R.H. Parker/United Foundation

The R. H. Parker/United Foundation, an independent private foundation, was established in Oregon in 1994 by Richard H. Parker, Jr. and other members of the family. Its primary mission is to further education and youth programs in the areas United Finance Co. serves. We are committed to helping our communities grow and prosper. Each year, through the R. H. Parker/United Foundation we assist many local nonprofit organizations working to make the communities we share a better place to live and work.

Through the years, the foundation has been pleased to provide funding support to the following organizations:

  • AFSA Education Foundation
  • Air Warrior Courage Foundation
  • Alzheimer’s Association
  • American Business Women’s Assoc.
  • American Cancer Society
  • American Diabetes Assoc.
  • American Heart Association
  • American Hero’s
  • American Legion Post #21
  • American Red Cross
  • Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
  • ARCS Foundation, Inc.
  • Arlington Club Heritage Foundation
  • Autism Speaks
  • Baker Prairie PT & A Assoc.
  • Beaverton Blaze Competitive Softball
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters
  • Boy Scouts of America
  • Boys & Girls Club
  • Bradley Angle
  • C P A C
  • CAMEO
  • Camp Meadowood Springs
  • Canby 5K
  • Canby Community Preschool
  • Canby Jr. Baseball
  • Canby Jr. Basketball.
  • Candy Lane PTA
  • CARES NW
  • Catholic Charities
  • Childrens’ Museum 2nd Generation
  • Christ Child Society
  • Christ United Methodist
  • Church Bldg. Fund
  • Christian Record Services
  • City of Rockaway Beach/Fire & Rescue Dept.
  • Civil Air Patrol
  • Clackamas County 4-H Club
  • Clark County Food Bank
  • Cody Sipes Memorial Race
  • Columbia Industries
  • Columbia Little League
  • Columbia River Maritime Museum
  • Community Foundation of Western NV Community Music Ctr., Inc.
  • Corporation for Jefferson Poplar Forest
  • Credit Research Center
  • CYO Camp Howard
  • Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
  • De La Salle North Catholic High School
  • Deschutes Basin Land Trust
  • Desert Fliers Command
  • Divide Camp
  • Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
  • Dress For Success Oregon
  • East Wood Presbyterian Church
  • Eastern Oregon University Foundation
  • Eugene Family YMCA
  • Eugene Lightning
  • Faith’s Hope Foundation
  • FC Portland Soccer Academy.
  • Fellowship Church Fort Kennedy
  • Fort Vancouver Sertoma
  • Friends of Burnside/Couch, Inc.
  • Friends of Grant Football, Inc.
  • Friends of The Children
  • Friends of The Mounted Patrol
  • Full Circle Programs
  • Gaiser Middle School
  • Gale’s Creek Camp Foundation
  • Garrett Smith Memorial Fund
  • Gladstone Education Foundation
  • Gladstone Jr. Baseball League
  • Grant Watts Elementary School
  • Grants Fields
  • Grants Pass American Little League
  • Grants Pass Longspurs
  • Guide Dogs For The Blind
  • Guidepost – Military Project
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Healthnet Foundation
  • Hearing & Speech League
  • Help Now Advocacy Ctr.
  • High Desert Museum
  • Holy Name Sisters
  • Inter Service Walk & Knock
  • Isaac’s Room
  • J. D. Currie Youth Camp
  • Jesuit High School
  • JHS Foundation
  • Junior Achievement
  • Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
  • Kaiser Hospice
  • Katie’s Kause
  • KIDS Sports Foundation
  • Kiwanis Club of Carson City Foundation
  • Klamath Basin Rangeland Trust
  • Klamath County School District
  • LaGrande Main Street
  • LaGrande Rotary
  • Lance Armstrong Foundation
  • LDS Perpetual Education Fund
  • Legacy VNA Hospice
  • Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Inc.
  • Loaves & Fishes
  • Lourdes Charter School
  • Lower Columbia Youth Soccer
  • Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.
  • Macdonald Center
  • Madison High School
  • Marathon for Life March of Dimes
  • Marylhurst University
  • Mayo Foundation
  • McMinnville Athletic Club
