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Creative Leadership Awards

 2012 Creative Leadership Awardees The 2013 Creative Leadership Awards nominations are now closed.

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Meeting Basic Needs

Citi Group volunteers for the Backpack Program for Boise schools. Photo by The Idaho Foodbank The Foundation's Basic Needs Program partners with nonprofit organizations that are providing vital services to help the most vulnerable in our communities with food, shelter and other essentials.

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What's New

  • The Foundation helps bring NPR’s live show Science Friday to Seattle June 14
  • Boise Art Museum awarded $40,000 grant for new exhibition
  • Hana El-Samad: 'A Star in Her Field'
  • Poetry's tense relationship with e-readers
  • Stanford bioengineer Covert receives $1.5 million Distinguished Investigator grant

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    The Paul G. Allen
    Ocean Challenge

    PGA Ocean Challenge
    Our oceans are vast and resilient, but they are not immune to pollution and the global effects of climate change. In fact, the health of our oceans is declining rapidly. To mitigate the effects of ocean acidification, Paul G. Allen is offering a prize for ideas that could help.

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    Bright Spots Leadership


    Bright Spots Leadership The Foundation's research describes the five characteristics shared by cultural organizations that are successfully adapting to today's changing conditions.

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    Native Giving


    Native Giving Exceptional nonprofit groups are making a difference in Native communities. The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation has partnered with key nonprofit organizations serving Tribal communities throughout the Pacific Northwest.

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