Private foundation
HELEN B SUTHERLAND FOUNDATION
PORTLAND, OREIN
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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Private foundation
PORTLAND, OREIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $21 | $690 | $0 | $5,321 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 58% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPEN ARMS INTERNATIONALPORTLAND, OR | SOCIAL WELFARE | $2,500 | 2016 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $56 | $14,260 | $12,815 | $5,990 | $5,990 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $24 | $3,457 | $1,000 | $20,194 | $20,194 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $3 | $14,847 | $13,100 | $23,627 | $23,627 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $5 | $29,052 | $27,650 | $38,471 | $38,471 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $40 | $41,747 | $41,161 | $67,518 | $67,518 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $13 | $58,003 | $53,772 | $109,225 | $109,225 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $18 | $23,196 | $20,912 | $167,215 | $167,215 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $20 | $33,504 | $33,000 | $190,393 | $190,393 |
| MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES |
| $2,000 |
| 2018 |
| CHANCE TO BECEOME -COLUMBIA LEARNING CENTERST HELENS, OR | EDUCATION | $2,000 | 2021 |
| PORTLAND TENNIS & EDUCATIONMatched to this organization because 7 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.PORTLAND, OR | EDUCATION & FITNESS | $2,000 | 2016 |
| PORTLAND TENNIS & EDUCATIONMatched to this organization because 7 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.PORTLAND, OR | EDUCATION & FITNESS | $2,000 | 2019 |
| PORTLAND METRO ARTSPORTLAND, OR | EDUCATION | $1,900 | 2018 |
| CASAPORTLAND, OR | CHILDREN'S WELFARE | $1,500 | 2018 |
| CALDERA ARTSPORTLAND, OR | PROMOTION OF ARTS | $1,500 | 2023 |
| STREET ROOTSPORTLAND, OR | SOCIAL WELFARE | $1,000 | 2017 |
| THE DOUGY CENTERMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.PORTLAND, OR | CENTER GRIEVING CHILDREN & FAMILIES | $1,000 | 2020 |
| TRILLIUM FAMILY SERVICESPORTLAND, OR | MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES | $1,000 | 2016 |
| VITAL LIFE FOUNDATIONMILWAUKIE, OR | SENIOR WELFARE | $1,000 | 2019 |
| JAPANESE GARDEN SOCIETY OF OREGONPORTLAND, OR | CULTURAL AND EDUCTIONAL PROGRAMMING | $1,000 | 2020 |
| JAPANESE GARDEN SOCIETY OF OREGONPORTLAND, OR | CULTURAL AND EDUCTIONAL PROGRAMMING | $1,000 | 2019 |
| OREGON ADAPTIVE SPORTSBEND, OR | FITNESS FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES | $1,000 | 2020 |
| MY FATHER'S HOUSEGRESHAM, OR | HOMELESS / SHELTER | $1,000 | 2016 |
| AFRICA READS INCCORTLAND, NY | EDUCATION | $1,000 | 2019 |
| CHANCE TO BECEOME -COLUMBIA LEARNING CENTERST HELENS, OR | EDUCATION | $850 | 2020 |
| GREATER THANMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2023 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.PORTLAND, OR | REDUCE POVERTY-RELATED BARRIERS IN EDUCATION WITH THE SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS. | $500 | 2022 |
| GRABHORN INSTITUTESAN FRANCISCO, CA | EDUCATION | $500 | 2022 |
| TRANSITION YOUTHBEAVERTON, OR | HOUSING FOR AT RISK YOUTH | $500 | 2020 |
| GRABHORN INSTITUTESAN FRANCISCO, CA | EDUCATION | $500 | 2019 |
| PROFILE THEATREPORTLAND, OR | PROMOTION OF ARTS | $500 | 2019 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.