  • Mercy Foundation
  • Metro League Interscholastic Ski Racing
  • Michael J. Fox Foundation
  • Mission Mill Museum
  • Missionary Oblates
  • Muscular Dystrophy Assoc.
  • MVHS Alpine Ski Team
  • Nat’l Charity League – Portland Chapter
  • Nature Conservancy
  • Nevada Humane Society
  • Northern Nevada Soccer League
  • Northern Valley Volleyball Club
  • NW Battle Buddies
  • NW Medical Teams
  • NW Integrity Athletics
  • OBRA
  • OHSU Knight Foundation
  • OMSI
  • OPB
  • OR Assoc. Chiefs of Police
  • Oregon 150
  • Oregon AAU – Oregon Magic
  • Oregon Fallen Badge Foundation
  • Oregon Food Bank
  • Oregon Historical Society
  • Oregon Humane Society
  • Oregon Independent Colleges Foundation
  • Oregon International Air Show
  • Oregon Interscholastic Ski Racing
  • Oregon Symphony
  • Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
  • Oregon Trout
  • Oregon Wildlife
  • Oregon WWII Memorial Fund
  • Oregon Youth Philharmonic
  • Our Beaver Nation
  • Our Lady of Tahoe Catholic Church
  • OYA NO KAI Inc.
  • PAL Grant 4-5-6 Football
  • Palm Springs Air Museum
  • Partners For Seniors
  • Passage Quilt Project
  • PCC Foundation
  • Pearl Rotary
  • Pendleton Roundup Hall of Fame
  • Pittock Mansion Society
  • Police Activities League
  • Portland Children’s Museum
  • Portland Public School Foundation
  • Portland Streetcar
  • Portland Transport Blog
  • Portland Youth Builders
  • Portland Youth Philharmonic
  • Project Linus
  • Providence Child Center Foundation
  • Providence Foundations Oregon
  • Providence Seaside Hospital Foundation Providence St. Vincent Medical Association
  • RAD Racing NW
  • REACH Community Development
  • Regional Drug Initiative
  • Regis University
  • Restore Oregon
  • Rip City Softball
  • Riverside PTA
  • Rose Festival Foundation
  • RVMC
  • Sacred Heart Medical Center
  • Salem Academy Christian School
  • Salmon Creek Soccer Club
  • School of Piano Tech For The Blind
  • Second Marine Division Association
  • Seton Catholic College Prep
  • Shriner’s Hospital for Children
  • Silver State Volleyball Club
  • Soroptimist Int’l of LaGrande
  • Spark’s of Hope Special Olympics
  • St. Anthony School & Church
  • St. Andrews Nativity School
  • St. Joseph The Worker Parish
  • St. Josephs School
  • St. Judes Children Research Hospital
  • St. Marys High School
  • St. Marys Home For Boys
  • St. Matthew Lutheran Church
  • St. Teresa of Avila Catholic School
  • St. Thomas Moore School
  • St. Vincent de Paul
  • Stevenson Downtown Assoc.
  • Sunshine Division
  • The Alliance
  • The Evans Scholar Foundation – Oregon Fund The Grotto
  • The Nature Conservancy of Oregon
  • The USO
  • Three Rivers School District
  • Thunderbird Lodge Preservation Society
  • Tigard Christian Church
  • Toluca Washington Soccer Academy Trashmasters Int’l Inc.
  • Trinity Baptist Church
  • Trojan Booster Club
  • UCC Foundation
  • United Way
  • University Club Education Foundation
  • University of Oregon Foundation
  • University of Portland
  • University of Texas
  • UT Southwest Medical Foundation
  • Vancouver School District #37 Foundation Veterans of Oregon & Members of the Community
  • VFW Post #3699
  • Vietnam Veterans Of America, Inc.
  • Warrenton Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc. Warrenton Kids, Inc.
  • West Portland Boxing Team
  • West Salem Educational Fund
  • West Tualatin View School Parent/Teacher Club 
  • Whittell Boosters
  • Willamette High School Girls Basketball Willamette High School Girls Volleyball Willamette University Lovell Scholarship Fund Willamette Valley Babe Ruth All Stars
  • Wilsonville Touchdown Club
  • Yamhill Valley Treatment
  • YEBW
  • Young Life
  • YWCA

All requests for grants to the R.H Parker/United Foundation must include a copy of the Organizations 501(c) 3 to be considered. Submit requests to P.O Box 3504, Portland, OR 97208.

R.H. Parker/United Foundation Board Of Directors

Richard H. Parker, Jr.  
Judy Ann Parker
Richard H. Parker, III
Roger Lloyd
Lori G. Cox