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Clarklewis Family Foundation

Accepts applications Portland, Oregon · EIN 203839795

Clarklewis Family Foundation is a private foundation in Portland, Oregon. In tax year 2024 it gave $459,983 in 53 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $50,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $386,135 the year before.

51% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$386,13539$25,663
2024$459,98353$44,643

How to apply

ContactCandace Holzgrafe
300 SE Spokane, Portland, OR 97202
Phone or email(503) 235-3685, candiholzgrafe@aol.com
What to submitNo prescribed form

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Clarklewis Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Oregon.

StateGrantsAmount
Oregon29$288,332
California21$163,651
Pennsylvania1$5,000
Indiana1$2,000
Arizona1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 53 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Living Desert
Palm Desert, CA
Program support$50,000
Providence St Vincent
Portland, OR
Program support$50,000
Edison High School
Portland, OR
Program support$40,000
The Living Desert
Palm Desert, CA
Program support$25,000
St Mary's Academy
Portland, OR
Program support$25,000
Holy Family Catholic Church
Portland, OR
Program support$20,000
Cannon Beach History Center
Cannon Beach, OR
Program support$19,811
The Living Desert
Palm Desert, CA
Program support$13,650
Ok You
Portland, OR
Program support$12,000
Oregon Food Bank
Portland, OR
Program support$10,000
Rebuilding America's Warriors
Rancho Mirage, CA
Program support$10,000
Portland Rescue Mission
Portland, OR
Program support$10,000
Equamore Foundation
Ashland, OR
Program support$10,000
Friendly House Project
Portland, OR
Program sponsorship$10,000
Eisenhower Health
Rancho Mirage, CA
Program support$10,000
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Portland, OR
Program support$10,000
John Tracy Center
Los Angeles, CA
Program support$10,000
Think Together
Santa Ana, CA
Program support$10,000
Singer Sanctuary
Shadow Hills, CA
Program support$5,000
Cascade Raptor Center
Eugene, OR
Program support$5,000
Coaster Theatre Foundation
Portland, OR
Program sponsorship$5,000
Desert Community Foundation
Palm Desert, CA
Program support$5,000
We Belong PDX
Portland, OR
Program support$5,000
First Tee Coachella Valley
Palm Desert, CA
Program support$5,000
ALS Northwest
Portland, OR
Program support$5,000
Youth Villages
Lake Oswego, OR
Program support$5,000
Variety Children Charity
Palm Desert, CA
Program support$5,000
Casa of Clackamas County
Oregon City, OR
Program support$5,000
Healthy Living Community
Portland, OR
Program support$5,000
North Coast Land Conservancy
Seaside, OR
Program support$5,000
Wildlife Safari
Winston, OR
Program support$5,000
Think Wild
Bend, OR
Program support$5,000
Shriner's Hospital
Portland, OR
Program support$5,000
Pickleberry Pie Hospital Concerts
Cheltneham, PA
Program support$5,000
Maybelle Center
Portland, OR
Program support$5,000
The Living Desert
Palm Desert, CA
Program support$4,500
Riverside Firefighters
Riverside, CA
Program support$4,000
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Portland, OR
Program support$3,000
Arch Cape Falcon
Arch Cape, OR
Program support$3,000
McCallum Theatre
Palm Desert, CA
Program support$2,020

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Clarklewis Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Clarklewis Family Foundation give?

$459,983 in tax year 2024, across 53 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Clarklewis Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Candace C Holzgrafe (President), Jon R Holzgrafe (Secretary), Anthony Beber (Director) and Tracey Beber (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Clarklewis Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and arts and culture.

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