Open Foundations · Oregon

The Renaissance Foundation

Portland, Oregon · EIN 931306116. 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 $4.7M across 228 grants in 2024, a median of $5K each.

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$4.7M
paid in 2024
228
grants paid
$5K
median grant
8%
to first-time recipients
$8.3M
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 RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION
Address
PO BOX 80516, PORTLAND, OR, 97280
Phone
5037265970
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
*DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT/PROGRAM FOR WHICH SUPPORT IS BEING REQUESTED INCLUDING THE NUMBER AND THE NATURE OF THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES. *ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT/PROGRAM. *DETAILS REGARDING HOW THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION IMPACTS ITS COMMUNITY/CONSTITUENCY. *A BRIEF PROJECT/PROGRAM BUDGET INCLUDING THE AMOUNT BEING REQUESTED. *A ROSTER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS *A NARRATIVE (NO MORE THAN 3 PAGES) DESCRIBING THE ORGANIZATION'S HISTORY AND ACHIEVEMENTS. *AN OPERATING AND PROJECT BUDGET IDENTIFYING THE PROGRAM OR PROJECTS
Submission deadline
N/A
Restrictions on awards
REQUESTS FOR CAPITAL EXPENSES OR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CAPITAL CAMPAIGNS ARE GENERALLY NOT CONSIDERED.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202523219349102942. 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.

scholarships

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 228 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1University of OregonOR$405,501SCHOLARSHIPS
2Oregon State UniversityOR$379,980SCHOLARSHIPS
3University of Illinois at Urbana-champaignIL$340,000SCHOLARSHIPS
4University of PortlandOR$275,000SCHOLARSHIPS
5Portland State UniversityOR$273,863SCHOLARSHIPS
6All Classical RadioOR$250,000GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
7Stand for ChildrenOR$215,000SCHOLARSHIPS
8University of Illinois at ChicagoIL$116,298SCHOLARSHIPS
9University of MichiganMI$82,500SCHOLARSHIPS
10Elizabeth City State UniversityNC$68,500SCHOLARSHIPS
11Oregon Institute of TechnologyOR$65,000SCHOLARSHIPS
12Western Oregon UniversityOR$65,000SCHOLARSHIPS
13Linfield UniversityOR$62,500SCHOLARSHIPS
14University of Wisconsin-madisonWI$62,500SCHOLARSHIPS
15Southern Oregon UniversityOR$60,002SCHOLARSHIPS

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020147$2.4M
2021252$4.1M
2022250$4.6M
2023242$5.1M
2024228$4.7M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Oregon28%
Illinois14%
California11%
New York5%
Massachusetts5%

Who decides

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

Diana HoffPRESIDENT, SECRETARY & DIRECTOR · 2024
Irving J LevinCHAIR & DIRECTOR · 2024
Stephanie J FowlerDIRECTOR · 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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