Black United Fund of Oregon

Name

Black United Fund of Oregon

Legal name

Black United Fund of Oregon

Website

https://bufor.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Foundation Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

College Access, Scholarships & Student Success Nonprofits (BPAGADAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC), Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAN), Degree-Level Scholarships (Undergrad/Masters/PhD/Postdoc) (EDAIAOAE)

Keywords

• Community foundation services
• Youth scholarship programs
• Nonprofit mentorship programs
• Philanthropic grant funding
• Community fundraising events

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: One-time and recurring monthly donations from individual donors supporting scholarship programs, mentorship initiatives, and community philanthropy.
2. Event Sponsorships and Tickets: Revenue from the annual Scholarship Awards Luncheon (SAL), including ticket sales, table purchases, and corporate sponsorships. Named scholarship opportunities available at $5,000 per scholarship.
3. Corporate Giving Programs: Partner programs including Fred Meyer Community Rewards (code MQ027), Oregon Bottle Drop Fund, and New Seasons Market Bag It Forward allow supporters to contribute while shopping.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Black United Fund of Oregon is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation that provides college scholarships for youth of color, mentorship programs (Mentor4Success), philanthropic support to small nonprofits led by communities of color, and economic justice initiatives. The organization also operates the annual Scholarship Awards Luncheon (SAL) as its signature fundraising event to support scholars and expand access to educational opportunity.

Product overview

Black United Fund of Oregon is a nonprofit foundation offering a unified portfolio of community programs centered on economic justice and educational opportunity. The core offerings include the annual Scholarship Awards Luncheon (SAL) event, the Mentor4Success mentorship program, and youth scholarship distribution. As the longest-standing Black-led and -serving foundation in Oregon, BUF-OR operates from its headquarters on historically-Black Northeast Alberta Street, providing direct financial support to youth of color and capacity-building assistance to community nonprofits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Scholarship Awards Luncheon (SAL) BUF-OR's signature annual scholarship fundraising event that brings together donors, sponsors, community leaders, families, alumni, and advocates to celebrate scholars and expand access to educational opportunity. Includes named scholarship opportunities at $5,000 per scholarship.
• Mentor4Success

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,028+ lives touched across Oregon
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fred MeyercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFred Meyer Community Rewards partnership allows shoppers to link their Fred Meyer card to BUF-OR using code MQ027. A percentage of qualifying purchases is donated to support BUF-OR's scholarship and mentorship programs.
• Oregon Bottle Drop FundminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOregon Bottle Drop Fund partnership allows community members to donate bottle and can deposits to support BUF-OR's charitable programs.
• New Seasons MarketminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNew Seasons Market Bag It Forward program allows customers to support BUF-OR through charitable donations at checkout.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Oregon Community Foundation: Oregon's largest community foundation distributing grants across the state; a regional peer sharing the same Oregon geographic market and education-equity priorities, though operating as a broad community foundation rather than a culturally-specific one.
• Meyer Memorial Trust: A major Oregon-based foundation funding education, housing, and equity work statewide; a regional peer with overlapping grantmaking focus on underrepresented Oregon communities, but operating at materially larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• National Urban League: A broad incumbent in the Black community-development space offering education, economic empowerment, and civil rights programming — overlapping with BUF-OR's mission and notably connected through the BUF-OR Board Chair's prior Urban League of Portland leadership.

Direct peers

• Ron Brown Scholar Program: A direct peer providing named scholarships, mentorship, and leadership development specifically to African American high school seniors, closely matching BUF-OR's named-scholarship and Mentor4Success approach.
• Hispanic Scholarship Fund: HSF is a direct peer that funds college scholarships and capacity-building for Hispanic students, operating a comparable scholarship-fund + community-nonprofit support model for an underrepresented demographic.
• The Jackie Robinson Foundation: Jackie Robinson Foundation is a direct peer combining multi-year scholarships with mentorship and leadership programming for underrepresented minority students, structurally similar to BUF-OR's youth-scholarship and Mentor4Success offerings.
• United Negro College Fund: UNCF is the largest direct peer — a national nonprofit that provides scholarships and educational support to underrepresented students, mirroring BUF-OR's scholarship-plus-mentorship model at far greater scale.

Emerging players

• NAACP Legal Defense Fund: National civil-rights organization advancing racial justice through legal advocacy and education support; comparable as a Black-led organization addressing education access and equity, though focused on legal/advocacy levers rather than direct scholarships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/BlackUnitedFdOR
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCOJSf7iDkUlJxVztAdoJSog
• Facebookfacebook.com/BlackUnitedFundOR
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/BlackUnitedFundOR
• Instagraminstagram.com/blackunitedfundor

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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