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 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • 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

$682,031
2022
$517,440
2023
$800,000
2024

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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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.