Portland Timbers Community Fund
The Portland Timbers Community Fund (PTCF), an advised fund of the Oregon Community Foundation, supports charitable, non-profit organizations that are registered as a 501(c)(3) with tax-exempt status from the IRS and are located within one of the four surrounding counties of the Portland metro area; Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, and Clark County in SW Washington. Grant seeking organizations must fall under one of the following areas of focus:
- Youth education
- Youth sports
- Youth health and fitness
- Environmental awareness and activism with youth and families
The PTCF will not consider requests from individuals, private foundations, organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, class, gender, or national origin, organizations that support political campaigns or lobbyist groups, or fraternal or religiously affiliated organizations. The PTCF will only consider requests that are tied to a specific project and will not consider donations that will be used for annual appeals, debt reduction, endowment funds, legal expenses, or employee salaries.
2012 Portland Timbers Community Fund Advisory Board Members:
- Bill Hueffner, Director of Development and Professional Relations, JELD-WEN Windows and Doors
- Jeff Harvey, President & CEO, Burgerville
- Kregg Arntson, Manager, Community Affairs & External Communications, PGE
- Tim Ackman, Regional Sales and Community Marketing Manager Oregon & Southwest & Eastern WA, Montana & Northern ID, Alaska Airlines
- Patty Goffe, Community Affairs, adidas America
Click here to see eligibility requirements and letter of inquiry guidelines.
Click here to download the grant evaluation form. Please be sure to send the form in 9-12 months after receiving your grant.
Thus far in 2012 the Portland Timbers Community Fund has given $40,000 to the following organizations:
The Council for Responsible Sport, Community Cycling Center, Camp Fire Columbia, Open Meadow Alternative School, Mittleman Jewish Community Center, Girls Inc, Miracle Theatre Group, Playworks, and Adelante Mujeres.
In 2011 the Portland Timbers Community Fund donated $100,000 to the following organizations to support their youth-focused initiatives:
| Camp Fire Columbia | New Avenues for Youth |
| Green Empowerment | The Shadow Project |
| OYSA | The Mentoring Project |
| Playworks | Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation |
| SMART | Audubon Society |
| Harper's Playground | Big Brothers Big Sisters |
| Albertina Kerr Centers | Boy Scouts of America |
| Bienestar | Children's Healing Art Project |
| Centennial Soccer Club | Friends of the Children |
| Columbia Slough Watershed Council | Native American Youth & Family Center |
| Elevate Oregon | Black Parent Initiative |
| Incight Company |
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