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Advancing Health and Equity in our Community

As healthcare providers, our mission is to take care of the wellbeing of our patients and our community. Every day, we witness the many ways healthcare extends beyond our clinic walls—social, mental, and physical support needs vital to every person. Through The Oregon Clinic Foundation, we’re helping to create equitable access to essential resources by partnering with local non-profits dedicated to advancing health and equity.

These partnerships empower us to connect our patients and community members with the support they need to thrive whether it’s food security, mental health resources, or other services.

The Oregon Clinic Foundation allows anyone—patients, families, friends, and colleagues—to join us in strengthening our community. And because The Oregon Clinic’s physician owners cover all administrative costs, 100% of every donation directly supports local non-profits, ensuring each dollar makes a meaningful difference.

Grant Priorities

Local non-profits have unique insights into a community’s most urgent needs and are best positioned to make a difference. We value the organizations offering excellent programs to advance health and equity across Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas Counties.

To support this essential work, The Oregon Clinic Foundation grants flexible funding with a straightforward application and easy reporting process.

We encourage a diverse range of non-profits to apply for grants that will help them to focus on serving our community.

Community Resources

We are proud to share a list of resources that provide support for our patients and community members in the Portland metro area. Resources range from addiction recovery and mental health to food access and housing security. We hope this list is a convenient and helpful resource for those who could benefit from it. Please click here to view the resources.

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The Oregon Clinic Foundation is pleased to announce the grant recipients of its first funding cycle, completed in March 2025. Grants were awarded to:

Donate Life Northwest : $5,000 to support multicultural outreach efforts in the Portland/Vancouver metro area.
Mission: To save lives and improve health through the promotion of organ, eye, and tissue donation.
Donate Life Northwest is focused on increasing organ, eye, and tissue donation with a strong commitment to multicultural outreach and empowerment. Through culturally aware programs, they work to ensure that all communities understand the life-saving potential of organ and tissue donation.

Borland Free Clinic : $5,000 to offset operational costs related to expanding its Vaccine Access Program capacity.
Mission: To bring hope and healing to vulnerable people in our community as an expression of Christ’s love.
Borland Free Clinic provides essential safety-net health care services to uninsured and underinsured individuals in the community, offering compassionate, no-cost healthcare to those who might otherwise lack access to medical treatment.

Embrace Compassion : $5,000 to support the 2025 Farm Season programming, farm animal feed, and housing for families in crisis from cancer treatment.
Mission: We encourage and give hope to children in hard places, working as a team to make life just a little bit brighter.
Embrace Compassion hosts programing for children in cancer treatment, and their families, at a small farm in Sherwood. Hundreds of farm experiences each year bring respite for families in cancer treatment, build community, and restore hope in the journey.

Non-profits: The 2025 grant application is open. Learn about our funding priorities and download the grant application

About Our Grants

We provide small, unrestricted grants to 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations in Clackamas, Clark, Multnomah, Washington, and Yamhill Counties. Grants are up to $5,000.

Funding Priorities

Our priority is to support non-profits that address:

Barriers that limit access to healthcare
Implicit bias and racism in healthcare
Management of health comorbidities
Social inequities
Housing challenges

2025 Grant Cycle

Our 2025 grant application is open. The application deadlines and funding release dates are:

01/02/2025 – Funding released in March 2025
05/01/2025 – Funding released in July 2025
09/04/2025 – Funding released in November 2025

Successful grant applicants will be notified by email.

Application Process

We are eager to learn more about your dedicated efforts to advance health and equity and how our grants can support and advance your work.

Our application is straightforward, and our reporting process is simple. We encourage a diverse range of non-profits to apply!

To apply: Please review the Grant Eligibility and Restrictions below before applying. Download the Grant Application Form and submit your completed application via email to [email protected] by the deadlines noted above.

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Grant Application Form

Grant Eligibility

We welcome organizations that meet these criteria to apply:

501(c)(3) organization based in and offering services and/or programs that benefit community members in Clackamas, Clark, Multnomah, Washington, and Yamhill Counties
Mission advances health and equity
Meets our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion standards
Has not received an Oregon Clinic Foundation grant within the last 12 months

Grant Restrictions

The following organizations and grant requests are not eligible for our Foundation Grants:

Grant requests for programs that do not largely benefit community members residing in Clackamas, Clark, Multnomah, Washington, and Yamhill Counties.
Organizations that do not meet the standards of our commitment to equity and inclusion.
Organizations with budgets over $2 million in annual revenue.
Organizations that are disease/diagnosis-specific.
Organizations that are not 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations.
Organizations that fail to comply with The Oregon Clinic Foundation’s nondiscrimination policy that ensures the organization does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, disability, marital status, genetic information, veteran status or other factors protected by law.

To ensure adherence to IRS standards for private foundations, we will not consider grant requests for:

Contributions to or memberships in fraternal organizations, service clubs, labor organizations, merchant associations, or chamber memberships or programs.
Section 501(c)(4) or (6) organizations or 509(a)(3)-supporting organizations.
Private foundations or “pass-through” organizations.
Endowments, debt retirement, deficit reduction, memorial campaigns, fundraising events, or sponsorships.
Programs operated by religious organizations for religious purposes.
Individuals, including those seeking scholarships or fellowship assistance.
Travel and related expenses, including student trips and tours.
Hospital systems and their affiliate clinics or provider groups. (NOTE: We will consider applications from stand-alone 501(c)(3) community clinics.)
Private or public schools and universities (NOTE: 501(c)(3)-run educational programs will be considered if they operate across multiple schools.)
Athletic teams, school bands, and choirs, including equipment and uniforms.
Any cause from which The Oregon Clinic or an employee or their family or business partners would benefit financially, professionally, educationally, or otherwise (e.g., sponsorship requests, extracurricular clubs, professional memberships, corporate awards).
Any other activities or organizations for which support would violate IRS regulations governing private foundations.