Funding search · EIN 931306116 · Portland, OR
The Renaissance 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.
- 720
- grants reported
- $14.4M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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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Funding pattern
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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.
- Lewis & Clark College5 grants · $1.8M
- University of Oregon3 grants · $1.1M
- Portland State University4 grants · $947,652
- Oregon State University3 grants · $884,110
- Stand for Children6 grants · $782,000
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign3 grants · $612,234
- University of Portland3 grants · $507,500
- University of Illinois at Chicago3 grants · $328,298
- University of Michigan3 grants · $250,500
- All Classical Radio1 grant · $250,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 720 grants.
- $858,334
Lewis & Clark College · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating purposes
- $833,333
Lewis & Clark College · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating purposes
- $405,501
University of Oregon · Eugene, OR · 2024
Scholarships
- $379,980
Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR · 2024
Scholarships
- $379,600
University of Oregon · Eugene, OR · 2023
Scholarships
- $364,524
Portland State University · Portland, OR · 2022
Scholarships
- $340,000
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · Champaign, IL · 2024
Scholarships
- $309,609
Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR · 2023
Scholarships
- $304,265
Portland State University · Portland, OR · 2023
Scholarships
- $285,000
Stand for Children · Portland, OR · 2023
Scholarships
- $278,875
University of Oregon · Eugene, OR · 2022
Scholarships
- $275,000
University of Portland · Portland, OR · 2024
Scholarships
- $273,863
Portland State University · Portland, OR · 2024
Scholarships
- $260,000
Stand for Children · Portland, OR · 2022
Scholarships
- $250,000
All Classical Radio · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating purposes
- $215,000
Stand for Children · Portland, OR · 2024
Scholarships
- $194,521
Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR · 2022
Scholarships
- $174,000
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · Champaign, IL · 2022
Scholarships
- $132,000
University of Illinois at Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarships
- $132,000
University of Portland · Portland, OR · 2022
Scholarships
- $116,298
University of Illinois at Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scholarships
- $100,500
University of Portland · Portland, OR · 2023
Scholarships
- $100,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Scholarships
- $98,234
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · Champaign, IL · 2023
Scholarships
- $83,667
Western Oregon University · Monmouth, OR · 2023
Scholarships
- $82,500
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Scholarships
- $80,000
University of Illinois at Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Scholarships
- $74,492
Depaul University · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarships
- $71,000
Pacific University · Forest Grove, OR · 2023
Scholarships
- $68,500
Elizabeth City State University · Elizabeth City, NC · 2024
Scholarships
- $68,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Scholarships
- $68,000
Western Oregon University · Monmouth, OR · 2022
Scholarships
- $66,000
Elizabeth City State University · Elizabeth City, NC · 2023
Scholarships
- $65,000
Oregon Institute of Technology · Klamath Falls, OR · 2024
Scholarships
- $65,000
Western Oregon University · Monmouth, OR · 2024
Scholarships
- $65,000
George Fox University · Newberg, OR · 2023
Scholarships
- $64,000
Depaul University · Chicago, IL · 2022
Scholarships
- $64,000
Pacific University · Forest Grove, OR · 2022
Scholarships
- $62,500
Linfield University · McMinnville, OR · 2024
Scholarships
- $62,500
University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, WI · 2024
Scholarships
- $60,002
Southern Oregon University · Ashland, OR · 2024
Scholarships
- $58,000
George Fox University · Newberg, OR · 2022
Scholarships
- $55,000
Pacific University · Forest Grove, OR · 2024
Scholarships
- $55,000
Oregon Institute of Technology · Klamath Falls, OR · 2023
Scholarships
- $53,620
Depaul University · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scholarships
- $52,500
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Scholarships
- $52,500
Loyola University Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarships
- $52,500
University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, WI · 2023
Scholarships
- $50,000
North Carolina Central University · Durham, NC · 2023
Scholarships
- $50,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023
Scholarships
- $50,000
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Scholarships
- $46,000
Southern Oregon University · Ashland, OR · 2023
Scholarships
- $45,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024
Scholarships
- $45,000
Willamette University · Salem, OR · 2023
Scholarships
- $44,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2023
Scholarships
- $43,000
Linfield University · McMinnville, OR · 2023
Scholarships
- $42,500
George Fox University · Newberg, OR · 2024
Scholarships
- $42,500
Loyola University Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scholarships
- $40,000
North Carolina Central University · Durham, NC · 2024
Scholarships
- $40,000
Stillman College · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2024
Scholarships
- $40,000
Southern Oregon University · Ashland, OR · 2022
Scholarships
- $40,000
Stillman College · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2022
Scholarships
- $40,000
University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, WI · 2022
Scholarships
- $36,500
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Scholarships
- $36,428
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022
Scholarships
- $36,000
Loyola University Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Scholarships
- $35,000
Willamette University · Salem, OR · 2024
Scholarships
- $35,000
Stillman College · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2023
Scholarships
- $32,000
Elizabeth City State University · Elizabeth City, NC · 2022
Scholarships
- $32,000
North Carolina Central University · Durham, NC · 2022
Scholarships
- $32,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2022
Scholarships
- $32,000
University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Scholarships
- $32,000
Willamette University · Salem, OR · 2022
Scholarships
- $31,940
Lewis & Clark College · Portland, OR · 2023
Scholarships
- $31,718
Lewis & Clark College · Portland, OR · 2024
Scholarships
- $31,000
Dominican University · River Forest, IL · 2023
Scholarships
- $30,180
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Scholarships
- $30,000
Depauw University · Greencastle, IL · 2024
Scholarships
- $30,000
University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Scholarships
- $30,000
Ohsu Foundation · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating purposes
- $29,569
Dominican University · River Forest, IL · 2024
Scholarships
- $28,000
Warner Pacific University · Portland, OR · 2022
Scholarships
- $27,670
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Scholarships
- $27,500
Boston University · Boston, MA · 2024
Scholarships
- $26,000
Linfield University · McMinnville, OR · 2022
Scholarships
- $25,000
Lake Forest College · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Scholarships
- $25,000
University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Scholarships
- $25,000
Boston University · Boston, MA · 2023
Scholarships
- $25,000
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Scholarships
- $25,000
Illinois Institute of Technology · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarships
- $25,000
Illinois State University · Normal, IL · 2023
Scholarships
- $25,000
Jewish Federation · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating purposes
- $25,000
University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Scholarships
- $25,000
Jewish Federation · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating purposes
- $25,000
Portland Art Museum · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating purposes
- $24,000
University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Scholarships
- $22,500
Reed College · Portland, OR · 2024
Scholarships
- $22,500
Reed College · Portland, OR · 2023
Scholarships
- $22,499
Oregon Institute of Technology · Klamath Falls, OR · 2022
Scholarships
- $20,000
Illinois Institute of Technology · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scholarships
Who else funds this kind of work
Same state
- Oregon Health & Science University42 grants · $569.5M
- The Oregon Community Foundation6,045 grants · $495.4M
- City Fund375 grants · $323.6M
Similar purposes
- The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund9,951 grants · $854.8M
- National Collegiate Athletic Association2,481 grants · $2.09B
- The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation1,530 grants · $3.56B
Similar grant size
- Enterprise Holdings Foundation30,880 grants · $360.4M
- State Employees Credit Union Foundation7,131 grants · $63.0M
- Seattle Foundation14,012 grants · $457.3M
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