Funding search · EIN 930861885 · Milwaukie, OR

The Kinsman 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.

417
grants reported
$4.8M
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.

What they fund

artistichistoricpreservationperformanceswildliferehabilitationmeetingsexhibition

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Funding pattern

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117 grants matching “historic preservation · $1.7M

  • $40,000

    Restore Oregon · Portland, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $33,250

    Literary Arts · Portland, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $25,000

    Restore Oregon · Portland, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $25,000

    Friends of Santiam Pass Ski Lodge · Sisters, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Crag Rats · Hood River, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Old Church Society · Portland, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Oaks Park Association · Portland, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Friends of the Historic Carus Schoolhouse · Oregon City, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Bend Metropolitan Parks and Recreation District · Bend, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Upward Bound Camp for Persons With Special Needs · Gates, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Willamette Heritage Center · Salem, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Nordic Northwest · Portland, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $18,000

    Covenant Presbyterian Church · Walla Walla, WA · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $15,000

    Alberta Abbey Foundation · Portland, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $15,000

    City of Weston Oregon · Weston, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $15,000

    Helix Advancement Partnership Network · Helix, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $15,000

    Southern Oregon Friends of Hospice · Medford, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $15,000

    Whiteside Theatre Foundation · Corvallis, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $10,000

    First Baptist Church · McMinnville, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $10,000

    Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust · Vancouver, WA · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $10,000

    Elk Rock Garden Foundation · Portland, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $10,000

    Eastern Or Regional Arts Council · La Grande, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $10,000

    Young Mens Christian Association · Medford, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $7,500

    Waldorf Association of Portland · Milwaukie, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $5,000

    Mt Hood Cultural Center and Museum · Government Camp, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $5,000

    Oakland Museaum Historical Society · Oakland, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $5,000

    Astoria Arts and Movement Center · Astoria, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $4,990

    City of Corvallis Oregon · Corvallis, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $4,950

    Crossroads Creative and Performing Arts Center · Baker City, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $4,900

    Oakland Museaum Historical Society · Oakland, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $4,500

    Gresham Historical Society · Portland, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $40,000

    Astoria Arts and Movement Center · Astoria, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $40,000

    Restore Oregon · Portland, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Friends of Santiam Pass Ski Lodge · Sisters, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Bosco-Milligan Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    First Presbyterian Church Corvallis · Corvallis, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Upward Bound Camp for Persons With Special Needs · Gates, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center · Enterprise, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $16,700

    Weston Area Development Association · Weston, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $15,000

    Cumberland Community Events Center · Albany, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $15,000

    Restore Oregon · Portland, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $12,000

    Jpr Foundation · Ashland, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $10,000

    Molalla Area Historical Society · Molalla, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $10,000

    City of Antelope Oregon · Antelope, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation, exclusively public purposes

  • $10,000

    Peter Britt Gardens Music and Arts Festival Association · Medford, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $10,000

    Pittock Mansion Society · Portland, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $10,000

    Santiam Heritage Foundation · Stayton, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $10,000

    Southern Oregon Historical Society · Medford, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $10,000

    Wallowa Resources · Enterprise, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $7,500

    City of Coos Bay Oregon · Coos Bay, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation, exclusively public purposes

  • $7,500

    Waldorf Association of Portland · Milwaukie, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $6,800

    City of Antelope Oregon · Antelope, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation, exclusively public purposes

  • $6,200

    Friends of Mildred Kanipe Memorial Park Association · Oakland, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $5,000

    Willamette Community and Grange Hall Historic Building Foundation · Corvallis, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $5,000

    First Presbyterian Church Corvallis · Corvallis, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $5,000

    Flora School Education Center · Enterprise, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $5,000

    Leach Botanical Garden · Portland, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $5,000

    Mark Prairie Historical Society · Canby, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $5,000

    Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust · Vancouver, WA · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $4,950

    Southern Oregon Historical Society · Medford, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $4,000

    Weston Area Development Association · Weston, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $3,780

    Jacksonville Community Center · Jacksonville, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $40,000

    Restore Oregon · Portland, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $35,000

