Group Health Foundation is honored to announce 25 new recipients of our Systems, Power, and Action grants, totaling nearly $16 million. Each organization will receive up to $720,000 in flexible funding over three years to advance their advocacy and systems change work.Read More »
Sewheat Asfaha says that the value of learning very much defines who she is. Whether it’s professionally or personally, through feedback from grantees or the array of podcasts she regularly listens to, Sewheat seeks to adapt, learn, and grow.Read More »
Adelina Solís is the first to admit her path to philanthropy wasn’t exactly linear. “I feel like some people have a very clear experience or identity that shapes their career path,” Adelina says. “I don’t totally feel that way about my story. I haven’t stuck with one issue, but our communities are not affected by a single issue. So for me, it sounds simple, but really I just want to do good.”Read More »
We’re delighted to announce that we’ve granted 70 organizations $15 million in Community Learning Grants to support their work across Washington State. Each grantee will receive up to $225,000 in flexible funding over the course of three years to further their efforts in self-determined directions. Community Learning Grants give us fresh opportunities to learnRead More »
Service drives Karen Cunningham’s life and career arc. The daughter of a Japanese-Hawaiian father and Yakama mother, she grew up as the oldest sibling with responsibility to jump in and help without being told. This deep teaching inspired a dedication to her community.Read More »
When Bowei Gao thinks of financial knowledge and capital, he sees all the ways investments can make a real difference in the world. Finance brings new products or services to the marketplace, and more often than not, creates social value and drives impact.Read More »
While anti-Asian racism is not new to our country’s history, the last few years were still difficult for many Asian people and communities who call Washington and the United States home. Pacific Islander and Asian leaders we spoke to commonly used the word “anxious” to describe the state of their communities.Read More »
Angie Corwin grew up in a household that embodied the meaning of community and volunteerism. From the age of five, she remembers participating in Operation: Sack Lunch, helping deliver meals to people experiencing housing and food insecurity.Read More »
In response to increasing anti-Asian violence, Group Health Foundation granted Asian-led and Pacific Islander-led organizations with nearly $1 million in Equitable Response and Recovery Funding. The Yakima Buddhist Church is one of the 35 grant recipients.Read More »
Ophelia Noble of The Noble Foundation talks to Carmen Berkley, our vice president of programs, about the organizing work in Vancouver and Southwest Washington over the last year, including the moments that have inspired her to keep going.Read More »