What david douglas educational foundation does

Founded in 1991 and based in Portland, Oregon, the David Douglas Educational Foundation is an independent, all-volunteer nonprofit that supports students and staff in the David Douglas School District. Its beneficiary work spans K-12 unmet needs, including emergency health and welfare assistance, classroom innovation, scholarships, and participation in extracurricular activities.

DDEF's core programs include the Spring and Opportunity Grant programs, DDEF Scholarships, the Kids Fund, the $5 Campaign, No Scot Left Behind, the Community Sports Scholarship Program, and emergency relief campaigns. Assistance is distributed through school counselors, district offices, staff networks, and direct student or family channels. DDEF does not develop or sell technology products: it has no disclosed app, API, SDK, proprietary software, or AI capability, while its website, email newsletter, social media, and district communications serve as organizational infrastructure.

The Foundation funds these activities through donations, payroll deductions, corporate matching, online campaigns, recurring and special events, the Fred Meyer Community Rewards program, and endowment or estate gifts. Grants, scholarships, and assistance are provided without charge, and there are no products, pricing tiers, or customer contracts. DDEF reports that 96% of donations go directly to sponsored programs and reports cumulative funding of more than $576,000 in grants, more than $104,500 in scholarships, and more than $558,000 in donations.

Name

david douglas educational foundation

Legal name

David Douglas Educational Foundation

Website

https://ddefforkids.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Short description

David Douglas Educational Foundation is an all-volunteer nonprofit that funds David Douglas School District students and staff through grants, scholarships, emergency assistance, and extracurricular support, using donations, payroll deductions, corporate matches, and fundraising events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Foundation / Non-profit Educational Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Grantmaking Agencies & Education Program Grants Administration (EDADAHAD), Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB), Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC), Fundraising & Annual Giving (EDALAOAB), Scholarships, Grants & Education Benefits Administration (Financing-adjacent) (FSAKAEAM), K–12 Support & School Improvement Nonprofits (BPAGADAB)

Keywords

• Educational foundation grants
• Student scholarships
• School district fundraising
• Nonprofit educational assistance
• Community philanthropy programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: DDEF raises funds through a variety of channels including annual dinner/auction events, chili challenges, wine tours, online campaigns, and the Fred Meyer Rewards community program. Corporate matching funds are also solicited from employers such as Portland General Electric, Wells Fargo, Standard Insurance, and Microsoft.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

David Douglas Educational Foundation is an all-volunteer non-profit community organization that funds educational excellence within the David Douglas School District by raising donations through fundraising events, payroll deductions, corporate matching, and estate gifts, then redistributing those funds as grants to teachers, scholarships to graduating seniors, and emergency assistance to students in need through the Kids Fund and the No Scot Left Behind program.

Product overview

David Douglas Educational Foundation (DDEF) is an all-volunteer non-profit educational foundation established in 1991 supporting the David Douglas School District. The organization operates a portfolio of programs including the DDEF Grant Program (Spring Grants and Opportunity Grants), DDEF Scholarships (endowed scholarships for graduating seniors), Kids Fund (emergency health/welfare assistance), $5 Campaign (employee payroll deduction), No Scot Left Behind (activity/sports financial assistance), Community Sports Scholarships, and Covid-19 emergency relief. Ninety-six percent of donations go directly to these programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kids Fund: Program established in 2006 to provide funding for personal health and welfare needs of students when all other funding sources have been exhausted.
• No Scot Left Behind
• $5 Campaign

