Education Grants in Oregon

685 foundations fund education programs in Oregon. See who they are, what they give, and how to reach them.

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Live programs funding education in Oregon that your nonprofit can apply to now.

Open nowCloses in 3 days (Oct 1, 2026)Award: $10K – $25K

OLF Annual Grants – Category C

From Oregon Law Foundation

Diversity in the legal professionLegal educationPublic education about the law+1 more

Who can apply: Applicants must be organizations that promote diversity in the legal profession or support education about the law and must satisfy OLF's grantee standards, guidelines, and funding categories. New and current grantees may apply.

Open nowRolling / open intakeAward: Varies

National Direct Instruction Conference Grants

From Engelmann Foundation

Direct InstructionTeacher professional developmentEducation

Who can apply: Applicants seeking support to attend the annual National Direct Instruction Conference. Detailed eligibility criteria are not provided in the scraped content.

Open nowCloses in 4 days (Oct 2, 2026)Award: Up to $150K

K-12 Education Grants (Standard Application / Operating Support)

From James F & Marion L Miller Foundation

K-12 educationEducationGeneral operating support

Who can apply: Applicants must be Oregon organizations conducting eligible K-12 education activities with annual operating expenses over $25,000. Organizations generally must have operated for at least three years and provide ongoing community programs or services. The Foundation excludes many activities, including higher education, tuition assistance, STEM-focused education, social services, and requests for individual schools or classrooms. Applicants begin with the Eligibility Quiz in the Organization Grants Portal.

Open nowCloses in 4 days (Oct 2, 2026)Award: Up to $500K

Journalism Grants

From National Institute for Health Care Mgmt Research & Educational Foundation

Health Care Costs & QualityHealth Care ConsolidationArtificial Intelligence+3 more

Who can apply: Journalists from national and local print, digital, trade, and broadcast news organizations, including nonprofit and for-profit news organizations, as well as freelancers, are welcome to apply.

Open nowCloses in 18 days (Oct 16, 2026)

Educational Innovation Awards

From American Assoc of Orthodontists Fdn

Orthodontic educationEducational innovation

Who can apply: The program is identified as an AAOF priority award area. Detailed eligibility and award amounts were not provided in the scraped content.

Open nowCloses in 18 days (Oct 16, 2026)Award: Varies

AAOF Awards Program (Biomedical Research, Faculty Fellowships, Center Awards, Research Aid, Educational Innovation, Program Awards)

From American Assoc of Orthodontists Fdn

Orthodontic biomedical researchOrthodontic faculty developmentPostdoctoral orthodontic fellowships+5 more

Who can apply: Applicants must meet the eligibility requirements in the AAOF Awards Program Guidelines. Awards support orthodontic education, research, faculty development, postdoctoral fellowship, center, program, and research aid activities. Specific eligibility varies by award category.

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Largest Education in Oregon Foundations

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

BALTIMORE, MD

Annual Giving

$594.1M

Total Assets

$25.3B

Median Grant

$120K

B430National
THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY

Annual Giving

$475.8M

Total Assets

$7.8B

Median Grant

$500K

B82National
US COMMITTEE FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS INC

ARLINGTON, VA

Annual Giving

$274.5M

Total Assets

$133.9M

Median Grant

$150K

B99National
President and Fellows of Harvard College

CAMBRIDGE, MA

Annual Giving

$273.3M

Total Assets

$79.9B

Median Grant

$86K

B500National
THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATION

CONSHOHOCKEN, PA

Annual Giving

$258.7M

Total Assets

$1.5B

Median Grant

$25K

B82National
Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Annual Giving

$240.2M

Total Assets

$22.2B

Median Grant

$75K

B430National
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON FOUNDATION

EUGENE, OR

Annual Giving

$224.7M

Total Assets

$3B

Median Grant

$25.3M

B110Local
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK

NEW YORK, NY

Annual Giving

$208.3M

Total Assets

$26B

Median Grant

$69K

B430National
JOHN S AND JAMES L KNIGHT FOUNDATION

MIAMI, FL

Annual Giving

$198.6M

Total Assets

$2.5B

Median Grant

$107K

B82National
THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION

PALO ALTO, CA

Annual Giving

$195.5M

Total Assets

$2B

Median Grant

$100K

B82National
THE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY INC

NEW YORK, NY

Annual Giving

$189.7M

Total Assets

$171.8M

Median Grant

$56K

B99National
CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK

New York, NY

Annual Giving

$180.9M

Total Assets

$4.8B

Median Grant

$188K

B124National
Yale University

New Haven, CT

Annual Giving

$168.2M

Total Assets

$58.9B

Median Grant

$110K

B430National
OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

PORTLAND, OR

Annual Giving

$165M

Total Assets

$1.7B

Median Grant

$4.5M

B110Local
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

PITTSBURGH, PA

Annual Giving

$149.1M

Total Assets

$10.9B

Median Grant

$84K

B99National
Cornell University

ITHACA, NY

Annual Giving

$126.7M

Total Assets

$19.8B

Median Grant

$88K

B430National
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

SAINT LOUIS, MO

Annual Giving

$120.7M

Total Assets

$22.3B

Median Grant

$54K

B430National
Ascendium Education Solutions Inc

MADISON, WI

Annual Giving

$117.5M

Total Assets

$222.6M

Median Grant

$89K

B82ZNational
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY

BOSTON, MA

Annual Giving

$109.8M

Total Assets

$9.3B

Median Grant

$110K

B43National
INDIAN PAINTBRUSH FOUNDATION

WASHINGTON, DC

Annual Giving

$102.9M

Total Assets

$1.9B

Median Grant

$138K

B82INational
EWING MARION KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION

KANSAS CITY, MO

Annual Giving

$95M

Total Assets

$2.5B

Median Grant

$82K

B82Regional
Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Annual Giving

$91.2M

Total Assets

$14.8B

Median Grant

$53K

B43National
University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Annual Giving

$90.9M

Total Assets

$15.8B

Median Grant

$142K

B430National
ALFRED P SLOAN FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY

Annual Giving

$85.4M

Total Assets

$2.2B

Median Grant

$100K

B82National
University of Notre Dame du Lac

Notre Dame, IN

Annual Giving

$84.8M

Total Assets

$29.6B

Median Grant

$35K

B430National

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