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Private foundation (trust)EIN 454008879Est. 2012-03

Zera Foundation Inc

Portland, OR 97213

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$5.2M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$395K

FY 2023

Grants Made

42

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$9K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$50K

Typical

Deadlines

May 15th & Nov 30th

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$423K

Total Expenses

$398K

Qualifying Distributions

$395K

Distributable Amount

$270K

Min. Investment Return

$275K

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

42 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $8K to maximum $50K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $405K in 2021. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

195 grants

PEAR
$115K
5 grants
DARAJA EDUCATION FUND
$95K
4 grants
PATH HOME
$50K
2 grants
FREE GEEK
$48K
4 grants
OPEN HEARTS OPEN MINDS
$42K
5 grants
COLLEGE POSSIBLE
$40K
4 grants
URBAN GLEANERS
$40K
4 grants
OUTSIDE THE FRAME
$35K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

195 grants

<$10K
167
grants
$10–50K
28
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

Oregon
$1.6M
90% of total
California
$128K
7% of total
Washington
$30K
2% of total
New Mexico
$10K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$2K
0% of total

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