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Knight Foundation: 9 grants to organizations, $226.5 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Knight Foundation, a private foundation in Beaverton, OR, paid 9 grants to organizations totaling $226,548,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $182,000,000 to University of Oregon Foundation in Eugene, OR for this gift has been designated for the campus for accelerating scientific impact (the "casi program") as well as general operating and program support..
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- EIN
- 911791788
- Based in
- Beaverton, OR
- Assets
- $5,436,572,717
- Grants paid
- $226,548,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202543219349101214. It reported $226,548,000 in grants paid; 9 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oregon Foundation | Eugene, OR | This gift has been designated for the campus for accelerating scientific impact (the "casi program") as well as general operating and program support. | Education | $182,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Albina Head Start | Portland, OR | This gift has been designated for general operating support. | $10,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sei Inc | Portland, OR | This gift has been designated for general operating support. | $10,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 1803 Fund | Portland, OR | This gift has been designated for general operating support. | Community improvement and capacity building | $8,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Foundation | Portland, OR | This gift has been designated to the cardiology program. | Health care | $7,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Blue Meridian Partners | New York, NY | This gift has been designated for general operating support. | Human services | $5,213,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brookings Institution | Washington, DC | This gift has been designated for the foreign policy program. | Social science | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fanconi Anemia Research Fund | Eugene, OR | This gift has been designated for general operating support. | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Portlaoise Gaa Club | Portlaoise, EI | This gift has been designated for a capital improvement project. | $335,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $182,000,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $8,500,000 |
| Health care | $7,500,000 |
| Human services | $5,213,000 |
| Social science | $2,000,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Oregon | $219,000,000 |
| New York | $5,213,000 |
| District of Columbia | $2,000,000 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. 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.