2023 Year in Review
Big changes, big investments and big opportunities.
2023 brought millions in state funding for us to distribute, staff changes, new connections and the privilege of investing in thoughtful, strategic work across our region.
A few highlights:
We started the year with a Justice Reinvestment Equity Program (JREP) Learning Community that ultimately shaped the Justice Reinvestment Equity Program and led us to select 18 JREP grantees who are now receiving program and capacity-building support. These culturally specific and culturally responsive organizations across the state will receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in state resources to reduce prison use, promote healing and advance community safety in Oregon. We couldn’t be more excited to support their work and be part of their growth. And while the checks have been written, the journey is only beginning for this cohort of grantees: they have convenings, coaching and more to look forward to in 2024.
“For me personally, I am most proud of being part of a dynamic new team that co-created the first-of-its-kind program in Oregon, JREP. It's the kind of thing that history is made of if done right. As an organization, I am most proud of a well-matched group of individuals who deeply care about the communities we serve and take on the challenge and weighted responsibility to do so in ways intended to be less harmful, affirming and empowering. The idea of legitimate hope comes to mind when I think of NWHF's outputs.” - David Navarro, NWHF Program Officer
During the 2023 Oregon Legislative Session, we co-led a coalition of nonprofit organizations alongside the Nonprofit Association of Oregon in advocating for the Nonprofit Modernization Act. Although our bill was amended, reducing its intended impact, it did pass, establishing the Task Force for Modernizing Grant Funding and Contracting. Our ultimate goal is to improve government-nonprofit contracting practices and raise nonprofit employee wages.
The Civic Health C4 Power Program (C4PP) grantees continued to build political power, including coming together for two in-person convenings (in Stevenson, WA and Lincoln City, OR) and preparing for 2024. 2024 is a big year for elections, bringing ballot measures, including campaign finance reform, high expected turnover for state-wide positions, a historic Portland City Council race with new districts and ranked-choice voting, and more.
We worked on translating Disability Justice: An Audit Tool into Spanish and plain language English, and we’re excited to share that the translated versions launched earlier this month!
We also highlighted two Advancing Disability Justice grantees on our blog: The UPRISE Collective and UTOPIA PDX. In 2024, we look forward to revising and recommitting to the Advancing Disability Justice grant program. More to come!
We re-launched community dinners, hosting our first community dinner since before the COVID-19 pandemic began. We enjoyed meeting new people in Clackamas County and learning more about Oregon’s third most populous county.
We said goodbye to a few staff members and welcomed new ones, including our new Team Support Manager Kayla Mahiko and Accountant Jennifer Matsumura.
We also moved to a new grants database and grantee portal.
“While administrative infrastructure updates like this are not particularly sexy, they are an important part of our strategy to support grantees long term. The new GivingData system has given applicants a much better user experience in our portal, provides new tools for staff to communicate and track work, and allows us to improve the reliability of our data and payment processes. These improvements are essential to supporting our commitment to deep and trusting partnerships with our grantees.” - Quinn MacNichol, NWHF Grants & Data Manager
Thank you to everyone who was a part of our work last year!
Last, but not least, here’s a full list of everyone we funded in 2023:
Northwest Health Foundation, our 501(c)(4)
Civic Health: Capacity Building
Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon
Ebony Collective
Imagine Black
Latino Network Action Fund
NAYA Action Fund
OneAmerica Votes
Pacific County Voices Uniting
PCUN
Unite Oregon Action
Washington County Ignite
Civic Health: Culture Shifting
Building Power for Communities of Color
New Left Accelerator
Portland For All
Western States Center
Sponsorships
7 Waters Canoe Family
Adelante Mujeres
Affect
American Leadership Forum of Oregon
APANO Action Fund
Basic Rights Oregon
Bienestar
Black & Beyond the Binary Collective
Black Cultural Initiative
Bridge Pomoja
Brown Girl Rise
Building Power for Communities of Color
Capaces Leadership Institute
Cascade AIDS Project
Chinook Indian Nation
Comunidad y Herencia Cultural
Consejo Hispano
CymaSpace
Familias en Acción
Haymarket Pole Collective
Japanese American Museum of Oregon
KairosPDX
Komemma Cultural Protection Association
Latino Community Association
Latino Network
Living Islands Non-Profit
Native American Youth and Family Center
New Progressive Network
Next Up Action Fund
North by Northeast Community Health Center
OneAmerica Votes
Oregon Black Pioneers
Oregon Futures Lab
Pacific County Immigrant Support
PCUN
Pendleton Community Action Coalition
Portland Chinatown Museum
Pueblo Unido PDX
Seeding Justice
Street Roots
The UPRISE Collective
Unite Oregon Action
Virginia Garcia Memorial Foundation
VOZ Workers' Rights Education Project
President’s Fund
Ballot Initiative Strategy Center
Black United Fund of Oregon
CAIR Oregon
Central Oregon Black Leaders Assembly
Coalition of Communities of Color
East County Rising Action Fund
East County Rising Community Projects
Forward Together Action
Four Rivers Welcome Center
Girls Inc. of the Pacific Northwest
Gordly Burch Center for Black Leadership and Civic Engagement
Groundswell Action Fund
Jewish Voice for Peace
Latino Network
Muslim Educational Trust
Native American Youth and Family Center
New Left Accelerator
Oregon Black Pioneers
Oregon Center for Public Policy
Oregon Pacific Islander Coalition
Oregon Student Association
Pendleton Community Action Coalition
People's Nonprofit Accelerator
Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center
Pride Foundation
Pride Foundation
Reaching and Empowering All People
Rural Organizing Project
Safety & Justice Oregon
Seeding Justice
Urban League of Portland
Northwest Health Foundation Fund II, our 501(c)(3)
Civic Health: Capacity Building
Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon
Ebony Collective
Imagine Black
Latino Network Action Fund
NAYA Action Fund
OneAmerica Votes
Pacific County Voices Uniting
PCUN
Unite Oregon Action
Washington County Ignite
Justice Reinvestment Equity Program
Beyond These Walls
Black Alliance & Social Empowerment
Central City Concern
Clackamas Women's Services
Constructing Hope Pre-Apprenticeship Program
HOLLA
Klamath Full Gospel Church
Latino Network
LIFE Art
Love Is Stronger GV
Mano a Mano
Oregon Washington Health Network
Papalaxsimisha
Red Lodge Transition Services
Stronghold a Culturally Responsive Peer Support Program
The Harbor
UTOPIA PDX
Womenfirst Transition and Referral Center
Other Grant Programs
Disability Justice Dreaming
Klamath Tribal Health & Family Services
Latino Network
Nonprofit Association of Oregon