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Our Mission
The Silver Family Foundation provides financial support to non-profits that focus on transformative youth development. We support organizations in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho that work with at-risk youth.
Transformative Youth Development Grants
The Silver Family Foundation focuses on transformative youth development programs that provide in-depth, long-term investments and opportunities for underserved youth.
We look for non-profit organizations that have clear goals and measurable outcomes. Our specific areas of interest include programs that focus on:
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Mentoring school-age youth through structured, ongoing relationships
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Providing academic intervention and support to help students achieve benchmark reading levels
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Inspiring, supporting, and teaching students to excel in school and beyond
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Supporting each child's academic needs along with their social and emotional health
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Preparing students for college and career through college preparatory programs and college retention efforts
Our Impact
Examples of programs we fund can be found on our grantee page.
How We Work
The Silver Family Foundation provides funding to non-profit organizations for programs and projects that align with our mission and fall within our funding guidelines. We do not accept capital funding requests and do not provide grants to individuals..
Our geographic focus: Oregon, Washington, and Idaho
Our approach: We make approximately 40 grants annually, typically ranging from $15,000 to $50,000. Multi-year grants are considered for programs demonstrating sustained impact.
Application Process
We use a two-step competitive process:
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Letter of Inquiry (LOI) - Due by specific deadlines twice per year
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Full Application - By invitation only following LOI review
The Foundation does not accept unsolicited grant proposals. All organizations must first complete the LOI process..
Learn more about our Application Process & Guidelines.