About Us
Pride Foundation is the only LGBTQ+ community foundation serving the Northwest region of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. We fuel transformational movements to advance equity and justice for LGBTQ+ people in all communities across the Northwest, envisioning a world in which all LGBTQ+ people live safely and openly as our whole selves in the communities we call home.
Our work is grounded in social justice philanthropy. We are committed to:
• Harnessing our fundraising, grantmaking, program, and advocacy efforts to address root causes of discrimination impacting the LGBTQ+ community.
• Supporting community leaders and organizations that work to eliminate long-standing barriers to equal access, opportunities, and resources for LGBTQ+ people.
• Expanding and deepening the level of engagement among all LGBTQ+ people and allies, including people who are economically, racially, socially, geographically, or politically disenfranchised.
How Pick.Click.Give. makes a difference
Since Pride Foundation's founding in 1985, we’ve invested more than $80 million in LGBTQ+ communities across the Northwest, including Alaska.
With the tremendous generosity of our supporters, Pride Foundation has:
• In 2024, we awarded 106 multi-year grants to organizations actively addressing the needs of and expanding opportunities for LGBTQ+ people and our families across the Northwest. Our 2024-26 grantees in Alaska include: Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association, AWARE, Choosing Our Roots, Fairbanks Queer Collective, KHaa Tóoch Lichéesh Coalition, Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic, NAMI Juneau, Native Movement, Tundra Women's Coalition, and WAVE.
• Our 2024 Scholarships Program awarded nearly $805,000 to 112 scholars, providing needed financial and community support to LGBTQ+ students.
• Expanded TRANSform Culture, our community advocacy, research and education (CARE) program, to an ongoing part of our work to elevate the stories and experiences of BIPOC trans and non-binary people across the Northwest. In 2024, we awarded a new TRANSform Fellow from Anchorage, Moeisha Opetaia.
