Merchant Family Foundation
Private foundation · Portland, OR · EIN 45-2496984 · reported 2023–2025
45grants reported
$4,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$242Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 45 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $8,000 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
7285 SW Ascot CT
Portland, OR 97225-6040
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Meals on Wheels | Portland, OR | $25,000 |
| Young Life Portland West | Portland, OR | $25,000 |
| Victory Academy | Tualatin, OR | $25,000 |
| Pcc Foundation Women in Trade | Portland, OR | $12,500 |
| Portland Community College Foundation STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS | Portland, OR | $12,500 |
| Hillsdale College STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS | Hillsdale, MI | $10,000 |
| Hillsdale College STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS | Hillsdale, MI | $10,000 |
| Oregon Food Bank | Portland, OR | $10,000 |
| Young Life Portland West STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS | Portland, OR | $10,000 |
| Young Life Portland West | Portland, OR | $6,500 |
| Community Cancer Fund | Spokane, WA | $6,000 |
| Community Cancer Fund | Spokane, WA | $5,500 |
| Hatchery & Wild Coexist | Tillamook, OR | $5,000 |
| Tillamook Estaries Partnership | Girabaldi, OR | $5,000 |
| Osu Hale Rocket Team Aiaa Co Oregon State University Foundation | Corvallis, OR | $5,000 |
| Comprehensive Risk Reduction Foundation | Battle Ground, WA | $5,000 |
| Financial Beginnings | Portland, OR | $5,000 |
| Khesed Church | Vancouver, WA | $5,000 |
| Meals on Wheels | Portland, OR | $5,000 |
| Medical Teams International | Portland, OR | $5,000 |
| Ocean Cleanup North Pacific Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 |
| Portland Community College Foundation STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS | Portland, OR | $5,000 |
| Financial Beginnings | Portland, OR | $4,000 |
| Assistance League of Portland | Beaverton, OR | $3,000 |
| Helping One Woman | Fresno, CA | $2,000 |
| Penninsula Family Services | San Mateo, CA | $2,000 |
| Meals on Wheels | Portland, OR | $2,000 |
| Hatchery & Wild Coexist | Tilamook, OR | $2,000 |
| Penninsula Family Services | San Mateo, CA | $2,000 |
| St Mary's Food Bank | Phoenix, AZ | $2,000 |
| University of Puget Sound STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS | Tacoma, WA | $1,000 |
| Comprehensive Risk Reduction Foundation | Battle Ground, WA | $1,000 |
| Hatchery & Wild Coexist | Tilamook, OR | $1,000 |
| Luis Palau Association | Portland, OR | $1,000 |
| Medical Teams International | Portland, OR | $1,000 |
| Pacific University STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS | Forest Grove, OR | $1,000 |
| Rose Church | Portland, OR | $1,000 |
| U of O Foundation - Women in Flight STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS | Eugene, OR | $1,000 |
| Community Cancer Fund | Spokane, WA | $1,000 |
| Linfield University STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS | McMinnville, OR | $1,000 |
| Rise Church | Tigard, OR | $1,000 |
| The Collective Church | Tigard, OR | $1,000 |
| Tillamook Estuaries Partnership | Garibaldi, OR | $1,000 |
| U of O Foundation - Women in Flight STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS | Eugene, OR | $1,000 |
| Winter Hospitality Overflow | Vancouver, WA | $1,000 |
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