Joseph P Tennant Charitable Fund
Private foundation · Portland, OR · EIN 93-1155757 · reported 2022–2025
62grants reported
$5,000median award
$1,800lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$301Ktotal paid
11states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 12 of its 62 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $38K 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
937 SW 14TH Ave Ste 200
Portland, OR 97205-1745
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Waterfall Foundation HEALTH CARE | Fairbanks, AK | $20,000 |
| Waterfall Foundation HEALTH CARE | Fairbanks, AK | $13,500 |
| Jesuit High School EDUCATION | Portland, OR | $12,300 |
| DE LA Salle School EDUCATION | Portland, OR | $11,000 |
| Col River Maritime Museum EDUCATION | Astoria, OR | $11,000 |
| Col River Maritime Museum EDUCATION | Astoria, OR | $10,000 |
| Cristo Rey Charles HS EDUCATION | North Carolina, SC | $10,000 |
| Georgetown University EDUCATION | Washington DC, DC | $10,000 |
| Leadership Institute CIVIC | Arlington, VA | $10,000 |
| Col River Maritime Museum EDUCATION | Astoria, OR | $10,000 |
| Jesuit HS EDUCATION | Portland, OR | $10,000 |
| DE LA Salle School EDUCATION | Portland, OR | $10,000 |
| Georgetown University EDUCATION | Washington DC, DC | $10,000 |
| Central Catholic EDUCATION | Portland, OR | $6,600 |
| St Mary's Cathedral RELIGIOUS | Portland, OR | $6,000 |
| St Mary's Cathedral RELIGIOUS | Portland, OR | $6,000 |
| Cathedral Parish RELIGIOUS | Portland, OR | $6,000 |
| Assumption Catholic Church RELIGIOUS | Portland, OR | $5,000 |
| Cathedral Parish RELIGIOUS | Portland, OR | $5,000 |
| Coast Guard Foundation CIVIC | Stonington, CT | $5,000 |
| Desert Commun Foundation EDUCATION | Palm Desert, CA | $5,000 |
| Oregon Historical Society CIVIC | Portland, OR | $5,000 |
| Portland Art Museum EDUCATION | Portland, OR | $5,000 |
| Cyo Camp Howard RELIGIOUS | Portland, OR | $5,000 |
| Portland Art Museum CIVIC | Portland, OR | $5,000 |
| Col River Maritime Museum EDUCATION | Astoria, OR | $5,000 |
| Cyo Camp Howard RELIGIOUS | Portland, OR | $5,000 |
| Coast Guard Foundation | Stonington, CT | $5,000 |
| Portland Art Museum CIVIC | Portland, OR | $5,000 |
| Children's Cancer Association | Portland, OR | $5,000 |
| Oregon Historical Society CIVIC | Portland, OR | $5,000 |
| Children's Cancer Assoc HEALTH CARE | Portland, OR | $5,000 |
| Archdiocese of Portland RELIGIOUS | Portland, OR | $3,900 |
| Portland Parks Foundation | Portland, OR | $3,000 |
| Make IT Light MEMORIAL | Troutdale, OR | $2,500 |
| Mt Vernon Ladies Assoc of the Union HISTORICAL | Mount Vernon, VA | $2,500 |
| St Michael the Archangel RELIGIOUS | Portland, OR | $2,500 |
| St Mary's Home for Boys | Beaverton, OR | $2,500 |
| WO Smith Music School | Nashville, TN | $2,500 |
| St Mary Cathedralof the Immaculate RELIGIOUS | Portland, OR | $2,400 |
| St Vincent de Paul | Portland, OR | $2,400 |
| St Vincent de Paul | Portland, OR | $2,200 |
| St Ignatius Catholic Church RELIGIOUS | Portland, OR | $2,200 |
| St Ignatius Catholic Church RELIGIOUS | Portland, OR | $2,000 |
| Mount Vernon CIVIC | Mt Vernon, VA | $2,000 |
| St Vincent de Paul | Portland, OR | $2,000 |
| St Thomas Parish RELIGIOUS | Jefferson, OR | $1,800 |
| St Edwards Catholic Church RELIGIOUS | Lebanon, OR | $1,800 |
| Desert Commun Foundation EDUCATION | Palm Desert, CA | $1,500 |
| Desert Commun Foundation EDUCATION | Palm Desert, CA | $1,500 |
| Central Catholic EDUCATION | Portland, OR | $1,400 |
| Abbott Marion St Martin's RELIGIOUS | Lacey, WA | $1,300 |
| Abbott Marion St Martin's RELIGIOUS | Lacey, WA | $1,200 |
| Central Catholic EDUCATION | Portland, OR | $1,200 |
| Coast Guard Foundation | Stonington, CT | $1,000 |
| Mt Angel Abbey RELIGIOUS | Saint Benedict, OR | $1,000 |
| Virginia Mason Health Found HEALTHCARE | Seattle, WA | $1,000 |
| St Michaels Catholic Church RELIGIOUS | Portland, OR | $1,000 |
| Cristo Rey Phila HS EDUCATION | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 |
| Intl Myeloma Foundation HEALTH CARE | Studio City, CA | $1,000 |
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