
Looking Back at 2023
In 2023, we were proud to partner with hundreds of organizations throughout Oregon and Washington, each having a remarkable impact in our local and regional communities.
$20,864,419
total contributions made in 2023
A Legacy in Action
Marie Lamfrom cared deeply for her community, just as we do today.

Funding by Focus
We continue to prioritize arts, creativity, education, mentorship, health, and well-being in our awarding. In 2023, mental health efforts and investments surged, as reflected in health and well-being designations.
By Grants Awarded
By Funds Awarded
Funding by State
We continue to prioritize partnerships in Oregon, while valuing opportunities to support select Washington State organizations, regions, and communities. In 2023, more than 75% of grants and dollars were committed right here in Oregon.
By Grants Awarded
By Funds Awarded
Funding by Classification
In 2023, approximately 70% of dollars awarded were for general operating purposes. This reflects our continued commitment to trusting our partners and maximizing the impact of every dollar moved into the community.
By Grants Awarded
By Funds Awarded

Our 2023 Partners:
The following organizations were awarded grant funding in 2023, with notations for those partners who received an installment or scheduled payment from a prior year commitment. We thank our partners for the critically important and valuable work they do in and for our communities each day.
Rose Grants
The following organizations pursued and we awarded funding from our Rose Grant fund.
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4D Recovery*
82 Roses Community Enrichment Coalition
86 Hunger Foundation
Advance Gender Equity in the Arts (AGE)
African Community Housing & Development
African Family Holistic Health Organization
After-School All-Stars Puget Sound
Alder Commons
All Classical Radio
All:Ready Network
Amara
American Red Cross - Cascades Division
Anima Mundi Productions
Arch Cape Falcon Cove Beach Community Club
Architecture Foundation of Oregon
Arco Iris Spanish Immersion School
ArtMax Academy
Arts Alliance of Yamhill County
Assistance League of Greater Portland*
Assistance League of the Columbia Pacific
Attain Housing
B-17 Alliance Foundation
Bach Cantata Choir
Bainbridge Performing Arts
Bainbridge Youth Services
Ballard Food Bank
Battle Ground HealthCare
Patricia Reser Center for the Arts (The Reser)
Beaverton Education Foundation
Beaverton Resource Center
Beaverton Symphony Orchestra
BendFilm, Inc*
Benton Furniture Share
Best Buddies
Beyond These Walls
Bienestar
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Inland Northwest
Birch Community Services
Black Alliance & Social Empowerment (BASE)
Black Parent Initiative
Blanchet House of Hospitality
BodyVox
Book-It Repertory Theatre
Boost Oregon
Boxes of Love Project Inc
Boys & Girls Aid Society of Oregon*
Boys & Girls Club of Bend
Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue
Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland Metropolitan Area
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Washington
Bradley Angle
BRAVO Youth Orchestras
Breast Friends
Brian Grant Foundation
Bridge Meadows
Bridging Voices
Broadway Rose Theatre Company
Bustin Barriers*
Byrd Barr Place
Calapooia Food Alliance
Caldera
Camp Fire Columbia (CFC)*
Candlelighters For Children With Cancer
Carpe Mundi
CASA for Children
CASA of Clackamas County
CASA of Linn County
CASA of Polk County*
Cascade AIDS Project
Cascades Raptor Center
Cascadia Health
Catholic Charities of Oregon
Center Against Rape and Domestic Violence
Central City Concern
Central Oregon Center for the Arts
Central Oregon Community College Foundation
Central Oregon Environmental Center
CHAS Health
Childhood Cancer Coalition
Children's Center
Children's Institute
CHOOSE 180
City Club of Portland
City of Grants Pass
Clackamas Repertory Theatre (CRT)
Clackamas County Arts Alliance
Clackamas County Historical Society
Clackamas Service Center
Clackamas Volunteers in Medicine
Classical Up Close
Co/Lab: Reimagine Jewish (F/S Beloved Builders)
College Housing Northwest (CHNW)
College Possible
Columbia Gorge Children's Advocacy Center (dba SafeSpace)
Columbia Insight
Community Based Activity Program
Community Development Corporation of Oregon
Community Doula Alliance
Community Energy Project (CEP)
Community for Positive Aging
Community for Youth (CfY)
Community Outreach Through Radical Empowerment (CORE)
Community Partners for Affordable Housing (CPAH)*
Community Warehouse*
Companis
Compass House
Confluence
Connected Lane County
Constructing Hope Pre-Apprenticeship Program
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Southern Oregon
Corbin Senior Activity Center*
Council on Aging of Central Oregon
Cracked Pots Inc
Cultivate Initiatives
Curvy Chic Closet Foundation
CymaSpace*
Daisy C.H.A.I.N.*
Davenport Senior Center
Davids Chair Outdoor Mobility Systems
David's Harp
Desert Sky Montessori
Dispute Resolution Center of Kitsap County
Dolphin Players Inc.
