUM OF MODERN ARTNEW YORK, NY$24,6372025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    SERPENTINE AMERICAS FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NY$24,6372025ART EXHIBITION SUPPORT
    MCCALLUM THEATREPALM DESERT, CA$24,6372025A NIGHT ON THE RED CARPET SPONSORHIP
    BODY VOXPORTLAND, OR$24,6372025PERFORMANCE SUPPORT
    NEVADA BALLET THEATRELAS VEGAS, NV$24,6372025PERFORMANCE SUPPORT
    LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOLPORTLAND, OR$24,6372025JENNIFER JOHNSON HONORARY FUND
    WESTERN ANTIQUE AEROPLANE & AUTOMOBILE MUSEUMHOOD RIVER, OR$24,6372025EXPANSION CAMPAIGN
    CATLIN GABEL SCHOOLPORTLAND, OR$24,63720252024 AUCTION
    CATLIN GABEL SCHOOLPORTLAND, OR$24,63720252025 GALA AND AUCTION
    PACIFIC REFUGEE SUPPORT GROUPPORTLAND, OR$24,1272025MATCHING GIFTS
    PRINT CENTER NEW YORKNEW YORK, NY$22,2722025ART EXHIBITION SUPPORT
    KINSHIP HOUSEPORTLAND, OR$22,0142025MATCHING GIFTS
    PARRISH ART MUSEUMWATER MILL, NY$19,7102025ART EXHIBITION SUPPORT
    UNIVERSITY CLUB FOUNDATIONPORTLAND, OR$19,7102025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    CATLIN GABEL SCHOOL

    $1,970,998
    PORTLAND, OR2025

    NEW COMMUNITY CENTER

    METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART (THE MET)

    $985,499
    NEW YORK, NY2025

    CURATORSHIP

    PSU FOUNDATION

    $985,499
    PORTLAND, OR2025

    SCHNITZER SCHOOL OF ART, ART HISTORY + DESIGN

    OREGON SYMPHONY

    $246,375
    PORTLAND, OR2025

    SCOTT SHOWALTER PRINCIPAL BASSON CHAIR

    OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY

    $226,665
    PORTLAND, OR2025

    EXHIBITION SUPPORT

    OREGON BALLET THEATRE

    $197,100
    PORTLAND, OR2025

    2024-2025 SEASON

    STANFORD HEALTH CARE - TRI-VALLEY

    $197,100
    REDWOOD CITY, CA2025

    ENDOWMENT

    PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM

    $156,113
    PALM SPRINGS, CA2025

    ART EXHIBITION SUPPORT

    HIGH DESERT MUSEUM

    $147,825
    BEND, OR2025

    SCHNITZER HIGH DESERT AWARD

    OREGON SYMPHONY

    $147,825
    PORTLAND, OR2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    DESERT X

    $147,825
    PALM SPRINGS, CA2025

    ART EXHIBITION SUPPORT

    OREGON BALLET THEATRE

    $123,187
    PORTLAND, OR2025

    ANNUAL GALA SPONSORSHIP

    NORTHWEST CHILDREN'S THEATER & SCHOOL

    $123,187
    PORTLAND, OR2025

    CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

    RANCHO MIRAGE WRITERS FESTIVAL

    $98,550
    RANCHO MIRAGE, CA2025

    2025 WRITERS FESTIVAL AND WRITERS SERIES

    UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOUNDATION

    $98,550
    TUCSON, AZ2025

    ART EXHIBITION SUPPORT

    J PAUL GETTY TRUST

    $98,550
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    ART EXHIBITION SUPPORT

    PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

    $74,898
    PALM SPRINGS, CA2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    OREGON MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & INDUSTRY

    $73,912
    PORTLAND, OR2025

    OMSI GALA 2024 SUPPORT

    COLLEGE OF THE DESERT

    $49,275
    PALM DESERT, CA2025

    STEPPING OUT FOR COD EVENT

    NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS

    $49,275
    WASHINGTON, DC2025

    SPACE TO SOAR CAMPAIGN

    HELPING HANDS REENTRY OUTREACH CENTER

    $49,275
    SEASIDE, OR2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    IN A LANDSCAPE

    $49,275
    PORTLAND, OR2025

    CONCERT SERIES SPONSORSHIP

    PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM

    $49,275
    PALM SPRINGS, CA2025

    KIDS PROGRAMMING

    ALL CLASSICAL PUBLIC MEDIA

    $49,275
    PORTLAND, OR2025

    JUNE DIRECTOR NAGEL FUND

    SITKA CENTER FOR ART AND ECOLOGY

    $49,275
    OTIS, OR2025

    JORDAN SCHNITZER PRINTMAKING RESIDENCY PROGRAM

    JOHN G SHEDD INSTITUTE FOR THE ARTS

    $49,275
    EUGENE, OR2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY

    $49,275
    PORTLAND, OR2025

    HISTORY MAKERS DINNER & LECTURE

    OREGON SYMPHONY

    $49,275
    PORTLAND, OR2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    PRINT CENTER NEW YORK

    $34,492
    NEW YORK, NY2025

    2024 SPRING BENEFIT

    WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

    $34,492
    PULLMAN, WA2025

    ART EXHIBITION SUPPORT

    4D RECOVERY

    $30,110
    PORTLAND, OR2025

    MATCHING GIFTS

    RAPHAEL HOUSE OF PORTLAND

    $27,554
    PORTLAND, OR2025

    MATCHING GIFTS

    OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY

    $24,637
    PORTLAND, OR2025

    OREGON HISTORY MAKERS AWARDS AND DINNER

    PLANNED PARENTHOOD COLUMBIA WILLAMETTE

    $24,637
    PORTLAND, OR2025

    2024 SIGNATURE EVENT

    MOUNT VERNON LADIES ASSOCIATION

    $24,637
    MOUNT VERNON, VA2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM

    $24,637
    PALM SPRINGS, CA2025

    ANNUAL GALA SPONSORSHIP

    MUSEUM OF MODERN ART

    $24,637
    NEW YORK, NY2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    SERPENTINE AMERICAS FOUNDATION

    $24,637
    NEW YORK, NY2025

    ART EXHIBITION SUPPORT

    MCCALLUM THEATRE

    $24,637
    PALM DESERT, CA2025

    A NIGHT ON THE RED CARPET SPONSORHIP

    BODY VOX

    $24,637
    PORTLAND, OR2025

    PERFORMANCE SUPPORT

    NEVADA BALLET THEATRE

    $24,637
    LAS VEGAS, NV2025

    PERFORMANCE SUPPORT

    LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL

    $24,637
    PORTLAND, OR2025

    JENNIFER JOHNSON HONORARY FUND

    WESTERN ANTIQUE AEROPLANE & AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM

    $24,637
    HOOD RIVER, OR2025

    EXPANSION CAMPAIGN

    CATLIN GABEL SCHOOL

    $24,637
    PORTLAND, OR2025

    2024 AUCTION

    CATLIN GABEL SCHOOL

    $24,637
    PORTLAND, OR2025

    2025 GALA AND AUCTION

    PACIFIC REFUGEE SUPPORT GROUP

    $24,127
    PORTLAND, OR2025

    MATCHING GIFTS

    PRINT CENTER NEW YORK

    $22,272
    NEW YORK, NY2025

    ART EXHIBITION SUPPORT

    KINSHIP HOUSE

    $22,014
    PORTLAND, OR2025

    MATCHING GIFTS

    PARRISH ART MUSEUM

    $19,710
    WATER MILL, NY2025

    ART EXHIBITION SUPPORT

    UNIVERSITY CLUB FOUNDATION

    $19,710
    PORTLAND, OR2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT