The Terwilliger Plaza Foundation concentrates nearly all of its giving on a single affiliated entity, Terwilliger Plaza Inc., providing recurring, sizable grants earmarked as member subsidies that support residents of the Terwilliger Plaza community in Portland. A much smaller portion of funding goes to a memorial trust tied to fundraising proceeds, indicating a narrow, locally focused mandate that prioritizes direct resident support over broad charitable diversification.
Highly concentrated: few, large grants primarily to a single repeat grantee (Terwilliger Plaza Inc.), with occasional smaller grants to affiliated fundraising/trust vehicles; funding appears programmatic (resident subsidies) and locally focused rather than widely distributed.
Terwilliger Plaza Foundation Inc directs nearly all of its recent giving to one affiliated Portland community: Terwilliger Plaza Inc. The largest recent grant listed is $655,322 in 2024, and the purpose is member subsidies, a pattern that appears again in 2023 and 2025. That recurring support points to a foundation built around underwriting resident affordability and community stability rather than spreading gifts across many unrelated charities. The smaller grants tell the same story from a different angle. In 2024, the foundation also gave $61,074 to the Lesta Hoel Memorial Trust Fund for fundraiser proceeds, alongside other payments to the same trust in 2023 and 2025. Across the recent grants shown, all recipients are in Portland, Oregon, and every grant stays within the United States. The structure is narrow and locally centered, with funding tied to a specific residential community and to memorial or fundraising vehicles connected to that community.
A defining feature of Terwilliger Plaza Foundation Inc is its support for member subsidies at Terwilliger Plaza Inc. The foundation gave $655,322 in 2024, $466,945 in 2023, and $414,933 in 2025 for that purpose, all to the Portland-based affiliate. It also supports fundraising-related vehicles tied to the community. The Lesta Hoel Memorial Trust Fund received $61,074 in 2024, $46,103 in 2023, and $11,883 in 2025, with the grant descriptions referring to fundraiser proceeds or fundraising proceeds. The result is a funding pattern centered on operating support for a membership-based residential community and on the use of memorial or event-derived funds within the same local setting.
The recent grant sizes are uneven but substantial: p25 is $57,331, the median is $264,010, and p75 is $514,039. That spread reflects a small set of large recurring awards rather than many small grants. The recipient list also shows repetition across years. Terwilliger Plaza Inc appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and the Lesta Hoel Memorial Trust Fund appears in all three years as well. The foundation funds organizations, not individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. The pattern is tightly restricted to affiliated recipients and appears to be ongoing year to year.
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Most grants fall between $57K and $514K, with a median of $264K.
25th Percentile
$57K
Median
$264K
75th Percentile
$514K
RYAN MILLER
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Notable grantees: TERWILLIGER PLAZA INC, LESTA HOEL MEMORIAL TRUST FUND
All recent grants go to recipients in Oregon, with 100% of grants to recipients in the HQ state. Portland is the only recipient city shown in the recent grants list, including Terwilliger Plaza Inc and the Lesta Hoel Memorial Trust Fund. The foundation’s giving is local in scope, with no out-of-state or international recipients in the data provided.
Its recent grants center on member subsidies for Terwilliger Plaza Inc in Portland. The largest listed awards are $655,322 in 2024, $466,945 in 2023, and $414,933 in 2025 for that purpose, showing a consistent focus on supporting the affiliated residential community.
It shows repeated grantmaking to the same recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025. Terwilliger Plaza Inc appears in all three years, and the Lesta Hoel Memorial Trust Fund also appears in all three years, indicating an ongoing pattern rather than one-off awards.
All recent grants in the data go to Portland, Oregon, and 100% of grants are to recipients in Oregon. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
The grant size distribution is relatively high and concentrated: p25 is $57,331, the median grant is $264,010, and p75 is $514,039. That points to a small number of substantial awards.
Ryan Miller is listed as leadership for Terwilliger Plaza Foundation Inc.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TERWILLIGER PLAZA INC | PORTLAND, OR | $414,933 | 2025 | MEMBER SUBSIDIES |
| LESTA HOEL MEMORIAL TRUST FUND | PORTLAND, OR | $11,883 | 2025 | FUNDRAISING PROCEEDS |
| TERWILLIGER PLAZA INC | PORTLAND, OR | $655,322 | 2024 | MEMBER SUBSIDIES |
| LESTA HOEL MEMORIAL TRUST FUND | PORTLAND, OR | $61,074 | 2024 | FUNDRAISER PROCEEDS |
| TERWILLIGER PLAZA INC | PORTLAND, OR | $466,945 | 2023 | MEMBER SUBSIDIES |
| LESTA HOEL MEMORIAL TRUST FUND | PORTLAND, OR | $46,103 | 2023 | FUNDRAISER PROCEEDS |
TERWILLIGER PLAZA INC
$414,933MEMBER SUBSIDIES
LESTA HOEL MEMORIAL TRUST FUND
$11,883FUNDRAISING PROCEEDS
TERWILLIGER PLAZA INC
$655,322MEMBER SUBSIDIES
LESTA HOEL MEMORIAL TRUST FUND
$61,074FUNDRAISER PROCEEDS
TERWILLIGER PLAZA INC
$466,945MEMBER SUBSIDIES
LESTA HOEL MEMORIAL TRUST FUND
$46,103FUNDRAISER PROCEEDS