Austin Family Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work is in community, health or education and falls within 20 miles of Newberg, the Small Grant Program, which gives $500 to $10,000 to non-profits serving Newberg/Dundee citizens, is the route to consider, applied for through the online grant portal.
- Half of its 169 grants to organisations across its three most recent filings were $10,000 or less, and the median grant was $10,000, so a request in that range is realistic.
- Repeat relationships matter: in the latest filing, 61% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in one of the two filings before it.
- Small-grant decisions rest on the merits of the project and its alignment with the foundation's funding priorities, so explain clearly how your work fits community, health or education.
- Its large-grant programme identifies prospective recipients itself, so do not treat it as an open route, and organisations outside the 20-mile radius around Newberg are unlikely to fit its stated geographic focus.
Overview
Austin Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Newberg, OR.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Austin Family Foundation seeks to enhance lives by providing opportunities for citizens of Newberg and Yamhill County, helping individuals reach their full potential. It frames its work around strong communities and productive, meaningful lives, and envisions creating pathways for success through philanthropy. Its Small Grant Program supports non-profit organisations providing services related to community, health or education for Newberg/Dundee citizens; its stated focus areas are community, health and education. The foundation also has a large-grant programme in those focus areas, identifying prospective recipients itself. For small grants, decisions rest on the merits of the proposed project or programme and its alignment with the foundation’s funding priorities.
Themes
- Community
- Health
- Education
Geographic Focus
20-mile radius around Newberg.
How to apply
Small-grant applicants apply through the Foundation’s online grant portal.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 61% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 169 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Small-grant decisions are based on the merits of the proposed project or programme and its alignment with the foundation’s funding priorities.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 20% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 61% of grant dollars went to organisations Austin Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 62 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Virginia Garcia Memorial Foundation · Newberg wellness center$1,000,0002024 tax year
- MV Advancements · Mva center for advancements$500,0002024 tax year
- Newberg Dundee Public Schools · K-12 career connected learning support$335,0002024 tax year
- Lutheran Community Services Northwest · Newberg school-based mental health program$250,0002024 tax year
- Newberg Dundee Public Schools · Newberg sd tiger cubs preschool program$186,0002024 tax year
- Newberg Dundee Public Schools · Barr middle school implementation and ndps behavioral health initiative$170,0002024 tax year
- Juliette's House · Circle of care$160,0002024 tax year
- Lutheran Community Services Northwest · A family place$150,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Tiffany Austin — Director
- Shannon Austin — Director
- Jessica Wolfer — Treasurer
- G Kenneth Austin III — Secretary
- Scott Parrish — Director
- Loni L Parrish — Chair / President
- Celia S Austin — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,971,775 | $1,797,873 | $71,655,746 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,756,993 | $1,647,091 | $82,199,966 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,050,600 | $3,849,080 | $87,384,939 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Applying to Austin Family Foundation?
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Contact
- (503) 537-1000
- Newberg, OR
- austinfamilyfoundation.com
Applying to Austin Family Foundation?
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Contact
- (503) 537-1000
- Newberg, OR
- austinfamilyfoundation.com