Search Through Volunteer Grants in Oregon in the U.S.

American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

At Honda, we know the true measure of a company isn’t just great products but the impact that the company has on society. From reducing our impact on the environment to the life-saving technology in our vehicles to our associates’ community service work, we’re committed to making a difference in ways that extend across North America.

Honda Corporate Funding

Honda’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) vision is to help people fulfill their life’s potential. We do this by supporting the communities where we live and work through financial contributions and the volunteer efforts of Honda associates. Honda offers funding opportunities for programmatic support and community event sponsorships. Each request is evaluated based on its own merit, taking into consideration community needs and available funding.

Community Event Sponsorships

As a company deeply embedded in the fabric of our communities, Honda is proud to support the places we call home. We aim to sponsor community events that celebrate and uphold the rich cultures, heritages, and traditions of the communities where we live and work. By valuing each person’s unique contributions and perspectives, Honda is committed to the collective strength of our communities. In doing so, we strive to be a company that society wants to exist.

Community event sponsorship requests can include, but not limited to parades, community festivals, galas, runs, walks.

Geographic Scope

Requests for community event sponsorships can be local, regional or national in scope, but must primarily benefit communities where Honda associates live and work. Eligible requests must serve one or more of the following states, where Honda has major operations in the U.S. and a strong community presence:

Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina,  andTexas.

Who is Metro

Metro works with communities, businesses and residents in the Portland metropolitan area to chart a wise course for the future while protecting the things we love about this place.

Metro serves more than 1.7 million people in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties. The agency's boundary encompasses Portland, Oregon and 23 other cities – from the Columbia River in the north to the bend of the Willamette River near Wilsonville, and from the foothills of the Coast Range near Forest Grove to the banks of the Sandy River at Troutdale.

Regional Refresh Fund

Metro is offering funding to support community-led cleanup efforts in greater Portland.

Metro’s Regional Refresh Fund supports community-led cleanup efforts by providing flexible, low-barrier funding for immediate cleanup needs in underserved communities. Nonprofits, public agencies, schools and business district associations are invited to apply. Applicants can request up to $5,000 in funding per cleanup project or event.

How can funds be spent:

Funds are intended to be flexible to meet the needs of those providing services. Most costs associated with a cleanup or collection event, waste reduction project or preventative effort may qualify. Contact Metro to see if your project expenses qualify for funding.

Some examples of what funds may be spent on include, but are not limited to:

• Acquiring trash cleanup supplies for volunteers
• Promotional or garbage and recycling-related educational materials for a project or event
• Disposal costs at a transfer station
• Transportation costs to dispose of bulky waste
• Labor or volunteer stipends not already budgeted (e.g., salaries)
• Administrative expenses (not to exceed 30% of total budget)
• Renting a dumpster for an event
• Limited graffiti cleanup and removal efforts (not to exceed 25% of total budget)

Funds are intended to help with expenses before a community cleanup project or event. 

Funding

Applicants can request up to $5,000 in funding per cleanup project or event.

Rosendin Foundation Emergency Grant

Emergency grant requests constitute unplanned/unbudgeted expenditures arising due to unforeseen circumstances (ie fire, tornado, flooding, pandemic, etc.).

All financial grants are made to community-focused non-profit organizations located in the states where Rosendin and MPS currently conducts business. Grants are awarded in support of the Foundation’s current focus areas (emotional, occupational, and nutritional health) that align with our mission.

Funding

The Foundation reviews on an as-needed basis one-time emergency grant requests up to $5,000 to qualifying nonprofit organizations. 

Our Mission

In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value.

Priority Grant - Celebrate, Together

St. Charles' primary focus is reducing feelings of loneliness and social isolation while fostering a sense of belonging. The purpose of this grant is to support organizations who are interested in creating opportunities for communities to connect in person, with a focus on older adults and youth. We hope to support grassroots events, projects, and programs that make Central Oregon more welcoming and ultimately help get us a step closer to becoming America's healthiest community, together.

Funded projects must have multiple opportunities for engagement throughout the year. Examples include: 

• Movie night series 
• Pick-up sporting events (soccer, pickle ball, kickball, hockey, baseball/softball, volleyball etc…) 
• Book clubs 
• Cooking class series 
• Walking/running groups 
• Daily/Monthly/Quarterly community dinners 
• Volunteer days  
• Cultural celebrations 

Who is Metro

The Metro Council consists of a president, elected regionwide, and six councilors who are elected by district every four years in nonpartisan races. The Metro Auditor, elected regionwide, is responsible for oversight of Metro's annual financial statements and for conducting performance audits. The council appoints a chief operating officer to carry out council policies and manage Metro operations. The chief operating officer oversees a diverse workforce of more than 1,600 employees including park rangers, economists, teachers, scientists, designers, planners, animal keepers, stagehands and cartographers. Hundreds of volunteers lend a hand at Metro's parks, cemeteries, natural areas, offices and visitor venues.

