Funding search · EIN 936020752 · Milwaukee, WI
The Jackson 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.
- 393
- grants reported
- $2.0M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $3,000
- 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.
- Oregon Arts Watch3 grants · $55,000
- Literary Arts3 grants · $52,500
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival3 grants · $45,000
- Opb2 grants · $40,000
- Portland Art Museum2 grants · $36,000
- Medical Teams International3 grants · $30,000
- Oregon Ballet Theatre2 grants · $30,000
- Omsi2 grants · $30,000
- Portland Parks Foundation2 grants · $30,000
- Portland Center Stage2 grants · $30,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 393 grants.
- $25,000
Literary Arts · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $25,000
The Library Foundation · Topeka, KS · 2022
General operating
- $21,000
Portland Art Museum · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $20,000
All Classical Radio · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $20,000
Opb · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $20,000
Oregon Arts Watch · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $20,000
Oregon Symphony Association · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $20,000
Northwest Childrens Theater & School · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $20,000
Oregon Arts Watch · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $20,000
Oregon Public Broadcasting · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $20,000
Oregon Symphony · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $20,000
Opb · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating
- $15,000
Literary Arts · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $15,000
Omsi · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $15,000
Oregon Ballet Theatre · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $15,000
Oregon Food Bank · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $15,000
Oregon Journalism Project · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $15,000
Oregon Shakespeare Festival · Ashland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $15,000
Patricia Reser Center for the Arts · Beaverton, OR · 2024
General operating
- $15,000
Portland Center Stage · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $15,000
Portland Opera Association · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $15,000
Portland Parks Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $15,000
Portland State University · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $15,000
Tides Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General operating
- $15,000
Oregon Childrens Theatre Company · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $15,000
Oregon Shakespeare Festival · Ashland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $15,000
Phame Academy · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $15,000
Portland State University Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $15,000
Tides Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $15,000
Omsi · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating
- $15,000
Oregon Arts Watch · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating
- $15,000
Oregon Ballet Theatre · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating
- $15,000
Oregon Food Bank · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating
- $15,000
Oregon Shakespeare Festival · Ashland, OR · 2022
General operating
- $15,000
Patricia Reser Center for the Arts · Beaverton, OR · 2022
General operating
- $15,000
Portland Art Museum · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating
- $15,000
Portland Center Stage · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating
- $15,000
Portland Parks Foundation · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating
- $15,000
Portland State University · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating
- $12,500
Literary Arts · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating
- $12,000
Library Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024
Generaloperating
- $12,000
Library Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023
Generaloperating
- $12,000
Portland Opera Association · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating
- $10,000
Bodyvox · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $10,000
Medical Teams International · Tigard, OR · 2024
General operating
- $10,000
Nw Dance Project · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $10,000
Ohsu Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $10,000
Profile Theatre · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $10,000
The Grotto · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $10,000
Willamette Falls Trust · Oregon City, OR · 2024
General operating
- $10,000
Willamette University Pnca · Salem, OR · 2024
General operating
- $10,000
Converge 45 · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $10,000
Greater Than · Brice, OH · 2023
General operating
- $10,000
Medical Teams International · Tigard, OR · 2023
General operating
- $10,000
Oregon Food Bank · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $10,000
Profile Theatre · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $10,000
Greater Than · Brice, OH · 2022
General operating
- $10,000
Medical Teams International · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating
- $10,000
Nw Dance Project · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating
- $10,000
Ohsu Foundation · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating
- $10,000
Pica · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating
- $10,000
Pnca at Willamette University · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating
- $10,000
Willamette Falls Trust · Oregon City, OR · 2022
General operating
- $8,000
Bodyvox · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $8,000
Bodyvox · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating
- $8,000
Profile Theatre · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating
- $7,500
Lan Su Chinese Garden · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $7,500
Meals On Wheels · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General operating
- $7,500
Oregon Humanities · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $7,500
Union Gospel Mission · Salem, OR · 2024
General operating
- $7,500
White Bird · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $7,500
Birch Community Services · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $7,500
Oregon Humanities · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $7,500
Birch Community Services · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating
- $7,500
Lan Su Chinese Garden · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating
- $7,500
Oregon Humanities · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating
- $7,500
Union Gospel Mission · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating
- $7,000
New Avenues for Youth · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $7,000
New Avenues for Youth · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $6,000
Advance Gender Equity in the Arts · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $6,000
Broadway Rose Theatre Company · Tigard, OR · 2024
General operating
- $6,000
Advance Gender Equity in the Arts · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $6,000
Pam Cut Center for An Untold Tomorrow · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $6,000
White Bird · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $6,000
New Avenues for Youth · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating
- $5,440
Grantmakers of Or & Sw Wa · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating
- $5,031
Ronald McDonald House · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating
- $5,000
Bird Alliance of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Catholic High School · Little Rock, AR · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Civics Learning Project · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Dovelewis Emergency Animal Hospital · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Dress for Success Oregon · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Elevate Oregon · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
High Desert Museum · Bend, OR · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Immigration Counseling Service · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Lakewood Theatre Company · Lake Oswego, OR · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Leach Botanical Garden · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Maybelle Center for Community · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Miracle Theatre Group · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Oregon Children'S Theatre · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
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