Spirit Mountain Community Fund

Name

Spirit Mountain Community Fund

Legal name

Spirit Mountain Community Fund

Website

https://thecommunityfund.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Philanthropic Grantmaking Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC), Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB)

Keywords

• Grantmaking foundation
• Philanthropic giving
• Tribal philanthropy
• Nonprofit grants
• Community development

Headquarters

HQ city

Grand Ronde

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Casino Revenue Donations: The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde donates six percent of Spirit Mountain Casino revenue to the Spirit Mountain Community Fund. This is the primary funding source for all grant programs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Spirit Mountain Community Fund is a philanthropic foundation that distributes competitive grants, fellowships, and recognition awards to 501(c)(3) nonprofits, government agencies, and the nine federally recognized tribes of Oregon across an 11-county Northwest Oregon service area. Core offerings include Small Grants (up to $7,500), Large Grants (up to $50,000 programmatic / $100,000 capital), Oregon Tribal Grants (up to $100,000), the Mark O. Hatfield Fellowship and Junior Hatfield Fellowship, and the ye'lan lima (Helping Hand) Award, supplemented by free grant writing workshops.

Product overview

Spirit Mountain Community Fund is a philanthropic foundation (not a technology company) that operates multiple grant programs and fellowship opportunities. Its core offerings include: (1) General Purpose Grants comprising Small Grants (up to $7,500) and Large Grants (up to $50,000 programmatic, $100,000 capital); (2) Oregon Tribal Grants for the nine federally recognized tribes of Oregon (up to $100,000); (3) Hatfield Fellowship and Junior Hatfield Fellowship programs for Native American students interested in public service; and (4) the ye'lan lima (Helping Hand) Award recognizing outstanding nonprofit sector contributors. The Fund also provides free grant writing workshops and manages an online grant portal for applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hatfield Fellowship: A fellowship program established in 1998 that sponsors a Native American to serve as a Hatfield Fellow and intern in an Oregon congressional office for a nine-month term.
• yeʔlan lima (Helping Hand) Awards
• General Purpose Grants
• Oregon Tribal Grants

Quantifiable outcome

• $104,023,484 total amount funded since 1997
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• American Political Science Association (APSA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1998APSA provides month-long orientation for Hatfield Fellows at the start of their fellowship. Fellows participate in the APSA Congressional Fellowship Program in Washington D.C. during November before beginning their congressional office placements.
• Oregon Congressional DelegationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHatfield Fellows rotate through Oregon congressional offices including Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle, Andrea Salinas, Kurt Schrader, Darlene Hooley, Greg Walden, and David Wu. This partnership enhances understanding between D.C. leadership and Indian Country.
• Confederated Tribes of Grand RondecoreOthersParent tribal organization that established the Spirit Mountain Community Fund and provides 6% of Spirit Mountain Casino revenue as the funding source. The tribe is the ultimate beneficiary of the community fund's mission to give back to communities who supported them during the termination era.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• The Ford Family Foundation: Large Oregon-based private foundation focused on rural communities and youth, distributing tens of millions annually across Oregon and northern California. Comparable as a regionally focused Oregon grantmaker with similar nonprofit partnership model and capacity-building emphasis.
• Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund: Philanthropic arm of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians distributing casino-derived funds to nonprofits in its service area. Directly comparable as a fellow Oregon tribal casino-funded grantmaker with similar competitive grant cycles and tribal-community mission.
• M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust: Pacific Northwest foundation with ~$1B in assets distributing grants across Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska. Comparable as a regional grantmaker with similar competitive application process and capacity-building programmatic focus.
• Meyer Memorial Trust: Portland-based private foundation with ~$900M in assets focused on Oregon equity, education, and housing. Comparable as a major Oregon grantmaker with multi-decade operating history and similar competitive grantmaking process for nonprofits statewide.
• Oregon Community Foundation: Oregon's largest community foundation with ~$3B in assets and a statewide grantmaking focus on community well-being, education, and arts. Directly comparable as an Oregon-based community grantmaker serving nonprofits, with similar competitive grant cycles and county-level geographic reach.
• Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Charitable Fund: Charitable arm of one of the nine federally recognized Oregon tribes that SMCF serves. Comparable as a tribal-government-sponsored grantmaker distributing casino revenue to community programs in central Oregon.

Emerging players

• Native American Rights Fund: National nonprofit providing legal advocacy and capacity-building grants to Native American tribes and organizations. Comparable as a Native-focused grantmaking and capacity-building organization with overlapping tribal-community beneficiaries.
• Roundhouse Foundation: Oregon-based foundation focused on rural communities and Indigenous-led initiatives, including the One Fire Fund for Native-led projects. Comparable as a tribal-affiliated and culturally responsive grantmaker serving Oregon nonprofits and Native communities.

Regional players

• Coastal Community Foundation: Community foundation serving Oregon coastal communities. Comparable as a smaller, geographically-focused Oregon community foundation serving regional nonprofits, though smaller in scale than SMCF.
• Nicholson Foundation: Pacific Northwest-focused foundation providing grants for education, health, and community development. Comparable as a regional private grantmaker with similar sized grantmaking capacity and nonprofit-focused mission.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCzNNyGkdt-wXxB0TSNY0gaA
• Facebookfacebook.com/SpiritMountainCommunityFund
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spirit-mountain-community-fund

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