Background

The Wilsonville-Metro Community Enhancement Committee oversees local implementation of the Wilsonville-Metro Community Enhancement Program. The program is funded by a per-ton fee charged by Metro regional government on solid-waste transfer stations located in communities throughout the greater Portland region. 

The Committee in essence reviews “community enhancement” projects or programs nominated by the public and members of City boards and commissions that are first assessed by City staff, and decides which projects or programs, if any, to advance with the Community Enhancement Program funds.

The Metro Council extended effective July 1, 2015, the Metro Solid Waste Community-Enhancement Program to apply uniformly to all communities that host putrescible (biodegradable) solid-waste transfer facilities, including the Willamette Resources, Inc., (WRI) transfer facility operated by Republic Services in Wilsonville. Metro’s program started in 1988 after the Oregon Legislature allowed the assessment of fees to support communities hosting facilities that accept garbage and other waste discarded from homes and businesses. While offering value to the region as a whole, these facilities generate traffic, odors and other inconveniences to residents in adjacent host communities.

Funds collected under the Metro Community Enhancement Program are dedicated and used for “enhancing the host community of the facility from which the fees have been collected” as determined by the local government or administering committee. These funds may be used for extensive community purposes that “rehabilitate and enhance the area within the City limits.” 

FY2025-26 Community enhancement program (CEP)

CEP project nominations will be accepted from November 12, 2025 through January 9, 2026, with project selection anticipated in spring 2026 after City vetting and cost-estimating. Anyone may nominate a project for consideration that could benefit the community, including organizations that may seek to undertake a sponsored project. Potential sponsors of a community enhancement project are encouraged to contact the CEP administrator in advance to review prospective fit of a project for the program. Projects, which must be located within city limits, are funded to start on or after July 1, 2026, and must be completed within one year.

CEP Project Criteria

• Improve the appearance or environmental quality of the community.
• Reduce the amount or toxicity of waste.
• Increase reuse and recycling opportunities.
• Result in rehabilitation or upgrade of real or personal property owned or operated by a nonprofit organization.
• Result in the preservation or enhancement of wildlife, riparian zones, wetlands, forest lands and marine areas, and/or improve the public awareness and the opportunities to enjoy them.
• Result in improvement to, or an increase in, recreational areas and programs.
• Result in improvement in safety and community emergency preparedness.
• Benefit youth, seniors, low income persons or underserved populations
• Foster and enhance community enrichment through educational programming, arts and cultural projects.

Mission

Our mission is to empower the lasting conservation of our fish and wildlife and citizen enjoyment of our natural resources. One of the ways we pursue our mission is through grant awards to projects in Oregon that align with our values, priorities, and conservation objectives.

Focus Areas

The Oregon Wildlife Foundation offer small grant awards to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), tax-exempt organizations, volunteer groups with a fiscal sponsor, and qualified individuals for projects that fall within the following areas:

• fish and/or wildlife habitat restoration or protection
• public access preservation, restoration, or improvement
• natural resource or outdoor education
• pollution prevention or reduction
• invasive species removal or control
• studies that support improved fish/wildlife management
• Environmental research

Your proposed project may be a stand-alone project or part of a larger or ongoing project. Projects that conserve or restore an Oregon Conservation Strategy habitat or Strategy species are given priority.Guidelines

• We make cost reimbursement grants only.
• Requested funds must be matched dollar-for-dollar, in cash, or in-kind from other sources. It’s appealing to the Foundation if the applicant's organization is a cash contributor to the project. 
• Grant funds must be expended in the way outlined in your original application. If you need to reallocate expenditures for any reason, our office must be contacted first.
• As requested in our application, a statement of support from a local, state, or federal biologist is required for fish, wildlife, or habitat-related projects. The same may be required for access projects if the need isn’t clearly demonstrated.
•  Other disallowable uses of Foundation funds include fundraising or advocacy activities, ongoing operating expenses, and pass-through grants.

Background

John Gray identified the ongoing maintenance of Outdoor School camp facilities as a critical factor in preserving a full range of options for kids to get outside. Since 2014, the Gray Family Foundation has annually invested over $500,000 directly into the improvement of existing facilities at Oregon’s outdoor residential camps throughout the state.

