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Grants paid by Storms Family Foundation

EIN 26-2020553 · Bend, WA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22

Storms Family Foundation of Bend, WA (EIN 26-2020553) reported 111 grants paid totaling $6,016,445 to 80 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. It also reported $3,412,500 approved for future payment, which is listed separately and not included in the total. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$6,016,445

111 grants

Recipients

80

distinct organizations

Tax years

2020–2025

6 filings in the corpus

Approved for future payment

$3,412,500

7 commitments · not included in grants paid

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
202035$596,100
202123$1,810,000
202237$866,420
20234$897,500$1,250,000
20247$1,040,600$1,512,500
20255$805,825$650,000

Top recipients

The 80 recipients receiving the most from Storms Family Foundation, by grants paid, out of 80 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
Ohsu FoundationUPortland, OR7$3,605,0002025
The Shedd InstituteUEugene, OR3$900,0002025
Healing Reins Equine Assisted Services 93-1279550BBend, OR2$300,0002025
Dove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital 93-0621534BPortland, OR3$100,0002022
Eugene Family YMCA 47-2789983DEugene, OR2$100,0002024
Providence Benedictine Nursing Center 91-1940286CMount Angel, OR3$75,0002022
Squareone Villages 46-0801991CEugene, OR2$55,0002021
Partners in Care Inc 93-0756143BBend, OR2$55,0002022
Serendipity Center 93-0730861CPortland, OR2$50,0002021
Providence Children's Health Foundation 93-0386889DPortland, OR1$50,0002021
Oregon Society of Artists 93-6029436BPortland, OR3$39,5002022
Kids CenterUBend, OR2$36,1002024
Cares NorthwestUPortland, OR3$36,0002022
Providence Portland Medical Foundation 93-1231494CMt Angel, OR1$35,0002023
Oregon Symphony Association 93-0446527CPortland, OR1$30,0002020
Reality Kitchen 27-4743976CEugene, OR1$27,2802025
Catholic Schools Endowment Foundation of Oregon 81-4541803CPortland, OR1$25,0002021
St Vincent de Paul Society of Myrtle CreekUMyrtle Creek, OR2$21,0002022
Portland Street Medicine 82-4209837CPortland, OR2$21,0002022
The Carmel of Maria ReginaUEugene, OR1$16,0452025
St Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County Inc 93-0454786BEugene, OR1$15,0002020
High Desert Museum 51-0179336BBend, OR2$15,0002022
Blanchet House of Hospitality 93-6031009BPortland, OR1$15,0002020
Union Gospel Mission of SalemUSalem, OR1$15,0002020
Bethlehem Inn 93-1323419CBend, OR1$15,0002022
Store to Door 94-3105555BPortland, OR2$13,5002022
Spoon 26-0712302DPortland, OR2$13,5002022
Smart Reading 93-1051724CPortland, OR3$12,0002024
Northwest Pandas Pans Network 85-4128358BPortland, OR1$11,0002022
Center for Community Counseling 93-0852042BEugene, OR2$11,0002022
