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Whipple Foundation Fund
EducationCommunity Engagement
Who can apply: Organizations advancing lifelong learning in Douglas County.
Deadline: Applications open June 1-July 15 and December 1-January 15 annually.
About Oregon Community Foundation
To improve the lives of all Oregonians through the power of philanthropy.
Focus Areas
EducationHealth and Well-beingArts & CultureEconomic and Community VitalityCommunity EngagementHomelessness and HousingLand and NatureEmergency ResponseHousing Stability
Who They Fund
K–12 students and youth (including OST/mentoring participants)College and university studentsLow-income individuals and families receiving human servicesWorkforce/jobseeker populations
About Oregon Community Foundation
The Oregon Community Foundation channels large, recurring resources into Oregon housing, education, civic participation, and basic-needs work. In the recent grants list, the largest award goes to Family Promise of Tualatin Valley in Tigard for $10,549,192, followed by major support for Hollis Foundation in Portland at $8,619,747 and College Housing Northwest in Portland at $7,592,685. Those grants sit alongside multi-million-dollar awards to Oregon Consumer Justice, Oregon State University Foundation, and Oregon Health And Science University Foundation, showing a portfolio that reaches from housing stability to higher education and public-serving institutions. The foundation also manages program areas such as Project Turnkey, scholarship funding, and community grants for local solutions, which helps explain why its grantmaking touches both direct service delivery and organizational support. It is a mixed community foundation with program-related investments and a broad statewide footprint across Oregon.
What Oregon Community Foundation Funds
Housing is one of the clearest themes in the recent grants. The Oregon Community Foundation gave $5,278,756 to Northwest Coastal Housing in Newport and $4,781,730 to Mid Columbia Community Action Council in The Dalles, both marked for housing. Education appears in several forms: the foundation awarded $5,347,299 to Oregon State University Foundation in Corvallis for higher education, and $1,787,351 to Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde in Grand Ronde for K-12 education. Civic participation also shows up in the recent list, including $2,740,858 to Urban League of Portland and $2,379,938 to Four Way Community Foundation, both coded for civic engagement. Human services are another visible strand, with grants to Helping Hands Re-Entry Outreach Centers in Seaside, Alternative Youth Activities in Coos Bay, Oregon Food Bank in Portland, and Native American Youth & Family Center in Portland.
How Oregon Community Foundation Gives
Typical grants are in the mid-five-figure range: the p25 is $12,400, the median is $26,200, and the p75 is $60,000. At the same time, the recent grants list shows a small number of very large awards, including several in the millions. The foundation is a mixed community foundation, so its giving combines competitive funds, named funds, and program administration. Recipients also appear across multiple years in the recent list, including Oregon Consumer Justice, Oregon State University Foundation, and Oregon Health And Science University Foundation, which suggests repeated support for some organizations rather than one-time-only grants. Some active programs accept unsolicited applications, including community grants and several named funds.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$190.7M
Total Assets
$3.3B
Total Revenue
$293.7M
Total Expenses
$223.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $12K and $60K, with a median of $26K.
25th Percentile
$12K
Median
$26K
75th Percentile
$60K
Geographic Reach
Local36 states funded
About 83% of grants go to recipients in OR.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Lisa Mensah
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