    Camp Fire Columbia · Portland, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $30,000

    Jacknife-Zion-Horseheaven Historical Society · Estacada, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $25,000

    Ashland Parks Foundation · Ashland, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $25,000

    Astoria Arts and Movement Center · Astoria, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $25,000

    Mark Prairie Historical Society · Canby, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Friends of Santiam Pass Ski Lodge · Sisters, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Wallowa History Center · Wallowa, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Mount Hood Towne Hall Association · Mt Hood, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Old Church Society · Portland, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $15,000

    Tillicum Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $15,000

    Willamette Falls Hertiage Foundation · West Linn, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $15,000

    Benton County Historical Society · Philomath, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $15,000

    Alberta Abbey Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $12,500

    Nordic Northwest · Portland, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $10,971

    Ontario Oregon Basque Club · Portland, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $10,500

    Friends of the Historic Union Community Hall · Union, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $10,000

    Portland Parks Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $10,000

    Columbia Theatre Association for the Performing Arts · Longview, WA · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $7,000

    Cannon Beach Historical Society · Cannon Beach, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $5,000

    Polk County Historical Society · Monmouth, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $5,000

    Community Center for the Prforming · Eugene, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $5,000

    Greater Prairie City Community Association · Prairie City, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $5,000

    Living New Deal Project · Berkeley, CA · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $5,000

    Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad · Tillamook, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $5,000

    Pacific Railroad Preservation Association · Portland, OR · 2023

    Other historic preservation

  • $5,000

    Seaside Museum & Historical Society · Seaside, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $5,000

    Willamette Heritage Center · Salem, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $4,900

    Southern Oregon Friends of Hospice · Medford, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $4,893

    Arts Council of Pendelton · Pendleton, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $50,000

    Cumberland Community Events Center · Albany, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $40,000

    Restore Oregon · Portland, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $35,000

    Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Oregon · Cove, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $35,000

    Mark Prairie Historical Society · Canby, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $30,000

    Friends of Santiam Pass Ski Lodge · Sisters, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $25,000

    Crag Rats · Hood River, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $22,987

    Old Church Society · Portland, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Powerhouse Center On the Bull Run Incorporated · Portland, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $15,000

    Upward Bound Camp for Persons With Special Needs · Gates, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $15,000

    Alberta Abbey Foundation · Portland, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $12,000

    Willamalane Park and Recreation District · Springfield, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation exclusively public purposes

  • $10,000

    Young Mens Christain Association · Medford, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $10,000

    Bosco Milligan Foundation · Portland, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $10,000

    Western Seminary · Portland, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $5,000

    Astoria Arts and Movement Center · Astoria, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $5,000

    Molalla Area Historical Society · Molalla, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $5,000

    Willamette Community and Grange Hall Historic Building Foundation · Corvallis, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $5,000

    Partners for the Pac · Astoria, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $5,000

    Crossroads Creative and Performing Arts Center · Baker City, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $5,000

    Canby Historical Society · Canby, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $5,000

    Butte Creek Mill Foundation · Eagle Point, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $4,950

    Echo Heritage Association · Echo, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $4,700

    Flora School Education Center · Enterprise, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $3,371

    Forests Forever · Oregon City, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $1,000

    Blue Mountain Resource Conservation and Development Council · Waitsburg, WA · 2022

    Historic preservation

Top recipients

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

  • Oregon Health & Science University Foundation4 grants · $320,000
  • Restore Oregon6 grants · $200,000
  • Literary Arts6 grants · $140,000
  • Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine4 grants · $96,000
  • Friends of Santiam Pass Ski Lodge4 grants · $95,000
  • Broadway Rose Theatre Company4 grants · $80,000
  • Miracle Theatre Group4 grants · $80,000
  • Oregon Public Broadcasting4 grants · $80,000
  • Portland Center Stage4 grants · $80,000
  • Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association4 grants · $80,000

Giving over time

$1.2M
2022
$1.2M
2023
$1.2M
2024
$1.2M
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 417 grants.