Products and services

• DDEF Grant Program Grant funding program supporting educational excellence in the David Douglas School District, including annual Spring Grants (typically $1,500) and Opportunity Grants (year-round) that enable teachers to pilot new and innovative classroom projects and purchase special equipment.
• DDEF Scholarships Scholarship endowment providing four $1,000 scholarships annually to David Douglas High School graduating seniors, plus up to ten endowed scholarships (DDEF Counselor's Choice, Fir Ridge Counselor's Choice, Jean Bruck, Christopher Family, DD Moore/Parker Family, Donald E. Harrel, Horner Performing Artist, Ralph Howlett, Walter E. Dillon, Denise Lisac Memorial, Janelle Adrian Legacy) and additional special scholarships funded by donors.
• Kids Fund Emergency assistance program providing funding for personal health and welfare needs of David Douglas School District students — including glasses, clothing, medication, emergency dental, hygiene products, coats, socks, shoes, diabetic supplies, and alarm clocks — accessed by school counselors after all other funding sources have been exhausted.
• No Scot Left Behind Program
• Community Sports Scholarship Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $576,000 in grants awarded since 1993; $104,500 in scholarships since 1995; $148,000 distributed through Kids Fund (2006–2025); $38,720 raised for No Scot Left Behind in 2026.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Young Lawyers' Section of the Multnomah Bar AssociationminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2020In November 2020, the Young Lawyers' Section of the Multnomah Bar Association Committee on Service to the Public partnered with DDEF to conduct a contact-free donation drive for used musical instruments. The drive collected flutes, clarinets, drums, a keyboard, trombone, trumpet, and a didgeridoo for David Douglas School District music students.
• Fred Meyer RewardscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFred Meyer's Community Rewards program allows shoppers to designate DDEF as a recipient of a percentage of qualifying sales. Shoppers link their Fred Meyer Rewards card to DDEF at fredmeyer.com/communityrewards. This is a free mechanism that generates ongoing donations as shoppers continue to earn their normal Reward Points, Fuel Points, and Rebates.
• First BookcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst Book is a non-profit organization whose mission is to connect kids in low-income communities with new books and learning materials. DDEF Board Member Suzie Albin has secured multiple First Book grants over the past ten years. During the COVID-19 pandemic, First Book grants provided books for food boxes distributed at David Douglas schools, culturally specific books for Floyd Light Middle School, and games/toys for families in need.
• Portland General Electric, Wells Fargo, Standard Insurance, MicrosoftminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSeveral companies provide matching funds for employee donations to DDEF. The Foundation has received matching funds from Portland General Electric, Wells Fargo, Standard Insurance, and Microsoft. When employees donate to DDEF, they can apply for employer matching to double the impact of their gift.
• Oregon Fish and WildlifeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOregon Fish and Wildlife provides salmon and steelhead trout eggs for the Fish to Fry program at Alice Ott Middle School, which allows students to raise and release fish as part of their science curriculum. The program incorporates lessons on estuaries, ecosystems, and Indigenous peoples' relationship with local waterways.
• David Douglas School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDDEF operates in close partnership with the David Douglas School District. The Foundation's Special Projects Office is housed at the District Office. District staff and administration support grant applications, scholarship distribution, and the $5 Campaign payroll deduction. Superintendent Ken Richardson has publicly endorsed DDEF's work.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• AdoptAClassroom.org: AdoptAClassroom.org is a national nonprofit that distributes funding directly to teachers for classroom supplies. It is comparable to DDEF as an alternative channel for teacher-grant funding, though operating at much greater national scale and via a digital marketplace model.
• First Book: First Book is a national nonprofit that provides new books and educational materials to children in low-income communities. DDEF is an existing grant recipient and operational collaborator (Board Member Suzie Albin has secured First Book grants for over a decade), making First Book a programmatic partner and a partial-overlap comparable.
• DonorsChoose: DonorsChoose is a national crowdfunding platform connecting individual donors to public school teachers for classroom project funding. It represents a scaled, technology-enabled analogue to DDEF's teacher grant program, serving a similar need (innovative classroom project funding) through a different distribution model.

Direct peers

• Beaverton Education Foundation: Beaverton Education Foundation is a volunteer-driven nonprofit that funds innovative classroom grants, scholarships, and student support programs for the Beaverton School District. It mirrors DDEF's structure (volunteer board, district-partnered grantmaking, scholarships, emergency student assistance) in another Portland-metro district.
• Gresham-Barlow Education Foundation: Gresham-Barlow Education Foundation provides grants and scholarships to students and teachers in the Gresham-Barlow School District, another Portland-metro district. It is a direct functional peer with overlapping geographic and demographic context to DDEF.
• Portland Public Schools Foundation: Portland Public Schools Foundation is a nonprofit that raises funds and provides grants and scholarships to students and teachers across Portland Public Schools. It operates an identical mission and model to DDEF (district-embedded educational grantmaking), but serves the larger neighboring Portland Public Schools district, making it the most direct functional peer.
• Lake Oswego Schools Foundation: Lake Oswego Schools Foundation supports the Lake Oswego School District through teacher grants, scholarships, and student programs. It is a tightly comparable district-anchored educational foundation operating in the same Portland metro region with a similar volunteer-driven model.

Broad incumbents

• Oregon Community Foundation: Oregon Community Foundation is the largest community foundation in Oregon, managing charitable funds and scholarships statewide. It is a broader incumbent operating at scale across education and other causes; DDEF's donors and scholarship applicants may also interact with OCF's programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles3 records

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