Gray Family Foundation awards grants to those overnight facilities that have maintenance and improvement needs. Priority is given to applicants that host outdoor school programs, are geographically dispersed, and reflect Gray Family Foundation’s values regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Our History

Bella Vista Foundation (BVF) is the legacy of sisters Georgiana Gerlinger Stevens and Jean Gerlinger Kirkwood, who gave generously throughout their long and eventful lives in the Bay Area and beyond. Georgiana started her own foundation, the GGS Foundation, in 1992, to support literacy, healthy living, and youth development and empowerment. Jean founded the Kirkwood Family Foundation, later renamed the Bella Vista Foundation, in 1999 with a focus on environmental restoration and support for young children. In 2019, the boards of directors of both foundations, composed of family members, decided to merge under the Bella Vista name.

Support for Vital Ecosystems

The Watershed Restoration program focuses on restoration and revitalization of key watershed ecosystems within specific geographic areas in California and Oregon.

Programs/Projects We Fund

Those which:

• Incorporate environmental, economic, and social equity factors because solutions that merge these factors tend to have long-term success 
• Preserve and build natural capital by consuming the growth of the environmental resource, rather than the resource itself
• Support creative solutions to revitalization and restoration that have the potential to serve as models for similar projects
• Are part of a cluster of projects in a given watershed involving one or more organizations over time (the Foundation believes this clustering of support at the watershed level will result in stronger partnerships and a greater impact)
• Foster collaborative partnerships even among groups with divergent interests
• Include activities that governmental agencies do not normally fund

Our Mission

In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value.

Sponsorships

At St. Charles, we're passionate about more than just great medical care. The interests of our caregivers - and the communities in which we live - drive the work we do. Everyday we’re working to achieve our vision – Creating America’s healthiest community, together.

Caregivers are given the ability to pursue their individual interests in building a healthy community, both inside and outside the walls of St. Charles. We believe in giving back and rolling up our sleeves. This year, St. Charles will support the interests and passions of our caregivers through targeted, employee-driven grants. These grants recognize caregivers who volunteer to make Central Oregon a better place. Our responsibilities as caregivers require us to think beyond the traditional walls of a hospital or clinic and challenge ourselves to partner with nonprofits and community groups to enhance the places we call home.

Oregon Parks Foundation Fund

The Oregon Parks Foundation Fund of OCF was created in 2009 by the Oregon Parks Foundation (OPF). This fund supports the acquisition, preservation and restoration of Oregon's native landscape, as well as environmental, recreational and educational improvements to public parks throughout Oregon.

Grants Program

The OPF Fund invites proposals from nonprofits and public agencies at the community, district, county and regional level. Grant recommendations are made to the OCF board by an advisory committee created by OPF. Grants disbursed by the OPF Fund generally range from $1,000 to $5,000. Larger grants may occasionally be considered for unique or special projects.

Workforce Development Grant

Building the Future of the Industry

Workforce development is one of AGC’s key strategic objectives, and we are working today to meet Oregon’s current and future construction workforce needs. Partner with us in our efforts to enhance the development and recruitment of a highly skilled, diverse construction workforce.

• High School and Post-Secondary Education and Training
• Construction Workforce Development Programming
• Educator Externship
• Construction Careers Digital Marketing
• Workforce Development Grant Program
• Facilitation of statewide Construction Workforce Coalition

The AGC Workforce Development Grant program serves to provide funding for projects that address a demonstrated need in the construction industry.

Projects will seek to:

• Encourage, attract, and retain competent and diverse people to a career in construction.
• Make effective uses of volunteers and/or matching funds.
• Create a positive impact on construction workforce issues in Oregon and Southwest Washington (Clark, Cowlitz, Klickitat, Skamania, and Wahkiakum counties).

Priority Projects

AGC Oregon-Columbia recognizes the value in all construction programing, however certain types of projects are more likely to have a substantial impact on the construction industry. To this end, AGC has identified three project categories which will be prioritized for funding. Applicants are still invited to apply for funds that meet the minimum criteria outlined below, however Priority Projects have a higher likelihood of being funded.

