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Charting our impact in Southwest Washington

A review of The Firstenburg Foundation's recent granting

Over the last five years, the Firstenburg Foundation has supported a range of nonprofit organizations by granting more than $7.5 million to local nonprofits. From education to health care to homelessness to veteran's issues and beyond, the Foundation's mission is to positively impact our neighbors' lives.

Total Grant Payments Firstenburg Foundation

Who we’ve partnered with

Over the past three years, the foundation awarded grants to these local organizations


2024

Clark County

  • Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital Foundation
  • Share, Inc.
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of SW Washington
  • Community Roots Collaborative
  • Council for the Homeless
  • FISH of Vancouver
  • Cloth and Foster
  • Clark County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Team
  • Restored City, Revived People
  • The Foundation WA
  • Pink Lemonade Project

Skamania and Klickitat

  • Culture Seed

Cowlitz

  • Cowlitz Tribal Foundation

2023

Clark County

  • Council for the Homeless
  • FISH of Vancouver
  • Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools
  • Galia Recovery Homes
  • Odyssey World International Education Services
  • Open House Ministries
  • Police Activities League of Southwest Washington
  • Rooted School Vancouver
  • Sakura 39ers
  • YWCA Clark County

Cowlitz County

  • Cowlitz County Community Health & Safety Network
  • Lower Columbia College Foundation
  • Lower Columbia School Gardens
  • The Children's Discovery Museum

Skamania and Klickitat Counties

  • Maryhill Museum of Art
  • CultureSeed

Multiple Southwest Washington Counties

  • ALS Association of Oregon and SW Washington
  • Komak
  • Medical Teams International
  • Northwest Association for Blind Athletes
  • Pink Lemonade Project
  • Returning Veterans Project

2022

Clark County

  • Arthur D. Curtis Children's Justice Center
  • Battle Ground Adventist Community Services
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Washington
  • Teach One to Lead One
  • Chess for Success
  • Children's Center
  • Clark County Veterans Assistance Center
  • Community Roots Collaborative
  • Evergreen Habitat for Humanity
  • Fourth Plain Forward
  • Free Clinic of Southwest Washington
  • Friends of the Children
  • Lifeline Connections
  • Lions Sight Foundation of Clark County
  • Operation Warm
  • Second Step Housing
  • Vancouver Housing Authority
  • Vancouver St. Vincent de Paul Society Conference
  • Vietnamese Community of Clark County

Cowlitz County

  • Children's Justice and Advocacy Center
  • Community House on Broadway
  • Cowlitz County Severe Weather Shelter
  • Emergency Support Shelter

Skamania and Klickitat Counties

  • Community Art Studio of Skamania (CASS)
  • Stevenson Community Pool

Multiple Southwest Washington Counties

  • Assistance League of SW Washington
  • Fosterful
  • Friends of Hospice SW Washington
  • Nautical Safety Foundation
  • NW Furniture Bank
  • PAX Learning Center
  • Pink Lemonade Project

Our impact stories

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Impact Story
A Firstenburg Loan Enables the Council For the Homeless to Find a New Home
Josh Friesen