Braemar Charitable Trust

Private foundation · EIN 93-6272124 · since 1994·Oregon·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$1.5M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

Up to $15,000

Grant range

regulator data

$14,000

Typical grant (median)

129 grants in the latest filing

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

Braemar Charitable Trust limits its grants to tax-exempt organisations in Oregon and makes no grants to individuals, so groups outside Oregon, and groups without tax-exempt status, should not apply.
Half of its 310 grants to organisations across its three most recent filings were about $13,000 or less, so a modest request fits its usual pattern, although its stated maximum is $15,000 and one $90,000 award appears in the filing.
Send a written application with proof of tax-exempt status, a project description with timeline and budget, and entity financial statements; no deadlines are given in the filing and the trust accepts applications.
Repeat giving is substantial, with 36% of its grant dollars to organisations in its latest filing going to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so a established relationship may matter.
As reported in other published sources, projects with educational components receive special consideration for its Portland Metro Region opportunity, so an education-linked project is worth framing that way if it genuinely fits.

Overview

Braemar Charitable Trust 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 web pages about the foundation (agsci.oregonstate.edu), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

Recorded grants support a varied set of Oregon organisations. Examples in the returns include child-advocacy and family-support services, youth and after-school programmes, schools and literacy work, arts and cultural organisations, clinics and food-relief providers, and conservation and environmental education. Their recorded purposes range across community services, education, culture, health and the environment rather than a single named field. The trust limits grants to tax-exempt organisations within Oregon and makes no grants to individuals. Applicants must submit in writing and provide proof of tax-exempt status, a project description with timeline and budget, and entity financial statements.

Geographic Focus

Oregon.

What They Don't Fund

Individuals
Organizations that are not tax-exempt
Organizations outside Oregon

How to apply

Submit a written application with proof of tax-exempt status.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 36% 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 310 grants to organisations were about $13,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

For the Portland Metro Region opportunity, projects with educational components receive special consideration. (as reported in other published sources)

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

Oregon99%

Puerto Rico<1%

Alaska<1%

The largest single recipient received 3% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 36% of grant dollars went to organisations Braemar Charitable Trust had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.

Grants

129 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $14,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 129 grants in tax year 2024 by size

$1k–$2.5k2%

$2.5k–$5k6%

$5k–$10k26%

$10k–$25k66%

$25k–$50k0%

$50k–$100k1%

Median $14,000 (tax year 2024)

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

CASA of Eastern Oregon · Support casa activities in six eastern oregon counties.
$90,0002024 tax year
CASA of Polk County · To support casa volunteer manager activities.
$20,0002024 tax year
Oregon Coast Children's Theatre · To support the "arts in education" touring program including "community arts programs".
$15,0002024 tax year
Oregon Robotics Tournament and Outreach Program · Organize a regional invitational robotics tournament.
$15,0002024 tax year
Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation · Assist in replace and repair of parts of a historic steam locomotive.
$15,0002024 tax year
Oregon East Symphony · Support the playing for keeps programs.
$15,0002024 tax year
Alberta Abbey Foundation · Support space and snacks for youth / add a new arts tech internship program.
$15,0002024 tax year
Acres of Hope · To help complete the renovation of a barn into a new woodshop.
$15,0002024 tax year

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

Officers and directors

Thomas Bird — Grant Administrator
Ashleigh Naslund — Grant Administrator
Trust Management Services LLC — Grant Administrator
Greg Snyder — Trustee
Ken Dawson — Trustee
Melanie Ann Dawson — Trustee
Martha B Cox — Trustee

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$1,184,360	$945,647	$27,322,102	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$1,433,328	$1,190,722	$37,231,226	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$1,776,891	$1,493,164	$39,991,201	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.