The Haugland Family Foundation concentrates giving in Oregon, with large, targeted grants that support local nonprofit operations and higher-education research. A majority of funding has gone repeatedly to Ophelia's Place—an Oregon-based youth services organization—while a single major gift supported a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Oregon, showing a mix of direct service/mental-health focus and investment in academic research.
Highly concentrated giving: few, large grants with repeat multi-year support to a single community nonprofit and occasional major one-off gifts to local higher-education institutions.
A $500,000 postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Oregon Foundation is the clearest marker of this funder’s priorities: the Haugland Family Foundation Fka Rosaria P Haugland Foundation backs both academic research capacity and community-based nonprofit work in Oregon. Its giving also shows repeated, multi-year support for Ophelia's Place in Eugene, with operating grants appearing in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern sits alongside larger operating awards to local organizations serving food access, health access, housing, and arts programming. The foundation’s recent grants point to a practical style of philanthropy. It has supported Lane Community College Foundation, Planned Parenthood of Sw Oregon, Sheltercare, Eugene Ballet Company, Eugene Opera, Eugene Concert Choir, and the Aclu Foundation through operating support. The presence of a postdoctoral fellowship, rather than only organizational grants, also indicates that the foundation funds individuals through an academic host organization. Across the sample, grants are concentrated in Eugene and the surrounding Lane County nonprofit ecosystem, with a smaller number reaching Portland and New York-based advocacy work.
In youth and women’s mental health work, the foundation gave $200,000 to Ophelia's Place in 2025 for operating support, following similar operating grants in 2024 and 2023. For food security, it awarded $100,000 to Food for Lane County in 2023 and again in 2024, then followed with a $50,000 operating grant in 2025. Its education support is split between higher education and workforce-adjacent institutions. The University of Oregon Foundation received a $97,000 operating grant in 2023 and a $500,000 postdoctoral fellowship in 2025. Lane Community College Foundation received $50,000 in 2023 and $70,000 in 2024, then $60,000 in 2025, all for operating support. The foundation also funded Planned Parenthood of Sw Oregon with operating grants in 2023 and 2025.
Typical grants cluster around $10,000 to $35,000, with a median of $15,000 and a p75 of $35,000; the p25 is $10,000. The pattern includes repeated support to the same recipients across multiple years, especially in Eugene, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. It is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it funds individuals through postdoctoral fellowship support at an academic host organization. The grant list also shows a strong preference for operating support and direct grant payments.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $35K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$35K
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Notable grantees: Ophelia's Place, University of Oregon Foundation, Regional Oregon nonprofits (representative of local operating-support focus)
Grantmaking is heavily Oregon-centered: 85% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state, and Oregon is also the top state by grant count. Eugene appears most often, including grants to University of Oregon Foundation, Ophelia's Place, Food for Lane County, Lane Community College Foundation, Sheltercare, and several arts organizations. Outside Oregon, the sample includes Portland-based Nature Conservancy and New York-based Aclu Foundation. All listed grants in the recent sample go to U.S. recipients.
The grants lean toward Oregon nonprofits using operating support, including organizations in mental health and empowerment, food access, higher education, housing, health access, and the arts. The recent list also includes one postdoctoral fellowship through the University of Oregon Foundation, showing support for academic research as well.
Yes. The foundation funds individuals through a $500,000 postdoctoral fellowship awarded to the University of Oregon Foundation in 2025. That grant supports an early-career researcher through a host institution rather than directly to a nonprofit program.
The typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $15,000 at the median, and $35,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also shows a much larger $500,000 fellowship award alongside many operating grants in the $20,000 to $70,000 range.
