Funding search · EIN 930553801 · Vancouver, WA

Wheeler 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.

266
grants reported
$3.5M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. 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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Top recipients

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  • Fora Health2 grants · $170,000
  • De Paul Treatment Centers2 grants · $160,000
  • Oregon Historical Society4 grants · $140,000
  • Arizona State University Foundation4 grants · $100,000
  • Oregon Food Bank3 grants · $90,000
  • Eisenhower Medical Center3 grants · $85,000
  • Oregon Museum of Science and Industry4 grants · $64,000
  • Portland Youth Philharmonic4 grants · $64,000
  • Portland State University Foundation3 grants · $60,000
  • Oregon Coast Aquarium4 grants · $60,000

Giving over time

$830,200
2022
$813,000
2023
$934,283
2024
$890,200
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 266 grants.

  • $85,000

    Fora Health · Portland, OR · 2025

    Program support

  • $85,000

    Fora Health · Portland, OR · 2024

    Program support

  • $85,000

    De Paul Treatment Centers · Portland, OR · 2023

    Program support

  • $75,000

    De Paul Treatment Centers · Portland, OR · 2022

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $50,000

    Eisenhower Medical Center · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2022

    Program support

  • $35,000

    Arizona State University Foundation · Tempe, AZ · 2025

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $35,000

    Oregon Historical Society · Portland, OR · 2025

    Program support

  • $35,000

    Oregon Historical Society · Portland, OR · 2024

    Program support

  • $35,000

    Oregon Historical Society · Portland, OR · 2023

    Program support

  • $35,000

    Oregon Historical Society · Portland, OR · 2022

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $30,000

    Oregon Food Bank · Portland, OR · 2025

    Program support

  • $30,000

    Oregon Food Bank · Portland, OR · 2024

    Program support

  • $30,000

    Oregon Food Bank · Portland, OR · 2023

    Program support

  • $30,000

    Oregon Food Bank · Portland, OR · 2022

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $25,000

    Albertina Kerr Centers · Portland, OR · 2025

    Program support

  • $25,000

    Arizona State University Foundation · Tempe, AZ · 2023

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $25,000

    Arizona State University Foundation · Tempe, AZ · 2022

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $22,000

    Nature Conservancy Oregon · Portland, OR · 2025

    Program support

  • $20,000

    Salmonberry Trail Foundation · Hillsboro, OR · 2025

    Program support

  • $20,000

    Nature Conservancy Oregon · Portland, OR · 2024

    Program support

  • $20,000

    Portland State University Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $20,000

    Albertina Kerr Centers · Portland, OR · 2023

    Program support

  • $20,000

    Eisenhower Medical Center · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2023

    Program support

  • $20,000

    Portland State University Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $20,000

    The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023

    Program support

  • $20,000

    University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $20,000

    Portland State University Foundation · Portland, OR · 2022

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $20,000

    The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $17,000

    Meals On Wheels People · Portland, OR · 2025

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $17,000

    Oregon Museum of Science and Industry · Portland, OR · 2025

    Program support

  • $17,000

    Portland Youth Philharmonic · Portland, OR · 2025

    Program support

  • $17,000

    Meals On Wheels People · Portland, OR · 2024

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $17,000

    Oregon Museum of Science and Industry · Portland, OR · 2024

    Program support

  • $17,000

    Portland Youth Philharmonic · Portland, OR · 2024

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Clackamas Womens Services · Oregon City, OR · 2025

    Program support

  • $15,000

    De La Salle North Catholic Hs · Portland, OR · 2025

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Impact Nw · Portland, OR · 2025

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Kinship House · Portland, OR · 2025

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Library Foundation · Portland, OR · 2025

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Nw Association for Blind Athletes · Vancouver, WA · 2025

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Oregon Coast Aquarium · Newport, OR · 2025

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Oregon Journalism Project · Portland, OR · 2025

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Oregon State University Foundation · Corvallis, OR · 2025

