On behalf of the OSU President, the Office of Foundation Relations oversees activities associated with many key private foundations (listed below). These foundations have internal or external restrictions. If you are interested in approaching a particular private foundation, please see the specific guidelines below or simply contact us as appropriate.
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
Please contact the Office of Foundation Relations. Inquiries to the Allen Family Foundation
and affiliated organizations must be coordinated with the Office of Foundation Relations.
Arnold Ventures
For established grantmaking programs, contact a program officer for questions. Inquiries
outside regular, established grantmaking programs must be coordinated with, and must go through, the Office of Foundation Relations. Please contact Foundation Relations for more information.
Bezos Earth Fund
Please contact the Office of Foundation Relations. Inquiries to the Bezos Earth Fund must be coordinated with the Office of Foundation Relations.
Carnegie Corporation of NY
For established grantmaking programs, contact a program officer for questions. Inquiries outside regular, established grantmaking programs must be coordinated with, and must go through, the Office of Foundation Relations. Please contact Foundation
Relations for more information.
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
For
established grantmaking programs, contact a program officer for questions. Inquiries outside regular, established grantmaking programs must be coordinated with, and must go through, the Office of Foundation Relations. Please contact Foundation Relations
for more information.
Doris Duke Foundation
For
established grantmaking programs, contact a program officer for questions. Inquiries outside regular, established grantmaking programs must be coordinated with, and must go through, the Office of Foundation Relations. Please contact Foundation Relations
for more information.
The Ford Family Foundation
The OSU President's Office collaborates with The Ford Family Foundation to support the university's priorities. Contact
the Office of Foundation Relations for all inquiries.
Ford Foundation
For established grantmaking programs, contact a program officer for questions. Inquiries outside
regular, established grantmaking programs must be coordinated with, and must go through, the Office of Foundation Relations. Please contact Foundation Relations for more information.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Faculty and staff may apply for Grand Challenges and other open competitions. OSU's limited submission policy
may apply. Inquiries outside regular, established grantmaking programs and RFPs must be coordinated with, and must go through, the Office of Foundation Relations. Please contact Foundation Relations for more information.
Heising-Simons Foundation
Contact the Office of Foundation Relations for all inquiries.
Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
The Helmsley Charitable Trust does not accept unsolicited grant requests. Contact the Office of Foundation
Relations for all inquiries.
William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Contact the Office of Foundation Relations for all inquiries.
W.M. Keck Foundation
Contact the Office
of Foundation Relations for questions about the application process.
Kuni Foundation
Calls for proposals appear
in the twice-monthly RFP newsletter on private funding opportunities. The limited submission process may apply. Requests cannot be made outside the RFP process.
Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation
The OSU President's Office collaborates with the Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation to support the university's priorities. Contact the Office of Foundation Relations for all inquiries.
Lemelson Foundation
The OSU President's Office collaborates directly with the Lemelson Foundation to support the university's priorities. Contact
the Office of Foundation Relations for all inquiries.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
The Mellon Foundation
occasionally releases RFPs, which may involve OSU's limited submission process.
Meyer Memorial Trust
The OSU President's Office works directly with the Meyer Memorial Trust to support the university's priorities. Contact the Office of Foundation Relations before engaging with the Trust. The
Trust occasionally releases RFPs, which may involve a limited submission application. Contact the Office of Foundation Relations for all inquiries.
James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation
Contact
the Office of Foundation Relations for all inquiries.
Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation
Faculty
and staff may apply for posted opportunities. OSU's limited submission policy may apply. For all other grant inquires, contact the Office of Foundation Relations.
M.J. Murdock Chartable Trust
All three opportunities
have established calls for proposals managed by the Office of Foundation Relations and the Division of Research and Innovation. Please see the Division of Research and Innovation or your college's associate dean for research for the call. For questions, please contact the Office of Foundation
Relations.
Musk Foundation
Contact the Office of Foundation
Relations for all inquiries.
Oceankind
Contact the Office of Foundation
Relations for all inquiries.
Open Philanthropy
Open Society expects few
unsolicited proposals to be funded. For established grantmaking programs, contact a program officer for questions. Contact the Office of Foundation Relations for all other inquiries.
Oregon Community Foundation
The OSU President's Office collaborates with OCF to support the university's priorities. Faculty
and staff may apply for open calls for proposals, which may be subject to OSU's limited solicitation policy. Contact the Office of Foundation Relations for all other inquiries.
David & Lucile Packard Foundation
Please
contact the Office of Foundation Relations for all inquiries.
Reser Family Foundation
The OSU President's Office works closely with the Reser Family Foundation to support the university's priorities. Contact the Office of Foundation Relations for all inquiries.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
For established
grantmaking programs, contact a program officer for questions. For all other inquiries, contact the Office of Foundation Relations.
The Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller
Foundation does not accept unsolicited grant requests. Contact the Office of Foundation Relations for all inquiries.
Roundhouse Foundation
The OSU President's Office collaborates directly with the Roundhouse Foundation to support the university's priorities. Contact
the Office of Foundation Relations for all inquiries.
Schmidt Family Foundation
The Schmidt Family Foundation
does not accept unsolicited proposals. Contact the Office for Foundation Relations for all inquiries.
Simons Foundation
For established grantmaking
programs, contact a program officer for questions. For all other inquiries, contact the Office of Foundation Relations.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Faculty and staff
may apply for open solicitation opportunities. OSU's limited submission policy may apply. For grants outside the RFP process and for all other inquiries, contact the Office of Foundation Relations.
Spencer Foundation
For established grantmaking programs, contact a program officer for questions. Contact the Division of Research and Innovation for limited submission opportunities. For all other inquiries, contact the Office of Foundation Relations.
Sunderland Foundation
Proposals must be a priority facility project and must have approval of the Provost's Office. Contact the Office of Foundation Relations for all inquiries.
John Templeton Foundation
For established grantmaking programs, contact a program officer for questions. For requests outside established programs and for all other inquiries, contact the Office of Foundation Relations.
Wayne & Gladys Valley Foundation
The OSU President's Office collaborates directly with the Valley Foundation. Faculty and college units cannot approach the foundation directly. Please contact the Office of Foundation Relations for additional information.
William T. Grant Foundation
For established grantmaking programs, contact a program officer for questions. Contact the Division of Research and Innovation for limited submission opportunities. For all other inquiries, contact the Office of Foundation Relations.
Yield Giving
Contact the Office of Foundation Relations for all inquiries.