Clark Foundation
Portland, OR · EIN 23-7423789. Reported 512 grants totalling $8,879,700 to 212 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Clark Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $150,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Academy | Portland, OR | $540,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| De La Salle North Catholic High | Portland, OR | $473,700 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Found | Portland, OR | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Edison High School | Portland, OR | $325,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| University of Portland | Portland, OR | $270,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Andrews Nativity School | Portland, OR | $235,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Oregon State University Foundation | Portland, OR | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Thomas More School | Portland, OR | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oregon Zoo Foundation | Portland, OR | $175,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Portland Art Museum | Portland, OR | $165,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sisters of St Mary of Oregon | Beaverton, OR | $145,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Oregon Food Bank | Portland, OR | $140,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Maybelle Center | Portland, OR | $130,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| YWCA of Greater Portland | Portland, OR | $130,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Dress for Success | Portland, OR | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Girl Scouts | Portland, OR | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Oregon Public Broadcasting | Portland, OR | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Meals on Wheels | Portland, OR | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Medical Teams International | Portland, OR | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Jesuit High School | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Living Deseret | Palm Desert, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Ohsu | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Oregon Health & Science Univ Founda | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Oregon Rail Heritage Museum | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sisters of the Holy Names | Lake Oswego, OR | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross | Portland, OR | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dove Lewis Animal Hospital | Portland, OR | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Holy Cross Catholic School | Portland, OR | $95,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Oregon Coast Aquarium | Newport, OR | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Oregon Humane Society | Portland, OR | $90,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Andrew Legal Clinic | Portland, OR | $88,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Music Workshop | Portland, OR | $86,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Camp Ukandu | Portland, OR | $85,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Catholic Charities of Oregon | Portland, OR | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Our Just Future | Portland, OR | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Blanchet House of Hospitality | Portland, OR | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Cyocamp Howard | Portland, OR | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Holy Family School | Portland, OR | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Oregon Symphony | Portland, OR | $71,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| CASA for Children - Clatsop | Astoria, OR | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jesuits West | Portland, OR | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Store to Door | Portland, OR | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Impact Nw | Portland, OR | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement | Portland, OR | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| La Pine Community Kitchen | La Pine, OR | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Project Lemonade | Portland, OR | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Heart of Oregon Corps | Bend, OR | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Idanha-Detriot Rural Fire Dept | Idanha, OR | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Urban Gleaners | Portland, OR | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Full Circle Programs | Tigard, OR | $54,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Assistance League of Greater Portla | Beaverton, OR | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| CASA for Children - Multnomah | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Catholic Charities | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Coaster Theatre Productions | Cannon Beach, OR | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friendly House | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Oregon Ballet Theatre | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Oregon Historical Society | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Portland Center Stage | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Alexander Catholic Church | Cornelius, OR | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Clare School | Portland, OR | $48,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Adelante Mujeres | Forest Grove, OR | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Saturday Academy | Portland, OR | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nw Catholic Counseling | Portland, OR | $42,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cares Nw | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chamber Music Northwest | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Portland Rescue Mission | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Sport Oregon Foundation | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Tucker Maxon Oral School | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fora Health | Portland, OR | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of Hopewell House | Portland, OR | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| All Classical Portland | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Broadway Rose Theatre | Tigard, OR | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Linnton Community Center | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Peace in Schools | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Portland Youthbuilders | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Rose Haven | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Union Gospel Mission | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Warm Springs Fire & Safety | Warm Springs, OR | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| High Desert Museum | Bend, OR | $27,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| CASA for Children | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Columbia River Martime Museum | Astoria, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Human Solutions | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lift Up | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Nw Housing Alternatives | Milwaukie, OR | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Park Academy | Lake Oswego, OR | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Portland Tennis & Education | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Zenger Farm | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cascade AIDS Project | Portland, OR | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Raphael House | Portland, OR | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| St Mary's Home for Boys | Beaverton, OR | $20,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Beaverton Arts Foundation | Beaverton, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girls Inc of the Pacific Northwest | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Lifeworks Northwest | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| North Coast Conservancy | Seaside, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oregon Rail Foundation | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Partners for Hunger Free Oregon | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Portland Summerfest | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Smart Reading | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Special Olympics Oregon | Beaverton, OR | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Cannon Beach Police Dept | Cannon Beach, OR | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Congregation of Holy Cross | Notre Dame, IN | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Every Child Pdx | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fighting Pretty | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mater Dei Radio | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Prison Fellowship | Lansdowne, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reading Results | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Transition Projects | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Yamhill Enrichment Society | Mcminnville, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth Villages Oregon | Lake Oswego, OR | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ascend | Portland, OR | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Healing Reins | Bend, OR | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| St Matthew Lutheran Church Pantry | Beaverton, OR | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Young People's Theatre Project | Ann Arbor, MI | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Albertina Kerr | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cannon Beach Fire & Rescue Assoc | Cannon Beach, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Center of Clackamas Coun | Oregon City, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Frazier Farmstead Museum | Miltonfreewater, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girls on the Run of Portland Metro | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| My Fathers House | Gresham, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| My Voice Music | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Path Home | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Rebuilding Together | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Santiam Hearts to Arts | Mill City, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sisters of the Road | Marylhurst, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Smart | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Grotto | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Young Life North Coast | Colorado Springs, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth Villages of Oregon | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| CASA for Childrean of Klamath Count | Klamath Falls, OR | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| United States Fund for Unicef | New York, NY | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls on the Run Greater Oregon | Portland, OR | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pickleberry Pie Inc | West Linn, OR | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Agape Village | Portland, OR | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Als Northwest | Portland, OR | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Aid | Portland, OR | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Clackamas Women's Services | Oregon City, OR | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community for Positive Aging | Portland, OR | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Quad | Portland, OR | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Shadow Project | Portland, OR | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Amani Center | St Helens, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gleaners of Clackamas County | Oregon City, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Joyrx | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Make a Wish | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Midtown Hart | Sacramento, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mother & Child Education Center | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Opera in the Park Portland | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Oregon Jewish Museum | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pickleberry Pie Inc | Cheltenham, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Portland Homeless Family Solutions | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Westwind | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Women of Women International | Washington DC, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youthline | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Community Transitional School | Portland, OR | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Community Action | Portland, OR | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Kindred Partners | Beaverton, OR | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Bird Alliance of Oregon | Portland, OR | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| College Possible | Portland, OR | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Constructing Hope | Portland, OR | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Family Justice Center of Wa County | Beaverton, OR | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Portland Street Medicine | Portland, OR | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Blanchet Farm | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cascade Head Biosphere Collaborativ | Lincoln City, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Financial Beginnings of Oregon | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Freedom Foursquare Church | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Lake County Library | Lakeview, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| High Desert Chamber Music | Bend, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Holy Family Academy | Salem, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kinship House | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neuro Therapeutics Pediatric Therap | Hillsboro, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Newell Pioneer Village | St Paul, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Northeast Emergency Food Program | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oregon Society of Artists | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pdx Jazz | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Portland Audubon | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Portland Backpack | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Raleigh Hills School PTO | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wheel to Walk Foundation | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Assistance League of Columbia Pacif | Astoria, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Autism Mustang Alliance | Mulino, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Portland, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cannon Beach History Center | Cannon Beach, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Every Body Athletics | Portland, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friends of Explorer Post 58 | Portland, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Growing Healthy Minds | Portland, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| High Desert Food & Farm Alliance | Bend, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Holla | Bend, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| NAMI Washington County | Aloha, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Oregon Int'l Ballet Academy | Beaverton, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Outside in | Portland, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Paws Assisting Veterans | Cornelius, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Phame | Portland, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Portland Play House | Portland, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Portland Youth Philharmonic | Portland, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sande School of Horsemanship | Warren, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Unity Shelter | Corvallis, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community Partners for Affordable H | Portland, OR | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Germaine's Culinary Inc | Portland, OR | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Snowcap | Portland, OR | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| David's Harp | Portland, OR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nw Association for Blind Athletes | Vancouver, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| On the Move | Portland, OR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oregon Parks Forever | Portland, OR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Project Ledo | Portland, OR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sarah Bellum's Bakery Workshop | Portland, OR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sherwood Hs Band Booster Club | Sherwood, OR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| William Temple House | Portland, OR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camp Blue Spruce | Portland, OR | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Qigong Sensory Training Institute | Portland, OR | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
124 of 212 (58%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 71%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- St Mary's Academy
EDUCATIONAL - VARIOUS PROGRAMS - De La Salle North Catholic High
EDUCATIONAL - FINANCIAL AID - Edison High School
CHARITABLE - BUILDING FUND - Providence St Vincent Medical Found
CHARITABLE - PROGRAM SUPPORT - St Andrews Nativity School
EDUCATIONAL - SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - Jesuit High School
EDUCATIONAL - TUITION ASSISTANCE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 286 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 87 | $1,708,700 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 87 | $1,989,200 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 95 | $1,793,500 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 114 | $1,643,000 | $10,000 |
| 2025 | 129 | $1,745,300 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
98% of its giving went to organizations in Oregon. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Oregon.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Clark Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 9755 Sw Barnes Rd Suite 440, Portland, OR, 97225. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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