Portland Grants & Community

Portland Grants & Community is sponsored by Brilliance Labs. This program funds churches, nonprofits, and grassroots community projects in the Portland metro area that address issues like addiction, homelessness, fatherlessness, and neighborhood erosion.

Portland Grants & Community — Brilliance Labs Microgrants, community programming, and direct investment for Kingdom entrepreneurs and organizations right here in Portland. Not everything we build crosses borders. Portland Grants & Community is our most local initiative — a direct investment in the people and organizations doing the hard, daily work of building something good in Portland, Oregon.

We fund churches, nonprofits, and grassroots community projects that are tackling the problems our city can't ignore: addiction, homelessness, fatherlessness, and the slow erosion of neighborhoods that once held people together. We're looking for organizations that are already doing the work — not just talking about it.

Grants ranging from $1,000 to $7,000 are available for 501(c)(3) organizations, fiscally sponsored projects, churches, and grassroots initiatives serving the Portland metro area. We fund specific projects, not general operations — and we welcome applications at every scale. This is where the lab meets the neighborhood.

Bright ideas, funded and put to work right here in Portland. Every grant round, we choose a specific focus. This spring, we’re funding organizations, churches, and ministries that are serving, equipping, and building up men and families in Portland.

Five years of working in this city has made one thing clear: addiction, homelessness, and neighborhood breakdown are downstream problems. The solution is investing in men and families. If your work is pointed there, we want to come alongside you — through a grant, a training workshop, or both.

Questions about this round? Reach out to andrey@brilliancelabs. org .

$1,000 to $7,000 per award. Grants fund specific projects, programs, or initiatives — not general operating budgets. 501(c)(3) nonprofits, fiscally sponsored projects, churches, and grassroots community organizations serving the Portland metro area.

Community programming, church planting, neighborhood investment, direct service, and social enterprise — projects with clear outcomes and a team doing the work. Choose the application track that fits your organization. Each application asks for a project proposal with a detailed budget, expected outcomes, evaluation metrics, timeline, and any partnerships involved.

For 501(c)(3) organizations, fiscally sponsored projects, and grassroots community initiatives serving the Portland metro area. For churches and church plants investing in their communities through new programs, partnerships, or direct neighborhood service. The Spring 2026 round closed on April 25, 2026 .

The next grant round will be announced here and in From the Lab . Since our first micro-granting round in 2022, Brilliance Labs has awarded over $263,000 to churches and organizations making a difference in Portland. Browse the full archive of grant recipients below.

Five Years of Coming Alongside The full story of our micro-grant program, 2022–2026 — every round, every recipient, and the work it set in motion across greater Portland. See All Grant Recipient Announcements → Grants are one piece. The other is showing up.

We partner with Together PDX — a network uniting churches, pastors, and leaders across the Portland metro area — and collaborate actively with their Multiply PDX project to see healthy disciples, leaders, and churches multiply across our city. Together PDX exists to see Portland flourish by uniting, connecting, and strengthening the local church.

Multiply PDX is their initiative for the healthy multiplication of disciples, leaders, churches, and movements across our city. We co-host events, co-produce content, and work alongside their network to see the gospel take root in word and deed across the city. Visit Multiply PDX → A weekly podcast co-hosted with our Multiply PDX partners.

Conversations about faith, church, and mission in the Pacific Northwest — honest, grounded, and rooted in the real work happening in Portland. We co-host gatherings, dinners, and networking events alongside Together PDX and Multiply PDX to strengthen relationships across Portland's faith community. No conferences — just real people in real rooms building real trust.

Mission Increase Oregon equips ministry leaders and nonprofit organizations with the training, resources, and community they need to grow in effectiveness and sustainability. As a referral partner, Mission Increase connects us with recommended ministries across the region — helping us identify organizations whose work aligns with our granting priorities.

We encourage all grant applicants to set up an account with Mission Increase to access their extensive database of resources and grow in best practices for nonprofit management.

Over the years, we have collaborated with Mission Increase on several training initiatives — providing capacity-building sessions for local ministry leaders in Portland, as well as partnering on nationwide training opportunities alongside Mission Increase executive directors. Visit Mission Increase Oregon → Frequently Asked Questions What are Brilliance Labs Portland Grants?

Microgrants ranging from $1,000 to $7,000 for Kingdom entrepreneurs, churches, and community organizations in Portland, Oregon. Who can apply for a Portland Grant? Churches, nonprofits, and community organizations doing Kingdom work in the Portland metro area.

What does Brilliance Labs fund? Focus areas rotate annually. Past themes include men's ministry, family support, and upstream community solutions.

Submit an application through the Church Application or Non-Profit Application forms on the Brilliance Labs website. Who manages the Portland Grants program? Andrey Gorban, Community Director at Brilliance Labs.

Contact andrey@brilliancelabs. org. For Portland, With Portland The next micro-grant round will be announced soon.

If your organization is doing the work in Portland, we want to hear from you. Start Your Application →