Here are the demographic questions all applicants should be prepared to answer in their funding request(s). 

Your answers not only help us learn about your organization and the communities you serve; they also help us hold ourselves accountable to our commitment to equity. 

NWHF gives over 75% of our grant dollars to organizations that are created by, led by and do work for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color) communities, with an emphasis on Black-led and Indigenous/Native-led communities. For this reason, several of our demographic questions ask about your organization’s BIPOC representation.

Tell us where you are…

The Foundation funds organizations in Oregon and the following SW Washington counties: Clark, Cowlitz, Pacific, Skamania and Wahkiakum.

  1. Where are the people your organization serves located? (multi-picklist)

Tell us about your organization…

How does your organization identify or define itself? NWHF defines BIPOC-led as an organization whose origins stem from BIPOC community members, and whose current staff, leadership and the people they serve are 51% or more BIPOC. Often, BIPOC-led organizations name Black, Native or other communities of color in their mission statements and judge their success on how well they are serving those communities. We see BIPOC-led organizations as hubs for culture, relationship and community building. They also often provide access to resources, learning, advocacy, political organizing and so much more.

An organization can still be focused on racial equity without being BIPOC-led. They may see themselves as cross-racial, multi-racial or primarily white-led while still serving BIPOC communities.

1. Does your organization define themselves as: (picklist - pick one)

  • Black-led

  • Indigenous/Native-led

  • Other POC majority led 

  • Not BIPOC-led (this could be a cross-racial or multi-racial led organization, but without a majority of BIPOC in leadership positions, staff or communities served) 

  • None of the above

  • If none of the above, tell us more! (text box) 

2. Do you regularly collect demographic data (e.g. race, ethnicity, disability, gender, etc.) about your board and staff? (picklist - pick one)
Yes

  • No

  • Other

  • If other, tell us more! (text box)

Tell us about the communities you serve…

1. Will the communities served by this project be 51% or more: 

  • Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color (BIPOC) (Yes or No)

2. How would the communities being served identify themselves? (multi-picklist)

  • African/African American/Afro Caribbean/Black/Person of African Descent 

  • American Indian/Alaska Native/Indigenous/Native American 

  • Asian/Asian American/SE Asian/South Asian 

  • European American/Eastern European/White 

  • Latinx/Latino/Latina/Hispanic

  • Middle Eastern/Arab/North African

  • Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 

  • Don’t know 

*Provide additional information in the text box, if needed.

3. Do the communities being served identify as 51% or more:

  • Immigrant - (yes or no)

  • Refugee - (yes or no)

  • People with disabilities - (yes or no) 

  • Don’t know - (check box)

*Provide additional information in the text box, if needed.


Tell us about your leadership*…

*Leadership refers to the decision-makers in your organization—the board of directors and/or the executives. 

1. Is your leadership 51% or more:

  • Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color (BIPOC) (Yes or No)


2. Do more than 51% of your leadership identify as: (choose one).

  • African/African American/Black/Afro Caribbean/Person of African Descent  

  • American Indian/Alaska Native/Indigenous/Native American 

  • Asian/Asian American/SE Asian/South Asian 

  • European American/Eastern European/White 

  • Latinx/Latino/Latina/Hispanic

  • Middle Eastern/Arab/North African

  • Multi-racial or cross-racial (51% or more BIPOC) 

  • Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 

  • Don’t know

*Provide additional information in the text box, if needed

3. We want to know a little more about your leaders. Do 51% or more identify as:

  • Immigrant - (yes or no)

  • Refugee - (yes or no)

  • People with disabilities - (yes or no) 

  • Don’t know - (check box)

*Provide additional information in the text box, if needed.


Tell us about your staff…

1. Is your staff 51% or more:

  • Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color (BIPOC) (Yes or No) 

2. Do more than 51% of your staff identify as: (choose one).

  • African/African American/Black/Afro Caribbean/Person of African Descent  

  • American Indian/Alaska Native/Indigenous/Native American 

  • Asian/Asian American/SE Asian/South Asian 

  • European American/Eastern European/White 

  • Latinx/Latino/Latina/Hispanic

  • Middle Eastern/Arab/North African 

  • Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 

  • Multi-racial or cross-racial (51% or more BIPOC) 

  • Don’t know

*Provide additional information in the text box, if needed.

3. We want to know a little more about your staff. Do 51% or more identify as:

  • Immigrant - (yes or no)

  • Refugee - (yes or no)

  • People with disabilities - (yes or no) 

  • Don’t know - (check box)

*Provide additional information in the text box, if needed.