Grants awarded
Who does Carol & Velma Saling Foundation fund?
Carol & Velma Saling Foundation has awarded $3.5 million across 154 grants to 47 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in health care. Its typical grant is $20,000, with most between $10,000 and $28,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $20,000 versus $16,500 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$3.5M
Typical grant
$20K
Grantees
47
Grants
154
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
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Oregon Public Broadcasting
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$290K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OR | |
Western Rivers Conservancy
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$280K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OR | |
| L League of Women Voters of Oregon | $260K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Nature Conservancy
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$239K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | VA | |
Civics Learning Project
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$178K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OR | |
| I Individual recipient | $160K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Community Vision | $150K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L League of Women Voters of Portland | $132K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $121K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Association of Northwest Steelheaders INC
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$119K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | OR | |
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$115K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | OR | |
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$114K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | OR | |
| O Oregon Law Student Public Interest Fund | $111K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| K Komak | $110K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | OR | |
| E Ecotrust | $92K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Nursingale | $89K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
The Community Warehouse INC
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$80K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | WI | |
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$60K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | OR | |
| O Opb | $60K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $55K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Multiple Sclerosis Yoga Program | $52K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L League of Women Voters-Oregon | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $47K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $40K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Common Cause Education Fund | $35K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | DC | |
| L League of Women Voters-Portland | $34K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Classroom Law Project Now Civics Learning Project | $32K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Wheel to Walk Foundation
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$30K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | OR | |
| G Good Samaritanleg Health Food Support Program | $25K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| G Good Neighbor Family Pantry | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | OR | |
| G Good Samaritanleg Health Art Therapy Program | $25K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| P Portland Forward | $22K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | OR | |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Oregon Law Students Public Interest Fund | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Metro East Community Media | $18K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Oregon Food Bank INC
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$16K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | OR | |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Water Watch of Oregon
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$15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | OR | |
| G Good Samaritin Foundation | $15K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | OR | |
| A Ambucs | $14K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $12K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $8K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S Sunshine Pantry | $6K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | OH | |
| 3 350 Pdx | $6K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| 1 123120 | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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