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Kinnie Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Portland, Oregon · EIN 260015458

Kinnie Family Foundation is a private foundation in Portland, Oregon. In tax year 2025 it gave $620,000 in 29 grants; the typical grant was $21,000 and the largest $48,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $600,000 the year before.

3% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$540,00032$8.6 million
2024$600,00033$8.7 million
2025$620,00029$9.7 million

How to apply

Kinnie Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Kinnie Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Oregon.

StateGrantsAmount
Oregon24$500,000
Massachusetts3$60,000
Connecticut1$48,000
Hawaii1$12,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 29 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Americares
Stamford, CT
Charitable gift$48,000
Clackamas Service Center
Clackamas, OR
Charitable gift$48,000
Oregon State Parks Trust
Bend, OR
Charitable gift$45,000
North Clackamas Education Found
Milwaukie, OR
Charitable gift$40,000
Candlelighters - Portland
Portland, OR
Charitable gift$35,000
St Vincent de Paul St Matthew
Hillsboro, OR
Charitable gift$34,000
Medical Teams International
Portland, OR
Charitable gift$28,000
Ohsu Foundation
Portland, OR
Charitable gift$26,000
Community Action Org
Hillsboro, OR
Charitable gift$25,000
Outside in
Portland, OR
Charitable gift$25,000
Portland Rescue Mission
Portland, OR
Charitable gift$25,000
Care Partners
Hillsboro, OR
Chartiable gift$24,000
Rip Medical Debt
Boston, MA
Charitable gift$24,000
Patient Access Network
Boston, MA
Charitable gift$22,000
Boys & Girls Aid Society
Portland, OR
Charitable gift$21,000
Good Neighbor Family Pantry
Sherwood, OR
Charitable gift$15,000
All Hands Volunteers
Mattapoisett, MA
Charitable gift$14,000
Parkinsons Resources of O
Portland, OR
Charitable gift$14,000
Project Homeless Connect
Hillsboro, OR
Charitable gift$14,000
Sexual Assault Resource Center
Beaverton, OR
Charitable gift$14,000
Homeplate Youth Services
Beaverton, OR
Charitable gift$12,000
Maui Food Bank
Wailuku, HI
Charitable gift$12,000
Meals on Wheels
Portland, OR
Charitable gift$12,000
Oregon Food Bank
Portland, OR
Charitable gift$12,000
St Mathew Lutheran Church
Beaverton, OR
Charitable gift$12,000
Focus on Youth
Portland, OR
Charitable gift$6,000
Hillsboro Schools Foundation
Hillsboro, OR
Charitable gift$5,000
The Library Foundation
Portland, OR
Charitable gift$4,000
Working Theory
Hillsboro, OR
Charitable gift$4,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Kinnie Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Kinnie Family Foundation give?

$620,000 in tax year 2025, across 29 grants, with a typical grant of $21,000.

Who runs Kinnie Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists D Craig Kinnie (Pres/Treas), Cynthia A Kinnie (V Pres/ Sec), Kristin Kinnie (Director) and Ryan Kinnie (Director).

What does Kinnie Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, food and hunger and education.

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