Private foundation · EIN 91-1811266

Bechen Family Foundation

Preselected only

Portland, OR

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Tax year 2024 (period ending 2024-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2025 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202503169349103275
Total assets (EOY)$9,203,602
Grants paid$797,100
Typical (median) grant$10,000
Grants listed22
Giving in home state (OR)33%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K9
$5K–$25K9
$25K–$100K2
$100K+2

Smallest $1,000 · Largest $500,000

Geographic focus

CA
66%
OR
33%
DC
0%

Common purposes

Purposes mostly listed as general support.

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$962,000$8,150,17228
2024$797,100$9,203,60222

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Stanford UniversitySTANFORD, CAGENERAL PURPOSES$500,000
Ohsu FoundationPORTLAND, ORGENERAL PURPOSES$100,000
Victory AcademySHERWOOD, ORGENERAL PURPOSES$36,000
Children'S Literacy ProjectLAKE OSWEGO, ORGENERAL PURPOSES$25,000
Metropolitan Family ServicePORTLAND, ORGENERAL PURPOSES$20,100
Oregon Espiscopal SchoolPORTLAND, ORGENERAL PURPOSES$20,000
Oregon Adaptive SportsBEND, ORGENERAL PURPOSES$20,000
Portland Art MuseumPORTLAND, ORGENERAL PURPOSES$15,000
The Stanford FundSTANFORD, CAGENERAL PURPOSES$10,000
Sierra Schools FoundationSIERAVILLE, CAGENERAL PURPOSES$10,000
Sierra Schools FoundationSIERAVILLE, CAGENERAL PURPOSES$10,000
High Desert MuseumBEND, ORGENERAL PURPOSES$10,000
Oregon Harbor Of HopePORTLAND, ORGENERAL PURPOSES$10,000
Outside InPORTLAND, ORGENERAL PURPOSES$2,000
Oregon Music Education AssociationGRANTS PASS, ORGENERAL PURPOSES$2,000
De La Salle North Catholic SchoolPORTLAND, ORGENERAL PURPOSES$1,000
Elevate OregonPORTLAND, ORGENERAL PURPOSES$1,000
Portland Parks FoundationPORTLAND, ORGENERAL PURPOSES$1,000
Uli FoundationWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL PURPOSES$1,000
Uli FoundationWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL PURPOSES$1,000
WikipediaWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL PURPOSES$1,000
Sunriver Nature CenterSUNRIVER, ORGENERAL PURPOSES$1,000
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