  • $80,000

    Oregon Health & Science University Foundation · Portland, OR · 2025

    Health care training program

  • $80,000

    Oregon Health & Science University Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024

    Health care training program

  • $80,000

    Oregon Health & Science University Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023

    Health care training program

  • $80,000

    Oregon Health & Science University Foundation · Portland, OR · 2022

    Health care training program

  • $50,000

    Cumberland Community Events Center · Albany, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $43,500

    Literary Arts · Portland, OR · 2023

    Artistic salaries

  • $40,000

    Restore Oregon · Portland, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $40,000

    Astoria Arts and Movement Center · Astoria, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $40,000

    Restore Oregon · Portland, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $40,000

    Restore Oregon · Portland, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $40,000

    Restore Oregon · Portland, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $35,000

    Camp Fire Columbia · Portland, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $35,000

    Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Oregon · Cove, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $35,000

    Mark Prairie Historical Society · Canby, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $33,250

    Literary Arts · Portland, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $33,250

    Literary Arts · Portland, OR · 2024

    Artistic facility improvement

  • $30,000

    Jacknife-Zion-Horseheaven Historical Society · Estacada, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $30,000

    Friends of Santiam Pass Ski Lodge · Sisters, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $25,000

    Friends of Santiam Pass Ski Lodge · Sisters, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $25,000

    On Golden Rescue · Clatskanie, OR · 2025

    General operating support

  • $25,000

    Restore Oregon · Portland, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $25,000

    Davids Chair Outdoor Mobility Systems · White City, WA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $25,000

    Ashland Parks Foundation · Ashland, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $25,000

    Astoria Arts and Movement Center · Astoria, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $25,000

    Mark Prairie Historical Society · Canby, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $25,000

    Astoria Downtown Development Association · Astoria, OR · 2022

    General operating support

  • $25,000

    Crag Rats · Hood River, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $24,000

    Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine · Cave Junction, OR · 2025

    Scientific research

  • $24,000

    Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine · Cave Junction, OR · 2024

    Scientific research

  • $24,000

    Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine · Cave Junction, OR · 2023

    Scientific research

  • $24,000

    Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine · Cave Junction, OR · 2022

    Scientific research

  • $22,987

    Old Church Society · Portland, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Bend Metropolitan Parks and Recreation District · Bend, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Bird Alliance of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2025

    Wildlife rehabilitation

  • $20,000

    Broadway Rose Theatre Company · Tigard, OR · 2025

    Artistic performances

  • $20,000

    Crag Rats · Hood River, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Friends of the Historic Carus Schoolhouse · Oregon City, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Miracle Theatre Group · Portland, OR · 2025

    Artistic performances

  • $20,000

    Nordic Northwest · Portland, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Oaks Park Association · Portland, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Old Church Society · Portland, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Oregon Public Broadcasting · Portland, OR · 2025

    Artistic media programming

  • $20,000

    Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association · Ashland, OR · 2025

    Artistic performances

  • $20,000

    Portland Center Stage · Portland, OR · 2025

    Artistic performances

  • $20,000

    Upward Bound Camp for Persons With Special Needs · Gates, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Wildlife Center of the North Coast · Astoria, OR · 2025

    Wildlife rehabilitation

  • $20,000

    Willamette Heritage Center · Salem, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Bosco-Milligan Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Broadway Rose Theatre Company · Tigard, OR · 2024

    Artistic performances

  • $20,000

    First Presbyterian Church Corvallis · Corvallis, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Friends of Santiam Pass Ski Lodge · Sisters, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Imago the Theatre Mask Ensemble · Portland, OR · 2024

    Artistic performances

  • $20,000

    Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center · Enterprise, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Miracle Theatre Group · Portland, OR · 2024

    Artistic performances

  • $20,000

    Oregon Bird Alliance · Portland, OR · 2024

    Wildlife rehabilitation

  • $20,000

    Oregon Public Broadcasting · Portland, OR · 2024

    Artistic media programming

  • $20,000

    Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association · Ashland, OR · 2024