• Project-Based Learning- These are learning opportunities for youth and young adults that are directly linked to a construction project. Quality proposals will have aligned employer/industry partners that are following BOLI employment guidelines and create meaningful opportunities for project participants to learn through experience with the construction company/project. Adjacent sectors may be considered.
• Direct Pathways – These are projects that seek to provide direct pathways into construction careers. Upon completion of the project, grant applicants can demonstrate that a critical threshold of project participants are employed in the construction sector. This includes being accepted by a training agent in a registered apprenticeship program. Examples of direct pathway projects include (but are not limited to):
  • Pre-apprenticeship and workforce training programs that result in employment or entry into a registered apprenticeship program.
  • Linkage programs that connect unemployed qualified individuals with careers in construction.
  • Youth programs that teach viable construction skills and result in entry into an apprenticeship program or the workforce.
• Root Cause – In addition to more people entering construction careers, the industry needs to see an increase in highly-skilled, qualified individuals applying for open positions. Many applicants do not have the minimum requirements to be successful in an apprenticeship or workforce training program. Examples of root cause projects include (but are not limited to):
  • Applied learning in math, literacy, science, and other foundational skills. Projects seeking to do this will be engaging and hands-on while providing the subject competencies necessary to help participants advance themselves in a construction career.
  • Opportunities to practice crucial skills such as leadership, dependability, adaptability, and conscientiousness. Too often youth are given a list of desirable skills/attributes and then not given opportunities to practice and develop these in real-world settings.
  • Opportunities to learn skills to advance a nascent construction career. Many people enter the construction field with very basic skills that are not sufficient to advance the worker into a higher paying position. Projects that are designed to increase the skill set of workers already employed will be considered.

Funding

Funded projects average $5,000

• Consumable Materials - A maximum award of $1,500 will be given to any applicant seeking funding for consumable materials. Consumable materials are anything that cannot be used multiple times. Supplies like lumber, nails/screws/hardware, glues, other building materials, or items to be gifted are all considered consumable materials. Requests for consumable materials can be combined into other projects but should not exceed $1,500 of the award.
• Equipment -  Equipment purchases for classrooms and shop spaces are eligible for funding. Applicant must demonstrate a plan for maintenance and repair of equipment. If the equipment is to be used in a school setting, the applicant must provide documentation from school administration acknowledging that the maintenance and repair of the equipment is the responsibility of the school and committing to keeping the equipment in safe and working condition. The grant application includes a form for school building administrators to complete if the funding request is for equipment. The types of equipment purchases requiring this additional documentation includes but is not necessarily limited to: large or expensive saws, sanders, buffers, grinders, sharpeners, dust collectors, presses, lathes, milling machines, plasma tables, shears, rollers, CNC machines, compressors, joiners, planers and other significant pieces of equipment that require repair and maintenance. 

First Tech community grants and sponsorships

We fund innovative solutions for children and their families. Our grants program focuses in two key areas: education and fundamental needs. Working with our community partners, our funding provides access to STEM education for underserved communities and fuels new programs to address our communities’ most urgent needs.

We provide charitable grants focused on programmatic and capacity building support, as well as nonprofit sponsorships, to organizations within our Oregon, Washington and Northern California footprint. These grants and sponsorships support programs focused on education and fundamental needs.

You can request First Tech’s grant or sponsorship support for 501(c)3 charitable organizations through our online application.

Education

We focus on helping underserved communities build the infrastructure and resources to think creatively, problem-solve and innovate—to succeed today and lead tomorrow. We target our support for education in three key areas:

• Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)
• Early childhood literacy
• Financial education

Mission

The mission of the Black United Fund of Oregon is to assist in the social and economic development of Oregon's underserved communities and to contribute to a broader understanding of ethnic and culturally diverse groups.  

Nonprofit Leadership Program

 Three selected organizations will be awarded a $10,000 grant along with enrollment in our Nonprofit Leadership Program. The program is an approximate one year commitment. Participating organizations are required to meet on a monthly basis with independent learning conducted between meetings. This program is designed to accelerate the growth, stability and success of Oregon’s BIPOC- and women-led grassroots nonprofits. The program is an approximate one year commitment. Participating organizations are required to meet on a monthly basis with independent learning conducted between meetings. This program is designed to accelerate the growth, stability and success of Oregon’s BIPOC- and women-led grassroots nonprofits.

The main objective of the NPL Program is to equip BIPOC-led and -serving grassroots organizations with the high-level expertise and resources they need to scale their services and thrive! Operated through a cohort model, participants learn from and alongside their peers in an intentionally designed curriculum provided by S2B Brand Hospital, as well as a Board of Advisors, who provide 1:1 personalized consulting to each of the nonprofits, and who demonstrate success in the nonprofit sector or applicable skillsets to growing a nonprofit.

Curriculum

Months 1-3: Fund Development

• Funding readiness, identifying and vetting funders/donors, foundation grants and reporting, corporate sponsorship, individual giving, events, & building strategic partnerships

Months 4-6: Operations & Organizational Structure

• Strategic planning/goals, board development, governance/HR, operating budgets, financial management, policies and procedures, & personnel, work culture, DEI, and professional development

Months 7-9: Programs & Marketing

• Program planning, identifying a need, program budgeting, evaluating impact, outreach/marketing & branding, & volunteer recruitment

Who is Metro

The Metro Council consists of a president, elected regionwide, and six councilors who are elected by district every four years in nonpartisan races. The Metro Auditor, elected regionwide, is responsible for oversight of Metro's annual financial statements and for conducting performance audits. The council appoints a chief operating officer to carry out council policies and manage Metro operations. The chief operating officer oversees a diverse workforce of more than 1,600 employees including park rangers, economists, teachers, scientists, designers, planners, animal keepers, stagehands and cartographers. Hundreds of volunteers lend a hand at Metro's parks, cemeteries, natural areas, offices and visitor venues.

