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Silver Family Foundation

Portland, OR  ·  EIN 061532898  ·  Website ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$145.2M

Total Giving

$33.9M

Grants on File

140

Average Grant

$242K

Giving Radius

Where Silver Family Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — $30K across 2 grants CO — $1.6M across 1 grant CT — no grants on file DC — no grants on file DE — no grants on file FL — no grants on file GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — $520K across 19 grants IL — no grants on file IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — no grants on file MD — no grants on file ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — no grants on file MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — no grants on file NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — no grants on file OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — $30.4M across 85 grants PA — no grants on file RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — no grants on file TX — no grants on file UT — no grants on file VA — $10K across 1 grant VT — no grants on file WA — $1.4M across 32 grants WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 64 recipients across 6 states. Top concentrations: PORTLAND ($29.2M, 61 grants), COLORADO SPRINGS ($1.6M, 1 grant), SEATTLE ($1.1M, 24 grants), KLAMATH FALLS ($475K, 3 grants), GRESHAM ($320K, 3 grants).

Section I

How to Apply

Letter of Inquiry (LOI) must be submitted through the Silver Family Foundation grant portal at any time during the year. Please visit the Foundation's website under Grants for additional information as to what the LOI must include and other steps needed

On Unsolicited Proposals yes

Restrictions

The Foundation does not support capital requests nor does it make grants to individuals outside the geographic scope of Oregon, Washington and Idaho.

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Friends of Saturday Academy $15K 2021
Metropolitan Family Services $30K 2021
Children's Institute $58K 2021
Friends of Explorer Post 58 $10K 2021
Idaho Basecamp $25K 2021
Lee Pesky Learning Center $20K 2021
Camp Tamarack $35K 2021
Central Catholic High School $42K 2021
Community Youth Services $15K 2021
Family Treehouse Cooperative Preschool $10K 2021
Friends of the Children Seattle $70K 2021
I Have a Dream Foundation-Oregon $25K 2021
Kairospdx $50K 2021
Lake County Youth Mentor $15K 2021
Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest $40K 2021
Blaine County Education Foundation $15K 2021
Camp Ten Trees $10K 2021
Catlin Gabel School $240K 2021
College Dreams INC $35K 2021
College Possible $140K 2021
De La Salle North Catholic High School $858K 2021
Ecosystem Sciences Foundation $50K 2021
Friends of the Children of the Klamath Falls $140K 2021
Friends of the Children Portland $115K 2021
Mind Matters of Portland $50K 2021

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Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $34.4M $1.9M $608K $7.1M
2022 $40.9M $2.6M $21.9M $22.5M
2021 $48.4M $2.8M $3.9M $5.6M
2020 $50.5M $2.7M $2.5M $5.4M
2019 $54.9M $2.8M $1.5M $5.3M
2016 $13.6M $821K $662K $3.2M
2015 $16.2M $964K $1.0M $2.1M
2013 $17.9M $953K $724K $1.9M
2012 $19.1M $939K $626K $1.6M

Section VII

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