Philanthropy Northwest

Philanthropy Northwest, originally called the Pacific Northwest Grantmakers Forum, is an American philanthropic public-private partnership based in Seattle, Washington.

Organization

Philanthropy Northwest is a strategic partner of PEAK Grantmaking[1] and a member/partner of Global Washington.[2]

Personnel

Name Position Notes
Norton Clapp Founder[3] Median Foundation, Weyerhaeuser
Gregory Barlow Founding Director[3:1] Medina Foundation
Ben Bowling Founding Director[3:2] Seattle Foundation
Frank Dupar Founding Director[3:3] Dupar Foundation
Robert Hitchman Founding Director[3:4] Seattle Foundation
Robert Hunt Founding Director[3:5] Seattle Trust and Savings Bank
Justin Lee Founding Director[3:6] Glaser Foundation
Nancy Nordhoff Founding Director[3:7] Skinner Family Foundation
Elgin Olrogg Founding Director[3:8] Ben B. Cheney Foundation
Charles F. Osborn Founding Director[3:9] Bogle & Gates
Rowland Vincent Founding Director[3:10] Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation

Members

Philanthropy Northwest's current and former member organizations include:[4][5][6][7][8]

  • 1st Security Bank of Washington
  • 3 Rivers Community Foundation
  • 501 Commons
  • Alan Biller & Associates
  • Alaska Airlines Foundation
  • Alaska Children's Trust
  • Alaska Community Foundation
  • Alaska Conservation Foundation
  • Alaska Humanities Forum
  • Alaska Kidney Foundation
  • Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority
  • Alaska State Council on the Arts
  • Amazon
  • AmeriCorps
  • Amgen
  • Anchorage Park Foundation
  • Andy Hill CARE Fund
  • Angora Ridge Foundation
  • Annie E. Casey Foundation
  • Apex Foundation
  • Arabella Advisors
  • Arcora Foundation
  • Arctic Slope Community Foundation
  • Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
  • ArtsFund
  • Association of Village Council Presidents
  • Aurora Integrated Oncology Foundation
  • Avery Dennison Foundation
  • Bainbridge Community Foundation
  • Ballmer Group
  • Bamford Foundation
  • Bank of America
  • Bank of America Charitable Foundation
  • Beardsley Family Foundation
  • BECU Foundation
  • Behnke Foundation
  • Ben B. Cheney Foundation
  • Beneficial State Bank
  • Bernier McCaw Foundation
  • Bethel Community Services Foundation
  • Bezos Family Foundation
  • Biella Foundation
  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  • Bill Clapp
  • Black Future Co-op Fund
  • Blackbaud
  • Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health
  • Blue Mountain Community Foundation
  • Boeing
  • Boeing Employees' Credit Union (BECU)
  • Bohemian Foundation
  • Bozeman Area Community Foundation
  • Bristol Bay Foundation
  • Building Changes
  • Bullitt Foundation
  • Business Impact NW
  • Cambia Health Foundation
  • Campion Advocacy Fund
  • Casey Family Programs
  • Catalyst Kitchens
  • Cedarmere Foundation
  • Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska
  • Charlotte Martin Foundation
  • Chuckanut Health Foundation
  • CIRI Foundation
  • City of Seattle
  • Clark Nuber PS
  • CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA)
  • College Spark Washington
  • Columbia Bank
  • Comcast Foundation
  • Community Building Foundation
  • Community Foundation for Southwest Washington
  • Community Foundation of Kittitas County
  • Community Foundation of North Central Washington
  • Community Foundation of Snohomish County
  • Community Foundation of South Puget Sound
  • Comprehensive Health Education Foundation (CHEF)
  • Cook Inlet Housing Authority
  • Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI)
  • Cross Sector Impact
  • Dan and Pat Nelson Family Foundation
  • Denali Commission
  • Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation
  • Dental Foundation of Oregon (DFO)
  • Dietel & Partners
