Open Foundations · Oregon

Silver Family Foundation

Portland, Oregon · EIN 061532898. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $3.2M across 50 grants in 2024, a median of $38K each.

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$3.2M
paid in 2024
50
grants paid
$38K
median grant
9%
to first-time recipients
$145.2M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
SILVER FAMILY FOUNDATION
Address
PO BOX 18234, PORTLAND, OR, 97218
Phone
9999999999
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
LETTER OF INQUIRY (LOI) MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE SILVER FAMILY FOUNDATION GRANT PORTAL AT ANY TIME DURING THE YEAR. PLEASE VISIT THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE UNDER GRANTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AS TO WHAT THE LOI MUST INCLUDE AND OTHER STEPS NEEDED
Submission deadline
SPRING CYCLE; GRANT PROPOSALS ARE DUE MARCH 31ST / FALL CYCLE; GRANT PROPOSALS ARE DUE SEPT 3OTH
Restrictions on awards
THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT SUPPORT CAPITAL REQUESTS NOR DOES IT MAKE GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE THE GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE OF OREGON, WASHINGTON, AND IDAHO.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202513439349100016. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

mentoring childrenyouth educationlow incomecollegestudentsschooleducationalcommunity

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 50 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1YounglifeCO$500,000INTRODUCING ADOLESCENTS TO JESUS CHRIST AND HELPING THEM GROW IN THEIR FAITH
2Friends of the Children SeattleWA$250,000MENTORING PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN
3Portland Art MuseumOR$250,000YOUTH ENRICHMENT THROUGH ART EDUCATION
4Friends of the Children of the Klamath FallsOR$225,000MENTORING PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN
5Friends of the Children PortlandOR$165,000MENTORING PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN
6De La Salle North Catholic High SchoolOR$125,000COLLEGE PREP EDUCATION
7College PossibleOR$110,000MENTORING LOW INCOME STUDENTS TO GET INTO COLLEGEMENTORING LOW INCOME STUDENTS TO GET INTO COLLEGE
8Far and WiseID$100,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
9Rainier ScholarsWA$100,000YOUTH ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, COLLEGE PREP, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
10Communities in School in PeninsulaWA$60,000PROMOTE STUDENT SUCCESS THROUGH CONNECTING THEM WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES.
11Children's InstituteOR$58,333HUMAN SERVICES
12Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia NorthwestOR$50,000MENTORING PROGRAM
13Ecosystem Sciences FoundationID$50,000RESEARCH IN THE FIELDS OF ECOLOGY
14Idaho BasecampID$50,000ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
15Reading ResultsOR$50,000WORKING TOWARD THE VISION THAT ALL CHILDREN HAVE THE RIGHT TO READ AND SUCCEED

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202043$5.2M
202151$22.0M
202246$6.7M
202349$2.5M
202450$3.2M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Oregon52%
Washington20%
Idaho20%
California4%
Colorado2%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Peter Milo SilverTRUSTEE · 2024
Philip Tyler SilverTRUSTEE · 2024
Philip and Barbara SilverTRUSTEE · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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