Obria Medical Clinics of OregonUOregon City, OR1$10,6002020
Kids Unlimited of Oregon 93-1329922BMedford, OR1$10,0002020
Abc House 93-1163555BAlbany, OR1$10,0002020
Mountainstar Family Relief Nursery 42-1560891BBend, OR1$10,0002022
Friends of the Children of the Klamath Basin 93-1290284CKlamath Falls, OR1$10,0002020
Hope Clinic for WomenURoseburg, OR1$10,0002020
Tucker Maxon School 93-0391592BPortland, OR2$9,3702022
Kindred Partners 20-3822162CBeaverton, OR1$9,3002022
Mother and Child Education Center 23-7097546BPortland, OR1$7,5002022
Albertina Kerr Centers 93-0386780BPortland, OR1$7,5002022
Conference of St Vincent de Paul Society of Myrtle Creek 91-1806376BMyrtle Creek, OR1$7,5002020
Food for Lane County 93-0888347BEugene, OR1$7,5002022
Union Gospel Mission 93-0401258BPortland, OR1$7,5002020
Children's Center 75-3027143BOregon City, OR1$7,5002022
Meals On Wheels People 93-0584318BPortland, OR1$7,5002022
Safe Haven Maternity Home 93-1078372BRoseburg, OR1$6,4002022
Our Community Birth Center 84-3244265BSpringfield, OR1$6,3502022
Made to Thrive 46-4617953BHermiston, OR1$6,0002021
Kids Intervention & Diagnostic Service Center Inc 94-3169200BBend, OR1$6,0002021
Options for Homeless Residents of AshlandUAshland, OR1$6,0002021
The Center Foundation 93-1296341BBend, OR1$5,0002022
Bradley Angle 51-0188664BPortland, OR1$5,0002022
Oregon Community Warehouse 93-1310582BPortland, OR1$5,0002020
Portland Rescue Mission 93-0429004BPortland, OR1$5,0002022
Salem Free Clinics 20-3549992BSalem, OR1$5,0002022
American Red CrossUWashington, DC1$5,0002020
Catholic Community ServicesUKeizer, OR1$5,0002020
Clastsop Community ActionUAstoria, OR1$5,0002022
Casa of Lane County 93-1185120BSpringfield, OR1$5,0002022
Japanese GardenUPortland, OR1$5,0002021
Clackamas Women's Services 93-0900119BOregon City, OR1$5,0002022
Community Transitional School 93-1246605BPortland, OR1$5,0002022
Marist Catholic High School 93-1189917DEugene, OR1$5,0002020
Bridgeway House 33-1027254BEugene, OR1$5,0002020
Community WarehouseUPortland, OR1$5,0002022
Salvation Army Disaster ReliefUHappy Valley, OR1$5,0002020
Parenting Now 93-0706557BEugene, OR1$5,0002020
Oregon Food Bank 93-0785786BPortland, OR1$5,0002020
Northwest Chapter - Institute of Classical Architecture & ArtUKirkland, WA1$5,0002020
United Way Will ValleyUShelton, CT1$5,0002020
Douglas County Child Advocacy Center 93-1159778DRoseburg, OR1$5,0002022
Catholic Broadcasting Northwest Inc 93-0838318BPortland, OR1$5,0002020
Connection 365USalem, OR1$5,0002020
Japanese Garden Society of Oregon 93-0511171BPortland, OR1$5,0002022
Albertina Kerr Centers Foundation 93-1297104BPortland, OR1$5,0002020
The Bloom ProjectUPortland, OR1$5,0002020
Portrait ConnectionUGreenville, SC1$3,0002020
Dougy Center 93-0833241CPortland, OR1$3,0002022
Lan Su Chinese Garden 93-1296840BPortland, OR1$2,5002021
Hoyt Arboretum 93-0919495DPortland, OR1$2,5002021