  • Dole Family Foundation
  • Donald and Marcia Liebich Fund
  • Dupar Foundation
  • Dutch Bros Coffee
  • Empire Health Foundation
  • Employees Community Fund of Boeing Puget Sound
  • Enterprise Community Partners
  • Equipoise Fund
  • FareStart
  • First Alaskans Institute
  • First Federal Community Foundation
  • First Interstate Bancsystem Foundation
  • Foraker Group
  • The Ford Family Foundation (TFFF)
  • Ford Foundation
  • Forest Foundation
  • Foundant Technologies
  • Foundation for Community Vitality
  • Foundation for Healthy Generations
  • Fowler Family Fund
  • Frances and David Rose Foundation
  • Gilhousen Family Foundation
  • The Giving Practice
  • GivingData
  • Global Washington
  • Gordon Elwood Foundation
  • GoWest Foundation
  • Grays Harbor Community Foundation
  • Greater Everett Community Foundation
  • Greater Tacoma Community Foundation (GTCF)
  • Group Health Foundation
  • Grousemont Foundation
  • Harbourton Foundation
  • Harvest Foundation
  • Hawai'i Community Foundation
  • Headwaters Foundation
  • Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation
  • Healy Foundation
  • Henry M. Jackson Foundation
  • Heritage Bank
  • Holland America Line
  • Home Partnership Foundation
  • Homer Foundation
  • HomeStreet Bank
  • Horizons Foundation
  • Hugh and Jane Ferguson Foundation
  • Humanities Washington
  • Humboldt Area Foundation
  • Icicle Fund
  • Idaho Community Foundation
  • Idaho Nonprofit Center
  • Inatai Foundation
  • Innovia Foundation
  • Jefferson County Community Foundation
  • John C. Hughes Foundation
  • Jones Family Foundation
  • JPMorgan Chase
  • June & Julian Foss Foundation
  • Juneau Community Foundation
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Ken Birdwell Foundation
  • Kent Community Foundation
  • Kettering Foundation (KF)
  • KeyBank
  • Kirkpatrick Family Foundation
  • Kirlin Charitable Foundation
  • Kitsap Community Foundation
  • Kongsgaard-Goldman Foundation
  • Korum for Kids Foundation
  • Ktisis Capital
  • Kumin Foundation
  • Laird Norton Family Foundation
  • Latino Community Fund of Washington State
  • Legal Foundation of Washington (LFW)
  • Lemelson Foundation
  • Longbrake Family Foundation
  • Loom Foundation
  • Love Abounds Foundation
  • Loyal Bigelow and Jededia Dewey Foundation
  • Lucky Seven Foundation
  • Magic Cabinet
  • Mannix Canby Foundation (MCF)
  • Maps Community Foundation
  • Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies
  • Marguerite Casey Foundation
  • Martin-Fabert Foundation
  • Master Builders Care Foundation
  • Masto Foundation
  • Mathews Legacy Foundation
  • Mat-Su Health Foundation
  • May & Stanley Smith Charitable Trust
  • MEA Charitable Foundation
  • Medina Foundation
  • Meyer Memorial Trust (MMT)
  • Microsoft
  • Microsoft Alumni Foundation
  • Microsoft Philanthropies
  • M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
  • Montana Community Foundation
  • Montana Healthcare Foundation
  • Montana Justice Foundation
  • Montana Nonprofit Association (MNA)
  • More Equitable Democracy (MED)
  • Moss Adams Foundation
  • Mount Baker Foundation
  • Mountain Sky Guest Ranch Fund
  • Na'ah Illahee Fund
  • Names Family Foundation
  • Native Americans in Philanthropy
  • Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF)
  • NeighborWorks America
  • Nesholm Family Foundation
  • Nonprofit Association of Oregon
  • Nonprofit Association of Washington
  • Norcliffe Foundation
  • Norman Archibald Charitable Foundation
  • Northwest Area Foundation
  • Northwest Children's Fund
  • Northwest Credit Union Foundation
  • Northwest Fund for the Environment
  • Northwest Health Foundation
  • Northwest Venture Philanthropy
  • Olympic View Community Foundation
  • One Valley Community Foundation
  • OneAmerica Financial
