The Oregon Clinic Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of its second grant cycle for 2025.
“The proposals we received for this grant cycle were inspiring and impressive. Learning more about the tireless work being done by small non-profits to advance health and equity in our community has been uplifting,” shared Dr. Jeff Bluhm, president of The Oregon Clinic Foundation Board and a vice president at The Oregon Clinic. “We are honored to support nine nonprofits during this grant cycle.”
Thank you to our generous and visionary donors whose support makes our grants possible!
Learn about Our Second Grant Cycle Recipients
Up to $3,000
Artist Mentorship Program: To sustain efforts to serve over 17,000 meals annually and supply food to youth facing extreme food insecurity.
Mission: To support youth navigating the trauma of homelessness by creating community, relationships, and music and arts mentorships so that self-esteem is enhanced, confidence is fortified, and pathways out of homelessness are built.
Artist Mentorship Program (AMP) provides a wide range of programs, activities, and initiatives to support marginalized and at-risk youth in the Portland region. At their youth drop-in center, AMP partners with organizations like Urban Gleaners and Feed the Mass to annually provide over 17,000 meals and distribute 25,000 pounds of food through a food pantry.
David’s Harp: To sustain and strengthen holistic programming for vulnerable adults living with severe mental illness.
Mission: To provide a friendly and peer-supportive environment in which adults with a major mental illness come together to achieve an improved quality of life and the highest possible level of independence in the community.
David’s Harp provides a community-based and non-institutional environment for adults in East Portland living with major mental illness. Their core programs promote social inclusion, reduce isolation, and support independence for over 60 low-income members from historically underserved communities annually.
Rahab’s Sisters: To fund primary healthcare and more service days in support of increased demand for comprehensive and holistic care.
Mission: To build community through radical hospitality with women and gender-diverse individuals marginalized by poverty, houselessness, sex work, violence, and substance use.
Rahab’s Sisters is a trauma-informed day shelter and resource hub with 30+ community partners. They serve women, trans, and nonbinary people with a focus on providing holistic health access, nourishing meals, hygiene supplies, peer support, benefits navigation, eviction prevention and housing support, affirming case management, and more.
Wheel to Walk Foundation: To meet their current goal of fulfilling equipment and therapy services for 200 children.
Mission: No child with a disability should go without the essential equipment or additional therapies that could improve the quality and opportunities of their life.
Wheel to Walk Foundation purchases medical and adaptive equipment and therapy services for children with disabilities. When not covered by insurance, paying out of pocket for these items can place huge financial burdens on families. When this happens, the trajectory of their child’s quality of life and inclusion with family and peers is greatly affected.
With Love Oregon: To fund seasonal resource events that address the social/emotional needs of families through educational workshops, family socials, shopping events, and respite activities.
Mission: To help foster families change the lives of children ages 0 – 6 by providing resources that nurture dignity, hope, and community.
With Love Oregon provides essential, tangible goods when children enter a home and on an ongoing basis, as well as providing community events and respite for families navigating the complexities of the foster care system.
$3,001-$5,000
Clay Street Table: To support the launch of a weekly multicultural pantry, including the physical build and a tailored nutrition/recipe program.
Mission: To feed people who are hungry in body or in spirit by drawing together diverse groups into a multicultural community united in a common purpose.
Clay Street Table (CST) is a direct service meals and food pantry program that works to address food insecurity for thousands of vulnerable adults and youth. As a partner agency of Oregon Food Bank, CST annually provides approximately 200,000 meals of prepared food and groceries at two community-run pantries to over 3,500 people experiencing hunger.
Jeremy Wilson Foundation: To expand navigation services for Oregon Health Plan and Marketplace insurance enrollment, and guidance toward primary medical care and mental health care.
Mission: To provide support to musicians and music industry workers as they navigate health-related challenges.
Jeremy Wilson Foundation provides a critical safety net for musicians and music industry workers facing serious health conditions and the resulting loss of income through small grants and navigation services to help musicians access local, state, and federal resources for health and basic living needs.
Rebuilding Together: To complete home repair and rodent infestation prevention projects for low-income elderly homeowners.
Mission: To provide “a safe and healthy home for everyone” through critical safety and livability repairs that enable homeowners to remain in their homes and extend the home’s useful life.
Rebuilding Together works to provide safe and healthy homes for low-income homeowners by partnering with licensed contractors to remedy the issue at no cost to the homeowner. The needs vary from repairs to steps and ramps, to more involved tasks like HVAC installation and roof rebuilds. Over 34 years, they have repaired more than 1,700 homes with the help of 35,000 volunteers.
Returning Veterans Project: To increase their Volunteer Health Provider network by 25+ through recruitment, training, and support activities.
Mission: To provide free, confidential mental and physical health services to Veterans, Service Members, and their Families in Oregon and SW Washington.
The Returning Veterans Project bridges critical gaps in healthcare access by eliminating barriers like cost, wait times, stigma, and VA enrollment requirements. Comprehensive services like mental health care, chiropractic, naturopathy, acupuncture, massage therapy, and more are available immediately without referrals or insurance.
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