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 Robyn Shuey at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). If you have questions or would like a mailed application please contact Robyn Shuey via email at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call 503.226.6340.

Sustainability Plan
Watershed Support Benefits

2013 New Member Application
2013 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.
  • If organization is both grantmaking and grantseeking, membership eligibility is contingent upon the GRANTMAKERS of Oregon and Southwest Washington‘s Board of Directors determination of the following:
      • 1. Grantmaking is primary to its mission
          2. They operate a competitive grant program
              3. They support multiple qualified charitable organizations
              1. Organized Giving Circles with a grantmaking program
              2. Individuals with donor advised funds
              3. 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.