The Kinsman Foundation
Milwaukie, OR · EIN 93-0861885. Reported 413 grants totalling $4,859,148 to 197 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. The Kinsman 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 $15,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $80,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Health & Science University Foundation | Portland, OR | $320,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Restore Oregon Inc | Portland, OR | $175,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Literary Arts Inc | Portland, OR | $106,750 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Santiam Pass Ski Lodge | Sisters, OR | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine | Cave Junction, OR | $96,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Portland Center Stage | Portland, OR | $95,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Broadway Rose Theatre Company | Tigard, OR | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Imago the Theatre Mask Ensemble | Portland, OR | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Miracle Theatre Group | Portland, OR | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon Public Broadcasting | Portland, OR | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association | Ashland, OR | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Astoria Arts and Movement Center | Astoria, OR | $74,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chintimini Wildlife Center | Corvallis, OR | $74,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon Council for the Humanities | Portland, OR | $72,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wildlife Center of the North Coast | Astoria, OR | $71,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Artists Repertory Theatre | Portland, OR | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Old Church Society Inc | Portland, OR | $67,987 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Badger Run Wildlife Rehab | Klamath Falls, OR | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Camp Fire Columbia | Portland, OR | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cascades Raptor Center | Eugene, OR | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cumberland Community Events Center | Albany, OR | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mark Prairie Historical Society | Canby, OR | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nonprofit Association of Oregon | Portland, OR | $63,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Wildlife Foundation | Molalla, OR | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Portland Audubon Society | Portland, OR | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Portland Institute for Contemporary Art | Portland, OR | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Third Rail Repertory Theatre | Portland, OR | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Profile Theatre Project | Portland, OR | $59,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rowena Wildlife Clinic | The Dalles, OR | $56,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts Inc | Portland, OR | $52,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| HAND2MOUTH | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Blue Mountain Wildlife | Pendleton, OR | $48,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon Coast Aquarium Inc | Newport, OR | $48,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Portland Revels | Portland, OR | $48,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stumptown Stages | Lake Oswego, OR | $48,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fishtrap Inc | Enterprise, OR | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Liberty Restoration Inc | Astoria, OR | $40,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oregon Contemporary Theatre | Eugene, OR | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Powerhouse Center on the Bull Run Incorporated | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Triangle Productions | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Upward Bound Camp for Persons With Special Needs Inc | Gates, OR | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Oregon | Cove, OR | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Portland Actors Conservatory | Portland, OR | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Confluences | Vancouver, WA | $34,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Forests Forever Inc | Oregon City, OR | $33,371 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alberta Abbey Foundation | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Applegate House Heritage Arts & Education Inc | Yoncalla, OR | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bag & Baggage Productions | Hillsboro, OR | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bosco-Milligan Foundation | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Coho Productions Ltd | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jacknife-Zion-Horseheaven Historical Society | Estacada, OR | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lgbtq Community Center Fund | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Portland Playhouse | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alex Rovello Memorial Foundation | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ashland Parks Foundation | Ashland, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Astoria Downtown Development Association | Astoria, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Central Catholic High School | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crag Rats | Hood River, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Davids Chair Outdoor Mobility Systems | White City, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Presbyterian Church Corvallis | Corvallis, OR | $25,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Josephy Center for Arts and Culture | Joseph, OR | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Weston Area Development Association | Weston, OR | $20,700 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Central Lutheran Church | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Creswell Heritage Foundation | Creswell, OR | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girls Inc of the Pacific Northwest | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hawkwatch International Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Klamath Bird Observatory | Ashland, OR | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center | Enterprise, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Molalla Area Historical Society | Molalla, OR | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mount Hood Towne Hall Association Inc | Mt Hood, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oregon Arts Watch | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon Bird Alliance | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Poetry Northwest | Everett, WA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sowelu Theater | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stages of Life | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Think Wild | Bend, OR | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Portland | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust | Vancouver, WA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wallowa History Center Inc | Wallowa, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Umatilla County Historical Society | Pendleton, OR | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Historic Union Community Hall | Union, OR | $16,900 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| City of Antelope Oregon | Antelope, OR | $16,800 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Angels in the Outfield | Oregon City, OR | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Benton County Historical Society | Philomath, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Hopewell House | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Ncrd | Nehalem, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oysterville Community Club | Oysterville, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Risk-Reward | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ten Fifteen Productions | Astoria, OR | $15,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tillicum Foundation | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Whitman County Historical Society | Colfax, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Willamette Falls Hertiage Foundation Inc | West Linn, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southern Oregon Historical Society | Medford, OR | $14,950 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Geercrest Farm & Historical Society Inc | Salem, OR | $12,565 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Clackamas County Historical Society | Oregon City, OR | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Davids Chair Outdoor Mobility Systems | Medford, OR | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dogs for the Deaf Inc | Central Point, OR | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mcloughlin Memorial Association | Oregon City, OR | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nordic Northwest | Portland, OR | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Portland Mountain Rescue | Portland, OR | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tillamook County Habitat for Humanity | Tillamook, OR | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jpr Foundation Inc | Ashland, OR | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neskowin Coast Foundation | Otis, OR | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Willamalane