Funding search · EIN 930553801 · Vancouver, WA

Wheeler Foundation

Name: Wheeler Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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 2022–2025. 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

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

4 grants matching “maurice” · $40,000

$10,000
Maurice Lucas Foundation · Lake Oswego, OR · 2025
Program support
$10,000
Maurice Lucas Foundation · Lake Oswego, OR · 2024
Program support
$10,000
Maurice Lucas Foundation · Lake Oswego, OR · 2023
Program support
$10,000
Maurice Lucas Foundation · Lake Oswego, OR · 2022
Program support

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

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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