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