Open Foundations · Oregon

Clark Foundation

Portland, Oregon · EIN 237423789. 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 $1.6M across 114 grants in 2024, a median of $10K each.

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$1.6M
paid in 2024
114
grants paid
$10K
median grant
12%
to first-time recipients
$29.0M
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
MR RM CLARK
Address
9755 SW BARNES ROAD SUITE 440, PORTLAND, OR, 97225
Phone
5036279978
Form the request should take
THE APPLICATION SHOULD BE IN THE FORM OF A LETTER AND MUST INCLUDE A LIST OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, A DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY OR PROJECT, A BUDGET, AND OTHER INFORMATION AS REQUESTED BY THE CLARK FOUNDATION'S DIRECTORS.
Submission deadline
THERE ARE NO SUBMISSION DEADLINES
Restrictions on awards
THE APPLICANT MUST BE A TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION WHOSE PURPOSE IS EDUCATIONAL, CHARITABLE, CULTURAL, RELIGIOUS OR SCIENTIFIC AND IS LOCATED IN THE PORTLAND, OREGON METROPOLITAN AREA. NO SCHOLARSHIPS TO INDIVIDUALS, STUDENT LOANS, OR OTHER PROGRAM RELATED INVESTMENTS MAY BE MADE BY THE CLARK FOUNDATION.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202531339349104833. 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.

building supporcultural buildingeducationaleducation

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 114 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1St Mary's AcademyOR$150,000EDUCATIONAL - VARIOUS PROGRAMS
2Providence St Vincent Medical FoundOR$100,000CHARITABLE - PROGRAM SUPPORT
3Dress for SuccessOR$50,000CHARITABLE - PROGRAM SUPPORT
4Oregon Health & Science Univ FoundaOR$50,000CHARITABLE - MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
5Oregon State University FoundationOR$50,000EDUCATION - BUILDING RENOVATION
6St Andrews Nativity SchoolOR$50,000EDUCATIONAL - SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
7University of PortlandOR$50,000CHARITABLE - BUILDING FUND
8Portland Art MuseumOR$40,000CULTURAL - PROGRAM & BUILDING SUPPOR
9De La Salle North Catholic HighOR$34,200EDUCATIONAL - FINANCIAL AID
10Our Just FutureOR$30,000CHARITABLE - AFFORDABLE HOUSING
11Blanchet House of HospitalityOR$25,000CHARITABLE - PROGRAM SUPPORT
12Catholic Charities of OregonOR$25,000CHARITABLE - PROGRAM SUPPORT
13Girl ScoutsOR$25,000CHARITABLE - SCHOLARSHIPS
14Living DeseretCA$25,000CHARITABLE - PROGRAM SUPPORT
15Maybelle CenterOR$25,000CHARITABLE - GRANT PROJECT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202073$1.7M
202187$1.7M
202287$2.0M
202395$1.8M
2024114$1.6M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Oregon97%
California1%
Colorado1%
Indiana1%

Who decides

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

Brittney ClarkVICE PRESIDE · 2024
Christopher BrooksDIRECTOR · 2024
Janeen McaninchDIRECTOR · 2024
Pat Becker SrDIRECTOR · 2024
Richard M ClarkPRESIDENT/TR · 2024
Steve NicholesSECRETARY · 2024
Tracey a ClarkDIRECTOR · 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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