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Rainmaker Craft Initiative: 3 grants to organizations, $5,030 (tax year ended December 2025)
Rainmaker Craft Initiative, a private foundation in Portland, OR, paid 3 grants to organizations totaling $5,030 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 27, 2026. The largest was $2,400 to Phame in Portland, OR for support a faculty position focused on craft education.
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- EIN
- 461821254
- Based in
- Portland, OR
- Assets
- $121,418
- Grants paid
- $11,030
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 27, 2026, IRS object ID 202631479349100508. It reported $11,030 in grants paid; 3 grants to organizations are listed, and 3 grants to individuals are left out.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phame | Portland, OR | Support a faculty position focused on craft education | $2,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hoffman Center for the Arts | Manzanita, OR | Support to host artist jessica rehfield for a craft workshop and artist talk in june 2025. | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alliance of Oregon College of Art and Craft Alumni | Portland, OR | Support for seasonal craft fair | Arts, culture and humanities | $630 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202523189349105332. It reported $12,900 in grants paid; 6 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ninty Twenty | Portland, OR | Support to teach metal working classes | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Phame | Portland, OR | Support a faculty potionn focused on craft education | $2,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brett Binfiord | Portland, OR | Support to teach after school ceramic classes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jonathan Steel | Portland, OR | Support to purchase wheel to teach ceramic mentorship | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Megan Mesloh | Hood River, OR | Support to purchase looms to teach weaving classes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mud Room | Portland, OR | Support to teach ceramic classes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $630 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Oregon | $17,930 |
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Updated May 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.