Leo Adler Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 93-6289087 · since 1995leoadler.org·Baker County, North Powder·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$1.1M
Annual giving, 2024 tax year
From the Form 990-PF filing
$1,500 to $7,500
Grant range
From grants in the 990-PF filings
$3,500
Typical grant (median)
200 grants in the latest filing
Open to applications
Fixed application deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

  • If your work is in Baker County or North Powder, or benefits people there, this foundation is worth approaching.
  • Its Community Fund makes annual grants for arts and humanities, education, health, social and historical welfare, children and youth, and civic and environmental causes, and applicants must be registered 501(c)(3) nonprofits or public agencies, though they need not be based in the area if the project directly benefits the community.
  • Most of its grants are modest: half of its grants to organisations are $3,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fall between $1,500 and $7,500, so a request in that range is typical, although its largest grant was about $84,500.
  • Because 79% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had funded in earlier years, first-time applicants should expect a relationship-led process, and should show clearly how the project meets the Committee's tests of organisational capacity, community impact and collaboration, along with the community need it addresses and the project's chances of success and lasting impact.
  • Apply within the Community Fund's annual cycle before its set deadline, and if you are seeking study support for individuals rather than an organisation, the scholarships of $1,500 to $5,000 are for high school graduates from Baker County and North Powder.

Overview

Leo Adler Foundation is a US private foundation administered by its trustee, JP Morgan Chase Bank NA, in Chicago, IL.

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 Leo Adler Foundation seeks to enrich the quality of life and enhance opportunities in Baker County and North Powder through community grants and scholarships. Its Community Fund makes annual grants to charitable organisations for projects benefiting local people, with stated fields including arts and humanities, education, health, social and historical welfare, children and youth, civic and environmental causes, and other fields. Eligible applicants include registered 501(c)(3) nonprofits and public agencies; organisations may be based elsewhere if their project directly benefits the community. The Foundation also provides scholarships to high school graduates from Baker County and North Powder, supporting study at colleges, universities and technical or vocational schools.

Themes

  • Arts and humanities
  • Education
  • Health
  • Social and historical welfare
  • Children and youth
  • Civic causes
  • Environmental causes

Geographic Focus

Baker County; North Powder.

How to apply

Community Fund applicants need not be based in Baker County or North Powder, but their project must demonstrate a direct benefit to the community.

Deadlines: The Community Fund has an annual application cycle with a set deadline.

Application success factors

  • Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 79% 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 561 grants to organisations were $3,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

  • The Committee considers organisational capacity when evaluating applications.
  • The Committee considers community impact when evaluating applications.
  • The Committee considers collaboration when evaluating applications.
  • The Foundation encourages applicants to identify the community need their project addresses.
  • The Foundation asks applicants to consider the project's chances of success and lasting impact.

Where grants go

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

Grant dollars by state

Oregon74%
Idaho10%
Washington4%
Utah2%
Montana2%
Arizona<1%

6 other states: 3%

Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 4%

  • The largest single recipient received 12% of grant dollars to organisations.
  • In tax year 2024, 79% of grant dollars went to organisations Leo Adler Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
  • <1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Austria, United Kingdom).
  • 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

200 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $3,500

How much do they typically give?

Share of 200 grants in tax year 2024 by size

Under $1k1%
$1k–$2.5k18%
$2.5k–$5k66%
$5k–$10k10%
$10k–$25k3%
$25k–$50k3%
$50k–$100k2%

Median $3,500 (tax year 2024)

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

  • Baker City Fire Department · General Support
    $76,8352024 tax year
  • Baker City Downtown · General Support
    $50,0002024 tax year
  • Oregon Community Foundation · General Support
    $50,0002024 tax year
  • Friends of Baker Heritage Museum · General Support
    $40,0002024 tax year
  • Anthony Lakes Outdoor Recreation Association · General Support
    $40,0002024 tax year
  • City Golf Club · General Support
    $40,0002024 tax year
  • St Francis De Sales Cathedral · General Support
    $35,0002024 tax year
  • Oregon Community Foundation · General Support
    $25,0002024 tax year

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

Officers and directors

Administered by its trustee, JP Morgan Chase Bank NA.

3 years of tax filings

YearTotal expensesGrants paidAssetsFiling document
2022 tax year$1,061,058$804,370$22,812,504Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year$1,118,686$890,094$26,301,821Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year$1,278,870$1,108,410$29,187,649Filing 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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