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Every grant

All 118 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by Storms Family Foundation
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2025The Shedd Institute Eugene, ORU$600,000approved, futureLIBRARY CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PAYMENT 4 AND 5202600649349100505
2025Ohsu Foundation Portland, ORU$312,500paidRELY PROGRAM PAYMENT 4 OF 4202600649349100505
2025The Shedd Institute Eugene, ORU$300,000paidLIBRARY CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PAYMENT 3 OF 5202600649349100505
2025Healing Reins Equine Assisted Services Bend, ORB$150,000paidNAMING RIGHTS FOR ARENA PAYMENT 2 AND PARTIAL PAYMENT OF ARENA PAYMENT 3202600649349100505
2025Healing Reins Equine Assisted Services Bend, ORB$50,000approved, futureNAMING RIGHTS FOR ARENA REMAINING PORTION OF PAYMENT 3 OF 3202600649349100505
2025Reality Kitchen Eugene, ORC$27,280paidPROGRAM EXPANSION202600649349100505
2025The Carmel of Maria Regina Eugene, ORU$16,045paidTO REPLACE HEAT PUMP202600649349100505
2024The Shedd Institute Eugene, ORU$900,000approved, futureLIBRARY CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PAYMENTS 3 THROUGH 5202541079349101019
2024Ohsu Foundation Portland, ORU$312,500approved, futureRELY PROGRAM PAYMENT 4 OF 4202541079349101019
2024Ohsu Foundation Portland, ORU$312,500paidRELY PROGRAM PAYMENT 3 OF 4202541079349101019
2024The Shedd Institute Eugene, ORU$300,000paidLIBRARY CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PAYMENT 2 OF 5202541079349101019
2024Healing Reins Equine Assisted Services Bend, ORB$300,000approved, futureNAMING RIGHTS FOR ARENA PAYMENT 2 AND 3202541079349101019
2024Ohsu Foundation Portland, ORU$205,000paidEXPAND & SUSTAIN PROGRAM AND GENERAL OPERATING202541079349101019
2024Healing Reins Equine Assisted Services Bend, ORB$150,000paidNAMING RIGHTS FOR ARENA PAYMENT 1 OF 3202541079349101019
2024Eugene Family YMCA Eugene, ORD$50,000paidCAPITAL CAMPAIGN PAYMENT 2 OF 2202541079349101019
2024Kids Center Bend, ORU$21,100paidGENERAL OPERATING202541079349101019
2024Smart Reading Portland, ORC$2,000paidGENERAL OPERATING202541079349101019
2023The Shedd Institute Eugene, ORU$1,200,000approved, futurePAYMENTS 2 THROUGH 5202430859349100718
2023Ohsu Foundation Portland, ORU$512,500paidEXPAND & SUSTAIN PROGRAM, RELY PROGRAM, AND DEPOSIT TO DORIS & MARK STORMS ENDOWMENT202430859349100718
2023The Shedd Institute Eugene, ORU$300,000paidLIBRARY CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PAYMENT 1 OF 5202430859349100718
2023Eugene Family YMCA Eugene, ORD$50,000paidCAPITAL CAMPAIGN PAYMENT 1 OF 2202430859349100718
2023Eugene Family YMCA Eugene, ORD$50,000approved, futurePAYMENT 2 OF 2202430859349100718
2023Providence Portland Medical Foundation Mt Angel, ORC$35,000paidPALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM202430859349100718
2022Ohsu Foundation Portland, ORU$512,500paidEXPAND & SUSTAIN PROGRAM, RELY PROGRAM, AND DEPOSIT TO DORIS & MARK STORMS ENDOWMENT202320659349101122
2022Partners in Care Bend, ORB$50,000paidFINE ART INSTALLATION PROGRAM202320659349101122
2022Dove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital Portland, ORB$30,000paidHOSPITAL EXPANSION PROGRAM; VELVET ASSISTANCE FUND202320659349101122
2022Providence Benedictine Nursing Center Mount Angel, ORC$25,000paidPALIATIVE CARE PROGRAM202320659349101122
2022Bethlehem Inn Bend, ORC$15,000paidTRANSFORMING FAMILIES TOGETHER202320659349101122
