About Campion Foundation
The Campion Foundation concentrates its giving on two related civic priorities: protection of public lands and preventing homelessness/housing instability. It funds a mix of environmental advocacy (notably Alaska and Pacific Northwest public lands) and systems-level housing solutions—both direct service and policy/advocacy organizations—and prefers established intermediaries and statewide coalitions. Grants tend to be large and targeted, often given as repeat awards to the same organizations.
Focus Areas
Public lands protection and conservation advocacy (Alaska & Pacific Northwest)Prevention of homelessness and housing stability advocacyStatewide housing coalitions and policy advocacy in WashingtonPhilanthropic intermediaries and collaborative homelessness initiatives (e.g., Seattle Foundation, mission-focused intermediaries)
Who They Fund
people experiencing or at risk of homelessnesslow-income households/people in povertystatewide community advocacy groups/coalitions (e.g., Washington-based organizations)
About Campion Foundation
Campion Foundation’s recent giving is defined by two linked priorities: protecting public lands and preventing homelessness. The foundation uses targeted, invitation-only grantmaking to back organizations, coalitions, and partnerships working on public lands and climate action, homelessness solutions, and nonprofit capacity. In the recent grants list, Alaska Wilderness League received $1,225,000 in 2023 and another $500,000 in 2024 for protecting public lands, showing a repeated commitment to the same advocacy lane. Seattle Foundation also appears multiple times, including $606,000 in 2023 and $485,000 in 2024 for Project Homeless and protection of public lands, which reflects the foundation’s habit of supporting intermediaries that can move money into aligned efforts. The pattern is strategic rather than broad: Campion Foundation funds established public charities and partnerships, often alongside capacity-building support, and it favors groups positioned to influence policy, coalitions, and systems change. Its grantmaking reaches both environmental and housing work, with Washington-based organizations especially prominent alongside national advocacy groups working on the American West, Alaska, and homelessness policy.
What Campion Foundation Funds
On public lands, the foundation backed Alaska Wilderness League with $1,225,000 in 2023 and $500,000 in 2024 for protecting public lands, and it also supported Wilderness Society with $250,000 in 2023 for the same purpose. Conservation Lands Foundation received $150,000 in 2024 and $125,000 in 2023, again tied to public lands protection. In the homelessness portfolio, Building Changes got $595,000 in 2023 and $440,000 in 2024 for preventing homelessness, while Washington Low Income Housing Alliance received $350,000 in 2023 and $315,000 in 2024 for the same focus. The foundation also funds policy-oriented and intermediary work: National Low Income Housing Coalition received $150,000 in 2023 for preventing homelessness, and New Venture Fund received $125,000 in 2023 for SalmonState and $125,000 in 2024 for protecting public lands.
How Campion Foundation Gives
Campion Foundation’s typical grant size sits at a $20,000 25th percentile, a $50,000 median, and a $150,000 75th percentile, but its recent awards also include much larger strategic grants. The same organizations appear across multiple years, including Alaska Wilderness League, Seattle Foundation, Building Changes, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance, Audubon Alaska, and Center for American Progress, which points to repeat support rather than one-off awards. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Grantmaking is by invitation only, so the pattern is relationship-based rather than open application.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.5M
Total Assets
$16.8M
Total Revenue
$1.5M
Total Expenses
$1.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $150K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$150K
Geographic Reach
National13 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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