Funding search · EIN 364708840 · Portland, OR
Yarg Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 161
- grants reported
- $7.7M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $45,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Gray Family Foundation3 grants · $600,000
- Lane County1 grant · $300,000
- Partnership for Safety and Justice3 grants · $300,000
- Friends of the Children Lane County4 grants · $255,000
- Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette3 grants · $250,000
- Urban League of Portland3 grants · $236,250
- Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon3 grants · $235,000
- Ohsu Foundation2 grants · $200,000
- Land Trust Alliance1 grant · $190,440
- Oregon Justice Resource Center3 grants · $176,250
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 161 grants.
- $300,000
Gray Family Foundation · Portland, OR · 2022
Civic engagement leadership - year 3 of 3
- $300,000
Lane County · Eugene, OR · 2022
South lane health clinic capital project
- $190,440
Land Trust Alliance · Washington, DC · 2022
Land trust initiative
- $150,000
Gray Family Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024
Youth leadership for the environment
- $150,000
Gray Family Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023
Youth leadership for the environment
- $130,900
South Lane School District · Cottage Grove, OR · 2023
Education programming
- $110,000
Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon · Eugene, OR · 2022
Healthy families initiative
- $100,000
Partnership for Safety and Justice · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $100,000
Ohsu Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023
Reproductive health equity initiative
- $100,000
Partnership for Safety and Justice · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $100,000
Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette · Portland, OR · 2023
Education programming
- $100,000
Ohsu Foundation · Portland, OR · 2022
Healthy families initiative
- $100,000
Oregon Values and Beliefs Center · Portland, OR · 2022
Civic engagement
- $100,000
Partnership for Safety and Justice · Portland, OR · 2022
Justice reform - year 3 of 3
- $100,000
Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette · Portland, OR · 2022
Healthy families initiative
- $100,000
Urban League of Portland · Portland, OR · 2022
Justice reform initiative transform coalition
- $95,000
Urban League of Portland · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $75,097
Oregon Mind Body Institute · Eugene, OR · 2022
Healthy families initiative
- $75,000
Friends of the Children Lane County · Eugene, OR · 2024
Healthy families year 4 of 5
- $75,000
Friends of the Children Lane County · Eugene, OR · 2023
Healthy families - year 3 of 5
- $75,000
Oregon Justice Resource Center · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $75,000
Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon · Eugene, OR · 2023
Education programming
- $75,000
Youth Rights & Justice · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $75,000
Friends of the Children Lane County · Eugene, OR · 2022
Healthy families - year 2 of 5
- $75,000
Oregon Justice Resource Center · Portland, OR · 2022
Justice reform initiative
- $75,000
Youth Rights & Justice · Portland, OR · 2022
Justice reform initiative
- $70,000
Ophelia'S Place · Eugene, OR · 2023
General operating
- $70,000
Ophelia'S Place · Eugene, OR · 2022
Healthy families initiative
- $67,500
Unite Oregon · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $65,000
Child'S Way Charter School · Dorena, OR · 2024
General operating
- $65,000
Coalition of Communities of Color · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $65,000
Child'S Way Charter School · Dorena, OR · 2023
General operating
- $60,000
African Refugee Immigrant Organization · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $60,000
Insight Alliance · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $60,000
Latino Community Association · Bend, OR · 2024
General operating
- $60,000
Mano a Mano · Salem, OR · 2024
General operating
- $60,000
Northwest Alliance for Alternative Media & Education · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $60,000
Pathfinders of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $60,000
Samoa Pacific Development Corp · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $60,000
Transformative Justice Community · Salem, OR · 2024
General operating
- $60,000
African Refugee Immigrant Organization · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $60,000
Insight Alliance · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $60,000
Latino Community Association · Bend, OR · 2023
General operating
- $60,000
Mano a Mano · Salem, OR · 2023
General operating
- $60,000
Northwest Alliance for Alternative Media & Education · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $60,000
