Funding search · EIN 911912105 · Portland, OR

John J and Lois a Tennant 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.

50
grants reported
$354,217
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$5,000
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.

Full IRS filings ↗How this is builtReport an error

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.

Sign in to analyze this funder’s giving pattern. Free in early access.

Top recipients

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

  • Boys & Girls Club of Southwest Wa3 grants · $57,850
  • Nw Athletic Blind Association1 grant · $34,100
  • Transitional Youth2 grants · $24,500
  • Jane Gaspero Memorial Library for Children3 grants · $23,500
  • Young American'S Foundation1 grant · $20,000
  • Panetta Institute3 grants · $17,000
  • Naval Postgrad School Foundation1 grant · $12,000
  • St Mary'S Home for Boys2 grants · $11,200
  • Seton Catholic Hs1 grant · $10,750
  • Young America'S Foundation1 grant · $10,000

Giving over time

$105,018
2022
$76,450
2023
$172,749
2024

Grant history

All 50 reported grants, largest first.

  • $34,100

    Nw Athletic Blind Association · Vancouver, WA · 2024

    Support

  • $21,150

    Boys & Girls Club of Southwest Wa · Vancouver, WA · 2023

    Support

  • $20,000

    Young American'S Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Support

  • $20,000

    Boys & Girls Club of Southwest Wa · Vancouver, WA · 2022

    Support

  • $16,700

    Boys & Girls Club of Southwest Wa · Vancouver, WA · 2024

    Support

  • $15,000

    Jane Gaspero Memorial Library for Children · Westport, CT · 2024

    Support

  • $15,000

    Panetta Institute · Monterey Bay, CA · 2024

    Support

  • $14,500

    Transitional Youth · Portland, OR · 2024

    Support

  • $12,000

    Naval Postgrad School Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2024

    Support

  • $10,750

    Seton Catholic Hs · Vancouver, WA · 2024

    Support

  • $10,600

    St Mary'S Home for Boys · Beaverton, OR · 2022

    Support

  • $10,000

    Beaches Charity Fund · Vancouver, WA · 2024

    Support

  • $10,000

    Lakeshore Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Support

  • $10,000

    Young America'S Foundation · Reston, VA · 2024

    Support

  • $10,000

    Nraff · Monterey, CA · 2023

    Support

  • $10,000

    Children'S Literacy Project · Lake Oswego, OR · 2022

    Support

  • $10,000

    Feral Cat Coalition of Or · Portland, OR · 2022

    Support

  • $10,000

    Nps Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2022

    Support

  • $10,000

    Peace Health Sw Medical Center Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Support

  • $10,000

    Transitional Youth · Beaverton, OR · 2022

    Support

  • $9,500

    Vancouver Symphony · Vancouver, WA · 2024

    Support

  • $9,268

    Community Foundation for Sw Wa · Vancouver, WA · 2022

    Support

  • $6,000

    Champions of Faith · Portland, OR · 2023

    Support

  • $5,000

    Nat'L Restaurant Assoc Ed Fdn · Monterey, CA · 2024

    Support

  • $5,000

    Safe House of the Desert · Thousand Palms, CA · 2024

    Support

  • $5,000

    Central Catholic Hs · Portland, OR · 2023

    Support

  • $5,000

    Jane Gaspero Memorial Library for Children · Westport, CT · 2023

    Support

  • $5,000

    Lustgarden Foundation · Woodbury, NY · 2023

    Support

  • $5,000

    Morse Foundation · Pebble Beach, CA · 2022

    Support

  • $4,049

    Vancouver Women'S Foundation · Vancouver, WA · 2024

    Support

  • $3,500

    Jane Gaspero Memorial Library for Children · Westport, CT · 2022

    Support

  • $3,000

    Adapt Community Network · New York, NY · 2023

    Support

  • $2,500

    Tux & Tails · Monterey, CA · 2022

    Support

  • $1,000

    Panetta Institute · Seaside, CA · 2023

    Support

  • $1,000

    Monterey Bay Aquarium Development Office · Monterey, CA · 2022

    Support

  • $1,000

    Panetta Institute · Seaside, CA · 2022

    Support

  • $1,000

    The Carmel Foundation Giving From the Heart · Carmel, CA · 2022

    Support

  • $600

    St Mary'S Home for Boys · Beaverton, OR · 2024

    Support

  • $500

    St Andrew Nativity School · Portland, OR · 2022

    Support

  • $300

    Pebble Beach Company Foundation · Pebble Beach, CA · 2024

    Support

  • $250

    Pink Lemonade Project · Vancouver, WA · 2022

    Support

  • $250

    Vancouver Symphony · Vancouver, WA · 2022

    Support

  • $150

    Monterey Co Sheriff'S Association of Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2023

    Support

  • $100

    Deputy Sheriff Assoc Monterey Cnty · Salinas, CA · 2024

    Support

  • $100

    Pink Lemonade Project · Vancouver, WA · 2024

    Support

  • $100

    Pink Lemonade Project · Vancouver, WA · 2023

    Support

  • $100

    Del Monte Forest Conservancy · Pebble Beach, CA · 2022

    Support

  • $50

    Del Monte Forest Property Owners · Pebble Beach, CA · 2024

    Support

  • $50

    Del Monte Forest Conservancy · Pebble Beach, CA · 2023

    Support

  • $50

    Monterey Co Sheriff'S Association of Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2022

    Support

Grants already paid are the record; PaperOrbit reads your paper and finds the funders whose record matches it — then explains why.

Search funders like this one

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.