Meet Yuliya Rybalka
May 19, 2022
As a program associate for the grantmaking team, Yuliya is looking forward to learning about organizations across the state and ensuring they experience a great grantmaking process.Read More »
Meet Brenda Gonzalez
May 19, 2022
Brenda Gonzalez comes to Group Health Foundation as a program associate for the grantmaking team with more than ten years of direct service experience at nonprofit organizations like Communities in Schools of Benton-Franklin, the Children’s Reading Foundation, and Catholic Charities.Read More »
Community Conversations: Hanncel Sanchez
April 29, 2022
In this community conversation with GHF Program Officer Jorge Gutierrez at MiA’s new office, Hanncel shares more about her personal journey finding and building community in Spokane.Read More »
Meet Grace Rooney
April 18, 2022
From community gatherings with 25 attendees to the 2013 presidential inauguration attended by over 250,000 people, Grace’s experience runs the gambit, but she especially loves planning events focused on creating connections and moments for listening and learning.Read More »
Meet Camille Baker
March 31, 2022
As an administrative associate, Camille provides executive-level administrative support and manages special projects and initiatives in close partnership with Cory Sbarbaro, our executive vice president.Read More »
What’s next in the struggle for voting rights? Three leaders share their strategies
February 24, 2022
As voter disenfranchisement, rampant disinformation, violence against communities of color, and other threats to our democracy intensified in recent years, Group Health Foundation accelerated funding efforts across the country that have serious implications for Washingtonians.Read More »
Why we ask organizations for their racial identities
January 26, 2022
Vice President of Programs Steven Cole-Schwartz shares why we ask grant applicants for demographic information, and offers suggestions for how we can all encourage organizations to authentically tell their stories.Read More »
Q&A: Magaly Solis, La Casa Hogar’s first Latina executive director
January 26, 2022
Magaly Solis recently became La Casa Hogar’s first Latina executive director in the organization’s 33-year history. In celebration of her new role, we spoke to Magaly about organizational transitions from white to people-of-color leadership and how philanthropy can support nonprofits like La Casa Hogar.Read More »
Community Conversations: Dr. Ben Danielson
December 14, 2021
In our latest Community Conversation, Dr. Ben Danielson reflects on the anniversary of his resignation from Seattle Children’s Hospital and shares what he has learned about himself and his community over the last year.Read More »
Community Conversations: Ginger Kwan
November 18, 2021
In this virtual community conversation, Open Doors’ Executive Director Ginger joins Jay Thomas, a program officer at GHF, to share more about the story behind the organization’s formation and her own personal journey in this work.Read More »