DoveLewis Emergency Animal Hospital
Drama Dock
Dress for Success Oregon*
Dufur School District
Art Center East*
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
Eileen & Callie's Place
El Programa Hispano Catolico
Elevate Oregon
Enlightened Theatrics
enTaiko
Equitable Giving Circle
Ethos Inc.
Eugene Ballet
Every Body Athletics
Exceed Enterprises
Facing Homelessness
FACT Oregon
Family Justice Center of Washington County*
Family Law CASA of King County
Family of Friends Mentoring*
Family Promise of Metro East
Family SkillBuilders Services
Family YMCA of Marion and Polk Counties
Farwell Parent/Teacher Organization
Feast Collective
Our Giving Table
Fences For Fido
FIDO Pet Food Bank
FinAbility
Financial Beginnings Oregon
First Story
Fishtrap
Focus on Youth
Folk-Time, Inc
Fora Health*
Fosterful
Four Way Community Foundation
Free Clinic of Southwest Washington
Free Geek
Free Rein Therapeutic Riding
Friendly House Inc.
Friendly Kitchen/Meals on Wheels Roseburg
Friends of Explorer Post 58
Friends of Josephine County Children's Advocacy
Friends of the Children Central Oregon*
Friends of the Children SW Washington
Friends of the Columbia Gorge*
Future Prairie
Garfield Super Block Coalition
Gather Repertory Theatre
Gather:Make:Shelter
Gilbert House Children's Museum
Girl Scouts of Western Washington
Gleaners of Clackamas County, Inc.
Wonderfolk
Growing Gardens
Habitat for Humanity Portland Region
Hacienda CDC*
Harney County Health District
Healing Reins
Health and Justice Recovery Alliance
Healthy U
Heart of Oregon Corps
Heidi Duckler Dance Northwest
High Desert Chamber Music
High Desert Food & Farm Alliance
High Desert Partnership
Hike it Baby
Hilltop Artists in Residence
Hispanic Business Professional Association
Historic Alberta House
Holt International Children's Services
Home Share Oregon
HomePlate Youth Services
Hood River New School
HowCanWeHelp
Hoyt Arboretum Friends
Hunger For Success*
Impact NW
INCIGHT Company
International School of Portland
Invest in Youth
Islamic Social Services of Oregon State (ISOS)
Jefferson County Youth Organization
Jewish Family & Child Service
Juliette's House
Junior Achievement of Washington
KairosPDX
Kids and Paper*
Kids FIRST
Kindering
Kindness Farm
Klamath Community College Foundation*
La Clinica del Valle Family Health Care Center
Lane Arts Council (LAC)
Lane County Diaper Bank
Latino Network
LatinoBuilt Foundation
Lavender Rights Project
Leach Botanical Garden
Leadership Launch
Leadership Spokane
LEAP: Life Expanding Adventure Program
Liberty Theatre Astoria
LiFEBoat Services
Lift Urban Portland (Lift UP)
Lincoln City Cultural Center
Lines for Life
Literary Arts
Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center
Live Wire Radio
Living Well Kent
Look, Listen & Learn TV
M.I.A. Mujeres in Action
MAC Recreation District
Made to Thrive*
Madras Community Food Pantry
Main Street Mosier
Marion & Polk Early Learning Hub, Inc.*
Mari's Place for the Arts
McMinnville Area Habitat for Humanity
Merry Heart Children's Camp
MetroEast Community Media
Metropolitan Youth Symphony
MIKE Program
Millwood Impact*
Minds Matter Portland
Miracle Theatre Group
Mullen Polk Foundation
Museum of Northwest Art
My Voice Music (MVM)
NAMI Oregon
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Spokane*
National Inventors Hall of Fame
Nautical Safety Foundation
Neighborhood Health Center
Neighborhood House*
Neighbors For Kids
Neurotherapeutic Pediatric Therapies, Inc
New Narrative
North by Northeast Community Health Center
North Pole Studio*
Northwest Association for Blind Athletes
Northwest Children's Theater & School*
Northwest Instituto Latino (dba El Jardin)
Northwest Outward Bound School
NW Children's Foundation
Oasis Advocacy and Shelter Inc
Old Mill Center for Children and Families
Olympic Angels
One Community Health
One2Another
Open Adoption & Family Services
Open School, Inc.