Park and Recreation District | Springfield, OR | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Living New Deal Project | Berkeley, CA | $11,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ontario Oregon Basque Club Inc | Portland, OR | $10,971 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yamhill County CASA Program | Mcminnville, OR | $10,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Columbia Arts | Hood River, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Columbia Gorge Orchestra Association | Hood River, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Columbia Theatre Association for the Performing Arts | Longview, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| East Washington County Shelter Partnership Council Inc | Tigard, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of Timberline | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lakewood Theatre Company | Lake Oswego, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mountain Top Wildlife | White Salmon, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peter Britt Gardens Music and Arts Festival Association | Medford, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pittock Mansion Society | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Polk County Historical Society | Monmouth, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Portland Art Museum | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Portland Parks Foundation | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santiam Heritage Foundation | Stayton, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wallowa Resources | Enterprise, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Western Seminary | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Willamette Community and Grange Hall Historic Building Foundation | Corvallis, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Young Mens Christain Association | Medford, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Flora School Education Center | Enterprise, OR | $9,700 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Native Bird Care of Sisters Oregon | Sisters, OR | $9,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Association of Small Foundations | Washington, DC | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Egyptin Theatre Preservation Association | Coos Bay, OR | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Operation Tiny Home | Portland, OR | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Coos Bay Oregon | Coos Bay, OR | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harmony Montessori | Portland, OR | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Waldorf Association of Portland Inc | Milwaukie, OR | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Little Theatre of Walla Walla | Walla Walla, WA | $7,181 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cannon Beach Historical Society | Cannon Beach, OR | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Forever Wild Wildlife Rescue | Umpqua, OR | $6,900 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Mildred Kanipe Memorial Park Association | Oakland, OR | $6,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Albany Regional Museum Corporation | Albany, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Artists and Athletes of Faith | Happy Valley, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ashland New Plays Festival | Ashland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boom Arts Inc | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Butte Creek Mill Foundation | Eagle Point, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Canby Historical Society | Canby, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chehalem Center Association | Newberg, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clackamas County 4-H Association | Oregon City, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Center for the Prforming | Eugene, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crossroads Creative and Performing Arts Center Inc | Baker City, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Disjecta Contamporary Art Center Inc | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Down to Earth Nonprofit | Oregon City, OR | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fonograf Editions | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Forward Stride | Beaverton, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Fish Lake | Springfield, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Sp 4449 Inc | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Prairie City Community Association | Prairie City, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Independent Publishing Resource Center Inc | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Japanese American Museum of Oregon | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leach Botanical Garden | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New York Aikikai Ltd | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northwest Alliance for Alternative Media & Education | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northwest Theatre Workshop | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad | Tillamook, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Original Practice Shakespear Festival | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pacific Railroad Preservation Association Inc | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Partners for the Pac | Astoria, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Passinart a Theatre Company | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Playa | Summer Lake, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Seaside Museum & Historical Society | Seaside, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Theatre Company | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vanport Placemarking Project | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Western Railway Preservation Society | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Willamette Heritage Center | Salem, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yamhill Community Action Partnership | Mcminnville, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Echo Heritage Association | Echo, OR | $4,950 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southern Oregon Friends of Hospice | Medford, OR | $4,900 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arts Council of Pendelton | Pendleton, OR | $4,893 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Notre Dame De Paris Inc | Etna, NH | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mckee Bridge Historical Society | Jacksonville, OR | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lord and Schryver Conservancy | Salem, OR | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The High Desert Museum | Bend, OR | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jacksonville Community Center | Jacksonville, OR | $3,780 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Power House Theater Walla Walla | Walla Walla, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Milwaukie Oregon | Milwaukie, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Yamhelas Westsider Trail | Carlton, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Clackamas School District 12 | Milwaukie, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Original Practice Shakespeare Festival | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic School | Milwaukie, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Candid | New York, NY | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ecology in Classrooms and Outdoors | Portland, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oregon Society of Artists | Portland, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arts Alliance of Yamhill County | Mcminnville, OR | $1,900 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cc Stern Type Foundry | Portland, OR | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Jackson County | Medford, OR | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Willamette Valley Development Officers | Portland, OR | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rainier Oregon Historical Museum | Rainier, OR | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Blue Mountain Resource Conservation and Development Council | Waitsburg, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
87 of 197 (44%) 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 62%, 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.
- Oregon Health & Science University Foundation
HEALTH CARE TRAINING PROGRAM - Literary Arts Inc
ARTISTIC FACILITY IMPROVEMENT - Oregon Public Broadcasting
ARTISTIC MEDIA PROGRAMMING - Chintimini Wildlife Center
NATIVE WILDLIFE REHABILITATION - Willamalane Park and Recreation District
HISTORIC PRESERVATION EXCLUSIVELY PUBLIC PURPOSES - City of Antelope Oregon
HISTORIC PRESERVATION, EXCLUSIVELY PUBLIC PURPOSES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 312 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 100 | $1,231,715 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 105 | $1,212,708 | $7,500 |
| 2023 | 104 | $1,221,264 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 104 | $1,193,461 | $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. 96% 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
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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 The Kinsman 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: 3727 Se Spaulding Avenue, Milwaukie, OR, 97267. 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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