Funding search · EIN 931160719 · Portland, OR

Kohnstamm Family 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.

244
grants reported
$277,516
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$250
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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  • Kenya Keys3 grants · $107,300
  • New Thought Center for Spiritual Living1 grant · $22,200
  • New Thought Csl1 grant · $20,000
  • Union Gospel Mission2 grants · $11,250
  • Ohsu Foundation3 grants · $9,250
  • Opb Cornerstone Society3 grants · $6,500
  • Literary Arts1 grant · $5,000
  • Morrison Child and Family Services1 grant · $5,000
  • Pandrillus Foundation1 grant · $3,500
  • Wilderness Program1 grant · $3,500

Giving over time

$146,695
2022
$23,021
2023
$107,800
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 244 grants.

  • $102,700

    Kenya Keys · Lake Oswego, OR · 2022

    Educational opportunities to those who have none

  • $22,200

    New Thought Center for Spiritual Living · Portland, OR · 2024

    Spreading peace and spiritual unity bridging diversity and unifying all creation through god

  • $20,000

    New Thought Csl · Portland, OR · 2022

    Spreading peace and spiritual unity bridging diversity and unifying all creation through god

  • $11,000

    Union Gospel Mission · Portland, OR · 2024

    To provide meals, care and recovery to homeless and hurting neighbors

  • $7,250

    Ohsu Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024

    To secure private philanthropic support to advance ohsu's vital missions

  • $5,000

    Literary Arts · Prtland, OR · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Morrison Child and Family Services · Portland, OR · 2024

    General support

  • $3,500

    Deschutes River Conservancy · Bend, OR · 2024

    General support

  • $3,500

    Kiva · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $3,500

    Oregon Public Broadcasting · Portland, OR · 2024

    Enables opb to bring radio, television, and online information to more than 1.5 million people each week.

  • $3,500

    Pandrillus Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024

    General support

  • $3,500

    Wilderness Program · Portland, OR · 2024

    General support

  • $2,550

    Kenya Keys · Lake Oswego, OR · 2024

    Educational opportunities to those who have none

  • $2,500

    Childrens Institute · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Opb Cornerstone Society · Portland, OR · 2024

    Enables opb to bring radio, television, and online information to more than 1.5 million people each week

  • $2,050

    Kenya Keys · Lake Oswego, OR · 2023

    Educational opportunities to those who have none

  • $2,000

    Opb Cornerstone Society · Portland, OR · 2023

    Enables opb to bring radio, television, and online information to more than 1.5 million people each week

  • $2,000

    Opb Cornerstone Society · Portland, OR · 2022

    Enables opb to bring radio, television, and online information to more than 1.5 million people each week.

  • $1,500

    Ohsu Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023

    To secure private philanthropic support to advance ohsu's vital missions

  • $1,500

    Helping Hands · Seaside, OR · 2022

    To provide a sustainable life through resources, recovery and reentry for the homeless

  • $1,250

    Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2024

    To combat discrimination through education

  • $1,050

    Casa for Children · Portland, OR · 2024

    To advocate for the best interests of children who have been abused and neglected

  • $1,000

    Assistance League · Beaverton, OR · 2024

    No fooling fundraiser

  • $1,000

    Friends of the Gorge · Portland, OR · 2024

    Maintenance/education of the columbia gorge

  • $1,000

    Friends of Timberline · Portland, OR · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Helping Hands · Seaside, OR · 2024

    To provide a sustainable life through resources, recovery and reentry for the homeless

  • $1,000

    Mercy Corps · Portland, OR · 2024

    Provide humanitarian relief

  • $1,000

    Assistance League - Greater Portland · Beaverton, OR · 2023

    Paddle raise program

  • $1,000

    Friends of the Columbia Gorge · Portland, OR · 2023

    Maintenance/education of the columbia gorge

  • $1,000

    Helping Hands Reentry Outreach Center · Seaside, OR · 2023

    To provide a sustainable life through resources, recovery and reentry for the homeless

  • $750

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024

    Emergency medical assistance

  • $750

    Special Olympics Oregon · Washington, DC · 2024

    Sports training/competition to the disabled

  • $745

    Miscellaneous Contributions · Portland, OR · 2022

    Miscellaneous

  • $500

    American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2024

    Heart disease research

  • $500

    American Lung Association · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Lung disease research

  • $500

    Bustin Barriers · Portland, OR · 2024

    General support

  • $500

    Feed the Children · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024

    General support

  • $500

    Friends of Elk Rock Garden · Portland, OR · 2024

    For the preservation of this beautiful place for generations to come

  • $500

    Greater Than · Portland, OR · 2024

    General support

  • $500

    Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2024

    General support

  • $500

    International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2024

    To help those whose lives are shattered by conflict to survive and gain control of their future

  • $500

    Metropolitan Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $500

    Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $500

    Oregon Food Bank · Portland, OR · 2024

    Provides nutritious meals to individuals, children, and families across oregon

  • $500

    Oregon Wild · Portland, OR · 2024

    Protecting oregon's wild lands, wildlife, and water

  • $500

    Portland Art Museum · Portland, OR · 2024

    To provide access to art with lasting value for education and enrichment of community