Parenting Now · Eugene, OR · 2023
Staff capacity: sales director and general operating funds
- $60,000
Pathfinders of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $60,000
Samoa Pacific Development Corp · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $60,000
South Valley Athletics · Cottage Grove, OR · 2023
Staff capacity: full-time program director - year 2 of 2
- $60,000
Transformative Justice Community · Salem, OR · 2023
General operating
- $60,000
Cpan - U of O - 90 By 30 · Eugene, OR · 2022
Healthy families - year 2 of 2
- $60,000
South Valley Athletics · Cottage Grove, OR · 2022
General operations: year 1 of 2
- $57,600
Kids in Transition To School · Eugene, OR · 2023
General operating
- $55,000
Parenting Now · Eugene, OR · 2024
General operating
- $55,000
Ywca · Portland, OR · 2024
Family preservation project
- $50,000
Family Resource Center · Bend, OR · 2024
Education programming
- $50,000
Northwest Health Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $50,000
Oregon Center for Voting and Elections · Corvallis, OR · 2024
Education programming
- $50,000
Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette · Portland, OR · 2024
Education programming
- $50,000
Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon · Eugene, OR · 2024
Education programming
- $50,000
South Lane Mental Health · Cottage Grove, OR · 2024
General operating
- $50,000
Aclu · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $50,000
Circle of Friends School · Oregon City, OR · 2023
General operating
- $50,000
Fair Shot for All · Portland, OR · 2023
General operations - year 2 of 2
- $50,000
Looking Glass · Eugene, OR · 2023
Capital: cottage grove building renovation
- $50,000
Oregon Department of Education · Salem, OR · 2023
Staff capacity: sexuality education analyst through december 2024
- $50,000
Oregon Mind Body Institute · Eugene, OR · 2023
General operating
- $50,000
South Lane Mental Health · Cottage Grove, OR · 2023
General operating
- $50,000
Unite Oregon · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $50,000
Ywca · Portland, OR · 2023
Family preservation project
- $50,000
Aclu · Portland, OR · 2022
Justice reform initiative
- $50,000
Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts · Portland, OR · 2022
Land trust initiative
- $50,000
Fair Shot for All · Portland, OR · 2022
General operations: year 1 of 2
- $50,000
Looking Glass Community Services · Eugene, OR · 2022
Healthy families initiative
- $50,000
Orcan · Eugene, OR · 2022
Climate change grant
- $50,000
Oregon Community Foundation - Neuner Fund · Portland, OR · 2022
Healthy families initiative
- $50,000
Progressive Multiplier Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Justice reform initiative
- $50,000
Rural Organizing Project · Cottage Grove, OR · 2022
Civic engagement
- $50,000
South Lane Mental Health · Cottage Grove, OR · 2022
Hfc: south lane
- $50,000
United Way Lane County · Springfield, OR · 2022
Healthy families initiative
- $45,000
Oregon School Based Health Alliance · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $45,000
Bohemia Food Hub · Cottage Grove, OR · 2023
General operating
- $45,000
Oregon School Based Health Alliance · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $41,250
Urban League of Portland · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $40,000
Bohemia Food Hub · Cottage Grove, OR · 2024
General operating
- $40,000
Circle of Friends School · Oregon City, OR · 2024
General operating
- $40,000
Center for Voting and Elections · Corvallis, OR · 2023
Education programming
- $40,000
Next Up · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $40,000
Oregon Values and Beliefs Center · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $40,000
Center for Voting and Elections · Corvallis, OR · 2022
Civic engagement
- $38,000
Latino Network · Portland, OR · 2024
Staff capacity: sexual health education advocacy position
- $35,000
Slabtown Bmx · Cottage Grove, OR · 2024
General operating
- $32,000
Oregon Community Programs · Eugene, OR · 2024
General operating
- $32,000
Oregon Community Programs · Eugene, OR · 2023
General operating
- $30,000
Friends of the Cottage Grove Library - South Valley Farmers Market · Cottage Grove, OR · 2024
General operating
- $30,000
Coalition of Communities of Color · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $30,000
Friends of the Children Lane County · Eugene, OR · 2023
Capital: purchase high-capacity van
- $30,000
Friends of the Cottage Grove Library - South Valley Farmers Market · Cottage Grove, OR · 2023
General operating
- $26,250
Oregon Justice Resource Center · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $26,250
Youth Rights & Justice · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
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