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The Kinsman Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 93-0861885 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$2.4M
Grants reported
208
Typical grant
$10K
Future commitments
Not reported

Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.

How to apply

Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact
Sara Bailey
Deadlines
Submission deadlines vary and are detailed on the website.
Application materials
To apply for a 2026 grant or a 2027 arts, culture and the humanities grant please visit our website, www.kinsmanfoundation.org, and navigate to the page named application guidelines; contact our office by phone or mail; or email grants@kinsmanfoundation.org to have a detailed description of our grantmaking process and policies. We strongly prefer initial letters of inquiry submitted through the grant application software on our website, but they May be submitted by mail, email, or fax.
Restrictions
Grants are awarded for these purposes: historic preservation, primarily architectural preservation native wildlife rehabilitation and appreciation, particularly rehabilitation programs providing urgent care for native wildlife; and appreciation programs that promote individuals' stewardship, understanding and enjoyment of native wildlife arts, culture and the humanities; emphasizing theater, photography and literary arts. An important element of all grants is a benefit to the public at large, rather than to specialized populations or groups. Grants are awarded only to tax-exempt non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations and government agencies. The geographical area for our grants is oregon and southern washington.
Original filing text
Contact
SARA BAILEY
Address
3727 SE SPAULDING AVE MILWAUKIE, OR, 97267
Phone
5036541668
Deadlines
SUBMISSION DEADLINES VARY AND ARE DETAILED ON THE WEBSITE.
Application materials
TO APPLY FOR A 2026 GRANT OR A 2027 ARTS, CULTURE AND THE HUMANITIES GRANT PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE, WWW.KINSMANFOUNDATION.ORG, AND NAVIGATE TO THE PAGE NAMED APPLICATION GUIDELINES; CONTACT OUR OFFICE BY PHONE OR MAIL; OR EMAIL GRANTS@KINSMANFOUNDATION.ORG TO HAVE A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF OUR GRANTMAKING PROCESS AND POLICIES. WE STRONGLY PREFER INITIAL LETTERS OF INQUIRY SUBMITTED THROUGH THE GRANT APPLICATION SOFTWARE ON OUR WEBSITE, BUT THEY MAY BE SUBMITTED BY MAIL, EMAIL, OR FAX.
Restrictions
GRANTS ARE AWARDED FOR THESE PURPOSES: HISTORIC PRESERVATION, PRIMARILY ARCHITECTURAL PRESERVATION NATIVE WILDLIFE REHABILITATION AND APPRECIATION, PARTICULARLY REHABILITATION PROGRAMS PROVIDING URGENT CARE FOR NATIVE WILDLIFE; AND APPRECIATION PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE INDIVIDUALS' STEWARDSHIP, UNDERSTANDING AND ENJOYMENT OF NATIVE WILDLIFE ARTS, CULTURE AND THE HUMANITIES; EMPHASIZING THEATER, PHOTOGRAPHY AND LITERARY ARTS. AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF ALL GRANTS IS A BENEFIT TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, RATHER THAN TO SPECIALIZED POPULATIONS OR GROUPS. GRANTS ARE AWARDED ONLY TO TAX-EXEMPT NON-PROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA FOR OUR GRANTS IS OREGON AND SOUTHERN WASHINGTON.

Reported organization name: THE KINSMAN FOUNDATION

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
2025104$1.2M
2024104$1.2M

Where The Kinsman Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Oregon Health & Science University Foundation

Portland, OR

$80KTax year 2024

Health care training program

Oregon Health & Science University Foundation

Portland, OR

$80KTax year 2025

Health care training program

Restore Oregon Inc

Portland, OR

$40KTax year 2024

Historic preservation

Astoria Arts and Movement Center

Astoria, OR

$40KTax year 2024

Historic preservation

Restore Oregon Inc

Portland, OR

$40KTax year 2025

Historic preservation

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from The Kinsman Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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