2022Kids Center Bend, ORU$15,000paidHELPING KIDS GET BACK TO BEING KIDS; ONGOING WORK FOR THE CARE OF ABUSED CHILDREN202320659349101122
2022St Vincent de Paul Society of Myrtle Creek Myrtle Creek, ORU$15,000paidONGOING WORK CARING FOR THE POOR202320659349101122
2022Oregon Society of Artists Portland, ORB$12,000paidFUNDS FOR JUST THE VETERANS PROGRAM; BEST ART OF 2021202320659349101122
2022Northwest Pandas Pans Network Portland, ORB$11,000paidPANDA BOOKS IN SCHOOLS202320659349101122
2022High Desert Museum Bend, ORB$10,000paidKIDS CURATE PROGRAM202320659349101122
2022Cares Northwest Portland, ORU$10,000paidONGOING WORK FOR THE CARE OF ABUSED CHILDREN202320659349101122
2022Portland Street Medicine Portland, ORC$10,000paidSUPPORT FOR 2021-22 VOLUNTEER PROGRAM202320659349101122
2022Mountainstar Family Relief Nursery Bend, ORB$10,000paidBEND RELIEF NURSERY PROGRAM202320659349101122
2022Kindred Partners Beaverton, ORC$9,300paidSAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN202320659349101122
2022Food for Lane County Eugene, ORB$7,500paidFFLC JOB TRAINING PROGRAM202320659349101122
2022Meals On Wheels People Portland, ORB$7,500paidEASTSIDE EXPANSION PROGRAM202320659349101122
2022Albertina Kerr Centers Portland, ORB$7,500paidEMERGENCY POWER GENERATOR AT GROUP HOME202320659349101122
2022Spoon Portland, ORD$7,500paidTRAUMA-INFORMED NUTRITION PROGRAM202320659349101122
2022Mother and Child Education Center Portland, ORB$7,500paidSIDS REDUCTION PROGRAM202320659349101122
2022Store to Door Portland, ORB$7,500paidNOURISHMENT TO HOMEBOUND ADULTS202320659349101122
2022Children's Center Oregon City, ORB$7,500paidTECHNOLOGY FOR FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAM202320659349101122
2022Safe Haven Maternity Home Roseburg, ORB$6,400paidFENCE PROJECT202320659349101122
2022Our Community Birth Center Springfield, ORB$6,350paidEQUITABLE ACCESS PROGRAM202320659349101122
2022Casa of Lane County Springfield, ORB$5,000paidLIFT A CHILD'S FUTURE202320659349101122
2022The Center Foundation Bend, ORB$5,000paidSPORTS MEDICINE PROGRAM202320659349101122
2022Japanese Garden Society of Oregon Portland, ORB$5,000paidMAINTENANCE OF COURTYARD ENTRANCE STORMS' BENCH202320659349101122
2022Clastsop Community Action Astoria, ORU$5,000paidEMERGENCY BASIC NEEDS FOR FAMILIES202320659349101122
2022Community Warehouse Portland, ORU$5,000paidSTRENGHTEN FAMILIES WITH FURNITURE PROGRAM202320659349101122
2022Bradley Angle Portland, ORB$5,000paidSHELTER YOUTH PROGRAM202320659349101122
2022Community Transitional School Portland, ORB$5,000paidTRANSPORTATION PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS STUDENTS202320659349101122
2022Center for Community Counseling Eugene, ORB$5,000paidCHILD ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM202320659349101122
2022Portland Rescue Mission Portland, ORB$5,000paidFAMILY LIFE CENTER PLAYGROUND EQUIP202320659349101122
2022Douglas County Child Advocacy Center Roseburg, ORD$5,000paidCOPING SKILLS FOR CHILDREN202320659349101122
2022Clackamas Women's Services Oregon City, ORB$5,000paidCAMP HOPE & PATHWAYS PROGRAM202320659349101122
2022Salem Free Clinics Salem, ORB$5,000paidEXPAND RX ACCESS FOR UNINSURED PATIENTS202320659349101122
2022Tucker Maxon School Portland, ORB$3,370paidCOVID-SAFE BOTTLE FILLER202320659349101122
2022Dougy Center Portland, ORC$3,000paidART SUPPLIES FOR DORIS STORMS' ART ROOM202320659349101122
