Private foundation · Portland, OR

Wrg Foundation

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Typical grant size
$1K – $5K – $13K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
93
Repeat grantees
58
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2023 990-PF

Leadership · from 2023 990-PF

Byron Grant
TRUSTEE
Deborah S Grant
TRUSTEE
Elise S Lauinger
TRUSTEE
Joseph Lauinger
TRUSTEE
Jeremy Seeley
TRUSTEE
Molly Seeley
TRUSTEE
Cynthia Grant
SECRETARY/TREASURER
Lauren Beight
TRUSTEE

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2023
8.0%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'16
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
551
Total grants awarded
$7.4M
Total amount
$13K
Average grant
$503K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2023
$820K
56 grants
2022
$808K
35 grants
2021
$752K
29 grants
2020
$858K
56 grants
2019
$620K
57 grants
2018
$629K
56 grants
2017
$1.0M
61 grants
2016
$583K
57 grants
2015
$481K
52 grants
2014
$343K
46 grants
2013
$509K
46 grants

Top recipients

8 grants · OR · ≈ likely match
$934K
Abbey of Regina Laudis
9 grants · CT
$712K
10 grants · OR · ✓ Exact match
$510K
4 grants · OH · ✓ Exact match
$475K
Friends of the Children
8 grants · PA
$336K
7 grants · OR · ≈ likely match
$310K
10 grants · OR · ✓ Exact match
$210K
8 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$181K
Youth Villages
9 grants · OR
$158K
6 grants · VA · ✓ Exact match
$156K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Mercy Corps
CHARITABLE
OR · TY 2023
$75K
Oregon Community Foundation
CHARITABLE
OR · TY 2023
$55K
Good Counsel
CHARITABLE
NJ · TY 2023
$50K
Nurse-family Partnership
CHARITABLE
CO · TY 2023
$50K
Grymes Memorial School
CHARITABLE
VA · TY 2023
$50K
The Abbey of Regina Laudis
CHARITABLE
CT · TY 2023
$50K
Path Home
CHARITABLE
OR · TY 2023
$40K
Youth Villages
CHARITABLE
OR · TY 2023
$38K
Providence St Vincent Medical Foundation
CHARITABLE
OR · TY 2023
$25K
Proud Ground
CHARITABLE
OR · TY 2023
$25K
Reach Out and Read Oregon
CHARITABLE
OR · TY 2023
$25K
Friends of the Children
CHARITABLE
OR · TY 2023
$20K
Community Solutions
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2023
$20K
Gladstone School District Foundation
CHARITABLE
OR · TY 2023
$20K
Mustard Seed Communities
CHARITABLE
MA · TY 2023
$20K
Nami of Oregon
CHARITABLE
OR · TY 2023
$20K
Save Women
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2023
$20K
Gullah Museum of Hilton Head Island
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2023
$20K
Peace Health Southwest Medical Center Foundation
CHARITABLE
WA · TY 2023
$10K
Volunteers in Medicine Clinic
CHARITABLE
OR · TY 2023
$10K
John Paul II Catholic School
CHARITABLE
OH · TY 2023
$10K
Nami Lowcountry
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2023
$10K
St Francis Catholic School Annual Fund
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2023
$10K
Community Foundation of the Lowcounty
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2023
$10K
Carver Foundation of Norwalk
CHARITABLE
CT · TY 2023
$10K
Gto2 Foundation for Lung Cancer
CHARITABLE
DC · TY 2023
$10K
Memory Matters
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2023
$10K
St Francis By the Sea Catholic Church
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2023
$10K
Children's Institute
CHARITABLE
OR · TY 2023
$10K
Oregon Institute of Creative Research
CHARITABLE
OR · TY 2023
$10K
Help of Ojai
CHARITABLE
CA · TY 2023
$5K
Hospice Care of the Lowcountry
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2023
$5K
Mt Angel Abbey
CHARITABLE
OR · TY 2023
$5K
Portsmouth Abbey School
CHARITABLE
RI · TY 2023
$5K
St Marys Home for Boys
CHARITABLE
OR · TY 2023
$5K
St Timothys School
CHARITABLE
MD · TY 2023
$5K
Hillsdale College
CHARITABLE
MI · TY 2023
$5K
Casa for Children
CHARITABLE
OR · TY 2023
$5K
Epilogos Charities
CHARITABLE
NH · TY 2023
$5K
Saving Mothers
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2023
$5K
Smile Train
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2023
$5K
Kinship House
CHARITABLE
OR · TY 2023
$5K
Boys and Girls Club of Hilton Head
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2023
$3K
Ojai Valley Conservancy
CHARITABLE
CA · TY 2023
$3K
Park Academy
CHARITABLE
OR · TY 2023
$3K
Ojai Women's Fund
CHARITABLE
CA · TY 2023
$1K
Kex Kids Fund
CHARITABLE
OR · TY 2023
$1K
Second Helpings
CHARITABLE
IN · TY 2023
$1K
Nomad Foundation
CHARITABLE
CA · TY 2023
$1K
Cornell Ornithology
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2023
$1K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.