GO Grants

Collins is a responsive grantmaker. We award and fund arts and culture, child welfare and development, education, environmental protection, health equity, and a broad range of efforts to enhance the quality of life in Oregon’s communities.

A central priority for the Foundation is to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion through our grantmaking. We support organizations at various stages in their pursuit of equity. Many successful applicants will have made efforts to learn about the root causes of social inequities, are actively thinking about how racial equity informs their work and operations, or have implemented policies and practices to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

We provide general operations grants.

Program Eligibility

Organizations operating for at least one year AND have a budget of at least $20,000. The process of applying for a GO Grant from The Collins Foundation starts with our Partnership Alignment Screener. Please visit our Partnership Alignment Screener page to learn more.

GO Grants FAQs

Will you still provide multi-year funding? Yes!​

Will you still fund capital projects? Yes!​

Will you still fund arts and humanities? Yes!​

Will you still fund in rural Oregon? Yes!​

Will you still be supporting nonprofits that serve the LGBTQIA2S+ community? Yes!

Will you still fund Tribes and Tribal entities? Yes!​

Will you still fund collaborative programs or initiatives? Yes!​

Will you still fund fiscally-sponsored projects? Yes!​

Will you still fund matching challenge grants? No.​

I have an active grant, do I need to provide a final report? No.​

I have an active grant and upcoming payment, what do I do? We will contact you specifically about next steps.​

Will you still ask for final reports? No.​

Will you still ask for multi-year reports? Yes, but reporting will be in the form of a short check-in with your Community Resource Strategist (CRS), including a financial check-in.​

Can I provide additional comments to the Partnership Alignment Screener? No. If your organization moves forward in the review process to the exploration phase, the screener can be discussed, and you can provide additional comments during this phase.

Will the Foundation continue to support early childhood programs in our communities? Yes!​

Is it okay if my organization fits more than one strategic priority funding area? Yes. The strategic priorities will be discussed during the exploration phase with a Community Resource Strategist (CRS).

What kinds of things do you fund? The Collins Foundation will remain a responsive funder and will provide general operating grants.​

Do you require a new project for funding or can it be ongoing/current programming? We will provide general operating funding, allowing organizations to choose how to allocate their funds.​

Collins is a major funder in Oregon. Based on trends in the broader philanthropic sector, does the leadership and board of Collins have any plan to sunset? No, we remain committed to funding in perpetuity.​

Do you have a video that shares information about your new GO Grants process? Yes! Click here.

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