Willard L & Ruth P. Eccles Foundation

EIN 476330351 Private Foundation

Portland, OR 97204 |(775) 686-5400

Total Given 2016–2024
$6.8M
302 grants · $755K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$15K
typical small grants · $5K–$35K
grant size
49%
supporter · 67/138 multi-year
repeat
$29.1M
Assets (2024)
138
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Environment Human Services

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (775) 686-5400
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $820K $19.0M $396K 34
2017 $810K $21.7M $650K 38
2018 $900K $19.4M $1.4M 39
2019 N/A $22.9M $1.0M N/A
2020 $910K $24.9M $719K 56
2022 $1.1M $22.9M $629K 44
2023 $1.1M $26.1M $1.0M 42
2024 $1.2M $29.1M $3.3M 49

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 302 grants on record

Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$15K
Average
$22K
75th Pctl
$35K
Maximum
$143K

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

0.7% of US grants · Rank #9 of 14 states $10K across 2 grants 2 of 254 counties

Top 2 counties

  1. 1 Harris 1 grant · $5K
  2. 2 Travis 1 grant · $5K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (302 total)

Purpose
High Desert Museum Bend, OR $143,000 CAN YOU IMAGINE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN 2022
Dovelewis Emergency Animal Hospital Portland, OR $100,000 HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT 2024
Oregon Humane Society Portland, OR $100,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT CHALLENGE GRANT 2024
First Descents Denver, CO $90,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, IN MEMORY OF VALERIE COIT LUCKENBILL 2023
University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT $75,000 RETINAL DISEASE RESEARCH ($25,000) TWO GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS IN ASTRONOMY RESEARCH ($50,000) 2016
Nature Conservancy of Utah Salt Lake City, UT $70,000 2018 GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2018
Kinship House Portland, OR $60,000 MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY, GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2023
Saving Grace Imagine Life Without Violence Bend, OR $60,000 CHALLENGE GRANT FOR 2023 CAMPAIGN 2023
Human Solutions Portland, OR $55,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2022
Human Solutions Portland, OR $55,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2023
Our Just Future Portland, OR $55,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2024
Oregon Humane Society Portland, OR $55,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT ($5,000) CHALLENGE GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT ($50,000) 2016
Friends of the Children - Portland Portland, OR $50,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2022
Guadalupe Center Educational Program Naples, FL $50,000 SUPPORT FOR EARLY LEARNING CENTER PROGRAMS 2022
High Desert Museum Bend, OR $50,000 CAN YOU IMAGINE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN 2022
Oregon Health and Sciences University Foundation Portland, OR $50,000 KNIGHT CANCER INSTITUTE FOR DR. PEPPER SCHEDIN'S RESEARCH ON PREGNANCY-ASSOCIATED BREAST CANCER 2022
Oregon Humane Society Portland, OR $50,000 CAPITAL GRANT FOR THE NEW ROAD AHEAD PROJECT 2022
The Nature Conservancy in Idaho Arlington, VA $50,000 HIGHEST NEED 2022
Oregon Humane Society Portland, OR $50,000 CHALLENGE GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2022
Friends of the Children - Portland Portland, OR $50,000 2020 GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2020
Guadalupe Center Educational Program Salt Lake City, UT $50,000 2020 GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2020
Human Solutions Portland, OR $50,000 2020 GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2020
Oregon Health and Sciences University Foundation Portland, OR $50,000 2020 GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2020
Oregon Humane Society Portland, OR $50,000 2020 GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2020
The Nature Conservancy in Idaho Hailey, ID $50,000 2020 GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2020

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