Tracking our Giving

NWHF tracks our grantmaking work in a variety of ways. This data helps hold us accountable to our equity priorities, and guides how we build relationships and design programs.

A note regarding this data: We report grant data based on the year a grant is approved. Many of our grants are multiple years long and our programs run in two to four year long cycles. This means the data about grants awarded fluctuates significantly year to year. The information listed below reflects new grants we approved in 2025, but it’s not a comprehensive representation of all our active grantmaking.

Total Giving

In 2025, Northwest Health Foundation (our 501c4 entity) awarded 78 grants totaling $886,129, and Northwest Health Foundation Fund II (our 501c3 entity) awarded 41 grants totaling $1,388,750. Across both entities we had a total of 92 unique grantees.

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Giving to BIPOC-centered Organizations

Racial equity is the foundation’s primary equity framework. In 2025 we awarded 81 grants totaling $1,203,043 to organizations centered in BIPOC communities.

Giving to Disability-led Organizations

Disability is one of our foundation’s guiding equity frameworks.

In 2025 we made 7 grants totaling $170,000 to organizations led by people with disabilities.

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Giving Across Our Region

Northwest Health Foundation serves all of Oregon and five counties in Southwest Washington (Clark, Cowlitz, Pacific, Skamania and Wahkiakum). Geography is one of our foundation’s guiding equity frameworks.

In 2025, we awarded 27 grants to organizations in Oregon outside the Portland Metro area for a total of $532,000, and we made 10 grants in SW Washington totaling $57,500.

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Giving to 501(c)(4) Organizations

By giving to both 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations, we use all the tools we have in our toolbox to improve health for everyone in Oregon and Southwest Washington.

In 2025, we made 18 grants totaling $765,001 to grantees organized as 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations.

Giving by Grant Program

Our 2025 grants were split across our grant programs as follows:

Advancing Disability Justice - 5 grants totaling $166,000

Civic Health -  9 grants totaling $934,250

Justice Reinvestment Equity Program -  26 grants totaling $971,500

Sponsorships -  40 grants totaling $78,3000

President’s Fund - 22 grants totaling $55,329

Other Special Grants & Contributions - 17 grants totaling $69,500

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