Bechen Family Foundation
Private foundation · Portland, OR · EIN 91-1811266 · reported 2023–2025
66grants reported
$8,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$200smallest grant
$2.1Mtotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 66 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $3,000 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
15350 SW Sequoia Pkwy Ste 300
Portland, OR 97224-7175
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $500,000 |
| Portland Art Museum | Portland, OR | $240,650 |
| Portland Art Museum | Portland, OR | $200,000 |
| Oregon Espiscopal School | Portland, OR | $200,000 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $200,000 |
| Oregon Espiscopal School | Portland, OR | $100,000 |
| High Desert Museum | Bend, OR | $100,000 |
| Ohsu Foundation | Portland, OR | $100,000 |
| Oregon Espiscopal School | Portland, OR | $58,555 |
| Victory Academy | Sherwood, OR | $36,000 |
| Children's Literacy Project | Lake Oswego, OR | $25,000 |
| Metropolitan Family Service | Portland, OR | $20,100 |
| Oregon Espiscopal School | Portland, OR | $20,000 |
| Victory Academy | Sherwood, OR | $20,000 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $20,000 |
| Oregon Espiscopal School | Portland, OR | $20,000 |
| Oregon Adaptive Sports | Bend, OR | $20,000 |
| Oregon Espiscopal School | Portland, OR | $15,000 |
| Portland Art Museum | Portland, OR | $15,000 |
| Ohsu Foundation | Portland, OR | $12,500 |
| Oregon Symphony Association | Portland, OR | $11,000 |
| Friends of the Children | Portland, OR | $10,500 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $10,500 |
| Portland Parks Foundation | Portland, OR | $10,000 |
| Friends of the Children | Portland, OR | $10,000 |
| Portland Art Museum | Portland, OR | $10,000 |
| Sierra Schools Foundation | Sierraville, CA | $10,000 |
| Sierra Schools Foundation | Sierraville, CA | $10,000 |
| The Stanford Fund | Stanford, CA | $10,000 |
| Sierra Schools Foundation | Sieraville, CA | $10,000 |
| Sierra Schools Foundation | Sieraville, CA | $10,000 |
| High Desert Museum | Bend, OR | $10,000 |
| Oregon Harbor of Hope | Portland, OR | $10,000 |
| Arcs Foundation Oregon | Portland, OR | $6,000 |
| Sunriver Nature Center | Sunriver, OR | $5,100 |
| Outside in | Portland, OR | $5,000 |
| Oregon Shakespeare Festival | Ashland, OR | $5,000 |
| Homeshare Oregon | Portland, OR | $2,000 |
| Western Rivers Conservancy | Portland, OR | $2,000 |
| Oregon Adaptive Sports | Bend, OR | $2,000 |
| Oregon Public Broadcasting | Portland, OR | $2,000 |
| Cure Epilepsy | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Smart Reading | Portland, OR | $2,000 |
| Outside in | Portland, OR | $2,000 |
| Oregon Music Education Association | Grants Pass, OR | $2,000 |
| DE LA Salle North Catholic School | Portland, OR | $1,000 |
| Oregon Journalism Project | Portland, OR | $1,000 |
| Oregon Public Broadcasting | Portland, OR | $1,000 |
| Portland Adaptive Sports | Portland, OR | $1,000 |
| Oregon Symphony | Portland, OR | $1,000 |
| Make A Wish Oregon | Portland, OR | $1,000 |
| Transitional Youth | Beaverton, OR | $1,000 |
| First Tee of Oregon | Gladstone, OR | $1,000 |
| DE LA Salle North Catholic School | Portland, OR | $1,000 |
| Elevate Oregon | Portland, OR | $1,000 |
| Metropolitan Family Service | Portland, OR | $1,000 |
| DE LA Salle North Catholic School | Portland, OR | $1,000 |
| Elevate Oregon | Portland, OR | $1,000 |
| Portland Parks Foundation | Portland, OR | $1,000 |
| Uli Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 66 reported grants.
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