Funding search · EIN 454153612 · Oregon City, OR

Sam Elkins Memorial Fund Founded in Mem

Name: Sam Elkins Memorial Fund Founded in Mem grants, 2022–2025
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.

40
grants reported: $78,631
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $738
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

cover fees athletes student registration sports team athlete

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

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Clackamas High School4 grants · $27,088
Adrienne C Nelson High School4 grants · $24,831
Milwaukie High School2 grants · $5,995
Soar Athletics3 grants · $3,000
Milwaukie Youth Basketball Association1 grant · $2,392
Twelve Step Recovery League2 grants · $2,000
Santiam Wrestling3 grants · $1,830
Stayton High School2 grants · $1,510
Clackamas Junior Baseball1 grant · $1,500
Oregon Rebels Softball1 grant · $1,085

Giving over time

$12,752

2022

$16,452

2023

$22,286

2024

$27,141

2025

Grant history

All 40 reported grants, largest first.

$9,821
Clackamas High School · Clackamas, OR · 2025
Donation to cover various sports fees for student athletes
$8,538
Adrienne C Nelson High School · Happy Valley, OR · 2025
Donation to cover various sports fees for student athletes
$8,263
Clackamas High School · Clackamas, OR · 2024
Donation to cover various sports fees for student athletes
$6,250
Adrienne C Nelson High School · Happy Valley, OR · 2022
Donation to cover various sports fees for student athletes
$5,985
Adrienne C Nelson High School · Happy Valley, OR · 2023
Donation to cover various sports fees for student athletes
$5,665
Milwaukie High School · Milwaukie, OR · 2024
Donation to cover various sports fees for student athletes
$5,252
Clackamas High School · Clackamas, OR · 2023
Donation to cover various sports fees for student athletes
$4,058
Adrienne C Nelson High School · Happy Valley, OR · 2024
Donation to cover various sports fees for student athletes
$3,752
Clackamas High School · Clackamas, OR · 2022
Donation to cover various sports fees for student athletes
$2,392
Milwaukie Youth Basketball Association · Milwaukie, OR · 2025
Donation to cover registration fees for athletes
$1,500
Clackamas Junior Baseball · Clackamas, OR · 2025
Donation to cover registration fees for athletes
$1,500
Soar Athletics · Milwaukie, OR · 2023
Contribution to cover registration fees for softball players
$1,085
Oregon Rebels Softball · Fort Worth, TX · 2023
Contribution to cover registration fees for softball player.
$1,000
Portland South Fca · Portland, OR · 2025
Donation to cover registration fees for athletes
$1,000
Twelve Step Recovery League · Portland, OR · 2025
Donation to cover rehabilitation costs for donee
$1,000
Resurrection Catholic School · Tualatin, OR · 2024
Donation to help cover operating costs
$1,000
Soar Athletics · Milwaukie, OR · 2024
Contribution to cover registration fees for softball players
$1,000
Twelve Step Recovery League · Portland, OR · 2024
Donation to cover various sports fees for student athletes
$1,000
Stayton High School · Stayton, OR · 2022
Donation to stayton high school volleyball program
$780
Santiam Wrestling · Sweet Home, OR · 2023
Donation to cover wrestling camp fees for several student athletes.
$695
Happy Valley Prep Basketball · Happy Valley, OR · 2025
Donation to cover registration fees for athletes
$600
Santiam Wrestling · Sweet Home, OR · 2022
Donation to cover wrestling camp fees for several student athletes.
$560
West Linn High School · West Linn, OR · 2023
Donation to cover various sports fees for student athletes
$525
Sandy High School · Sandy, OR · 2023
Donation to cover registration fees for high school track team for student athlete.
$510
Stayton High School · Stayton, OR · 2024
Donation to cover registration fees for high school track team for student athlete.
$500
Soar Athletics · Milwaukie, OR · 2025
Contribution to cover registration fees for softball players
$500
Tualatin Fastpitch Softball Association · Tualatin, OR · 2025
Donation to cover registration fees for athletes
$500
Sherwood High School · Sherwood, OR · 2023
Donation to cover snowboard team fees
$500
West Linn High School · West Linn, OR · 2022
Donation to cover various sports fees for student athletes
$450
Santiam Wrestling · Sweet Home, OR · 2024
Donation to cover wrestling camp fees for several student athletes.
$340
Trout Creek Bible Camp · Corbett, OR · 2024
Donation to cover snowboard team fees
$330
Milwaukie High School · Milwaukie, OR · 2025
Donation to cover various sports fees for student athletes
$300
Sandy High School · Sandy, OR · 2022
Donation to cover registration fees for high school track team for student athlete.
$265
Oregon Music Education Association · Grants Pass, OR · 2023
Contribution to cover camp registration fees
$250
Gladstone High School · Gladstone, OR · 2025
Donation to cover registration fees for athletes
$250
Oregon City High School · Oregon City, OR · 2025
Donation to cover registration fees for athletes
$250
Centennial High School · Gresham, OR · 2022
Donation to cover football costs for student athlete
$200
Grand View Baptist Church · Beavercreek, OR · 2025
Donation to cover registration fees for athletes
$165
Milwaukie Wrestling Club · Milwaukie, OR · 2025
Donation to cover registration fees for athletes
$100
Boy Scouts of America · Portland, OR · 2022
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