Very concentrated. Oregon receives 85% of grants, and Eugene appears repeatedly across the recent grants list. The sample also includes a Portland recipient and one New York recipient, but the overall pattern is clearly local and Oregon-focused.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Ophelia's Place, Food for Lane County, Lane Community College Foundation, Planned Parenthood of Sw Oregon, Sheltercare, Eugene Opera, and Eugene Concert Choir. That repeated pattern points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF OREGON FOUNDATION | EUGENE, OR | $1,000,000 | 2026 | POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP; OPERATING SUPPORT BOLMER INSTITUTE |
| OPHELIA'S PLACE | EUGENE, OR | $750,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SACRED HEART PEACE HEALTH FOUNDATION | SPRINGFIELD, OR | $250,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| EUGENE BALLET COMPANY | EUGENE, OR | $200,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT AND CAPITAL FUND |
| LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | EUGENE, OR | $110,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SW OREGON | EUGENE, OR | $75,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FOOD FOR LANE COUNTY | EUGENE, OR | $50,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| EUGENE CONCERT CHOIR | EUGENE, OR | $50,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| EUGENE OPERA | EUGENE, OR | $40,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ACLU FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SHELTERCARE | EUGENE, OR | $30,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| OREGON MOZART PLAYERS | EUGENE, OR | $25,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HIV ALLIANCE | EUGENE, OR | $20,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| OREGON CONTEMPORARY THEATRE (FKA LORD LEEBRICK THEATRE) | EUGENE, OR | $20,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| DAISY CHAIN MOTHERING | EUGENE, OR | $15,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE | EUGENE, OR | $15,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WOMENSPACE | EUGENE, OR | $15,000 | 2026 | OPERATING FUNDS |
| LOOKING GLASS | EUGENE, OR | $15,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| EUGENE SYMPHONY | EUGENE, OR | $15,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PARENTING NOW (FKA BIRTH TO THREE) | EUGENE, OH | $10,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CENTER FOR COMMUNITY COUNSELING | EUGENE, OR | $10,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NORTHWEST YOUTH CORPS | EUGENE, OR | $10,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SPRINGFIELD EDUCATION FOUNDATION | SPRINGFIELD, OR | $5,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NATURE CONSERVANCY | PORTLAND, OR | $5,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MUSEO ITALO AMERICANO | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| RELIEF NURSERY INC | EUGENE, OR | $5,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ARTS AND BUSINESS ALLIANCE OF EUGENE | EUGENE, OR | $2,500 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF OREGON FOUNDATION | EUGENE, OR | $500,000 | 2025 | POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP |
| OPHELIA'S PLACE | EUGENE, OR | $200,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | EUGENE, OR | $60,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FOOD FOR LANE COUNTY | EUGENE, OR | $50,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SW OREGON | EUGENE, OR | $50,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| EUGENE CONCERT CHOIR | EUGENE, OR | $35,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| EUGENE OPERA | EUGENE, OR | $35,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ACLU FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SHELTERCARE | EUGENE, OR | $30,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| OREGON MOZART PLAYERS | EUGENE, OR | $20,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| OREGON CONTEMPORARY THEATRE (FKA LORD LEEBRICK THEATRE) | EUGENE, OR | $20,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HIV ALLIANCE | EUGENE, OR | $20,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE | EUGENE, OR | $15,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| DAISY CHAIN MOTHERING | EUGENE, OR | $15,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| EUGENE SYMPHONY | EUGENE, OR | $15,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PARENTING NOW (FKA BIRTH TO THREE) | EUGENE, OH | $10,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| LOOKING GLASS | EUGENE, OR | $10,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NORTHWEST YOUTH CORPS | EUGENE, OR | $10,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ARTS AND BUSINESS ALLIANCE OF EUGENE | EUGENE, OR | $5,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| RELIEF NURSERY INC | EUGENE, OR | $5,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NATURE CONSERVANCY | PORTLAND, OR | $5,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON FOUNDATION
$1,000,000POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP; OPERATING SUPPORT BOLMER INSTITUTE
SACRED HEART PEACE HEALTH FOUNDATION
$250,000OPERATING SUPPORT
EUGENE CONCERT CHOIR
$50,000OPERATING SUPPORT
EUGENE OPERA
$40,000OPERATING SUPPORT
ACLU FOUNDATION
$30,000OPERATING SUPPORT
OREGON MOZART PLAYERS
$25,000OPERATING SUPPORT
OREGON CONTEMPORARY THEATRE (FKA LORD LEEBRICK THEATRE)
$20,000OPERATING SUPPORT
DAISY CHAIN MOTHERING
$15,000OPERATING SUPPORT
WOMENSPACE
$15,000OPERATING FUNDS
EUGENE SYMPHONY
$15,000OPERATING SUPPORT
CENTER FOR COMMUNITY COUNSELING
$10,000OPERATING SUPPORT
SPRINGFIELD EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$5,000OPERATING SUPPORT
NATURE CONSERVANCY
$5,000OPERATING SUPPORT
MUSEO ITALO AMERICANO
$5,000OPERATING SUPPORT
ARTS AND BUSINESS ALLIANCE OF EUGENE
$2,500OPERATING SUPPORT
EUGENE CONCERT CHOIR
$35,000OPERATING SUPPORT
EUGENE OPERA
$35,000OPERATING SUPPORT
ACLU FOUNDATION
$30,000OPERATING SUPPORT
OREGON MOZART PLAYERS
$20,000OPERATING SUPPORT
OREGON CONTEMPORARY THEATRE (FKA LORD LEEBRICK THEATRE)
$20,000OPERATING SUPPORT
DAISY CHAIN MOTHERING
$15,000OPERATING SUPPORT
EUGENE SYMPHONY
$15,000OPERATING SUPPORT
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$10,000OPERATING SUPPORT
ARTS AND BUSINESS ALLIANCE OF EUGENE
$5,000OPERATING SUPPORT