Funding search · EIN 061532898 · Darien, CT

Silver Family 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.

145
grants reported
$12.3M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$35,000
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.

What they fund

mentoringeducationyouthchildrencollegeservicesthroughstudents

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Top recipients

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  • Younglife2 grants · $2.1M
  • Oregon Health and Science University Foundation1 grant · $2.0M
  • Catlin Gabel School2 grants · $925,000
  • Friends of the Children Seattle3 grants · $610,000
  • De La Salle North Catholic High School3 grants · $578,000
  • Friends of the Children of the Klamath Falls3 grants · $555,000
  • Friends of the Children Portland3 grants · $475,000
  • Portland Art Museum2 grants · $330,000
  • College Possible3 grants · $300,000
  • Rainier Scholars3 grants · $250,000

Giving over time

$6.7M
2022
$2.5M
2023
$3.2M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 145 grants.

  • $2.0M

    Oregon Health and Science University Foundation · Portland, OR · 2022

    Health care

  • $1.6M

    Younglife · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022

    Introducing adolescents to jesus christ and helping them grow in their faith

  • $900,000

    Catlin Gabel School · Portland, OR · 2022

    Education

  • $500,000

    Younglife · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024

    Introducing adolescents to jesus christ and helping them grow in their faith

  • $325,000

    De La Salle North Catholic High School · Portland, OR · 2023

    College prep education

  • $250,000

    Friends of the Children Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Mentoring program for children

  • $250,000

    Portland Art Museum · Portland, OR · 2024

    Youth enrichment through art education

  • $225,000

    Friends of the Children of the Klamath Falls · Klamath Falls, OR · 2024

    Mentoring program for children

  • $200,000

    St Andrew Navity School · Portland, OR · 2022

    Education in the jesuit tradition to serve youth of all faiths from low income backgrounds

  • $180,000

    Friends of the Children Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Mentoring program for children

  • $180,000

    Friends of the Children Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Mentoring program for children

  • $175,000

    Friends of the Children of the Klamath Falls · Klamath Falls, OR · 2023

    Mentoring program for children

  • $165,000

    Friends of the Children Portland · Portland, OR · 2024

    Mentoring program for children

  • $155,000

    Friends of the Children Portland · Portland, OR · 2023

    Mentoring program for children

  • $155,000

    Friends of the Children of the Klamath Falls · Klamath Falls, OR · 2022

    Mentoring program for children

  • $155,000

    Friends of the Children Portland · Portland, OR · 2022

    Mentoring program for children

  • $128,000

    De La Salle North Catholic High School · Portland, OR · 2022

    College prep education

  • $125,000

    De La Salle North Catholic High School · Portland, OR · 2024

    College prep education

  • $110,000

    College Possible · Gresham, OR · 2024

    Mentoring low income students to get into collegementoring low income students to get into college

  • $110,000

    College Possible · Gresham, OR · 2023

    Mentoring low income students to get into collegementoring low income students to get into college

  • $100,100

    Far and Wise · Hailey, ID · 2023

    Educational support

  • $100,000

    Far and Wise · Hailey, ID · 2024

    Educational support

  • $100,000

    Rainier Scholars · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Youth academic enrichment, college prep, leadership development

  • $100,000

    Together We Are Greater Than · Portland, OR · 2022

    Mentoring program for children

  • $80,000

    Portland Art Museum · Portland, OR · 2023

    Youth enrichment through art education

  • $80,000

    College Possible · Gresham, OR · 2022

    Mentoring low income students to get into collegementoring low income students to get into college

  • $75,000

    Rainier Scholars · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Youth academic enrichment, college prep, leadership development

  • $75,000

    Rainier Scholars · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Youth academic enrichment, college prep, leadership development

  • $65,000

    Mind Matters of Portland · Portland, OR · 2023

    Preparing high school students for college

  • $60,000

    Communities in School in Peninsula · Vaughn, WA · 2024

    Promote student success through connecting them with community resources.

  • $60,000

    Metropolitan Family Services · Portland, OR · 2022

    Help people move beyond poverty, inequality, and social isolation

  • $58,333

    Children'S Institute · Portland, OR · 2024

    Human services

  • $58,333

    Children'S Institute · Portland, OR · 2023

    Human services

  • $58,333

    Children'S Institute · Portland, OR · 2022

    Human services

  • $50,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest · Portland, OR · 2024

    Mentoring program

  • $50,000

    Ecosystem Sciences Foundation · Boise, ID · 2024

    Research in the fields of ecology

  • $50,000

    Idaho Basecamp · Ketchem, ID · 2024

    Environmental education

  • $50,000

    Reading Results · Portland, OR · 2024

    Working toward the vision that all children have the right to read and succeed

  • $50,000

    Seattle Nativity School · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Science,technology, engineering and math middle school seeking to break the cycle of poverty through an education that nourishes souls and ignities leaders for love and service.

  • $50,000

    St Andrew Navity School · Portland, OR · 2024

    Education in the jesuit tradition to serve youth of all faiths from low income backgrounds

  • $50,000

    Summer Search · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Mentoring program for low income students

  • $50,000

    Together We Are Greater Than · Portland, OR · 2024

    Mentoring program for children

  • $50,000

    Year Up Pugent Sound · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Education

  • $50,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest · Portland, OR · 2023

    Mentoring program

  • $50,000

    College Dreams · Grants Pass, OR · 2023

    Mentoring program

  • $50,000

    Ecosystem Sciences Foundation · Boise, ID · 2023

    Research in the fields of ecology

  • $50,000

    Portland Leadership Foundation Dba the Contingent · Portland, OR · 2023

    To strengthen and develop leadership for the spiritual and social renewel of portland oregon

  • $50,000

    Reading Results · Portland, OR · 2023

    Working toward the vision that all children have the right to read and succeed

  • $50,000

    Seattle Nativity School · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Science,technology, engineering and math middle school seeking to break the cycle of poverty through an education that nourishes souls and ignities leaders for love and service.

