Funding search · EIN 936026691 · Milwaukee, WI
Jefferson Scholarship Fund
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 90
- grants reported
- $436,767
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,750
- 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.
- Central Oregon Community College3 grants · $94,842
- Oregon State University3 grants · $66,550
- George Fox University3 grants · $26,600
- Oregon Institute of Technology3 grants · $26,350
- University of Oregon3 grants · $23,250
- Lane Community College3 grants · $15,925
- Grand Canyon University3 grants · $14,850
- Linn Benton Community College2 grants · $9,900
- University of Idaho3 grants · $9,100
- Chemeketa Community College2 grants · $8,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 90 reported grants, largest first.
- $40,292
Central Oregon Community College · Bend, OR · 2024
Scholarships
- $38,250
Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR · 2024
Scholarships
- $27,600
Central Oregon Community College · Bend, OR · 2022
General operating
- $26,950
Central Oregon Community College · Bend, OR · 2023
Scholarship
- $19,200
George Fox University · Newberg, OR · 2024
Scholarships
- $17,750
Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR · 2023
Scholarship
- $16,450
University of Oregon · Eugene, OR · 2022
General operating
- $11,675
Oregon Institute of Technology · Klamath Falls, OR · 2024
Scholarships
- $10,550
Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR · 2022
General operating
- $8,375
Oregon Institute of Technology · Klamath Falls, OR · 2023
Scholarship
- $8,100
Lane Community College · Eugene, OR · 2023
Scholarship
- $7,900
Linn Benton Community College · Albany, OR · 2022
General operating
- $7,850
Grand Canyon University · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Scholarships
- $7,600
Oregon State University - Cascades · Bend, OR · 2024
Scholarships
- $6,825
Oklahoma State University · Stillwater, OK · 2024
Scholarships
- $6,300
Oregon Institute of Technology · Klamath Falls, OR · 2022
General operating
- $5,900
Portland State University · Portland, OR · 2024
Scholarships
- $5,000
Chemeketa Community College · Salem, OR · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,550
Blue Mountain Community College · Pendleton, OR · 2024
Scholarships
- $4,500
Mt Hood Community College · Gresham, OR · 2024
Scholarships
- $4,500
Phagans Central Or Beauty College · Bend, OR · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,400
George Fox University · Newberg, OR · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,125
Lane Community College · Eugene, OR · 2024
Scholarships
- $4,000
Eastern Oregon University · La Grande, OR · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,000
Grand Canyon University · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,800
University of Oregon · Eugene, OR · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,700
Lane Community College · Eugene, OR · 2022
General operating
- $3,600
University of Idaho · Moscow, ID · 2022
General operating
- $3,500
Western Oregon University · Monmouth, OR · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,400
Grove City College · Grove City, PA · 2024
Scholarships
- $3,100
Western Oregon University · Monmouth, OR · 2024
Scholarships
- $3,000
Haskell Indian Nations University · Lawrence, KS · 2024
Scholarships
- $3,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2024
Scholarships
- $3,000
University of Oregon · Eugene, OR · 2024
Scholarships
- $3,000
Concordia University St Paul · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,000
Osu Cascades · Bend, OH · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,000
University of Arizona · Tuscon, AZ · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,000
University of Idaho · Moscow, ID · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,000
Chemeketa Community College · Salem, OR · 2022
General operating
- $3,000
Everett Community College · Everett, WA · 2022
General operating
- $3,000
George Fox University · Newberg, OR · 2022
General operating
- $3,000
Grand Canyon University · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
General operating
- $3,000
Oregon State University Cascades · Bend, OR · 2022
General operating
- $3,000
University of Puget Sound · Tacoma, WA · 2022
General operating
- $2,900
Premiere Aesthetics Institute · Meridian, ID · 2024
Scholarships
- $2,600
Hutchinson Community College · Hutchinson, KS · 2022
General operating
- $2,550
Bacone College · Muskogee, OK · 2022
General operating
- $2,500
Boise State University · Boise, ID · 2024
Scholarships
- $2,500
Montana State University · Bozeman, MT · 2024
Scholarships
- $2,500
Portland Community College · Portland, OR · 2024
Scholarships
- $2,500
University of Idaho · Moscow, ID · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Montana State University · Bozeman, MT · 2022
General operating
- $2,300
Mt Hood Community College · Gresham, OR · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,250
Texas a&M University · College Station, TX · 2022
General operating
- $2,000
Green River College · Auburn, WA · 2024
Scholarships
- $2,000
Linn Benton Community College · Albany, OR · 2024
Scholarships
- $2,000
Lassen Community College · Susanville, CA · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Pacific University · Forest Grove, OR · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Southern Oregon University · Ashland, OR · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Willamette University · Salem, OR · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Glendale Community College · Glendale, CA · 2022
General operating
- $2,000
Multnomah University · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating
- $2,000
Oregon Tech Institute · Klamath Falls, OR · 2022
General operating
- $2,000
Pacific University · Forest Grove, OR · 2022
General operating
- $1,500
University of Mary · Bismarck, ND · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,500
Montana State Universitynorthern · Havre, MT · 2022
General operating
- $1,500
Phagan'S Central Or Beauty College · Bend, OR · 2022
General operating
- $1,375
Hutchinson Community College · Hutchinson, KS · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,375
Montana State University · Bozeman, MT · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,375
Texas Am University · College Station, TX · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,300
Gentle Dental Bend · Bend, OR · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
California State University · Fresno, CA · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
Clark College · Vancouver, WA · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
Haskell Indian Nations University · Lawrence, KS · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
Oregon Health Science University · Portland, OR · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
Oregon Tech Foundation · Klamath Falls, OR · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
South Dakota State University · Brookings, SD · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
Sw Oregon Community College Fdn · Coos Bay, OR · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
Carroll College · Helena, MT · 2022
General operating
- $1,000
Holy Names University · Oakland, CA · 2022
General operating
- $1,000
Ohsu · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating
- $1,000
Oregon Healt and Science University · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating
- $1,000
Portland State University · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating
- $1,000
Seattle Pacific University · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating
- $1,000
South Dakota State University · Brookings, SD · 2022
General operating
- $1,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2022
General operating
- $1,000
University of Arizona · Tuscon, AZ · 2022
General operating
- $1,000
West Hills College Coalinga · Coalinga, CA · 2022
General operating
- $1,000
Willamette University · Salem, OR · 2022
General operating
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