Private foundation (trust)EIN 931267972Est. 1999-07
GORDON ELWOOD FOUNDATION
MEDFORD, OR 97504
Accepts unsolicited proposalsTotal Assets
$10.8M
FY 2024
Annual Giving
$145K
FY 2024
Grants Made
1
FY 2024
Avg Grant
$145K
FY 2024
Grant Range
$145K–$145K
Typical
Deadlines
Open / rolling
Applications
Programs & Activities
Program 1
Direct Charitable Activities (Community Building Strategic Activities) 2024-2025 Background on these activities:Beginning in 2003 the Foundations board of directors decided to invest more than just dollars into the four target counties in Southern Oregon to support its regional Vision: Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, and Curry counties are home to successful youth and individuals, thriving families, and communities as demonstrated by. Goals in Support of CommunitiesLeverage resources to bring attention to community health and vitalization opportunities.Create opportunities for new thinking and innovative approaches to community issues.Partner with public and private funders to learn and achieve a greater impact on community and regional issues.Act as a convener to surface underlying causes of community issues and the opportunity for creative resolution. Provide capacity assistance to community agencies.Expenses to promote and carry out these goals are outside the cash grants allocated eac
Program 2
Community and leadership development support through foundation staff, consultants, and/or volunteers to convene, coach, facilitate, train, transcribe, act as thinking partners, and leverage opportunities to positively impact youth, individuals, families, organizations, and communities in alignment with the foundations vision and goals in four counties. Staff In-Kind Charitable Contribution Value: $234,141.27.a)Regional Collaborations Jefferson e Funders Forum (JeFF) brings together public and private philanthropic leadership to share information, perspectives, and experiences, and cooperatively explore and leverage resources to positively impact communities in southern Oregon. See www.jeffersonfundersforum.org. The foundation provides in-kind staff support to coordinate and facilitate quarterly meetings and annual retreats, manage the website, and email communications to funders. Jefferson Regional Health Alliance (JRHA) is a collaboration of regional community leaders from all sector
Program 3
Other cash support for expenses related to organizations, other collaboratives and partnerships not listed above, individuals, and succession planning included meeting expenses with community leaders and groups of leaders; fees associated with speakers, education, technology, and research; and scholarships for selected project leaders or grantees to attend training and seminars. Additional organizations, not listed in Activities One and Two, included Pollinator Project Rogue Valley, Medford Parks and Recreation Foundation, Southern Oregon Alliance of Physicians and Partners, Kids Unlimited, Southern Oregon Education Services District, Center for Nonprofit Legal Services, Ballet Folklorico, and Southern Oregon Coast Regional Housing. Other Cash Support Value: $4,989.63.
Focus Areas
Financial Snapshot
2024 filing
Total Revenue
$645K
Total Expenses
$690K
Qualifying Distributions
$449K
Distributable Amount
$495K
Min. Investment Return
$502K
Payout rate
Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.
Giving Over Time
4 years
Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.
Top Recipients
4 grants
Recipient names are missing from the available filing data for some grants.
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants
Geographic Focus
1 states
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