Funding search · EIN 581845413 · Portland, OR
The James R Kuse Family 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.
- 10
- grants reported
- $570,000
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $30,000
- 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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10 grants matching “wherever” · $570,000
- $50,000
Evans Scholars Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2024
Wherever need is greatest
- $50,000
Naval Postgraduate School Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2024
Wherever need is greatest
- $35,000
Shriners Children'S Portland · Portland, OR · 2024
Wherever need is greatest
- $30,000
Casa for Children · Portland, OR · 2024
Wherever need is greatest
- $20,000
Halprin Landscape Conservancy · Portland, OR · 2024
Wherever need is greatest
- $10,000
Oliver Patch Project · Miami, FL · 2024
Wherever need is greatest
- $295,000
Phame · Portland, OR · 2023
Wherever need is greatest
- $30,000
Casa for Children · Portland, OR · 2022
Wherever need is greatest
- $25,000
Oregon State University Foundation · Corvallis, OR · 2022
Wherever need is greatest
- $25,000
Phame · Portland, OR · 2022
Wherever need is greatest
Grant history
All 10 reported grants, largest first.
- $295,000
Phame · Portland, OR · 2023
Wherever need is greatest
- $50,000
Evans Scholars Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2024
Wherever need is greatest
- $50,000
Naval Postgraduate School Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2024
Wherever need is greatest
- $35,000
Shriners Children'S Portland · Portland, OR · 2024
Wherever need is greatest
- $30,000
Casa for Children · Portland, OR · 2024
Wherever need is greatest
- $30,000
Casa for Children · Portland, OR · 2022
Wherever need is greatest
- $25,000
Oregon State University Foundation · Corvallis, OR · 2022
Wherever need is greatest
- $25,000
Phame · Portland, OR · 2022
Wherever need is greatest
- $20,000
Halprin Landscape Conservancy · Portland, OR · 2024
Wherever need is greatest
- $10,000
Oliver Patch Project · Miami, FL · 2024
Wherever need is greatest
Who else funds this kind of work
Same state
- Oregon Health & Science University42 grants · $569.5M
- The Oregon Community Foundation6,045 grants · $495.4M
- City Fund375 grants · $323.6M
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- The Ayco Charitable Foundation15,303 grants · $2.05B
- Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral16,278 grants · $1.08B
- Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund19,135 grants · $6.79B
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