Becoming a Member

To become a member of GRANTMAKERS of Oregon and Southwest Washington please review the following membership criteria.  If you are eligible, please forward your completed Membership Application as a PDF to Shafina Fazal-Gardner at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). If you have questions or would like a mailed application please contact Shafina Fazal-Gardner via email or call 503.226.6340.

Sustainability Plan
Watershed Support Benefits

2012 Membership Application
2012 Renewal Invoice

Membership Criteria

  • Private grantmaking foundations
  • Private operating foundations endowed to operate programs and award grants determined by donor or governing body
  • Community foundations subsidized by endowments and broad group of contributors
  • Corporate foundations
  • Corporations with a grantmaking program or organized giving program
  • Public foundations, charities or government entities whose principal purpose is grantmaking and with at least 50% of the organization’s total annual budget for competitive direct grants (does not include allocations to affiliate organizations or preselected grantees.) Government entities receive a 50% discount and dues capped at $3000.
  • Organized Giving Circles with a grantmaking program
  • Individuals with donor advised funds
  • Any trust company or bank that manages charitable funds, trusts, or foundations that make grants for charitable purposes

Associate Membership

  • Retired Grantmakers who are not active as independent consultants to grantmaking organizations (independent consultants may attend programs at the request of a member organization)
  • Individuals living in Oregon or southwest Washington who are active members of eligible grantmaking organizations that make grants outside Oregon and southwest Washington.
  • Affinity groups recognized by the Council on Foundations
  • Emerging members — individuals, groups of individuals, companies, and other potential members who are exploring the formalization of a grantmaking program (maximum two year associate membership)

Dues Structure


Please Note - Discount: Members with offices located fifty miles or more outside the Portland metropolitan area may take a 25% discount. Government entities receive a 50% discount and dues capped at $3000.