Funding search · EIN 931155757 · Portland, OR

Joseph P Tennant Charitable 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.

62
grants reported
$300,700
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$5,000
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

educationreligiousciviccarehealthathletichealthcarehistorical

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Col River Maritime Museum4 grants · $36,000
  • Waterfall Foundation2 grants · $33,500
  • De La Salle School2 grants · $21,000
  • Georgetown University2 grants · $20,000
  • Portland Art Museum3 grants · $15,000
  • Jesuit High School1 grant · $12,300
  • St Mary'S Cathedral2 grants · $12,000
  • Cathedral Parish2 grants · $11,000
  • Coast Guard Foundation3 grants · $11,000
  • Oregon Historical Society2 grants · $10,000

Giving over time

$78,400
2022
$79,100
2023
$57,700
2024
$85,500
2025

Grant history

All 62 reported grants, largest first.

  • $20,000

    Waterfall Foundation · Fairbanks, AK · 2023

    Health care

  • $13,500

    Waterfall Foundation · Fairbanks, AK · 2022

    Health care

  • $12,300

    Jesuit High School · Portland, OR · 2024

    Education

  • $11,000

    Col River Maritime Museum · Astoria, OR · 2024

    Education

  • $11,000

    De La Salle School · Portland, OR · 2022

    Education

  • $10,000

    Col River Maritime Museum · Astoria, OR · 2025

    Education

  • $10,000

    Cristo Rey Charles Hs · North Carolina, SC · 2025

    Education

  • $10,000

    Georgetown University · Washington Dc, DC · 2025

    Education

  • $10,000

    Leadership Institute · Arlington, VA · 2025

    Civic

  • $10,000

    Georgetown University · Washington Dc, DC · 2024

    Education

  • $10,000

    De La Salle School · Portland, OR · 2023

    Education

  • $10,000

    Col River Maritime Museum · Astoria, OR · 2022

    Education

  • $10,000

    Jesuit Hs · Portland, OR · 2022

    Education

  • $6,600

    Central Catholic · Portland, OR · 2023

    Education

  • $6,000

    Cathedral Parish · Portland, OR · 2024

    Religious

  • $6,000

    St Mary'S Cathedral · Portland, OR · 2023

    Religious

  • $6,000

    St Mary'S Cathedral · Portland, OR · 2022

    Religious

  • $5,000

    Assumption Catholic Church · Portland, OR · 2025

    Religious

  • $5,000

    Cathedral Parish · Portland, OR · 2025

    Religious

  • $5,000

    Coast Guard Foundation · Stonington, CT · 2025

    Civic

  • $5,000

    Desert Commun Foundation · Palm Desert, CA · 2025

    Education

  • $5,000

    Oregon Historical Society · Portland, OR · 2025

    Civic

  • $5,000

    Portland Art Museum · Portland, OR · 2025

    Education

  • $5,000

    Children'S Cancer Assoc · Portland, OR · 2024

    Health care

  • $5,000

    Oregon Historical Society · Portland, OR · 2024

    Civic

  • $5,000

    Children'S Cancer Association · Portland, OR · 2023

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Coast Guard Foundation · Stonington, CT · 2023

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Col River Maritime Museum · Astoria, OR · 2023

    Education

  • $5,000

    Cyo Camp Howard · Portland, OR · 2023

    Religious

  • $5,000

    Portland Art Museum · Portland, OR · 2023

    Civic

  • $5,000

    Cyo Camp Howard · Portland, OR · 2022

    Religious

  • $5,000

    Portland Art Museum · Portland, OR · 2022

    Civic

  • $3,900

    Archdiocese of Portland · Portland, OR · 2025

    Religious

  • $3,000

    Portland Parks Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Make It Light · Troutdale, OR · 2025

    Memorial

  • $2,500

    Mt Vernon Ladies Assoc of the Union · Mount Vernon, VA · 2025

    Historical

  • $2,500

    St Michael the Archangel · Portland, OR · 2025

    Religious

  • $2,500

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

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Wo Smith Music School · Nashville, TN · 2022

    Charitable

  • $2,400

    St Mary Cathedralof the Immaculate · Portland, OR · 2025

    Religious

  • $2,400

    St Vincent De Paul · Portland, OR · 2024

    Charitable

  • $2,200

    St Ignatius Catholic Church · Portland, OR · 2023

    Religious

  • $2,200

    St Vincent De Paul · Portland, OR · 2022

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    St Vincent De Paul · Portland, OR · 2023

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Mount Vernon · Mt Vernon, VA · 2022

    Civic

  • $2,000

    St Ignatius Catholic Church · Portland, OR · 2022

    Religious

  • $1,800

    St Edwards Catholic Church · Lebanon, OR · 2023

    Religious

  • $1,800

    St Thomas Parish · Jefferson, OR · 2022

    Religious

  • $1,500

    Desert Commun Foundation · Palm Desert, CA · 2024

    Education

  • $1,500

    Desert Commun Foundation · Palm Desert, CA · 2023

    Education

  • $1,400

    Central Catholic · Portland, OR · 2022

    Education

  • $1,300

    Abbott Marion St Martin'S · Lacey, WA · 2024

    Religious

  • $1,200

    Abbott Marion St Martin'S · Lacey, WA · 2025

    Religious

  • $1,200

    Central Catholic · Portland, OR · 2024

    Education

  • $1,000

    Cristo Rey Phila Hs · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Education

  • $1,000

    Intl Myeloma Foundation · Studio City, CA · 2024

    Health care

  • $1,000

    St Michaels Catholic Church · Portland, OR · 2023

    Religious

  • $1,000

    Coast Guard Foundation · Stonington, CT · 2022

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Mt Angel Abbey · Saint Benedict, OR · 2022

    Religious

  • $1,000

    Virginia Mason Health Found · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Healthcare

  • $500

    Usga Foundation · Liberty Corner, NJ · 2025

    Athletic

  • $500

    Desert Commun Foundation · Palm Desert, CA · 2022

    Education

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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.