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January 2015 | Philanthropy Northwest
Jeff Clarke, CEO | Happy New Year! A year ago, Carol Lewis and I identified philanthropic themes we thought would define our region in 2014. In revisiting those themes, thinking about the many conversations I had last year and looking to the year ahead, they continue to resonate strongly.
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Washington and Wyoming see increases despite an overall decline in giving regionally Nonprofits in Washington and Wyoming saw significant increases in giving, while other Northwest states saw sharp declines. We were not surprised by the 4% regional decline in giving since many of our members...
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Corporate giving continues to increase, but some states do not reap the benefits. Corporate giving was up 17% in 2012 to a record $115 million. The Boeing Company, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Alaska Airlines, Intel Corporation, The Paccar Foundation, Safeco Insurance Company and Microsoft Corporation...
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Education continues to receive the highest proportion of dollars to the region. Funders to the Northwest gave $239 million, nearly 25% of all grantmaking, to schools, education-related nonprofits, support services and policy initiatives in 2012. Four-year colleges and graduate programs continue to...
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Health funding grew more than any other category, but is still far below national levels. As in previous Trends reports, national funders gave the highest proportion of dollars to health-related issues (22%). Northwest funders, by comparison, gave a relatively small proportion (11%) of overall...