Open Signal
Ophelia's Place
Oregon Adaptive Sports
Oregon Association of Relief Nurseries
Oregon Center for Contemporary Art
Oregon Child Abuse Solutions
Oregon Coast Aquarium
Oregon Farmers Markets Association (OFMA)
Oregon Futures Lab Education Fund
Oregon Health Care Interpreters Association
Oregon Humane Society
Oregon Infant Mental Health Association
Oregon Recovers
Oregon Repertory Singers
Oregon School-Based Health Alliance
Oregon Society of Artists
Oregon Tech Foundation Inc.
Oregon Values and Beliefs Center
Oregon Zoo Foundation
Our Children Oregon
P:ear
Pacific Northwest Ballet Association
Para Los Niños de Highline
Parallax Art Center
Parenting Now
Parenting With Intent
Parkinson's Resources of Oregon
Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon*
Path Home
Paws Assisting Veterans
Peer Washington
Performance Works NorthWest, Inc.
PERIOD. Inc.*
Pizza Klatch
Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette
Playworks Oregon*
PlayWrite, Inc.
Portland Art Museum
Portland Chamber Orchestra
Portland Child Art Studio
Portland Chinatown History Museum
Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Portland Community College Foundation
Portland Community Football Club
Portland Drama Club
Portland Gay Men's Chorus, Inc.
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble*
POIC+RAHS
Portland Piano International
Portland Playhouse
Portland Radio Project*
Portland Refugee Support Group
Portland Rescue Mission*
Opera in the Park Portland
Portland Symphonic Choir
Portland Taiko
Portland Workforce Alliance
Positive Charge! PDX
Powerful Voices
Profile Theatre
Project 48 Inc
Project Access NOW
Project id
Project Lemonade*
PUSH FOLD*
Qigong Sensory Training Institute
QLaw Foundation of Washington
Raíces de Bienestar
RASIKA Society for Arts of India
Raven Rock Ranch
Redemption House Ministries
Firebrand Resiliency Collective
Renton Innovation Zone Partnership
Responder Life*
Riding Beyond
Rock’n Rooms
Rogue Pack
Rogue Valley Farm to School
ROSE Community Development Corporation
Ross Ragland Theater
Salem Free Clinics*
Salish School of Spokane
Sam Day Foundation
Saturday Academy*
School Garden Project of Lane County
SE Works, Inc.
Seattle Art Museum
Seattle Children's Theatre
Seattle Parks Foundation
Seattle Rep
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra
Self Enhancement, Inc.
Senior Citizens Council of Clackamas County
Share, Inc.
SheJumps
SIFF
Siletz Bay Music Festival (SBMF)
Sitka Center for Art and Ecology
SMART Reading*
Social Venture Partners Portland
Solid Ground Equine Assisted Activities & Therapy Center
Spokane Humane Society
Spokane Lilac Festival Association
Spokane Regional Domestic Violence Coalition (SRDVC)
Stand for Children Leadership Center*
Stand for Children Oregon*
Steps for Youth*
Store to Door*
Table14*
Takohachi*
Technology Access Foundation
The Arc of Benton County, Inc.