  • $50,000

    Together We Are Greater Than · Portland, OR · 2023

    Mentoring program for children

  • $50,000

    Year Up Pugent Sound · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Education

  • $50,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest · Portland, OR · 2022

    Mentoring program

  • $50,000

    Ecosystem Sciences Foundation · Boise, ID · 2022

    Research in the fields of ecology

  • $50,000

    Kairospdx · Portland, OR · 2022

    Provide direct and indirect, culturally competent consulting and services to families

  • $50,000

    Mind Matters of Portland · Portland, OR · 2022

    Preparing high school students for college

  • $50,000

    Reading Results · Portland, OR · 2022

    Working toward the vision that all children have the right to read and succeed

  • $50,000

    Seattle Nativity School · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Science,technology, engineering and math middle school seeking to break the cycle of poverty through an education that nourishes souls and ignities leaders for love and service.

  • $50,000

    Year Up Pugent Sound · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Education

  • $45,000

    Rainier Athletes · Bellevue, WA · 2024

    Education

  • $40,000

    Lee Pesky Learning Center · Boise, ID · 2024

    Educational programs

  • $40,000

    Metropolitan Family Services · Gresham, OR · 2024

    Help people move beyond poverty, inequality, and social isolation

  • $40,000

    Mind Matters of Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Preparing high school students for college

  • $40,000

    The Space · Hailey, ID · 2024

    Provides academic support and college counseling

  • $40,000

    Lee Pesky Learning Center · Boise, ID · 2023

    Educational programs

  • $40,000

    Rmerle Palmer Minority Scholarship Foundation Dba Palmer Scholars · Tacoma, WA · 2023

    To provide financial assistance to students of color for higher education

  • $40,000

    The Space · Hailey, ID · 2022

    Provides academic support and college counseling

  • $35,000

    A Village for One · Oregon City, OR · 2024

    Youth and family services

  • $35,000

    Camp Tamarack · Bend, OR · 2024

    To provide and support educational opportunities and projects that offer an understanding of the importance of the environment and encourage safe, productive and enlightening experiences within.

  • $35,000

    Mind Matters of Portland · Portland, OR · 2024

    Preparing high school students for college

  • $35,000

    Rogue Valley Mentoring · Medford, OR · 2024

    Mentoring program

  • $35,000

    Camp Tamarack · Bend, OR · 2023

    To provide and support educational opportunities and projects that offer an understanding of the importance of the environment and encourage safe, productive and enlightening experiences within.

  • $35,000

    Idaho Basecamp · Ketchem, ID · 2023

    Environmental education

  • $35,000

    The Space · Hailey, ID · 2023

    Provides academic support and college counseling

  • $35,000

    Camp Tamarack · Bend, OR · 2022

    To provide and support educational opportunities and projects that offer an understanding of the importance of the environment and encourage safe, productive and enlightening experiences within.

  • $35,000

    College Dreams · Grants Pass, OR · 2022

    Mentoring program

  • $35,000

    Lee Pesky Learning Center · Boise, ID · 2022

    Educational programs

  • $30,000

    Cristo Rey Jesuit Seattle High School · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Youth education programs

  • $30,000

    Elevate Oregon · Portland, OR · 2024

    Supporting children in\out of school and athletic\adventure programs

  • $30,000

    Reading Partners · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Youth literacy program

  • $30,000

    Treehouse Fund · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Providing assistance to foster children

  • $30,000

    Elevate Oregon · Portland, OR · 2023

    Supporting children in\out of school and athletic\adventure programs

  • $30,000

    Metropolitan Family Services · Portland, OR · 2023

    Help people move beyond poverty, inequality, and social isolation

  • $30,000

    Rainier Athletes · Bellevue, WA · 2023

    Education

  • $30,000

    Reading Partners · Oakland, CA · 2023

    Youth literacy program

  • $30,000

    Summer Search Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Mentoring program for low income students

  • $30,000

    Treehouse Fund · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Providing assistance to foster children

  • $30,000

    Arcs Foundation · Portland, OR · 2022

    Education

  • $30,000

    Elevate Oregon · Portland, OR · 2022

    Supporting children in\out of school and athletic\adventure programs

  • $30,000

    Idaho Basecamp · Ketchem, ID · 2022

    Environmental education

  • $30,000

    Rainier Athletes · Bellevue, WA · 2022

    Education

  • $30,000

    Rmerle Palmer Minority Scholarship Foundation Dba Palmer Scholars · Tacoma, WA · 2022

    To provide financial assistance to students of color for higher education

  • $30,000

    Summer Search Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Mentoring program for low income students

  • $29,360

    Willamette Academy · Salem, OR · 2024

    College access programs

  • $27,944

    Willamette Academy · Salem, OR · 2023

    College access programs

  • $26,664

    Willamette Academy · Salem, OR · 2022

    College access programs

  • $25,000

    Blaine County Education Foundation · Hailey, ID · 2024

    Mentoring program for children

  • $25,000

    Citizens for Safe Schools · Klamath Falls, OR · 2024

    Mentoring program for children

  • $25,000

    Holla · Portland, OR · 2024

    Mentoring program for children

  • $25,000

    Oregon Bravo Youth Orchestras · Portland, OR · 2024

    Transforms the lives of underserved youth through orchestral music instruction emphasizing collaboration and promoting self confidence

  • $25,000

    Portland Community Football Club · Portland, OR · 2024

    Provide high quality, affordable club soccer to youth

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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.