Funding search · EIN 943112077 · Portland, OR

Lee H & Marion B Thompson 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.

140
grants reported
$10.3M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$25,000
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.

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Top recipients

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  • Ducks Unlimited4 grants · $1.1M
  • Blosser Center for Dyslexia3 grants · $1.1M
  • Gate Youth Association3 grants · $1.0M
  • The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding1 grant · $1.0M
  • Providence Hospital Foundation1 grant · $1.0M
  • Ella Curran Food Bank - Independence3 grants · $520,000
  • Ffa Oregon1 grant · $500,000
  • Opal Creek Anvient Forest Center3 grants · $300,000
  • Nature Conservancy1 grant · $275,000
  • Blanchet House3 grants · $206,112

Giving over time

$260,100
2022
$2.0M
2023
$8.0M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 140 grants.

  • $1.1M

    Blosser Center for Dyslexia · Portland, OR · 2024

    Tutoring program for dyslexic children

  • $1.0M

    Ducks Unlimited · Memphis, TN · 2024

    Wetlands preservation

  • $1.0M

    Gate Youth Association · Independence, OR · 2024

    Education / mentorship / community center

  • $1.0M

    Providence Hospital Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024

    Build new emergency foom

  • $1.0M

    The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding · Port Hadlock, WA · 2024

    Trades school boat building education

  • $500,000

    Ella Curran Food Bank - Independence · Independence, OR · 2024

    Building a food bank facility

  • $500,000

    Ffa Oregon · Corvallis, OR · 2024

    Youth leadership in farming

  • $275,000

    Nature Conservancy · Portland, OR · 2024

    Conservation

  • $250,000

    Opal Creek Anvient Forest Center · Portland, OR · 2024

    Forrest recovery from forest fire

  • $150,000

    Candlelighters for Children With Cancer · Portland, OR · 2024

    Family wraparound services/cancer

  • $130,000

    Tualatin River Keepers · Tualatin, OR · 2024

    Conservation and environment

  • $130,000

    Willamette Riverkeeper · Oregon City, OR · 2024

    Conservation and envioronment

  • $106,112

    Blanchet House · Portland, OR · 2024

    Homeless services

  • $100,000

    Albertina Kerr · Portland, OR · 2024

    Support community mental health

  • $100,000

    Bird Alliance of Oregonaudobon · Portland, OR · 2024

    Conservation

  • $100,000

    Dogs for Better Lives · Central Point, OR · 2024

    Dog training support services

  • $100,000

    Guide Dogs for the Blind · Boring, OR · 2024

    Dog training support services

  • $100,000

    Oregon Humane Society · Portland, OR · 2024

    Animal welfare

  • $100,000

    Oregon Public Broadcasting · Portland, OR · 2024

    News and education

  • $90,000

    Portland Rescue Mission · Portland, OR · 2024

    Homeless and addiction services

  • $90,000

    Union Gospel Mission · Portland, OR · 2024

    Homeless services

  • $75,000

    Albertina Kerr · Portland, OR · 2023

    To support community mental health

  • $75,000

    Albertina Kerr · Portland, OR · 2023

    To support community mental health

  • $50,000

    Blanchet House · Portland, OR · 2023

    25k for farm project 25k for housing and meal programs

  • $50,000

    Blanchet House · Portland, OR · 2023

    25k for farm project 25k for housing and meal programs

  • $50,000

    Ducks Unlimited · Vancouver, WA · 2023

    For conservation of wetlands

  • $50,000

    Ducks Unlimited · Vancouver, WA · 2023

    For conservation of wetlands

  • $50,000

    Oregon Food Bank · Portland, OR · 2023

    Applied to rooted and rising campaign to fight hunger

  • $50,000

    Oregon Food Bank · Portland, OR · 2023

    Applied to rooted and rising campaign to fight hunger

  • $50,000

    Providence Emergency Room Renovation · Portland, OR · 2023

    To support emergency room renovation

  • $50,000

    Providence Emergency Room Renovation · Portland, OR · 2023

    To support emergency room renovation

  • $40,000

    Adelante Mujeres · Forest Grove, OR · 2024

    Latino community farming business

  • $40,000

    Central Cultural · Cornelius, OR · 2024

    Culture center/various

  • $40,000

    Ducks Unlimited · Bend, OR · 2022

    Cash donation

  • $35,000

    Dogs for Better Lives · Central Point, OR · 2023

    Applied to endowment for service dog supports

  • $35,000

    Dogs for Better Lives · Central Point, OR · 2023

    Applied to endowment for service dog supports

  • $35,000

    Guide Dogs for the Blind · San Rafael, OR · 2023

    To support efforts of training guide dogs

  • $35,000

    Guide Dogs for the Blind · San Rafael, OR · 2023

    To support efforts of training guide dogs

  • $35,000

    Oregon Humane Society · Portland, OR · 2023

    To support animal welfare

  • $35,000

    Oregon Humane Society · Portland, OR · 2023

    To support animal welfare

  • $30,000

    Oregon State Society Dar · Washington, DC · 2022

    Cash donation

  • $25,000

    Tualatin Food Pantry · Tualitin, OR · 2024

    Food bank

  • $25,000

    Cascade Forest Conservancy · Portland, OR · 2023

    Forest conservation efforts

  • $25,000

    Cascade Forest Conservancy · Portland, OR · 2023

    Forest conservation efforts

  • $25,000

    Daughters of American Revolution (Pioneer Museum) · Happy Valley, OR · 2023

    To renovate bathroom to ada accessible

  • $25,000

    Daughters of American Revolution (Pioneer Museum) · Happy Valley, OR · 2023

    To renovate bathroom to ada accessible

  • $25,000

    Friends of the Children - Portland · Portland, OR · 2023

    Applied to endowment to support youth mentorship

  • $25,000

    Friends of the Children - Portland · Portland, OR · 2023

    Applied to endowment to support youth mentorship

  • $25,000

    Habitat for Humanity-Newberg Branch · Newberg, OR · 2023

    Applied to endowment to support housing for low income families

  • $25,000

    Habitat for Humanity-Newberg Branch · Newberg, OR · 2023

    Applied to endowment to support housing for low income families

  • $25,000

    Mark Prairie Historical Society · Canby, OR · 2023

    To support preservation of a historic school house

  • $25,000

    Mark Prairie Historical Society · Canby, OR · 2023

    To support preservation of a historic school house

  • $25,000

    Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building · Port Hadlock, WA · 2023

