Pontist Family Foundation
Private foundation · Portland, OR · EIN 47-3047533 · reported 2023–2025
41grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$118Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
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
2705 SW West Point Ave
Portland, OR 97225-3374
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Literary Arts PROMOTE LITERATURE | Portland, OR | $30,000 |
| National Trust for Historic Preservation HISTORIC PRESERVATION | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| National Trust for Historic Preservation HISTORIC PRESERVATION | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| National Trust for Historic Preservation HISTORIC PRESERVATION | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Profile Theatre PERFORMING ARTS | Portland, OR | $5,500 |
| Literary Arts PROMOTE LITERATURE | Portland, OR | $5,000 |
| Literary Arts PROMOTE LITERATURE | Portland, OR | $5,000 |
| Livewire Radio BROADCASTING | Portland, OR | $4,500 |
| Portland Center Stage PERFORMING ARTS | Portland, OR | $3,010 |
| Portland Center Stage PERFORMING ARTS | Portland, OR | $3,000 |
| Oregon Public Broadcasting BROADCASTING | Portland, OR | $2,750 |
| Profile Theatre PERFORMING ARTS | Portland, OR | $2,500 |
| Livewire Radio BROADCASTING | Portland, OR | $2,500 |
| Portland Center Stage PERFORMING ARTS | Portland, OR | $2,000 |
| Willamette Falls Trust CHAMPION AND SUSTAIN A WORLD-CLASS WILLAMETTE FALLS EXPERIENCE | Oregon City, OR | $2,000 |
| Profile Theatre PERFORMING ARTS | Portland, OR | $2,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette PROVIDE, PROMOTE AND PROTECT ACCESS TO SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE | Portland, OR | $1,500 |
| Oregon Shakespeare Festival REGIONAL REPERTORY THEATRE | Ashland, OR | $1,300 |
| Ninety Nine Girlfriends LOCAL WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION FUNDING IMPACT GRANTS TO INVEST IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH COLLECTIVE ACTIO | Portland, OR | $1,200 |
| Ninety Nine Girlfriends LOCAL WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION FUNDING IMPACT GRANTS TO INVEST IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH COLLECTIVE ACTIO | Portland, OR | $1,200 |
| Daniel Webster PTA SUPPORTING EDUCATION, BUILD COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT AN ENVIRONMENT RICH IN LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 |
| Playwrite SUPPORT PORTLAND PLAYWRIGHTS, FOSTER THE CRAFT, AND HONOR THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF ALL PEOPLE | Portland, OR | $1,000 |
| Livewire Radio BROADCASTING | Portland, OR | $1,000 |
| Oregon Public Broadcasting BROADCASTING | Portland, OR | $1,000 |
| Portland Art Museum - Center for an Untold Tomorrow CINEMATIC STORYTELLING | Portland, OR | $1,000 |
| Hopewell House HOSPICE CARE | Portland, OR | $1,000 |
| Oregon Public Broadcasting BROADCASTING | Portland, OR | $1,000 |
| Willamette Falls Trust CHAMPION AND SUSTAIN A WORLD-CLASS WILLAMETTE FALLS EXPERIENCE | Oregon City, OR | $1,000 |
| Daniel Webster PTA SUPPORTING EDUCATION, BUILD COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT AN ENVIRONMENT RICH IN LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 |
| Portland Art Museum TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND ADVANCE THE APPRECIATION AND PRESERVATION OF ART. | Portland, OR | $500 |
| NW Association for the Blind BLIND ATHLETES | Vancouver, WA | $500 |
| William Temple House PROVIDE FOOD, COUNSELING, CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO LOCAL COMMUNITY | Portland, OR | $500 |
| Oregon Food Bank ELIMINATE HUNGER AND ITS ROOT CAUSES | Portland, OR | $500 |
| Sage ADVOCACY FOR LGBTQ+ ELDERS | New York, NY | $350 |
| Oregon Shakespeare Festival REGIONAL REPERTORY THEATRE | Ashland, OR | $300 |
| Oregon Shakespeare Festival REGIONAL REPERTORY THEATRE | Ashland, OR | $300 |
| Oregon Humanities CONNECTING PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH CONVERSATION, STORYTELLING, AND PARTICIPATORY PROGRAMS TO | Portland, OR | $250 |
| Community Warehouse PROVIDE DONATED FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO COMMUNITY SEEKING THE COMFORT AND DIGNITY OF A FURN | Portland, OR | $250 |
| Write Around Portland LITERARY NONPROFIT THAT PROVIDES FREE WRITING AND PUBLISHING PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE IN THE PORTLAND ARE | Portland, OR | $250 |
| Oregon Humanities CONNECTING PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH CONVERSATION, STORYTELLING, AND PARTICIPATORY PROGRAMS TO | Portland, OR | $250 |
| Community Warehouse PROVIDE DONATED FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO COMMUNITY SEEKING THE COMFORT AND DIGNITY OF A FURN | Portland, OR | $250 |
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