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $15,000

    Providence St Vincent Med Foundation · Portland, OR · 2025

    Program support

  • $15,000

    The Nature Conservancy - Az Chapter · Phoenix, AZ · 2025

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Trillium Family Services · Portland, OR · 2025

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Volunteers of America of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2025

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Arizona State University Foundation · Tempe, AZ · 2024

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $15,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters · Portland, OR · 2024

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Crystal Cove Conservancy · Newport Coast, CA · 2024

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $15,000

    De La Salle North Catholic Hs · Portland, OR · 2024

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Eisenhower Medical Center · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2024

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Gleaners of Clackamas County · Oregon City, OR · 2024

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $15,000

    Impact Nw · Portland, OR · 2024

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Library Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Nw Association for Blind Athletes · Vancouver, WA · 2024

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Oregon Coast Aquarium · Newport, OR · 2024

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Oregon State University Foundation · Corvallis, OR · 2024

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $15,000

    Providence St Vincent Med Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Raphael House of Portland · Portland, OR · 2024

    Program support

  • $15,000

    San Juan Preservation Trust · Friday Harbor, WA · 2024

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $15,000

    Trillium Family Services · Portland, OR · 2024

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Volunteers of America of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2024

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters · Portland, OR · 2023

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Dougy Center · Portland, OR · 2023

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Library Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Oregon Coast Aquarium · Newport, OR · 2023

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Oregon Museum of Science and Industry · Portland, OR · 2023

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Portland Youth Philharmonic · Portland, OR · 2023

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Providence Portland Medical Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Raphael House of Portland · Portland, OR · 2023

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Library Foundation · Portland, OR · 2022

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $15,000

    Meals On Wheels People · Portland, OR · 2022

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $15,000

    Oregon Coast Aquarium · Newport, OR · 2022

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $15,000

    Oregon Museum of Science and Industry · Portland, OR · 2022

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $15,000

    Oregon State University Foundation · Portland, OR · 2022

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $15,000

    Portland Youth Philharmonic · Portland, OR · 2022

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $15,000

    Providence Portland Medical Foundation · Portland, OR · 2022

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Raphael House of Portland · Portland, OR · 2022

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $14,000

    Casa for Children · Portland, OR · 2024

    Program support

  • $14,000

    Casa of Multnomah Washington County · Portland, OR · 2023

    Program support

  • $14,000

    Mid-Columbia Health Foundation · The Dalles, OR · 2022

    Program support

  • $13,000

    Als Northwest · Portland, OR · 2025

    Program support

  • $13,000

    Bradley Angle · Portland, OR · 2024

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $12,500

    Friends of the Children-Portland · Portland, OR · 2025

    Program support

  • $12,500

    Als Northwest · Portland, OR · 2024

    Program support

  • $12,500

    Friends of the Children-Portland · Portland, OR · 2024

    Program support

  • $12,500

    Als Northwest · Portland, OR · 2023

    Program support

  • $12,500

    Als Association Oregon and Sw Washington · Portlans, OR · 2022

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $12,500

    Bradley Angle House · Portland, OR · 2022

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $12,000

    Dress for Success · Portland, OR · 2025

    Program support

  • $12,000

    Friends of the San Juans · Friday Harbor, WA · 2025

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $12,000

    Friends of Trees · Portland, OR · 2025

    Program support

  • $12,000

    Junior Achievement · Portland, OR · 2025

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $12,000

    The Peaceful Presence Project · Bend, OR · 2025

    Program support

  • $12,000

    Youth Rights & Justice · Portland, OR · 2025

    Program support

  • $12,000

    Youth Villages Oregon · Portland, OR · 2025

    Charitable purpose of the

  • $12,000

    Clackamas Womens Services · Oregon City, OR · 2024

    Program support

  • $12,000

    Dress for Success · Portland, OR · 2024

    Program support

  • $12,000

    Friends of the San Juans · Friday Harbor, WA · 2024

    Charitable purpose of the

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.