Community Enhancement Grants: Sherwood

Across the Portland metropolitan area, Metro community enhancement grants give a boost to neighborhoods affected by garbage transfer facilities.

Since 1986, Metro has invested more than $6 million in communities across the Portland metropolitan area. Local jurisdictions and community partners help Metro to administer the grant funds in and around Forest Grove, Gresham, Portland, Oregon City, Sherwood, Troutdale and Wilsonville. These funds come from fees collected at local waste transfer stations that are reinvested back into surrounding communities.

Program Goals

The program supports projects that advance one or more of the following goals:

• Provide programs, training or services that benefit youth, seniors, low income persons, people of color, veterans or other marginalized and underserved populations
• Increase reuse, recycling and waste prevention opportunities; reduce toxicity of waste
• Improve the environmental quality of the area
• Preserve or enhance wildlife and natural areas within the target area
• Improve or increase recreation opportunities for residents in the target area
• Rehabilitate and upgrade property owned or operated by non-profits
• Improve the safety, appearance or cleanliness of neighborhoods.

Project examples

Successful grant projects include:

• Developing environmental education and job training opportunities for underserved youth
• Habitat restoration in parks and natural areas; increased programming to improve access
• Property improvements at community centers and social service hubs
• Producing community events such as festivals, cultural events and summer concert programs
• Safety, cleanup and beautification projects around communities and main street boulevards
• Supporting farmers markets and increasing access to healthy food for underserved communities.

Target areas and grant cycles

Each of the eight enhancement grant programs award funds in a different geographical target area. Grant review committees of local elected officials and residents promote, solicit, evaluate and select funded projects each cycle. 

Sherwood

The Sherwood Community Enhancement Committee awards about $90,000 each spring to projects that serve city residents. The grant program is funded by community enhancement fees collected at Pride Recycling Company.

The Community Enhancement Program (CEP) is an exciting opportunity for citizens to participate in making Sherwood a place where families and businesses thrive.

This program derives its funding from a partnership between Sherwood and Metro and is generated by a $1.00 per ton surcharge collected at the Pride Recycling Company transfer station located at 13980 SW Tualatin-Sherwood Road, in Sherwood, Oregon.

The grant program is open to non-profit groups, organizations, and City advisory committees. We encourage you to let us know your ideas for enhancing the community.

Whether you have big ideas, small ideas, or ideas somewhere in-between, you can be sure they will be considered.

Mission

The mission of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is to provide and protect outstanding natural, scenic, cultural, historic and recreational sites for the enjoyment and education of present and future generations.

Vision

To take the long view to protect Oregon's special places and provide the greatest experience while creating stable future funding.

Strategic Focus

Priorities

• Welcoming - Building on the work of the Inclusion committee, we will strive toward parks that are ready to welcome all visitors and that staff and visitors feel safe and respected.
• Service Delivery - As we move toward our centennial, OPRD must evaluate how and what facilities and services we manage, maintain and deliver while exploring partnerships to develop new opportunities.
• Succession Planning - With the knowledge that 36% of our staff are eligible to retire, it is critical OPRD plan for change and develop leaders within our agency to be ready for the next hundred years
• Celebrating Heritage - OPRD has a unique role in helping to develop and share the stories of Oregon's past, including those lesser known stories that may give a more full picture of a place or time.

Diamonds in the Rough Grants

Diamonds in the Rough grants are to restore or reconstruct the facades of buildings that have been heavily altered over the years. The purpose is to return them to their historic appearance and potentially qualify them for historic designation (local or national). These grants are part of the SHPO's Preserving Oregon Grant Program. Grants may be awarded up to $20,000.

About

Formed in 2011, the Zera Foundation provides financial support to nonprofit organizations and initiatives that focus on improving the quality and equality of life in Oregon.  

Funding Priorities

Primary areas of support: 

• poverty
• youth
• animals 
• Jewish-based organizations

Interest in supporting:

• new programs that will help an already existing organizations better reach their mission
• organizations that focus on direct services and leverage volunteer use

Rosendin Foundation Annual Grant

All financial grants are made to community-focused non-profit organizations located in the states where Rosendin and MPS currently conducts business. Grants are awarded in support of the Foundation’s current focus areas (emotional, occupational, and nutritional health) that align with our mission.

