Grants to Oregon and Washington nonprofit organizations, government agencies, churches, and public schools to improve the lives of residents in eligible locations. Funding is intended to provide support to small organizations with educational, arts and culture, environmental, social service, or youth-centered missions. Requests will be accepted from applicants serving residents of Oregon or Clark County in southwest Washington.
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Eligibility Criteria" for clarification)
Additional Eligibility Criteria
Grants are awarded to smaller non-profit organizations; most often to groups with social service, arts and culture, educational, environmental and/or youth-centered missions.
The Autzen Foundation accepts applications from organizations that meet the following criteria:
- Charitable organizations registered under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (including churches) or government entities, such as a town, public school, or state agency
- 501(c)(3) designation (or other qualified tax-exempt IRS status) in place for at least 2 years
- Directly serving residents of Oregon or southwest Washington (Clark County)
Ineligible
The Foundation will not consider requests for:
- Individuals
- Fundraising events
- Projects primarily seeking to influence elections or legislation
- Organizations without qualified tax status designation that are using another non-profit organization as a fiscal or umbrella agent
Pre-Application Information
Application deadlines for 2023 are:
- March 1st - reviewed in May
- June 28th - reviewed in September
- September 27th - reviewed in December
The grant application is open for submissions one month prior to the grant deadline. Grant submissions are due by midnight PST on the deadline date.
When the determination process has been completed, all applicants will be advised of their proposal results. This may take 2-3 months from the deadline.
Only one grant request may be submitted in a twelve-month period.
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