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Merchant Family Foundation: 11 grants to organizations, $100,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
Merchant Family Foundation, a private foundation in Portland, OR, paid 11 grants to organizations totaling $100,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on March 27, 2026. The largest was $25,000 to Meals On Wheels in Portland, OR for general support.
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- EIN
- 452496984
- Based in
- Portland, OR
- Assets
- $1,953,157
- Grants paid
- $100,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed March 27, 2026, IRS object ID 202600869349100515. It reported $100,000 in grants paid; 11 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meals On Wheels | Portland, OR | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Young Life Portland West | Portland, OR | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| PCC Foundation Women in Trade | Portland, OR | General support | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Portland Community College Foundation | Portland, OR | Student scholarships | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Cancer Fund | Spokane, WA | General support | Human services | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hatchery & Wild Coexist | Tillamook, OR | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tillamook Estaries Partnership | Girabaldi, OR | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Financial Beginnings | Portland, OR | General support | Human services | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Helping One Woman | Fresno, CA | General support | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Penninsula Family Services | San Mateo, CA | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Puget Sound | Tacoma, WA | Student scholarships | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed March 19, 2025, IRS object ID 202510789349100916. It reported $81,000 in grants paid; 21 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | Student scholarships | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oregon Food Bank | Portland, OR | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Young Life Portland West | Portland, OR | Student scholarships | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Comprehensive Risk Reduction Foundation | Battle Ground, WA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Financial Beginnings | Portland, OR | General support | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Khesed Church | Vancouver, WA | General support | Religion-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Meals On Wheels | Portland, OR | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Medical Teams International | Portland, OR | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ocean Cleanup North Pacific Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Portland Community College Foundation | Portland, OR | Student scholarships | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Assistance League of Portland | Beaverton, OR | General support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hatchery & Wild Coexist | Tilamook, OR | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Penninsula Family Services | San Mateo, CA | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Mary's Food Bank | Phoenix, AZ | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Cancer Fund | Spokane, WA | General support | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Linfield University | McMinnville, OR | Student scholarships | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rise Church | Tigard, OR | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Collective Church | Tigard, OR | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tillamook Estuaries Partnership | Garibaldi, OR | General support | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| U of O Foundation - Women in Flight | Eugene, OR | Student scholarships | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Winter Hospitality Overflow | Vancouver, WA | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $18,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $17,500 |
| Education | $12,000 |
| Religion-related | $5,000 |
| Environment | $1,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Oregon | $139,000 |
| Washington | $19,000 |
| California | $11,000 |
| Michigan | $10,000 |
| Arizona | $2,000 |
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Updated March 27, 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.