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Who funds literacy work in Oregon
15 funders have a record of paying for literacy work by Oregon recipients: 43 grants totaling $2.6M, most recently in 2024 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are James F & Marion L Miller Foundation ($404,700), Braemar Charitable Trust ($52,500) and Fairbridge Foundation ($1.5M).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Oregon recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $50,000 to READING RESULTS — two year general operating support grant for reading intervention program serving low income and students of color
Largest: $30,000 to READING RESULTS — expand access to a reading intervention program primarily serving bipoc students impacted by covid-19 in multnomah county
Largest: $15,000 to READING RESULTS — to support expansion of a reading intervention program for 2024-25 school year.
Largest: $500,000 to FINANCIAL BEGINNINGS — financial literacy programs for children
Largest: $6,000 to BLACK ECONOMIC COLLECTIVE — the black economic excellence youth financial literacy program
Largest: $92,500 to Southern Oregon Child and Family Council — to support socfc's listo family literacy program in achieving education equity for low-income latinx families in southern oregon
Juan Young TrustLake Oswego, OR
3 matching grants · $32,000 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to READING RESULTS — reading intervention program
Largest: $5,000 to STAYTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION — santiam canyon early literacy program
Largest: $75,000 to Southern Oregon Child and Family Council Inc — listo family literacy program's early learning project - 3yr
Largest: $5,000 to EUGENE EDUCATION FUND — to support literacy and arts programs in the eugene public schools
Largest: $10,000 to NEW MOON PRODUCTIONS — drama literacy program
Largest: $8,000 to THE SHADOW PROJECT — support literacy program
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