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Private foundation (trust)EIN 931306116Est. 2001-05

THE RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION

PORTLAND, OR 97280

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$17.4M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$4.7M

FY 2024

Grants Made

228

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$21K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$914–$406K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$2.8M

Total Expenses

$5.3M

Qualifying Distributions

$5.1M

Distributable Amount

$970K

Min. Investment Return

$993K

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

228 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $914 through median $5K to maximum $406K, 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 2022 to 2024. Peak $5.1M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE
$1.8M
4 grants
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
$1.1M
3 grants
PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
$948K
4 grants
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
$884K
3 grants
STAND FOR CHILDREN
$777K
5 grants
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
$612K
3 grants
UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND
$508K
3 grants
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO
$328K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
366
grants
$10–50K
86
grants
$50–250K
34
grants
$250K–1M
14
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

39 states

Oregon
$8.1M
62% of total
Illinois
$1.9M
15% of total
California
$699K
5% of total
North Carolina
$329K
3% of total
Michigan
$256K
2% of total
New York
$216K
2% of total
Massachusetts
$195K
1% of total
Wisconsin
$175K
1% of total
Alabama
$125K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$105K
1% of total

+29 more states

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