The Heatherington Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work sits in healthcare access, mental health, healthcare education and workforce, healthcare innovation, preventive care and wellness, substance abuse recovery or early childhood development, and aims to improve health outcomes in Oregon communities, where Oregon is its stated priority, it is worth an inquiry, especially if your programme offers new ideas or builds organisational capacity.
- A request in its typical grant band of $15,000 to $425,000 fits, though half its grants are $100,000 or less, so a request nearer $100,000 sits closer to the middle of its giving, and its largest grant was $10,500,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- Start with an initial inquiry through its online portal, which accepts applications on a rolling basis, and read its funding priorities and eligibility first, because only invited applicants proceed to a full application, which may include a site visit or virtual meeting.
- The filing shows that 76% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had funded before, so relationships carry weight, but a first inquiry remains a sound route.
Overview
The Heatherington Foundation is a US private foundation based in Portland, 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 Heatherington Foundation seeks partnerships with organisations that share its commitment to innovation in healthcare delivery and education. It funds initiatives that others might not, supporting new ideas, building organisational capacity and scaling solutions that work. Its approach combines immediate healthcare needs with long-term systemic changes that promote wellness throughout life, taking a whole-person approach to physical, mental and systemic factors. It supports programmes that expand healthcare access, advance medical education and uplift underserved communities, with stated priorities including healthcare access, mental health, healthcare education and workforce development, innovation, preventive care and wellness, substance abuse recovery and early childhood development. It identifies nonprofit organisations, community health programmes, educational institutions and healthcare innovation initiatives as eligible partners, focused on improving health outcomes in Oregon communities.
Themes
- Healthcare access
- Mental health
- Healthcare education and workforce
- Healthcare innovation
- Preventive care and wellness
- Substance abuse recovery
- Early childhood development
Geographic Focus
Priority: Oregon.
How to apply
Organisations submit an initial inquiry through the online portal.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 76% 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 78 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Applicants should share the Foundation’s commitment to innovation in healthcare delivery and education.
- It favours new ideas, organisational capacity-building and solutions that can be scaled.
- Applicants are asked to review funding priorities and eligibility requirements before making an inquiry.
- Only invited applicants proceed to a full grant application.
- The process may include a site visit or virtual meeting with the Foundation’s team.
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 69% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 76% of grant dollars went to organisations The Heatherington 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 38 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $100k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Western University of Health Sciences · Operational support$6,495,0002024 tax year
- American Osteopathic Foundation · Operational support$1,030,0752024 tax year
- Centennial School District · Early childhood interventions support$500,0002024 tax year
- Lao Buddhist Center Northwest · To help finish construction on driveway$350,0002024 tax year
- Clackamas Volunteers in Medicine · Operational support$300,0002024 tax year
- River Center Caring Team Ministry · Operational support$250,0002024 tax year
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Santiam · Operational support$250,0002024 tax year
- Blanchet House · Operational support$250,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Bob Carus — Board Chair
- Sarah Wolff Do — Director
- Jeff Pawlowski — Director
- Charles Kaluza Do — Director
- Paula Crone Do — Director
- Karen Carnahan — Secretary
- Erik Szeto Do — Treasurer
- Rob Richardson Do — Vice Chair
- Jeffrey Heatherington — Ex-Officio
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $5,346,417 | $5,079,050 | $19,634,290 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $14,239,580 | $13,975,964 | $19,344,780 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $21,758,534 | $12,237,075 | $19,645,304 | 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 The Heatherington Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (503) 471-2103
- Portland, OR
- foundation.health