Robert and Mary Jane Smith
Clackamas, OR · EIN 81-4452918. Reported 198 grants totalling $6,418,429 to 88 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. Robert and Mary Jane Smith 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 $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $35,000; the smallest was $3,000 and the largest $500,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operation Helo | Maiden, NC | $800,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Breckenridge Outdoor Education Cent Po Box 697 | Breckenridge, CO | $340,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Dodge Community Church | Estacada, OR | $338,429 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Portland, OR | $315,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Peace Health Sw Medical Center Foundation | Vancouver, WA | $285,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Christ the Vine Lutheran Church | Damascus, OR | $205,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cross Purposes | Denver, CO | $205,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Tampa, FL | $205,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Columbia Presbyterian Church | Vancouver, WA | $191,350 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Estacada Fire Volunteer Association | Estacada, OR | $185,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lake Chinook Fire and Rescue | Culver, OR | $185,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Aaron Meyers School of Music Oregon Music Hall of Fame | Portland, OR | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Salvation Army - Disaster Relie | Happy Valley, OR | $170,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Crisis Center | Santa Monica, CA | $155,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| B-17 Alliance Foundation | Milwaukie, OR | $152,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Steele Memorial Medical Center | Salmon, ID | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Als Association Pf | Portland, OR | $140,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sunday School Fellowship | Milwaukie, OR | $120,650 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ohsu Foundation | Portland, OR | $120,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Summit County Rescue | Breckenridge, CO | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Faith in Practice | Houston, TX | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| CASA of Clackamas County | Oregon City, OR | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Alaska Community Foundation | Anchorage, AK | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Grand View Christian Academy | Beavercreek, OR | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Victory Academy | Tualatin, OR | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Operation Underground Railroad | Denver, CO | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Colton School District | Colton, OR | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Family Promise of Clark County | Kelso, WA | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Meals on Wheels | Portland, OR | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Christ the Vine School | Damascus, OR | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Urological Research Foundation | St Louis, MO | $60,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Johns Presbyterian Church | Camas, WA | $47,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Trash No Land | Washougal, WA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Clackamas Community College Ross Smith Endowment | Milwaukie, OR | $40,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Idaho Scouting America | Boise, ID | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mt Hood Museum | Government Camp, OR | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Sunshine Division | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Sw Washington | Vancouver, WA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Careers in Construction | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| College Possible | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Denver Christian School | Lakewood, CO | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Longhopes Donkey Shelter | Bennett, CO | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Clackamas Valley Baptist Church | Estacada, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope Haven Charitable Trust | Sedalia, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| National Wheelchair Bb | Colorado Springs, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Spring Mountain Christian | Clackamas, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Summit County Rescue Group | Breckenridge, CO | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Performing Arts Academy | Highlands Ranch, CO | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Back Packs of Love | Eugene, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Campfire Columbia | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Horses of Hope | Turner, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| L'arche Portland | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| LSU Health Sciences | Shreveport, LA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Pooch | Lake Oswego, OR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Seaside Elks Lodge 1748 | Seaside, OR | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Salvation Army | Happy Valley, OR | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vancouver Public School One of a Kind Drum Line | Vancouver, WA | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Continuum Arts Collective | North Berwick, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Milwaukie Lutheran Church | Milwaukie, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Newberg Animal Shelter | Newbrg, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Cajun Relief Inc | New Orleans, LA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YMCA Columbia Willamette | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls of Sw Washington | Vancouver, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Charis Counseling | Vancouver, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Doernbecher Children's Hospital | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Experience Camp | Westport, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kathy's Place | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Native Americans Rising | Vancouver, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ocean Conservancy | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Oregon Music Hall of Fame | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ross Smith Endowment | Milwaukie, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Second Harvest | Spokane, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sonoma Valley Education | Sonoma, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Lukes Hospital Foundation | Boise, ID | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| VFW Post 12140 | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Discovery Place | Charlotte, NC | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Foundation for Vancouver | Vancouver, WA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| La Salle Catholic College Preparatory | Milwaukie, OR | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Caring Closet | Vancouver, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado Search and Rescue | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Daniel's Place | North Manchester, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Emmit Pyatt Foundation | Vancouver, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salvage Chief | Astoria, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Angel Fund Als Research | Wakefield, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vietnamese Community of Clark | Vancouver, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Apogee 307 | Casper, WY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
44 of 88 (50%) 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 74%, 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 83 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 | 33 | $615,000 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 33 | $1,203,429 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 36 | $1,210,000 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 43 | $1,500,000 | $20,000 |
| 2025 | 53 | $1,890,000 | $20,000 |
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
47% 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 $20,000. 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 Robert and Mary Jane Smith'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: P O Box 2347, Clackamas, OR, 97015. 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.
EIN 81-4452918 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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