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Private foundation (trust)EIN 581817816Est. 1989-12

THE CHALLENGE FOUNDATION

TIGARD, OR 972242905

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$844K

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$1.7M

FY 2023

Grants Made

14

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$125K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$50K–$350K

Typical

Deadlines

There are no fixed deadlines.

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$1.6M

Total Expenses

$1.9M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.7M

Distributable Amount

$51K

Min. Investment Return

$52K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

14 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $50K through median $100K to maximum $350K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $1.8M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

47 grants

YOUNG AMERICAN'S FOUNDATION
$900K
3 grants
MOVING PICTURE INSTITUTE
$550K
3 grants
GOLDWATER INSTITUTE
$400K
3 grants
STATE POLICY NETWORK
$350K
3 grants
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
$350K
3 grants
MT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION OF THE UNION
$280K
3 grants
EDCHOICE
$270K
3 grants
GENERATION JUSTICE
$250K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

47 grants

<$10K
$10–50K
15
grants
$50–250K
30
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

Virginia
$1.5M
31% of total
Arizona
$800K
16% of total
District of Columbia
$720K
15% of total
New York
$550K
11% of total
Oregon
$350K
7% of total
Indiana
$270K
6% of total
Illinois
$250K
5% of total
North Carolina
$220K
4% of total
California
$140K
3% of total
Florida
$78K
2% of total

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