Funding

The Rosendin Foundation has an annual financial grant cycle where qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations may apply for grants up to $50,000.

Background

For 28 years, OCF’s Community Grants program has taken a responsive approach to grantmaking, supporting community-led solutions by listening to and investing in the people working closest to the issues.

As our state has evolved and grown, so too has the complexity of issues facing us as Oregonians. Compounding these challenges is a history of systems that have not benefited everyone equitably, a reality made more visible by shifting landscapes and a shortage of resources.

At OCF, we recognize this reality, and our 2024 Community Grants program will continue to provide flexible funding for nonprofits addressing the pressing needs of communities across Oregon, informed by the voices of people who know these communities best. The relationships we’re building across the state will only help our grantmaking improve.

At OCF, we recognize this reality, and the 2025 Community Grants program will continue to provide flexible funding for nonprofits addressing the pressing needs of communities across Oregon, informed by the voices of people who know their communities best.

Oregon’s nonprofits exemplify the hope, strength and opportunity that can make our state better, from music and art programs for Native youth to STEM education for rural children, and from entrepreneurial

internships for low-income high school students to culturally responsive mentoring for Black youth. 

Program Goal

To provide equitable access to flexible funding for organizations serving the most pressing needs in communities throughout Oregon.

Guidling Principles

• We seek to build bridges of connection, eradicate the practice of “othering” and actively promote a sense of belonging for all Oregonians through our funding.
• We are committed to funding across Oregon with grant dollars reaching rural and urban communities in every region.
• We value our state’s diverse regions and populations and affirm that every Oregonian is an integral part of our community.
• We believe creative, impactful and sustainable solutions come from people closest to the issues being addressed and should be implemented by organizations the community trusts.
• We prioritize efforts that demonstrate strong community support, solid planning and wise stewardship.

Funding Priorities

Funding will support applications focused on one of these three grant types:

New or expanding program or project: Costs associated with developing a new program or service or expanding a current one.

• New activities: These are initiatives that did not exist before and are planned or developed to address a gap or need for the organization or the community served.
• Expanding activities: These build on previous success to significantly increase impact on more or different people or communities. This can include reaching a new or different population, county, or community, or significantly more of the same population in the same community. Requests to support ongoing, incremental growth are not competitive and will not be considered. We have no single definition of “significant expansion” for all contexts and needs. Please explain why your request is a significant expansion in terms of community needs.

Capacity-building: Costs relating to new or expanded activities that develop the organization. Typical examples include strategic or business planning, board development, volunteer coordination, program planning, and marketing and communications.

Small capital: Costs associated with new or expanded building construction, renovation, or equipment. Total small capital costs may not exceed $500,000. (Please see “Budget Guidance” below for more information.)

Tenant Outreach Fund

Seeding Justice received a $1M grant from the legislature through Oregon Housing and Community Services to support residents who

• are at risk of losing their publicly-supported housing, OR
• are at risk of eviction from a manufactured dwelling park being sold or closed.

The funds are part of an allocation in a bill the Oregon Legislature passed in 2024 to address the state’s housing crisis.

Urgent Needs

Urgent Needs Grants from $10,000 to $50,000 for short-term projects that seek to educate tenants and offer practical support (such as back rent) to tenants. 

A group may choose to tackle both urgent and longer-term work. In that case, their total request cannot exceed $125,000.

Bloomfield Family Foundation 

The Bloomfield Family Foundation (2000) is a private, family-led philanthropic organization. Founded by Margery Bloomfield (1925-2017), the BFF now operates through the volunteer work of Marge’s children and grandchildren. While originally conceived primarily as a resource for arts initiatives in Oregon, the Foundation has since developed partnerships with select organizations around the United States in our three mission areas of education, arts and humanities, and public health. Within these areas, the BFF prizes holistic programming that emphasizes local engagement with underserved communities, and invests in the future of their leadership.

Mission Areas

The Bloomfield Family Foundation works to encourage initiatives that improve the lives of underserved and underrepresented groups. We focus on localized non-profits that are grounded in community, helping them to cultivate leadership, expand program capacity, and create inclusive solutions.

• Expanding Access
• Supporting Community Resilience
• Cultivating Diverse Leadership

Focus Areas

• Education
• Arts & Humanities
• Health & Wellness

For the 2025 funding cycle, the Foundation will prioritize initiatives responding to our health & wellness mission and addressing the cost of living crisis currently facing low-income and working-class people in the United States. Areas that may be targeted include access to food and appropriate healthcare.

What We Fund

Programs

The Foundation supports programs within its areas of focus that align directly with community needs and have shown effectiveness in meeting them. We prioritize collaborative, community-based and interactive programs.