    Artistic performances

  • $20,000

    Portland Center Stage · Portland, OR · 2024

    Artistic performances

  • $20,000

    Upward Bound Camp for Persons With Special Needs · Gates, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Broadway Rose Theatre Company · Tigard, OR · 2023

    Artistic performances

  • $20,000

    Friends of Santiam Pass Ski Lodge · Sisters, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Imago the Theatre Mask Ensemble · Portland, OR · 2023

    Artistic performances

  • $20,000

    Miracle Theatre Group · Portland, OR · 2023

    Artistic performances

  • $20,000

    Mount Hood Towne Hall Association · Mt Hood, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Old Church Society · Portland, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Oregon Public Broadcasting · Portland, OR · 2023

    Artistic media programming

  • $20,000

    Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association · Ashland, OR · 2023

    Artistic performances

  • $20,000

    Portland Audubon Society · Portland, OR · 2023

    Wildlife rehabilitation

  • $20,000

    Portland Center Stage · Portland, OR · 2023

    Artistic performances

  • $20,000

    Wallowa History Center · Wallowa, OR · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $20,000

    Broadway Rose Theatre Company · Tigard, OR · 2022

    Artistic performances

  • $20,000

    Imago the Theatre Mask Ensemble · Portland, OR · 2022

    Artistic performances

  • $20,000

    Miracle Theatre Group · Portland, OR · 2022

    Artistic performances

  • $20,000

    Oregon Public Broadcasting · Portland, OR · 2022

    Artistic media programming

  • $20,000

    Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association · Ashland, OR · 2022

    Artistic performances

  • $20,000

    Portland Audubon Society · Portland, OR · 2022

    Wildlife rehabilitation

  • $20,000

    Portland Center Stage · Portland, OR · 2022

    Artistic performances

  • $20,000

    Powerhouse Center On the Bull Run Incorporated · Portland, OR · 2022

    Historic preservation

  • $19,200

    Rowena Wildlife Clinic · The Dalles, OR · 2022

    Wildlife rehabilitation

  • $18,000

    Chintimini Wildlife Center · Corvallis, OR · 2025

    Wildlife rehabilitation

  • $18,000

    Covenant Presbyterian Church · Walla Walla, WA · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $18,000

    Oregon Council for the Humanities · Portland, OR · 2025

    Artistic meetings

  • $18,000

    Chintimini Wildlife Center · Corvallis, OR · 2024

    Wildlife rehabilitation

  • $18,000

    Oregon Council for the Humanities · Portland, OR · 2024

    Artistic meetings

  • $18,000

    Chintimini Wildlife Center · Corvallis, OR · 2023

    Native wildlife rehabilitation

  • $18,000

    Oregon Council for the Humanities · Portland, OR · 2023

    Artistic meetings

  • $18,000

    Chintimini Wildlife Center · Corvallis, OR · 2022

    Native wildlife rehabilitation

  • $18,000

    Oregon Council for the Humanities · Portland, OR · 2022

    Artistic meetings

  • $17,500

    Artists Repertory Theatre · Portland, OR · 2025

    Artistic performances

  • $17,500

    Artists Repertory Theatre · Portland, OR · 2024

    Artistic performances

  • $17,500

    Artists Repertory Theatre · Portland, OR · 2023

    Artistic performances

  • $17,500

    Artists Repertory Theatre · Portland, OR · 2022

    Artistic performances

  • $17,000

    Wildlife Center of the North Coast · Astoria, OR · 2024

    Wildlife rehabilitation

  • $17,000

    Wildlife Center of the North Coast · Astoria, OR · 2023

    Wildlife rehabilitation

  • $17,000

    Wildlife Center of the North Coast · Astoria, OR · 2022

    Wildlife rehabilitation

  • $16,700

    Weston Area Development Association · Weston, OR · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $15,000

    Alberta Abbey Foundation · Portland, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

  • $15,000

    Badger Run Wildlife Rehab · Klamath Falls, OR · 2025

    Wildlife rehabilitation

  • $15,000

    Cascades Raptor Center · Eugene, OR · 2025

    Wildlife rehabilitation

  • $15,000

    City of Weston Oregon · Weston, OR · 2025

    Historic preservation

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