Organization: MCKENZIE RIVER GATHERING FOUNDATION
Mission: THE MCKENZIE RIVER GATHERING FOUNDATION INSPIRES PEOPLE TO WORK TOGETHER FOR JUSTICE AND MOBILIZES RESOURCES FOR OREGON COMMUNITIES AS THEY BUILD COLLECTIVE POWER TO CHANGE THE WORLD.
Activities: MCKENZIE RIVER GATHERING FOUNDATION AWARDED 412,060 TO GRASSROOTS SOCIAL CHANGE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH OUR UNIQUE, ACTIVIST-LED GRANTMAKING PROCESS. ADDITIONALLY, MRG AWARDED 770,130 COMMUNITY FUNDS GRANTS, WHOSE GRANTMAKING IS LED BY ACTIVISTS FROM THE IMPACTED COMMUNITIES AND 1,131,000 FROM MRG'S COVID-19 COMMUNITY RESPONSE FUND. WE ALSO AWARDED 30,000 THROUGH LILLA JEWEL AWARDS TO WOMEN AND MARGINALIZED GENDER ARTISTS. FINALLY, MRG WORKED WITH PROGRESSIVE DONORS ACROSS OREGON TO AWARD 543,940 IN DONOR-ADVISED GRANTS.
NTEE category: Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
Secondary category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations