About Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
To improve the health status of American Indian and Alaska Native communities in the Northwest by providing tribal-directed public health leadership, policy advocacy, health promotion and disease prevention, training and technical assistance, and epidemiologic research and surveillance.
Focus Areas
Tribal public healthEpidemiology and surveillanceChronic disease preventionHealth promotionPolicy and legislative advocacyTraining and technical assistanceResearch involving Northwest tribes
Who They Fund
unspecified
Funding Style
program/project supportrestricted/programmatic grantsoperational program funding
About Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board directs substantial support to tribal public health work across the Northwest, with support programs appearing throughout its recent grant list and a large 2025 award to the National Council of Urban Indian Health. The foundation’s grantmaking is built around American Indian and Alaska Native health status improvement, with tribal-directed public health leadership, policy advocacy, health promotion and disease prevention, training and technical assistance, and epidemiologic research and surveillance all named in its stated focus. That mission shows up in both tribal and research-oriented recipients. Recent awards include $550,000 to Samish Indian Nation and $529,425 to Coeur d'Alene Tribe, each listed for support programs, alongside other grants to Northwest tribal governments and public health organizations. The recipient mix also includes institutions outside the immediate tribal network, such as OHSU, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, which indicates that the board funds both community-based implementation and research or technical partners. Across the recent grants, the pattern is program support rather than individual aid or investments, consistent with a regional public health intermediary working through tribes and allied organizations.
What Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Funds
Tribal public health is the clearest throughline in the grant list. The foundation gave $360,000 to Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians, $320,971 to Quinault Indian Nation, and $220,000 to Spokane Tribe of Indians, all for support programs. It also backed multiple Washington tribes, including the Snoqualmie Tribe, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, and Suquamish Tribe. Research and surveillance are also part of the portfolio: it awarded $199,622 to Npc Research in Portland, $191,176 to OHSU in Portland, and $168,137 to Johns Hopkins University. Support for regional public health infrastructure appears in awards to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium and the National Council of Urban Indian Health. The combination points to a funder that works through tribal governments, tribal health organizations, and academic or technical partners.
How Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Gives
Typical grant size clusters in the six-figure range, with p25 at $44,278, median at $101,147, and p75 at $177,034. Recent awards show repeated support to the same organizations across years, including Anthc in 2024 and 2025, which suggests ongoing program support rather than one-off gifts. The foundation makes restricted, programmatic grants and does not fund individuals. Its recent record also shows support-program awards across tribal governments, health organizations, and research partners, aligning with operational program funding and continuation or expansion of existing work.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$9.4M
Total Assets
$17.5M
Total Revenue
$38.9M
Total Expenses
$39.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $44K and $177K, with a median of $101K.
25th Percentile
$44K
Median
$101K
75th Percentile
$177K
Geographic Reach
Regional11 states funded
About 19% of grants go to recipients in WA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
LAURA PLATERO
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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