Ralph Hull Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Ralph Hull Foundation, based in Monroe, Oregon, has a filing that gives no deadlines, though it accepts applications, and the way to apply is a written letter of request.
- Its typical grants fall between $5,000 and $42,000, and its median grant is $11,000, so a modest request in that range fits its usual giving, though its largest grant was $170,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- Food assistance is a prominent theme in its giving, so food-share and related work is the clearest match, while no geographic focus is stated, even though its grants have mainly gone to Oregon.
- Most of its grant dollars go to organisations it has funded before, so a new applicant may find the path harder, but a first letter is still a sound step and building a relationship over time may help.
Overview
Ralph Hull Foundation is a US private foundation based in Monroe, OR.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Across its recorded giving, the foundation supports a varied range of charitable organisations, with food-share work a prominent purpose. Its grants also fund housing and food assistance, summer-school programmes, shelter, support for people with developmental disabilities, mental-health services, child-abuse programmes and scholarships. Recipients include food banks and gleaners, educational institutions, youth and community organisations, and social-service providers. Many grants are recorded simply as general programme funding, alongside support for specific services. The giving is concentrated in Oregon, with only a small number of recorded grants going to organisations in other states.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Food assistance
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Oregon.
How to apply
Submit a written letter of request.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 85% 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 123 grants to organisations were $11,000 or less.
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 12% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 85% of grant dollars went to organisations Ralph Hull Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 6% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 42 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Marion Polk Food Share · Food share$112,5002024 tax year
- Willamette University · General program funding$92,0002024 tax year
- Community Outreach · Housing/food share$57,5002024 tax year
- Special Olympics Oregon · Support developmentally disabled$50,0002024 tax year
- Cottonwood Camp · General program funding$40,3002024 tax year
- Isaac's Room · General program funding$40,0002024 tax year
- United Way of Benton County · General program funding$40,0002024 tax year
- Oregon Valley Futbol Alliance · General program funding$38,5912024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Amy Hull — Director
- Nathan Nystrom — Vice President
- Edward Parker — Director
- Con Lynch — Director
- Todd W Nystrom — President
- Nancy Hull — Secretary / Treasurer
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,163,448 | $933,436 | $17,169,205 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,147,347 | $891,469 | $17,688,828 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,114,193 | $848,408 | $18,287,466 | 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
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- Monroe, OR
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (541) 754-4944
- Monroe, OR