2021Ohsu Foundation Portland, ORU$1,500,000paidEXPAND & SUSTAIN AND OPERATING COSTS & DEPOSIT TO DORIS & MARK STORMS ENDOWMENT202211089349100411
2021Squareone Villages Eugene, ORC$50,000paidCOTTAGE VILLAGE202211089349100411
2021Providence Children's Health Foundation Portland, ORD$50,000paidPANS STARTUP202211089349100411
2021Dove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital Portland, ORB$35,000paidDAY OF GIVING AND HOSPITAL EXPANSION202211089349100411
2021Serendipity Center Portland, ORC$25,000paidBELIEVE IN ME CAMPAIGN PLEDGE202211089349100411
2021Providence Benedictine Nursing Center Mount Angel, ORC$25,000paidINTEGRATING PALIATIVE CARE202211089349100411
2021Catholic Schools Endowment Foundation of Oregon Portland, ORC$25,000paidTUITION ASSISTANCE202211089349100411
2021Cares Northwest Portland, ORU$16,000paidCHILD ABUSE PREVENTION202211089349100411
2021Portland Street Medicine Portland, ORC$11,000paidMEDICAL CARE OF THOSE ON THE STREET202211089349100411
2021Made to Thrive Hermiston, ORB$6,000paidSUPPORT YOUTH ATHLETICS DURING PANDEMIC202211089349100411
2021Tucker Maxon School Portland, ORB$6,000paidHEPA AIR PURIFER202211089349100411
2021St Vincent de Paul Society of Myrtle Creek Myrtle Creek, ORU$6,000paidEMERGENCY FOOD RESOURCES202211089349100411
2021Store to Door Portland, ORB$6,000paidNOURISHMENT & CONNECTION TO HOMEBOUND SENIORS AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES202211089349100411
2021Options for Homeless Residents of Ashland Ashland, ORU$6,000paidEVERY CHILD DESERVES A HOME202211089349100411
2021Spoon Portland, ORD$6,000paidNOURSHING FOSTER CHILDREN-PANDEMIC202211089349100411
2021Center for Community Counseling Eugene, ORB$6,000paidCHILD ABUSE PREVENTION-COVID202211089349100411
2021Kids Intervention & Diagnostic Service Center Inc Bend, ORB$6,000paidNEW MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY202211089349100411
2021High Desert Museum Bend, ORB$5,000paidEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS202211089349100411
2021Smart Reading Portland, ORC$5,000paidREADING IN CENTRAL OREGON202211089349100411
2021Oregon Society of Artists Portland, ORB$5,000paidFREE ARTS EDUCATION TO VETERANS202211089349100411
2021Japanese Garden Portland, ORU$5,000paidEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS202211089349100411
2021Lan Su Chinese Garden Portland, ORB$2,500paidEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS202211089349100411
2021Hoyt Arboretum Portland, ORD$2,500paidEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS202211089349100411
2020Ohsu Foundation Portland, ORU$250,000paidEXPAND AND SUSTAIN PLEDGE202110789349100206
2020Dove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital Portland, ORB$35,000paidONGOING WORK WITH ANIMALS WHO NEED EMERGENCY CARE202110789349100206
2020Oregon Symphony Association Portland, ORC$30,000paidLULLABY PROJECT202110789349100206
2020Providence Benedictine Nursing Center Mount Angel, ORC$25,000paidINTEGRATING PALIATIVE CARE202110789349100206
2020Serendipity Center Portland, ORC$25,000paidSUPPORT FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEED202110789349100206
2020Oregon Society of Artists Portland, ORB$22,500paidFREE ARTS EDUCATION TO VETERANS202110789349100206
2020Blanchet House of Hospitality Portland, ORB$15,000paidSPECIFICALLY FOR FOOD DURING PANDEMIC202110789349100206
2020Union Gospel Mission of Salem Salem, ORU$15,000paidHOPE HAS A NEW ADDRESS202110789349100206
