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Bechen Family Foundation: 16 grants to organizations, $351,805 (tax year ended December 2025)
Bechen Family Foundation, a private foundation in Portland, OR, paid 16 grants to organizations totaling $351,805 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 15, 2026. The largest was $240,650 to Portland Art Museum in Portland, OR for general purposes.
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- EIN
- 911811266
- Based in
- Portland, OR
- Assets
- $22,424,339
- Grants paid
- $351,805
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 15, 2026, IRS object ID 202631359349103788. It reported $351,805 in grants paid; 16 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Art Museum | Portland, OR | General purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $240,650 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oregon Espiscopal School | Portland, OR | General purposes | $58,555 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ohsu Foundation | Portland, OR | General purposes | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Children | Portland, OR | General purposes | $10,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | General purposes | $10,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sunriver Nature Center | Sunriver, OR | General purposes | $5,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Outside in | Portland, OR | General purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Homeshare Oregon | Portland, OR | General purposes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Western Rivers Conservancy | Portland, OR | General purposes | Environment | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| De La Salle North Catholic School | Portland, OR | General purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oregon Journalism Project | Portland, OR | General purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oregon Public Broadcasting | Portland, OR | General purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Portland Adaptive Sports | Portland, OR | General purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Crossroad Campus | Nashville, TN | General purposes | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sierr County Historical Society | Sierra, CA | General purposes | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oregon Shakespeare Festival | Ashland, OR | General purposes | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202503169349103275. It reported $797,100 in grants paid; 22 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | General purposes | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ohsu Foundation | Portland, OR | General purposes | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Victory Academy | Sherwood, OR | General purposes | Education | $36,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Literacy Project | Lake Oswego, OR | General purposes | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metropolitan Family Service | Portland, OR | General purposes | $20,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oregon Adaptive Sports | Bend, OR | General purposes | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oregon Espiscopal School | Portland, OR | General purposes | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Portland Art Museum | Portland, OR | General purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| High Desert Museum | Bend, OR | General purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oregon Harbor of Hope | Portland, OR | General purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sierra Schools Foundation | Sieraville, CA | General purposes | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sierra Schools Foundation | Sieraville, CA | General purposes | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Stanford Fund | Stanford, CA | General purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oregon Music Education Association | Grants Pass, OR | General purposes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Outside in | Portland, OR | General purposes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| De La Salle North Catholic School | Portland, OR | General purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Elevate Oregon | Portland, OR | General purposes | Youth development | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Portland Parks Foundation | Portland, OR | General purposes | Recreation and sports | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sunriver Nature Center | Sunriver, OR | General purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uli Foundation | Washington, DC | General purposes | Social science | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Uli Foundation | Washington, DC | General purposes | Social science | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wikipedia | Washington, DC | General purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $267,650 |
| Education | $56,000 |
| Environment | $2,000 |
| Social science | $2,000 |
| Youth development | $1,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $1,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Oregon | $604,605 |
| California | $540,800 |
| District of Columbia | $3,000 |
| Tennessee | $500 |
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- Who funds youth development in Oregon
Updated May 15, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.