Open Foundations · Oregon

Reser Family Foundation

Beaverton, Oregon · EIN 272624875. 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 $3.0M across 117 grants in 2023, a median of $10K each.

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$3.0M
paid in 2023
117
grants paid
$10K
median grant
26%
to first-time recipients
$84.8M
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
MARI JO PRLAIN
Address
PO BOX 8, BEAVERTON, OR, 97075
Phone
5035265716
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED ON THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE ON-LINE GRANT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT WWW.THERESERFAMILYFOUNDATION.ORG
Submission deadline
2/1 & 8/1 FAST TRACK - MIDSIZE REQUESTS. 4/1-SM COMM INITIATIVE GRANTS, 6/1 NEXT GEN COUNCIL GRANTS.
Restrictions on awards
CHARTIABLE ACTIVITES ARE PRIMARILY IN OREGON, ORGANIZATION MUST HAVE TAX EXEMPT STATUS.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2023, IRS filing object id 202412689349100221. 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 2023 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

angelyouthngcoregoneducationcommunityarts

Biggest grants in 2023

The 15 largest of the 117 grants paid in 2023, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Oregon State University FoundationOR$1,000,000COMPLETING RESER STADIUM - GRANT
2Patricia Reser Center for the ArtsOR$500,000GENERAL FUND
3All Classic Public Media IncOR$50,000ICAN NEW PRODUCTION STUDIO CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT
4Helix Park and Recreation DistrictOR$50,000HELIX PARK AND RECREATION POOL REPLACEMENT
5Kinship HouseOR$50,000MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY SUPPORT
6Lines for LifeOR$50,000SUPPORT FOR YOUTHLINE IN CENTRAL OREGON
7Linfield UniversityOR$50,000SCIENCE EDUCATION COMPLEX SUPPORT
8Lost River Community CenterOR$50,000COMMUNITY CENTER CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT
9Rose Haven CicOR$50,000ADVOCACY AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
10Community Connection of Ne OregonOR$40,000SENIOR CENTER RENOVATION SUPPORT
11Boys and Girls AidOR$35,000SAFE PLACE SHELTER FOR YOUTH SUPPORT - KITCHEN REMODEL
12Medical Teams InternationalOR$35,000LEGACY GRANT: 2023-2025 CARE AND CONNECT SUPPORT
13A Village for OneOR$30,000OUTPATIENT PROGRAM SUPPORT
14Bag and Baggage ProductionsOR$30,000PROGRAMMING SUPPORT FOR BAG AND BAGGAGE PRODUCTIONS
15College DreamsOR$30,000PROJECT YOUTH PLUS PROGRAM SUPPORT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020219$3.2M
2021106$2.9M
2022106$9.4M
2023117$3.0M

Where the money went

Share of 2023 grant dollars by recipient state
Oregon100%

Who decides

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

Bill WestphalVICE CHAIR · 2023
Deb ReserTRUSTEE · 2023
Jane ReserTRUSTEE · 2023
Laurie ReserTRUSTEE · 2023
Marijo PrlainEXEC. DIRECT · 2023
Mark ReserTRUSTEE · 2023
Marty ReserTRUSTEE · 2023
Michael ReserTRUSTEE · 2023
Michelle ReserSECY & TTEE · 2023
Mindy ReserTRUSTEE · 2023
Patricia J ReserTTEE & CHAIR · 2023
Paul LeavyTREASURER & TTEE · 2023

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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