Funding search · EIN 931284549 · Portland, OR

Margaret Watt Edwards Foundation

Name: Margaret Watt Edwards Foundation grants, 2021–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

67
grants reported: $624,100
total given: 2021–2025
filing years: $4,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2025. 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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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Hawaii Community Foundation4 grants · $141,033
Blosser Center for Dyslexia Resources5 grants · $122,600
Grace Memorial Episcopal Church5 grants · $113,500
Mid-Pacific Institute2 grants · $53,000
Pacific Youth Choir5 grants · $29,334
Oregon Zoo Foundation5 grants · $25,100
Western Rivers Conservancy5 grants · $21,200
Oregon Natural Resources Council Dba Oregon Wild5 grants · $21,000
Sisters of St Mary of Oregon Foundation4 grants · $16,000
Animal Aid4 grants · $15,550

Giving over time

$105,000

2021

$129,000

2022

$127,000

2023

$126,600

2024

$136,500

2025

Grant history

All 67 reported grants, largest first.

$42,333
Hawaii Community Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Hpa behavioral health fund
$42,200
Hawaii Community Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2024
Hpa behavioral health fund
$36,500
Hawaii Community Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2025
Hpa behavioral health fund
$30,000
Grace Memorial Episcopal Church · Portland, OR · 2024
$18,000 for church roof replacement; $12,000 for church ministry
$30,000
Mid-Pacific Institute · Honolulu, HI · 2021
Learning differences program
$29,100
Blosser Center for Dyslexia Resources · Portland, OR · 2024
Scholarships for students at the metropolitan learning center
$29,000
Blosser Center for Dyslexia Resources · Portland, OR · 2023
Scholarships for students at the metropolitan learning center
$25,000
Grace Memorial Episcopal Church · Portland, OR · 2023
$12,500 for organ improvement fund; $12,500 for church ministry
$25,000
Grace Memorial Episcopal Church · Portland, OR · 2022
$7,500 for new curate, $7,500 for music program
$23,500
Blosser Center for Dyslexia Resources · Portland, OR · 2022
Scholarships for students at the metropolitan learning center
$23,000
Mid-Pacific Institute · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Learning differences program
$21,500
Blosser Center for Dyslexia Resources · Portland, OR · 2021
Scholarships for stutdents at the metropolitan learning center
$20,000
Hawaii Community Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2022
General operating support
$19,500
Blosser Center for Dyslexia Resources · Portland, OR · 2025
To support orton-gillingham tutoring
$18,500
Grace Memorial Episcopal Church · Portland, OR · 2025
General operating support
$15,000
Grace Memorial Episcopal Church · Portland, OR · 2021
$7,500 for new curate, $7,500 for music program
$10,000
University of the South · Sewanee, TN · 2025
Alyson c. Hardin & josephine hardin memorial scholarship
$10,000
Oregon Zoo Foundation · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating support
$10,000
Pacific Youth Choir · Portland, OR · 2021
General operations support
$8,500
Oregon Zoo Foundation · Portland, OR · 2021
General operating support
$6,334
Pacific Youth Choir · Portland, OR · 2023
General operations support
$5,000
Central City Concern · Portland, OR · 2025
General operating support
$5,000
Oregon Natural Resources Council Dba Oregon Wild · Portland, OR · 2025
General operating support
$5,000
Pacific Youth Choir · Portland, OR · 2025
General operating support
$5,000
Planned Parenthood of the Columbia Willamette · Portland, OR · 2025
General operating support
$5,000
Webb School · Bell Buckle, TN · 2025
Josephine j. Hardin scholarship fund
$5,000
Western Rivers Conservancy · Portland, OR · 2025
General operating support
$5,000
Oregon Natural Resources Council Dba Oregon Wild · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating support
$5,000
Pacific Youth Choir · Portland, OR · 2022
General operations support
$5,000
Western Rivers Conservancy · Portland, OR · 2022
For river conservation projects in the pacific northwest
$5,000
Aclu of Hawaii Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2021
General operating support
$5,000
Oregon Natural Resources Council Dba Oregon Wild · Portland, OR · 2021
General operating support
$5,000
Western Rivers Conservancy · Portland, OR · 2021
General operating support
$4,500
University of Hawaii Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2025
Comprehensive service center fund
$4,500
Sisters of St Mary of Oregon Foundation · Beaverton, OR · 2024
Tuition assistance for valley catholic school students
$4,250
Sisters of St Mary of Oregon Foundation · Beaverton, OR · 2023
Tuition assistance for valley catholic school students
$4,000
Oregon Food Bank · Portland, OR · 2025
General operating support
$4,000
Animal Aid · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating support
$4,000
Animal Aid · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating support
$3,800
Animal Aid · Portland, OR · 2025
General operating support
$3,750
Animal Aid · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating support
$3,750
Sisters of St Mary of Oregon Foundation · Beaverton, OR · 2022
Tuition assistance for valley catholic school students
$3,500
Sisters of St Mary of Oregon Foundation · Beaverton, OR · 2021
Tuition assistance for valley catholic school students
$3,200
Western Rivers Conservancy · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating support
$3,000
Oregon Food Bank · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating support
$3,000
Oregon Natural Resources Council Dba Oregon Wild · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating support
$3,000
Pacific Youth Choir · Portland, OR · 2024
General operations support
$3,000
Oregon Food Bank · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating support
$3,000
Oregon Natural Resources Council Dba Oregon Wild · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating support
$3,000
Western Rivers Conservancy · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating support
$3,000
Grace Institute · Portland, OR · 2022
$1,500 for scholarship fund and $1,500 for general operating support.
$2,600
Oregon Public Broadcasting · Portland, OR · 2025
General operating support
$2,600
Oregon Zoo Foundation · Portland, OR · 2025
Species recovery & conservation
$2,000
Ceeds of Peace · Honolulu, HI · 2025
General operating support
$2,000
Hawaii Food Bank · Honolulu, HI · 2025
General operating support
$2,000
Oregon Zoo Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024
Lion habitat updates
$2,000
Grace Institute · Portland, OR · 2023
$1,000 for scholarship fund; $1,000 for where needed most fund
$2,000
Oregon Zoo Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023
Rhino habitat updates
$1,800
Oregon Public Broadcasting · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating support
$1,650
Oregon Public Broadcasting · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating support
$1,500
Oregon Public Broadcasting · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating support
$1,500
Oregon Public Broadcasting · Portland, OR · 2021
General operating support
$800
Portland Public Schools - Metropolitan Learning Center · Portland, OR · 2024
Literacy program
$800
Portland Public Schools - Metropolitan Learning Center · Portland, OR · 2023
Literacy program
$633
Dove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating support
$500
Hawaii Lgbt Legacy Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2025
General operating support
$500
Portland Public Schools - Metropolitan Learning Center · Portland, OR · 2022
Literacy program

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