• Programs expanding access to the arts and humanities for groups that otherwise lack these opportunities.
• ​Programs supporting creative education, at any stage of life, through libraries, museums, schools, universities, and other institutions.
• ​Programs advancing public health and well-being for generally underserved communities, through research or direct services. 

Operating Support

Offered to smaller partner organizations of several years’ standing. Operational grants may be requested for time-limited needs or ongoing growth and stability. 

Capacity-building, Endowment, Capital

These awards are made less frequently, but may be considered in some circumstances, by invitation only.

How we fund

The Foundation operates an annual grant-making cycle. Grant decisions are made in late November, and awards are issued in December.

​Single year

• New applicants are eligible only for one-year grants, on a calendar basis. Following a successful first grant, an organization will generally be invited to re-apply.

Multi year

• This program invites selected organizations to apply for funding across 2 or 3 consecutive years.

Future Leaders

• Supplemental, small grants are available to help active grantees expand the diversity of their leadership.
• Awards are given for individual development opportunities that would otherwise not be accessible.
• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis during the grant’s calendar year.

A successful proposal is one that demonstrates:

• Program development reflecting a knowledge of best practices
• Commitment to an equitable structure with inclusive leadership and governing board, centered around the community of service
• ​​​A well-developed approach to impact assessment, consistent with the organization’s purpose

Mission

The mission of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is to provide and protect outstanding natural, scenic, cultural, historic and recreational sites for the enjoyment and education of present and future generations.

Vision

To take the long view to protect Oregon's special places and provide the greatest experience while creating stable future funding.

Strategic Focus

Priorities

• Welcoming - Building on the work of the Inclusion committee, we will strive toward parks that are ready to welcome all visitors and that staff and visitors feel safe and respected.
• Service Delivery - As we move toward our centennial, OPRD must evaluate how and what facilities and services we manage, maintain and deliver while exploring partnerships to develop new opportunities.
• Succession Planning - With the knowledge that 36% of our staff are eligible to retire, it is critical OPRD plan for change and develop leaders within our agency to be ready for the next hundred years
• Celebrating Heritage - OPRD has a unique role in helping to develop and share the stories of Oregon's past, including those lesser known stories that may give a more full picture of a place or time.

Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards

Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards recognize individuals, businesses and organizations for outstanding heritage efforts. The nomination process is an opportunity to honor work that goes above and beyond expectations, serves as a model for future work, and inspires others. Nominations are encouraged for organizations and projects of all sizes and heritage purposes and for volunteers and professionals from all heritage sectors. We recognize that volunteers are the backbone of heritage preservation work in Oregon and want to celebrate those standout volunteers that have contributed their time and skills to help your organization persist and thrive.

The ATV Grant Program provides funding statewide for off-highway vehicle (OHV) recreation. Grant funds come from ATV user permit sales and a percentage of gasoline tax money. 

Eligible projects include:

Operation and maintenance

Operating and maintaining OHV trails and facilities. Operating projects include employees, trail patrols, camp hosts or trail volunteers. Maintenance projects include services and projects for keeping up OHV trails and facilities.

Law Enforcement

Law enforcement projects include providing patrols and equipment in OHV riding areas.

Emergency Medical Services

Providing emergency medical attention to OHV users in riding areas, such as paying for medical equipment, services and supplies.

Planning

Planning for OHV recreation, including environmental studies, feasibility studies and appraisals.

Development

Developing public OHV recreation areas, including final design, engineering, site surveys, new trails and facilities and major rehabilitation of existing trails and facilities.

Safety and Education

Development of curriculum, media, and personnel to reach the public on environmental issues, riding ethics, safety, regulations, guides/maps, safety training and signage.

Acquisition

Acquiring land for public OHV recreation.

The NRA Foundation provides financial support to eligible projects, programs and organizations through its Grant Program. Each year, volunteer committees from across the country tirelessly raise charitable dollars and generous donors make gifts that are in turn awarded as grants in support of educational and public service programs relating to the shooting sports in our communities.

The general focus of Foundation grants is to:

• Promote, advance and encourage firearms, shooting sports and hunting safety
• Educate individuals with respect to firearms, firearms history, participation in the shooting sports, hunting safety, and marksmanship
• Conduct research in furtherance of improved firearms safety and marksmanship facilities and techniques

Grant requests must conform to, and foster the purposes in, The NRA Foundation’s mission statement. This includes:

• Promote, advance, and encourage firearms, the shooting sports, and hunting safety.
• Educate individuals, including the youth of the United States, with respect to firearms, firearms history, participation in the shooting sports, hunting safety, and marksmanship, as well as with respect to other subjects that are of importance to the well-being of the general public.
• Conduct research in furtherance of improved firearms safety and marksmanship facilities and techniques.
• Support activities of the National Rifle Association of America, to the extent that such activities are in furtherance of charitable, educational, or scientific purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code which includes activities that are charitable, educational, or foster National or International sports competition.

