The Collins Foundation

• The Collins Foundation supports a broad range of work in Oregon, including arts and culture, child welfare and development, education, environmental protection, health equity and diversity, equity and inclusion, so a good fit depends on having staff and leadership in Oregon and a project that directly benefits Oregon residents.
• Most grants are modest: about eight in ten of its grants to organisations fall between $8,000 and $81,000, with a median of $35,000, while GO Grants specifically run from $25,000 to $100,000, so a request in that range is realistic unless seeking the kind of large, annually renewed regranting award exemplified by the $360,000 given to Northwest Health Foundation Fund II.
• Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and for GO Grants applicants should begin with the Partnership Alignment Screener and familiarise themselves with the foundation's values first.
• There is a relationship-led pattern to its giving, with 65% of its grant dollars going to organisations it had also funded in the previous two filings, though this should not put off a new or first-time applicant.
• Applicants need documented non-discrimination policies and at least four independent board members, and should not apply if their work involves religious activities promoting beliefs or requiring faith commitment as a condition of service or employment, school day activities for public or charter K-12 schools, private K-12 schools that charge tuition, direct funding to higher education institutions (unless acting as fiscal sponsor for a community-driven programme), hospitals in urban areas within large healthcare systems, academic research or animal welfare programmes, government agencies or local municipalities, programmes addressing chronic diseases for the general public, or programmes primarily focused on sports or individual scholarships.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Northwest Health Foundation Fund II · Support operations and programs to build capacity in black, indigenous, people of color (bipoc) nonprofit organizations to grow civic engagement across oregon
  $360,0002024 tax year
• Albina Vision Trust · Support operations and headquarters renovations to foster community-building and provide vital gathering spaces for the black community in multnomah county
  $250,0002024 tax year
• Self Enhancement · Support operations and programs for black youth and families in clackamas, multnomah, and washington counties
  $250,0002024 tax year
• Network for Oregon Affordable Housing · Support operations and programs ensuring access to housing for eligible residents of columbia, clatsop, and tillamook counties
  $250,0002024 tax year
• Latino Network · Support operations to plan and implement a statewide strategy and colectivo infrastructure centering latinx/a/e/o, indigena, afro-latinx/a/e/o comunidades in oregon
  $203,0002024 tax year
• APANO Communities United Fund · Support general operations and organizational leadership transition for multi-ethnic asian and pacific islander statewide
  $200,0002024 tax year
• Constructing Hope Pre-Apprenticeship Program · Support operations and pre-apprenticeship construction programs to improve access to building trades careers for communities of color, formerly incarcerated individuals, and individuals experiencing low incomes in clackamas, multnomah, washington counties
  $200,0002024 tax year
• Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon · Support operations and programs supporting entrepreneurship and economic development in communities of color and distressed areas throughout oregon
  $200,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

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.