Paul G. Allen Charitable Foundation Contributes $5.6 Million in the Pacific Northwest
May 5, 2004
The Paul G. Allen Charitable Foundation today announced its current round of charitable contributions, totaling $5.6 million, awarded from the most recent semiannual grant cycle.
The Foundation, created by philanthropist and investor Paul G. Allen in the late ‘80s, supports a variety of worthwhile projects and initiatives throughout the Pacific Northwest, including Washington, Oregon, Montana, Alaska and Idaho. The $5.6 million in contributions from the current grant cycle represents donations to more than 100 nonprofit organizations in the areas of health and human services, education, the arts, technology in learning, and medical research.
“The Foundation is proud to contribute to the positive work being done by nonprofits throughout the Pacific Northwest,” said Jo Allen Patton, executive director of the Paul G. Allen Charitable Foundation. “Having our roots in this region, Paul and I recognize the tremendous benefits that these organizations provide – whether it is support for the critical needs of vulnerable populations, or community building through the arts – and we are pleased to be able to support them in the realization of their missions.”
A sample of grants made during the current cycle includes: $200,000 to Building Better Futures in Tukwila, Wash. to help pay for construction of Head Start classrooms, offices, and community rooms to support education, nutrition, training and employment opportunities for low-income families; $350,000 to Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association in Seattle for the redevelopment of the historic Cooper School, a 1917 Seattle schoolhouse being transformed into a cultural center and 37 affordable live/work lofts for low-income artists; $50,000 to Community Partners for Affordable Housing in Tigard, Ore. for the rehabilitation of the Greenburg Oaks lowincome housing project; $150,000 to De Paul Treatment Centers in Portland, Ore. towards the renovation and expansion of its treatment center; $250,000 to Abused Deaf Women’s Advocacy Services (ADWAS) in Seattle to help build the nation's first safe, fully-accessible and culturallyappropriate transitional housing center for deaf and deaf-blind victims of domestic violence and Paul G. Allen Charitable Foundation Contributes $5.6 Million in the Pacific Northwest sexual assault; $40,000 to International District Housing and Social Services in Seattle to help implement a social venture plan for starting a multilingual home ownership business; $50,000 to the Museum of Idaho in Idaho Falls toward expansion of the museum and Children's Discovery Room to provide hands-on opportunities to learn about the natural environment and cultural heritage of Idaho; $50,000 to the Intiman Theatre in Seattle to support its production of “The Singing Forest”; $60,000 to the Montana Human Rights Network in Helena, in support of capacity building for the organization’s multi-issue civil rights work; a $120,000 challenge grant to the Oregon Health Access Project in Salem, to develop new strategies ensuring that low-income children and their families have access to health care; $100,000 to the Pierce College Foundation in Lakewood, Wash., to help with construction of child care facilities on two Pierce College campuses to support the families of lowincome students attending the community college; and, $20,000 to Lifelong AIDS Alliance of Seattle in support of its Thrift Store program; among many other Foundation grants.
About the Paul G. Allen Charitable Foundation
The Paul G. Allen Charitable Foundation promotes the health of vulnerable populations and strengthens families and communities by supporting the arts, music, health and human services, community development programs, medical research, and technology in learning initiatives throughout the Pacific Northwest. The Foundation underwrites programs that are unique in their approach, broad in their reach, and diverse in their audience. Learn more about the Foundation online at www.pgafoundations.com.
Named one of the top 10 philanthropists in America – with lifetime charitable giving totaling more than $650 million – Paul G. Allen gives back to the community through his Foundation and is also founder of Experience Music Project, Seattle’s critically acclaimed interactive music museum; the forthcoming Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (opening June 18, 2004); the $100 million Allen Institute for Brain Science and its cutting-edge Allen Brain Atlas initiative; and Vulcan Productions, the independent film production company behind Todd Haynes’ Far From Heaven, the 2001 Evolution series on PBS, and the award-winning The Blues series, executive produced by Martin Scorsese in conjunction with Allen and Jody Patton. Learn more about Allen at www.vulcan.com.