Purpose

The Clatsop County Cultural Coalition (CCCC) is funded by the Oregon Cultural Trust to award funds to projects that support, maintain, preserve and protect cultural programs in the arts (visual and  performing), heritage, and humanities.

Clatsop County Coalition Funding Priorities

• Raise awareness of culture in the visual and performing arts, heritage, and/ or humanities as demonstrated by:
  • New or improved cultural programs
  • Consistent and comprehensive publicity and media coverage
  • An integration of arts, heritage or humanities through activities for area youth and adult life- long learning
  • A plan to minimize scheduling conflicts
• Support the preservation, functionality, and/or sustained usage of physical facilities for visual and performing arts, heritage, and/or humanities in Clatsop County as demonstrated by:
  • Improvement of a facility
  • Increased number of cultural events
  • Increased audience size
• Strengthen the overall health of existing non-profit organizations, schools, individuals, or businesses related to visual and performing arts, heritage, and/or humanities in Clatsop County as demonstrated by:
  • A clear enhancement of the cultural community
  • Collaborative events with other non-profit organizations
  • Plan for recruitment, training, and retention of volunteers
  • A provision for training and development of board and/or staff.

Honda Corporate Funding

Honda’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) vision is to help people fulfill their life’s potential. We do this by supporting the communities where we live and work through financial contributions and the volunteer efforts of Honda associates.

Honda offers funding opportunities for programmatic support and community event sponsorships.

Programmatic Support

Honda and the Honda USA Foundation provide funding to nonprofit organizations and schools to support programs that align with our pillar award categories.

Year-over-year certain pillar award categories may not always be open for funding, are subject to change, and in some cases, Honda may extend invitation-only opportunities to select community partners.

Education Pillar Award:

As Honda strives to cultivate a future-ready workforce, we are seeking to support hands-on programs that provide manufacturing industry-relevant workforce pipeline initiatives focused on design, software/data analytics and artificial intelligence/machine learning/automation.

Our overarching goal is to inspire the next generation, fostering a resilient and innovative workforce that will drive our future success and contribute to economic prosperity within our communities where we live and work.

Only programs that strengthen the manufacturing workforce pipeline by preparing individuals for current operations and future innovations will be considered.

Honda Corporate Funding

Honda’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) vision is to help people fulfill their life’s potential. We do this by supporting the communities where we live and work through financial contributions and the volunteer efforts of Honda associates.

Honda offers funding opportunities for programmatic support and community event sponsorships.

Programmatic Support

Honda and the Honda USA Foundation provide funding to nonprofit organizations and schools to support programs that align with our pillar award categories.

Year-over-year certain pillar award categories may not always be open for funding, are subject to change, and in some cases, Honda may extend invitation-only opportunities to select community partners.

Environment Pillar Award:

Honda is working to reduce our environmental impact, which is central to our sustainability vision. Our approach focuses on three key areas: decarbonizing our products and operations, using clean energy, and using natural resources efficiently. Through education, awareness, and infrastructure programs, we are seeking to support programs within our communities that share our mission to protect the health of our planet.

Multnomah County Cultural Coalition (MCCC)

The Multnomah County Cultural Coalition (MCCC) is the volunteer-led, re-granting board of the Oregon Cultural Trust in Multnomah County. Monies donated to the Cultural Trust come back to Multnomah County and are distributed as grants to cultural nonprofits per the Multnomah County Cultural Plan.

Mission Statement

Multnomah County Cultural Coalition (MCCC) supports communities and organizations through grantmaking and advocacy that enrich and improve access to arts and culture throughout the county.

Statement of Non-Discrimination

The MCCC is committed to making our resources available to every member of Multnomah County without regard to national origin, race, ethnicity, color, age, marital or familial status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, educational background, disability, religion, veteran status, political opinion, physical appearance, or source of income. We expect our grantees to uphold this policy in their work.

Community Cultural Participation Grant Program (CCP)

MCCC will focus grantmaking on creative communities and projects that can most benefit from MCCC funding. We value investments in projects, artists, and organizations that prioritize communities that have historically been neglected by or excluded from institutional funding for arts and culture. Such communities may include but are not limited to Black and Indigenous people, communities of color and otherwise racialized communities, LGBTQIA2S+, immigrants and refugees, people living with disabilities, people living with low incomes, people who are currently or formerly incarcerated, people experiencing houselessness, those living in rural communities, and others. MCCC considers annual budget size when making awards and generally prioritizes supporting smaller organizations/groups.