Clark Foundation
Portland, OR · EIN 23-7423789. Reported 383 grants totalling $7,134,400 to 177 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. 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. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De La Salle North Catholic High | Portland, OR | $439,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Mary's Academy | Portland, OR | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Edison High School | Portland, OR | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Found | Portland, OR | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Portland | Portland, OR | $220,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon State University Foundation | Portland, OR | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Thomas More School | Portland, OR | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Andrews Nativity School | Portland, OR | $185,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon Zoo Foundation | Portland, OR | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Portland Art Museum | Portland, OR | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sisters of St Mary of Oregon | Beaverton, OR | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maybelle Center | Portland, OR | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YWCA of Greater Portland | Portland, OR | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dress for Success | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jesuit High School | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ohsu | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Oregon Food Bank | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon Public Broadcasting | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon Rail Heritage Museum | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross | Portland, OR | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Andrew Legal Clinic | Portland, OR | $86,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Music Workshop | Portland, OR | $86,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels | Portland, OR | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Medical Teams International | Portland, OR | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cyocamp Howard | Portland, OR | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dove Lewis Animal Hospital | Portland, OR | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Living Deseret | Palm Desert, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sisters of the Holy Names | Lake Oswego, OR | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Holy Cross Catholic School | Portland, OR | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jesuits West | Portland, OR | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oregon Humane Society | Portland, OR | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon Coast Aquarium | Newport, OR | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Camp Ukandu | Portland, OR | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Holy Family School | Portland, OR | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon Symphony | Portland, OR | $56,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Blanchet House of Hospitality | Portland, OR | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| CASA for Children - Clatsop | Astoria, OR | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Our Just Future | Portland, OR | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Store to Door | Portland, OR | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Full Circle Programs | Tigard, OR | $54,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Catholic Charities of Oregon | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Impact Nw | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon Health & Science Univ Founda | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Lemonade | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Alexander Catholic Church | Cornelius, OR | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| La Pine Community Kitchen | La Pine, OR | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Saturday Academy | Portland, OR | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Urban Gleaners | Portland, OR | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Assistance League of Greater Portla | Beaverton, OR | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cares Nw | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Coaster Theatre Productions | Cannon Beach, OR | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friendly House | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Heart of Oregon Corps | Bend, OR | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oregon Ballet Theatre | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon Historical Society | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Portland Center Stage | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tucker Maxon Oral School | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Clare School | Portland, OR | $38,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Adelante Mujeres | Forest Grove, OR | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fora Health | Portland, OR | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nw Catholic Counseling | Portland, OR | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| CASA for Children - Multnomah | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chamber Music Northwest | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Portland Rescue Mission | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sport Oregon Foundation | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Union Gospel Mission | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Warm Springs Fire & Safety | Warm Springs, OR | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| All Classical Portland | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| CASA for Children | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of Hopewell House | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Human Solutions | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Portland Youthbuilders | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Zenger Farm | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| High Desert Museum | Bend, OR | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Beaverton Arts Foundation | Beaverton, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Broadway Rose Theatre | Tigard, OR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Idanha-Detriot Rural Fire Dept | Idanha, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lifeworks Northwest | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lift Up | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Linnton Community Center | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Coast Conservancy | Seaside, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nw Housing Alternatives | Milwaukie, OR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Peace in Schools | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Portland Summerfest | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Portland Tennis & Education | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rose Haven | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cascade AIDS Project | Portland, OR | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Girls Inc of the Pacific Northwest | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mater Dei Radio | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Prison Fellowship | Lansdowne, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Raphael House | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Reading Results | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Special Olympics Oregon | Beaverton, OR | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Young People's Theatre Project | Ann Arbor, MI | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cannon Beach Fire & Rescue Assoc | Cannon Beach, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Congregation of Holy Cross | Notre Dame, IN | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fighting Pretty | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 Voice Music | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oregon Rail Foundation | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Park Academy | Lake Oswego, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Partners for Hunger Free Oregon | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Smart Reading | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Grotto | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Young Life North Coast | Colorado Springs, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United States Fund for Unicef | New York, NY | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Matthew Lutheran Church Pantry | Beaverton, OR | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| CASA for Childrean of Klamath Count | Klamath Falls, OR | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Clackamas Women's Services | Oregon City, OR | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Mary's Home for Boys | Beaverton, OR | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Amani Center | St Helens, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cannon Beach Police Dept | Cannon Beach, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Center of Clackamas Coun | Oregon City, 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 |
| Healing Reins | Bend, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Midtown Hart | Sacramento, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mother & Child Education Center | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| My Fathers House | Gresham, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oregon Jewish Museum | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Path Home | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pickleberry Pie Inc | Cheltenham, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Portland Homeless Family Solutions | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Women of Women International | Washington DC, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Agape Village | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Als Northwest | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blanchet Farm | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Aid | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cascade Head Biosphere Collaborativ | Lincoln City, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community for Positive Aging | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Financial Beginnings of Oregon | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Freedom Foursquare Church | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Quad | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Raleigh Hills School PTO | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shadow Project | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wheel to Walk Foundation | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youthline | 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 |
| 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 |
| College Possible | Portland, OR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Action | Portland, OR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Transitional School | Portland, OR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kindred Partners | Beaverton, OR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| On the Move | Portland, OR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Portland Street Medicine | Portland, OR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Ledo | Portland, OR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sarah Bellum's Bakery Workshop | Portland, OR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 |
99 of 177 (56%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 68%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
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 recipient's own IRS classification, for the 213 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
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 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 98% of this one's giving went to organizations in Oregon. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- 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 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
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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