The Arc of Spokane*
The Arc Oregon
The Commons Law Center
The Family Room*
The Geezer Gallery*
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - PNW*
The Northwest Catholic Counseling Center
The Residency
The Rhapsody Project
The Skatepark Project
The UPRISE Collective
Thimbleberry Collaborative Farm
TischPDX (FS Jumpstart Labs)
Todos Juntos*
Totem Star*
Tualatin Hills Park Foundation
Tualatin Valley Creates*
United Way of the Columbia-Willamette*
Ventures*
Washington Family Engagement
Washington FIRST Robotics
Washington's National Park Fund
Washington State Opportunity Scholarship
West Seattle Food Bank
Wild Diversity
William Temple House*
World Arts Foundation Inc.
World Muse
Youth Experiential Training Institute
Youth Villages Oregon*
YWCA Clark County*
Daffodil Grants
The following organizations pursued and were awarded funding from our Daffodil fund.
B'nai B'rith Camp*
Capaces Leadership Institute*
Centro Cultural
Children's Cancer Association*
Clackamas Women's Services
Crisis Connections*
Farmers Market Fund
Friends of Hopewell House
Friends of Zenger Farm
Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington, Inc.*
Girls Inc. of the Pacific Northwest*
Gonzaga University*
Harper's Playground*
High Desert Museum*
Hillsboro Community Foundation c/o Hillsboro Plays Together Inclusive Park
HOLLA
HOLLA School*
In4All
Kids Intervention and Diagnostic Services (dba KIDS Center)
Legal Counsel for Youth and Children*
Lutheran Community Services Northwest
Native American Youth and Family Center*
Oregon Center for Creative Learning
Pacific Communities Health District Foundation*
Portland Youth Philharmonic Association*
Pride Foundation
Relief Nursery, Inc.
Safety Compass
SnowCap Community Charities
Social Justice Film Institute
Sound Theatre
South End Stories f/s Intiman Theatre
Southern Oregon Historical Society
SPARK Central
Special Olympics Oregon (SOOR)
Spokane Guilds' School DBA Joya Child & Family Development*
Spokane Valley Summer Theatre
St. Francis Shelter
STEM Like a Girl
STEM Paths Innovation Network
Stone Soup PDX
Sunshine Division
Tacoma Arts Live
Tacoma Refugee Choir
Tater Tots Pediatric Therapy
The Aloha Community Library Association
The Arc Lane County
The Artback
The Blosser Center For Dyslexia Resources
The Library Foundation
The PSU Foundation
The Red Door Project*
The Street Trust
The Vanport Mosaic
Tillicum Foundation dba KMUN
triangle productions
Triple Threat Mentoring
UKANDU
Umpqua Actors Community Theatre (UACT)
Urban ArtWorks
Urban Gleaners*
Vanessa Behan*
Vibe of Portland
Victory Academy*
Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center & Foundation*
Vivian Lee Foundation
Volunteers of America
Volunteers of America Oregon
Wallace Medical Concern (Wallace)
Washington Alliance for Better Schools
Washington CASA Association
Washington County Kids
Washington Healthcare Access Alliance
We Belong PDX
Whiteside Theatre Foundation
Wildlife Center of the North Coast
Window Seat Media
Wisdom of the Elders Inc
With Love Oregon
Women Helping Women Fund
XBOT Robotics
YMCA of Klamath County
Young Women Empowered
Youth Progress
Youth, Rights & Justice
YWCA Spokane
Zinnia Grants
Zinnia Grants are those that typically exceed $200,000 in single installments or exceed $500,000 in total commitment.
Adelante Mujeres
De La Salle North Catholic High School*
Dougy Center: The National Grief Center for Children and Families
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon*
The Hutton Settlement*
Victory Academy
*Indicates a grant payment issued in 2023 as an installment or pledge from a prior year.
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Disclaimer: Some numbers or amounts may be rounded or approximated for convenience, and may exclude other charitable contributions. Participation in specialty programs, like Marie’s Birthday, may not be reflected or may be reflected by a Rose Grant classification. Gifts or other contributions made outside of the traditional grant awarding process may not be reflected in this list.