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Dussin Family Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Portland, Oregon · EIN 911812614

Dussin Family Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Portland, Oregon. In tax year 2024 it gave $78,000 in 21 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $35,000. 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 $76,000 the year before.

41% 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$76,00018$1.7 million
2024$78,00021$1.7 million

How to apply

ContactChris Dussin
715 S Bancroft St, Portland, OR 97239
What to submitGrant request letter
RestrictionsNone except no awards to members of the selection committee

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Dussin Family Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Oregon.

StateGrantsAmount
Oregon16$72,000
Missouri1$2,000
New York1$2,000
North Carolina1$1,000
Colorado1$500
Virginia1$500

Grants paid in 2024

All 21 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
Educational$35,000
Mountain Park Church
Lake Oswego, OR
Charitable$15,000
Lake Oswego School District Foundat
Lake Oswego, OR
Educational$5,000
Ohsu Knight Cancer Institute
Portland, OR
Medical$3,000
Individual
OR
Medical$2,000
Doernbecher Children's Hospital
Portland, OR
Medical$2,000
Convoy of Hope
Springfield, MO
Charitable$2,000
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers
Staten Island, NY
Charitable$2,000
Chris Dudly Foundation
Turner, OR
Charitable$1,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Portland
Portland, OR
Charitable$1,000
Individual
OR
Charitable$1,000
Waverley Hitoric Foundation
Portland, OR
Charitable$1,000
Pacer Athletic Club
Lake Oswego, OR
Charitable$1,000
Individual
OR
Charitable$1,000
Individual
OR
Charitable$1,000
Pregnancy Resource Center
Portland, OR
Charitable$1,000
Loaves and Fishes Centers Inc
Portland, OR
Charitable$1,000
American Cancer Society
Portland, OR
Medical$1,000
International Partnerships Inc
Boone, NC
Charitable$1,000
Focus on the Family
Colorado Springs, CO
Charitable$500
Prison Fellowship Ministries
Merrifield, VA
Charitable$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Dussin Family Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Dussin Family Charitable Trust give?

$78,000 in tax year 2024, across 21 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Dussin Family Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Chris Dussin (Trustee), Alexandra Cook (Trustee) and David Cook (Trustee).

What does Dussin Family Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and health.

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