Open Foundations · Oregon

Challenge Foundation

Tigard, Oregon · EIN 581817816. 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 $1.7M across 13 grants in 2025, a median of $100K each.

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$1.7M
paid in 2025
13
grants paid
$100K
median grant
6%
to first-time recipients
$396K
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
THE CHALLENGE FOUNDATION
Address
1900 PRESTON ROAD 267, PLANO, TX, 75093
Phone
9728673265
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
REVIEW THE GRANTMAKING GUIDELINES ON THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE
Submission deadline
THERE ARE NO FIXED DEADLINES.
Restrictions on awards
NO RESTRICTIONS.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202611339349103856. 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 filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2025

All 13 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Young American's FoundationVA$350,000NATIONAL STUDENT CONFERENCE
2Center for Rights of Abused ChildrenAZ$250,000SUPPORT ONGOING EFFORTS FOR FOSTER CHILDREN
3Moving Picture InstituteNY$200,000UPCOMING FILMS, INTERN PROGRAM
4State Policy NetworkVA$150,000ESA PROGRAMS
5Heritage FoundationDC$125,000PROJECTS WITH THE CENTER FOR EDUCATION POLICY
6Center for American RightsIL$100,000SCHOOL CHOICE EXPANSION, CENSORSHIP
7Goldwater InstituteAZ$100,000PARENTAL RIGHTS, ACADEMIC TRANSPARENCY, ETC.
8Mt Vernon Ladies' Association of the UnionVA$100,000REVITALIZATION OF EXHIBITS
9Parents for Educational Freedom in Nc (pefnc)NC$100,000EXPANDING SCHOOL CHOICE & SCHOLARSHIPS
10Pacific Research InstituteCA$70,000SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS
11Carolina CanDC$50,000OUTREACH PROGRAMS
12Cascade Policy InstituteOR$50,000CHILDREN'S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
13Ymca Camp CollinsOR$40,000SUMMER CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202017$1.4M
202116$1.8M
202216$1.8M
202314$1.7M
202413$1.7M
2025 (partial year)13$1.7M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Virginia23%
Arizona15%
District of Columbia15%
Oregon15%
New York8%

Who decides

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

Cheryl ReinstadlerEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 2025
Martha BryanTRUSTEE · 2025
Rupert ReinstadlerTRUSTEE · 2025

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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