    To support educational programs for youth

  • $25,000

    Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building · Port Hadlock, WA · 2023

    To support educational programs for youth

  • $25,000

    Opal Creek Anvient Forest Center · Portland, OR · 2023

    To support forest conservation and youth education

  • $25,000

    Opal Creek Anvient Forest Center · Portland, OR · 2023

    To support forest conservation and youth education

  • $25,000

    Opb Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023

    Applied to endowment

  • $25,000

    Opb Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023

    Applied to endowment

  • $25,000

    Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing Foudation · Portland, OR · 2023

    To support screening and treatment for sign and hearing

  • $25,000

    Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing Foudation · Portland, OR · 2023

    To support screening and treatment for sign and hearing

  • $25,000

    Parkinson'S Resources of Oregon · Beaverton, OR · 2023

    Applied to endowment to support parkinson's efforts

  • $25,000

    Parkinson'S Resources of Oregon · Beaverton, OR · 2023

    Applied to endowment to support parkinson's efforts

  • $25,000

    Portland Audubon Societybird Alliance of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2023

    Applied to endowment to support conservation efforts of wildlife

  • $25,000

    Portland Audubon Societybird Alliance of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2023

    Applied to endowment to support conservation efforts of wildlife

  • $25,000

    Sisters of the Road · Portland, OR · 2023

    To help with renovation of center

  • $25,000

    Sisters of the Road · Portland, OR · 2023

    To help with renovation of center

  • $25,000

    Audubon Society · Portland, OR · 2022

    Cash donation

  • $25,000

    Cascade Forest Conservancy · Portland, OR · 2022

    Cash donation

  • $25,000

    Dogs for Better Living · Central Point, OR · 2022

    Cash donation

  • $25,000

    Guide Dogs for the Blind · Boring, OR · 2022

    Cash donation

  • $25,000

    Mark Prairie Historical Society · Canby, OR · 2022

    Cash donation

  • $25,000

    Oregon Humane Society · Portland, OR · 2022

    Cash donation

  • $25,000

    Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing · Portland, OR · 2022

    Cash donation

  • $15,000

    Sherwood Helping Hands Food Pantry · Sherwood, OR · 2024

    Food bank

  • $15,000

    1000 Friends of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2023

    To support environmental efforts

  • $15,000

    1000 Friends of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2023

    To support environmental efforts

  • $15,000

    Bloomin' Boutique · Oregon City, OR · 2023

    To support clothing closet for children in need

  • $15,000

    Bloomin' Boutique · Oregon City, OR · 2023

    To support clothing closet for children in need

  • $15,000

    Blosser Center for Dyslexia · Portland, OR · 2023

    For tutoring program for dyslexic children

  • $15,000

    Blosser Center for Dyslexia · Portland, OR · 2023

    For tutoring program for dyslexic children

  • $15,000

    Candlelighters for Children With Cancer · Portland, OR · 2023

    Applied to endowment to support children facing cancer

  • $15,000

    Candlelighters for Children With Cancer · Portland, OR · 2023

    Applied to endowment to support children facing cancer

  • $15,000

    Gate Youth Association · Independence, OR · 2023

    Applied to endowment to support youth education

  • $15,000

    Gate Youth Association · Independence, OR · 2023

    Applied to endowment to support youth education

  • $15,000

    Helping Hands Food Pantry · Sherwood, OR · 2023

    To support food pantry program

  • $15,000

    Helping Hands Food Pantry · Sherwood, OR · 2023

    To support food pantry program

  • $15,000

    Tualatin River Keepers · Tualatin, OR · 2023

    Applied to endowment to support river conservation efforts

  • $15,000

    Tualatin River Keepers · Tualatin, OR · 2023

    Applied to endowment to support river conservation efforts

  • $15,000

    Helping Hands Food Pantry · Sherwood, OR · 2022

    Cash donation

  • $10,000

    Agfest · Salem, OR · 2024

    Agriculture festival/education

  • $10,000

    Airwary Science for Kids · Portland, OR · 2023

    Help with science education programs for kids

  • $10,000

    Airwary Science for Kids · Portland, OR · 2023

    Help with science education programs for kids

  • $10,000

    Beaverton Resource Center · Beaverton, OR · 2023

    To support housing and food insecurity

  • $10,000

    Beaverton Resource Center · Beaverton, OR · 2023

    To support housing and food insecurity

  • $10,000

    Boy Scouts of America Cascade Pacific Council · Portland, OR · 2023

    Applied to endowment for youth development

  • $10,000

    Boy Scouts of America Cascade Pacific Council · Portland, OR · 2023

    Applied to endowment for youth development

  • $10,000

    Elevate Oregon · Portland, OR · 2023

    To support staff salaries for youth education

  • $10,000

    Elevate Oregon · Portland, OR · 2023

    To support staff salaries for youth education

  • $10,000

    Ella Curran Food Bank - Independence · Independence, OR · 2023

    Applied to endowment to support food pantry

  • $10,000

    Ella Curran Food Bank - Independence · Independence, OR · 2023

    Applied to endowment to support food pantry

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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.