2020St Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County Inc Eugene, ORB$15,000paidONGOING WORK TO PROVIDE NEEDS FOR THE POOR202110789349100206
2020Obria Medical Clinics of Oregon Oregon City, ORU$10,600paidULTRASOUND SERVICES202110789349100206
2020Hope Clinic for Women Roseburg, ORU$10,000paidACCREDITATION202110789349100206
2020Friends of the Children of the Klamath Basin Klamath Falls, ORC$10,000paidFOSTER CARE EXPANSION202110789349100206
2020Cares Northwest Portland, ORU$10,000paidCHILD ABUSE PREVENTION202110789349100206
2020Abc House Albany, ORB$10,000paidMEDICAL CAPACITY BUILDING202110789349100206
2020Kids Unlimited of Oregon Medford, ORB$10,000paidTAKING LEARNING UPSTREAM202110789349100206
2020Conference of St Vincent de Paul Society of Myrtle Creek Myrtle Creek, ORB$7,500paidSUPPORT FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY202110789349100206
2020Union Gospel Mission Portland, ORB$7,500paidFOOD AND CLOTHING FOR THE HOMELESS202110789349100206
2020American Red Cross Washington, DCU$5,000paidFUNDS ONLY FOR WILDFIRE RELIEF IN OREGON202110789349100206
2020Oregon Food Bank Portland, ORB$5,000paidFOOD DISTRIBUTION FOR THOSE IN NEED202110789349100206
2020Parenting Now Eugene, ORB$5,000paidMAKE PARENTING A PLEASURE202110789349100206
2020Squareone Villages Eugene, ORC$5,000paidCOTTAGE VILLAGE202110789349100206
2020Smart Reading Portland, ORC$5,000paidREADING IN CENTRAL OREGON202110789349100206
2020Connection 365 Salem, ORU$5,000paidNATIONAL ACCREDITATION PROJECT202110789349100206
2020Northwest Chapter - Institute of Classical Architecture & Art Kirkland, WAU$5,000paidPROMOTING CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE AND ART202110789349100206
2020Catholic Broadcasting Northwest Inc Portland, ORB$5,000paidONGOING BROADCASTING WORK202110789349100206
2020Catholic Community Services Keizer, ORU$5,000paidRELIEF FOR THE POOR OF THE COMMUNITY202110789349100206
2020Oregon Community Warehouse Portland, ORB$5,000paidONGOING WORK TO PROVIDE HOUSEHOLD GOODS FOR THE POOR202110789349100206
2020Partners in Care Inc Bend, ORB$5,000paidPALLIATIVE CARE/POST ACUTE CARE GAP202110789349100206
2020Salvation Army Disaster Relief Happy Valley, ORU$5,000paidFUNDS ONLY FOR OREGON WILDFIRE RELIEF202110789349100206
2020Bridgeway House Eugene, ORB$5,000paidSOCIAL SKILLS ED. CHILDREN WITH AUTISM202110789349100206
2020United Way Will Valley Shelton, CTU$5,000paidASSISTANCE FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY FOREST FIRES IN OREGON202110789349100206
2020Marist Catholic High School Eugene, ORD$5,000paidGENESIS SUMMER READING PROGRAM202110789349100206
2020The Bloom Project Portland, ORU$5,000paidFLOWERS FOR THOSE IN CRISIS202110789349100206
2020Albertina Kerr Centers Foundation Portland, ORB$5,000paidPORTLAND ART AND LEARNING STUDIO202110789349100206
2020Portrait Connection Greenville, SCU$3,000paidPORTRAITS FOR CENTRAL OREGON202110789349100206

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.

Source filings

Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.

Returns this page is derived from
FormTax yearPeriod endFiledSchemaIRS OBJECT_ID
990PF20252025-12-31not stated2025v4.0202600649349100505
990PF20242024-12-31not stated2024v5.1202541079349101019
990PF20232023-12-31not stated2023v5.0202430859349100718
990PF20222022-12-31not stated2022v4.1202320659349101122
990PF20212021-12-31not stated2021v4.2202211089349100411
990PF20202020-12-31not stated2020v4.0202110789349100206

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