Northwest Health Foundation
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
NORTHWEST HEALTH FOUNDATION SEEKS TO ADVANCE, SUPPORT, AND PROMOTE HEALTH IN OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. BY PROVIDING GRANTS TO INITIATIVES, FORMING PARTNERSHIPS WITH HEALTH AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND ADVOCATING FOR POLICY CHANGE.
- Income
- $3.7 million
- Spending
- $5.1 million
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $267,175, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $4.3 million spent. NORTHWEST HEALTH FOUNDATION'S (NWHF'S) CIVIC HEALTH INITIATIVE PROVIDES GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, CAPACITY BUILDING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ORGANIZATIONS TO GIVE THEM THE TOOLS TO SUPPORT STRONG, ENDURING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES TO SHAPE POLICIES FOR GOOD HEALTH.
- $334,405 spent. NORTHWEST HEALTH FOUNDATION (NWHF) PROVIDES SPONSORSHIPS AND SUPPORT TO COMMUNITY-LED EFFORTS THAT SHARE THE FOUNDATION'S EQUITY PRIORITIES (RACE/ETHNICITY, INCLUDING IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE IDENTIFICATION; GEOGRAPHY AND DISABILITY) BUT ARE SMALLER REQUESTS THAT DO NOT FIT WITHIN A MAJOR PROGRAMMATIC AREA. THESE AWARDS ARE FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS, FUNDRAISERS, LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND CONFERENCES.
- $61,987 spent. NONPROFIT MODERNIZATION ACT - IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION OF OREGON, NWHF HAS BUILT A COALITION ACROSS OREGON TO PROPOSE AND ADVOCATE FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING PROCESS WITH NONPROFTS AND DIRECTLY IMPACT WAGES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1999.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Foundation Health LLC (Fairbanks, AK), EIN 81-3021580. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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