The Paul G. Allen Charitable Foundation today announced its current round of charitable contributions, totaling $5.6 million, awarded from the most recent semiannual grant cycle.
The Foundation, created by philanthropist and investor Paul G. Allen in the late ‘80s, supports a variety of worthwhile projects and initiatives throughout the Pacific Northwest, including Washington, Oregon, Montana, Alaska and Idaho. The $5.6 million in contributions from the current grant cycle represents donations to more than 100 nonprofit organizations in the areas of health and human services, education, the arts, technology in learning, and medical research.
“The Foundation is proud to contribute to the positive work being done by nonprofits throughout the Pacific Northwest,” said Jo Allen Patton, executive director of the Paul G. Allen Charitable Foundation. “Having our roots in this region, Paul and I recognize the tremendous benefits that these organizations provide – whether it is support for the critical needs of vulnerable populations, or community building through the arts – and we are pleased to be able to support them in the realization of their missions.”
A sample of grants made during the current cycle includes: $200,000 to Building Better Futures in Tukwila, Wash. to help pay for construction of Head Start classrooms, offices, and community rooms to support education, nutrition, training and employment opportunities for low-income families; $350,000 to Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association in Seattle for the redevelopment of the historic Cooper School, a 1917 Seattle schoolhouse being transformed into a cultural center and 37 affordable live/work lofts for low-income artists; $50,000 to Community Partners for Affordable Housing in Tigard, Ore. for the rehabilitation of the Greenburg Oaks lowincome housing project; $150,000 to De Paul Treatment Centers in Portland, Ore. towards the renovation and expansion of its treatment center; $250,000 to Abused Deaf Women’s Advocacy Services (ADWAS) in Seattle to help build the nation's first safe, fully-accessible and culturallyappropriate transitional housing center for deaf and deaf-blind victims of domestic violence and Paul G. Allen Charitable Foundation Contributes $5.6 Million in the Pacific Northwest sexual assault; $40,000 to International District Housing and Social Services in Seattle to help implement a social venture plan for starting a multilingual home ownership business; $50,000 to the Museum of Idaho in Idaho Falls toward expansion of the museum and Children's Discovery Room to provide hands-on opportunities to learn about the natural environment and cultural heritage of Idaho; $50,000 to the Intiman Theatre in Seattle to support its production of “The Singing Forest”; $60,000 to the Montana Human Rights Network in Helena, in support of capacity building for the organization’s multi-issue civil rights work; a $120,000 challenge grant to the Oregon Health Access Project in Salem, to develop new strategies ensuring that low-income children and their families have access to health care; $100,000 to the Pierce College Foundation in Lakewood, Wash., to help with construction of child care facilities on two Pierce College campuses to support the families of lowincome students attending the community college; and, $20,000 to Lifelong AIDS Alliance of Seattle in support of its Thrift Store program; among many other Foundation grants.
About the Paul G. Allen Charitable Foundation
The Paul G. Allen Charitable Foundation promotes the health of vulnerable populations and strengthens families and communities by supporting the arts, music, health and human services, community development programs, medical research, and technology in learning initiatives throughout the Pacific Northwest. The Foundation underwrites programs that are unique in their approach, broad in their reach, and diverse in their audience. Learn more about the Foundation online at www.pgafoundations.com.
Named one of the top 10 philanthropists in America – with lifetime charitable giving totaling more than $650 million – Paul G. Allen gives back to the community through his Foundation and is also founder of Experience Music Project, Seattle’s critically acclaimed interactive music museum; the forthcoming Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (opening June 18, 2004); the $100 million Allen Institute for Brain Science and its cutting-edge Allen Brain Atlas initiative; and Vulcan Productions, the independent film production company behind Todd Haynes’ Far From Heaven, the 2001 Evolution series on PBS, and the award-winning The Blues series, executive produced by Martin Scorsese in conjunction with Allen and Jody Patton. Learn more about Allen at www.vulcan.com.