  • O.P. and W.E. Edwards Foundation
  • Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF)
  • Oregon Community Foundation
  • Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB)
  • Oro y Plata Foundation
  • Outerwall
  • Pacific Continental Bank
  • Pacific Hospital Preservation & Development Authority (PHPDA)
  • Pangea Giving
  • Park County Community Foundation (PCCF)
  • Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
  • PCC Community Markets
  • Peg and Rick Young Foundation
  • Pembroke Perlin Fund
  • Perigee Fund
  • Physio Foundation
  • Pike Place Market Foundation
  • PNC Financial Services
  • Potlatch Fund
  • Premera Blue Cross
  • Presbyterian Foundation
  • Pride Foundation
  • Privateer Holdings
  • Progress Alliance of Washington
  • Puget Sound Energy Foundation
  • Quixote Foundation
  • Rachel's Network
  • Raikes Foundation
  • Rapp Foundation
  • Rasmuson Foundation
  • RAVE Foundation
  • Raven Foundation
  • Raynier Institute & Foundation
  • RealNetworks Foundation
  • Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI)
  • Red Lodge Area Community Foundation
  • Renton Community Foundation
  • Rieschel Foundation
  • Riverstyx Foundation
  • Rodman Foundation
  • Roots & Wings Foundation
  • Roundhouse Foundation
  • The Russell Family Foundation (TRFF)
  • Safeco Insurance
  • Sally S. Kittross Family Fund
  • Samis Foundation
  • San Juan Island Community Foundation (SJICF)
  • Satterberg Foundation
  • Satya and Rao Remala Foundation
  • School's Out Washington
  • Schultz Family Foundation
  • Sealaska
  • Sealaska Heritage Institute
  • Seattle Foundation
  • Seattle International Foundation (SIF)
  • Seattle Times
  • Seeding Justice
  • Seismic Philanthropy
  • Sellen Construction
  • Serve Washington
  • Sessions Family Foundation
  • Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation
  • Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation
  • Sherwood Trust
  • Skagit Community Foundation
  • Social Justice Fund Northwest
  • Social Venture Partners Seattle
  • St. Joseph Fund
  • Starbucks
  • Starbucks Foundation
  • STCU Here for Good Foundation
  • Steele-Reese Foundation
  • Sterling Realty Organization (SRO)
  • Stewardship Foundation
  • Stolte Family Foundation
  • Symetra
  • Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
  • Thrive Washington
  • Titcomb Foundation
  • TwinStar Community Foundation
  • United Way of King County (UWKC)
  • United Way of Pierce County (UWPC)
  • University Christian Church Legacy Foundation
  • University of Alaska Foundation
  • Verdant Health Commission
  • Washington Academy of Family Physicians (WAFP)
  • Washington Dental Service Foundation
  • Washington Neurodiversity Project
  • Washington Nonprofits
  • Washington Research Foundation (WRF)
  • Washington State Department of Commerce
  • Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
  • Washington STEM
  • Washington Women in Need
  • Washington Women's Foundation
  • Wells Fargo
  • Whatcom Community Foundation
  • Whatcom Educational Credit Union (WECU)
  • Whidbey Community Foundation
  • Whitefish Community Foundation
  • Whittenberger Foundation
  • Wilburforce Foundation
  • Women's Funding Alliance
  • Wood Family Charitable Trust
  • Woodard Family Foundation
  • Woodworth Family Foundation
  • Wyman Youth Trust
  • Wyoming Community Foundation
  • Wyoming Nonprofit Network
  • Yakima Valley Community Foundation

  1. Annual Report 2021 (pp. 30–38). (2021). PEAK Grantmaking. https://web.archive.org/web/20220524184608/https://www.peakgrantmaking.org/wp-content/uploads/2021-PEAK-Annual-Report.pdf ↩︎

  2. Members and Partners. (2022). Global Washington. https://web.archive.org/web/20220729015440/https://globalwa.org/our-members/members-and-partners/ ↩︎

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