  • $500

    Post 58 · Portland, OR · 2024

    To provide outdoor experiences for portland teens in an inclusive and affordable way

  • $500

    Shriners Childrens Hospital · Tampa, FL · 2024

    To impact the lives of children

  • $500

    Solve · Portland, OR · 2024

    Environmental conservation

  • $500

    Waterorg · New York, NY · 2024

    To fund water projects

  • $500

    Friends of the Explorer Post 58 · Portland, OR · 2023

    To provide outdoor experiences for portland teens in an inclusive and affordable way

  • $500

    Oregon Wild · Portland, OR · 2023

    Protecting oregon's wild lands, wildlife, and water

  • $500

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022

    Emergency medical assistance

  • $500

    Friends of the Columbia Gorge · Portland, OR · 2022

    Maintenance/education of the columbia gorge

  • $500

    Ohsu Foundation · Portland, OR · 2022

    To secure private philanthropic support to advance ohsu's vital missions

  • $500

    Oregon Wild · Portland, OR · 2022

    Protecting oregon's wild lands, wildlife, and water

  • $500

    Oxfam · Boston, MA · 2022

    To provide help for needy families

  • $500

    Portland Audubon · Portland, OR · 2022

    To help protect native birds, other wildlife and their habitats across the oregon landscape

  • $500

    Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2022

    To combat discrimination through education

  • $500

    Wild Fish Conservatory · Duvall, WA · 2022

    To conserve wild salmon and steelhead strongholds across the pacific rim

  • $400

    Center for Science in the Public Interest · Boone, IA · 2024

    To support cspi

  • $350

    Sunshine Division · Portland, OR · 2022

    To help those with food insecurity and clothing needs

  • $262

    Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2023

    To provide children around the world with health care, clean water,etc, in times of crisis

  • $259

    Elevate Oregon · Portland, OR · 2023

    General support

  • $250

    Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $250

    American Civil Liberties Union · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $250

    American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2024

    To help american indian students pursue a college education and improve their future

  • $250

    American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2024

    Human rights activist organization

  • $250

    Amnesty International · New York, NY · 2024

    Human rights activist organization

  • $250

    Bird Alliance of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2024

    General support

  • $250

    Columbia Land Trust · Vancouver, WA · 2024

    Conservation of natural resources of the columbia river region

  • $250

    Defenders of Wildlife · Washington, DC · 2024

    General support

  • $250

    Environmental Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    General support

  • $250

    First Nations Development · Longmont, CO · 2024

    General support

  • $250

    Forest Park Conservancy · Portland, OR · 2024

    To protect and foster the health of forest park

  • $250

    Fos Feminista · New York, NY · 2024

    To respond with agility to rollbacks of women's human rights

  • $250

    Friends of Trees · Portland, OR · 2024

    To plant and care for trees and native shrubs

  • $250

    Friends of Tryon Creek State Park · Portland, OR · 2024

    Conserve and enhance the natural resources

  • $250

    Girls On the Run of the Rockies · Greenwood Village, CO · 2024

    General support

  • $250

    Greater Hells Canyon Council · La Grande, OR · 2024

    General support

  • $250

    Habitat for Humanity Portland · Portland, OR · 2024

    General support

  • $250

    Harlem Lacrosse · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $250

    Hoyt Arboretum · Portland, OR · 2024

    Supporting conservation, education, and recreation programs at hoyt arboretum

  • $250

    Ippnw · Malden, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $250

    Janus Youth Programs · Portland, OR · 2024

    To change lives and build futures for children, youth, and families

  • $250

    Learning Ally · Princeton, NJ · 2024

    Provide audio books

  • $250

    Macular Degeneration Research · Clarksburg, MD · 2024

    General support

  • $250

    Meals On Wheels · Portland, OR · 2024

    To ensure no senior will go hungry

  • $250

    National Multiple Sclerosis Society · Portland, OR · 2024

    To improve the quality of life for people affected by ms

  • $250

    Oceana · Portland, OR · 2024

    General support

  • $250

    Open School · Portland, OR · 2024

    General support

  • $250

    Oregon Historical Society · Portland, OR · 2024

    To make oregon's history available to all

  • $250

    Oregon Museum of Science and Industry · Portland, OR · 2024

    General support

  • $250

    Oregon Zoo Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024

    To secure financial support for conservation, education and animal welfare

  • $250

    Outside in · Portland, OR · 2024

    General support

  • $250

    Playwrite · Portland, OR · 2024

    To provide young people a safe space to explore their voice, stories through art

  • $250

    Portland Center Stage · Portland, OR · 2024

    General support

  • $250

    Project Hope · Washington, DC · 2024

    General support

  • $250

    Raphael House · Portland, OR · 2024

    Provides food/clothing to the needy

  • $250

    Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2024

    To provide lifesaving relief to children

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