Three Local Nonprofits Awarded First Grants From The Oregon Clinic Foundation -04/28/25
The foundation’s first round of funding will support organ donation, vaccine access, and families undergoing cancer treatment
Portland, OR – April 28, 2025 — The Oregon Clinic Foundation recently announced the three nonprofit recipients of its first award cycle. Donate Life Northwest, Borland Free Clinic, and Embrace Compassion were each awarded $5,000 toward their programs. Founded in fall 2024, The Oregon Clinic Foundation was created to support the region’s non-profits in advancing health and equity in the community. Through this foundation, The Oregon Clinic can support community organizations that provide valuable services to those most in need of additional care outside of the doctor’s office.
“The breadth of work being done by small nonprofits to advance health and equity in our community is inspiring, and we were impressed with the proposals we received,” shared Dr. Jeff Bluhm, President of The Oregon Clinic Foundation Board and a Vice President at The Oregon Clinic. “We are honored to support three nonprofits during our inaugural grant cycle.”
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Donate Life Northwest saves lives and improves the health of our community through the promotion of organ, eye and tissue donation. Their grant from The Oregon Clinic Foundation will support multicultural outreach efforts in the Portland and Vancouver metro area.
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Borland Free Clinic provides essential safety-net health care services to uninsured and underinsured community members. Their grant from The Oregon Clinic Foundation will help to expand their Vaccine Access Program capacity.
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Embrace Compassion supports families of children in cancer treatment by providing programming at their farm in Sherwood. Their grant from The Oregon Clinic will help support housing for families and costs associated with programming.
The Oregon Clinic covers all administrative costs so that 100% of funds donated to The Oregon Clinic Foundation are granted to local non-profits. As a stand-alone foundation and a 501(c)(3) entity, the foundation can receive charitable gifts from patients, colleagues, family, friends, and community members and offer tax-deductible receipts. To make a gift to The Oregon Clinic Foundation or learn more about grant opportunities, please visit www.orclinic.com/foundation or call 503-935-8000.
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About The Oregon Clinic:
The Oregon Clinic transforms lives across the Pacific Northwest by delivering world-class health care through an innovative, physician-led ecosystem of care. As the largest private multi-specialty physician practice in Oregon, we provide expert, compassionate care tailored to the needs of each unique patient. With 29 specialties and over 300 physicians and practitioners, our expertise spans a broad scope of medicine, from Audiology to OBGYN to Urology. Our doctors serve patients with kindness and empathy at more than 500,000 visits each year, across more than 50 offices conveniently located throughout the Portland metro area. Our vision is for patients to have a consistent, efficient, easy experience and know they will receive the highest quality care from compassionate, trusted experts. Call 503-935-8000 or visit www.oregonclinic.com for more information.