Pride Foundation
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| Founder | Allan Tunning |
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| Type | LGBT philanthropic foundation |
| Focus | Scholarships, grants, fellowships and initiatives |
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Area served
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Pacific Northwest, U.S. |
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Key people
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Kris Hermanns, Executive Director |
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Employees
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17 |
| Mission | "Pride Foundation inspires giving to expand opportunities and advance full equality for LGBTQ people across the Northwest." |
| Website | pridefoundation |
The Pride Foundation is an LGBT philanthropic foundation in the Pacific Northwest. It was founded in 1985,[1] and has issued over $8 million in grants [2] and over $1.65 million to the more than 50 scholarships it manages.[3][4] In 1993, when The Pride Foundation first began granting scholarships it partnered with the Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) to collaborate on a joint application process.[5]
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History
The Foundation's first president was Allan Tunning, a small businessman who donated $1.2 million, dying just a year after helping set up the organization.[6]
In 1995, the Foundation was part of a shareholder proxy initiative which convinced McDonald's Corporation to extend its non-discrimination policy to include sexual orientation. In March 2000, the initiative convinced General Electric to include orientation in both its policy and its diversity training program.[7]
On February 24, 2008, Pride Foundation announced that former Microsoft employee Ric Weiland (d. 2006) had bequeathed $65 million to support gay rights and HIV/AIDS organizations - the largest-ever single bequest for the LGBT community.[8] Through his estate, Weiland established a fund at the Pride Foundation that will provide $46 million over the next eight years to 10 national LGBT and HIV/AIDS organizations[9] that he personally selected and $19 million directly to Pride Foundation[10] for their scholarships and grants supporting the Northwest's LGBT community.[9][11] Weiland, one of the first five people to work at Microsoft, was a Foundation Board member for several years.[10]
On December 10, 2009, the Foundation was given a Seattle Human Rights Award [12] for its advocacy for the LGBT community.
See also
References
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- ↑ Pride Foundation, Grants overview
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- ↑ Gary Atkins, Gay Seattle: stories of exile and belonging. University of Washington Press, 2003, p. 346
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- ↑ seattle.gov, Seattle Human Rights Day
