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Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Awards $9.5 Million in Grants
SEATTLE, WA — March 7, 2007Today the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation (PGAFF) announced its latest round of philanthropic grants from the fall 2006 application period. A total of $9,590,000 has been awarded to 88 nonprofit organizations throughout the five state Pacific Northwest region (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska). Launched by investor and philanthropist Paul G. Allen in 1988, the Allen family's philanthropy advances arts and cultural endeavors, funds programs that engage children more deeply in the learning process, and responds to the needs of vulnerable populations. Named one of the top philanthropists in the United States by The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Allen has donated more than $885 million via the Foundation, personal donations, venture philanthropy projects and other charitable giving. "The Pacific Northwest is home to a wide range of charitable organizations that provide vital services to our region," said Susan M. Coliton, senior director of the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. "Through the Foundation, Paul Allen and Jody Patton support nonprofit groups that take on significant initiatives which strengthen families and communities. We are pleased to announce these new grants which reflect the diversity, effectiveness, and entrepreneurial spirit of the nonprofit sector in our five-state region." Charitable contributions in the most recent grant cycle were focused in three program areas, with $3,325,000 (35%) for arts and culture grants, $4,950,000 (51%) for community development and social change programs, and $1,315,000 (14%) dedicated to youth engagement work. A complete list of grants awarded in the current cycle to nonprofits in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho and Montana can be accessed at www.pgafamilyfoundation.org/grantlist. Highlights from the arts and culture grants include: $575,000 to Intiman Theatre (Seattle) to support the world premiere production of Craig Lucas' "A Prayer for My Enemy," and to support the Plant and Equipment Fund component of its Dramatically Different Campaign; $300,000 to the Contemporary Crafts Museum and Gallery (Oregon) to support its capital campaign to purchase and renovate the Daisy Kingdom Building in Portland's Pearl District to be the museum's new home; $100,000 to ArtsFund (Seattle) to support the Take Part in Art project, a consortium of public-private partners working together to increase participation in the arts through an enhanced Community development and social change grant highlights include $100,000 to the Seattle-King County Workforce Development Council for the development of family self-sufficiency standards and expansion of an online case management tool designed to assist individuals and help service providers assess, plan, and measure the impact of job training, financial counseling, housing and other economic supports on individual and family budgets; a two-year grant of $100,000 to the Office of Port Jobs (Seattle) to pilot the Center for Working Families, a new service delivery model designed to help low-income families increase their economic outcomes by integrating career, education, income, and asset development services; $250,000 to the NATIVE Project (Spokane, WA) for the construction of an 18,000-square-foot community health campus to address the medical and behavioral healthcare needs of Native American and low income residents; a three-year grant of $350,000 to the Indian Land Tenure Foundation (Minnesota) to help Pacific Northwest tribes and individual landowners become more effective in protecting and using land as a resource to increase economic potential; a two-year grant of $100,000 to the Brookings Institution (Washington, DC) to support community-based research on the cost of living for low- and moderate-income households in Washington State; and $75,000 over three years to The CARD Clinic (Montana) to support services to people whose health has been harmed by exposure over time to asbestos mining. The Center for Asbestos Related Disease (CARD) is the primary local and national resource for responding to issues related to amphibole asbestos, providing health care, outreach, and research. In the youth engagement focus area, grant highlights include a three-year grant of $450,000 to the University of Washington's Center on Infant Mental Health and Development (Seattle) to test a model intervention program for infants and toddlers who have been placed in foster care; $250,000 over two years to the Woodland Park Zoological Society (Seattle) to strengthen, expand, and evaluate the Woodland Park Zoo's education and youth engagement programs, including Nature Exchange and Zoo Corps for children and; a two-year grant of $400,000 to The Library Foundation (Oregon) to support Multnomah County Library's "Raising a Reader" and Family Literacy Programs which provide outreach to children and parents to encourage reading to children from 0-6 as well as to help children become proficient readers. Since its inception, the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation has awarded grants to nearly 1,500 diverse nonprofit groups to support and advance their critical charitable endeavors in the Pacific Northwest. The Foundation reviews and awards grants twice per year, and accepts applications from eligible organizations located in - or serving the populations of - Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. Eligible nonprofit organizations are encouraged to submit letters of inquiry (LOIs) at least a month in advance of the Foundation's March 15 and August 15 proposal deadlines. Proposals are reviewed by staff and the Foundation's board to determine those projects that best meet the Foundation's funding priorities and review criteria. About the Paul G. Allen Family FoundationLaunched in 2004 through the consolidation of Allen's six private foundations (first established in 1988), the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation supports nonprofit organizations focused on making positive and measurable change in the Pacific Northwest. The mission of the Foundation is to build healthy communities and advance social progress through four strategic programs. The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation reviews and awards grants twice per year, and accepts applications from eligible organizations located in - or serving the populations of - Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. Visit the Foundation online at www.pgafamilyfoundation.com. About Paul G. AllenInvestor and philanthropist Paul G. Allen creates and advances world-class projects and high-impact initiatives that change and improve the way people live, learn, work and experience the world through arts, education, entertainment, sports, business and technology. He co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates in 1976, remained the company's chief technologist until he left Microsoft in 1983, and is the founder and chairman of Vulcan Inc. and chairman of Charter Communications. In addition, Allen's multibillion dollar investment portfolio includes large stakes in DreamWorks Animation SKG, Digeo, Oxygen Media, real estate holdings and more than 40 other technology, media and content companies. In 2004 Allen funded SpaceShipOne, the first privately-funded effort to successfully put a civilian in suborbital space and winner of the Ansari X-Prize competition. Allen also owns the Seattle Seahawks NFL and Portland Trail Blazers NBA franchises. Named one of the top philanthropists in America, Allen gives back to the community through the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, whose goal is to transforms individual lives and strengthen communities by supporting arts and culture, youth engagement, community development and social change, and scientific and technological innovation throughout the Pacific Northwest. Allen is also founder of Experience Music Project, Seattle's critically-acclaimed interactive music museum, the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame, and Vulcan Productions, the independent film production company behind the award-winning feature HARD CANDY, the "Evolution" series on PBS, "The Blues," executive produced by Martin Scorsese in conjunction with Allen and Jody Patton, and the six-part series, Rx for Survival - A Global Health Challenge. Learn more about Allen online at www.paulallen.com. BACK TO TOP |
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