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.