Massive $10M Gift from Paul Allen’s Estate Reaches 16 Yakima, Ellensburg Orgs

Paul Allen's family estate has awarded $10,000,000 in grant funds to 930 Washington State nonprofits. Sixteen of those are here in the Yakima and Kittitas counties, and I couldn't be more excited for each of them.

Paul Allen's Family Estate Awards $175,500 to Kittitas and Yakima County Nonprofits

As Geek Wire reported, the Arts Fund's Community Accelerator Fund Program is flushing nonprofits of the arts variety with money to help them continue advancing culture and arts within Washington. The article also mentioned how this is the first year of the grant that is sharing the wealth to include all 39 counties in Washington.

These local nonprofits, which fall under the umbrella of dance, theater, art galleries, music, museums, and culture-oriented orgs can use the money to "invest in their missions and essential roles."

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The Warehouse Theatre Co. is one of the Paul Allen Family's Community Accelerator Fund Program grant for 2025.

Why This Funding Matters

It is heartwarming to see that someone who became a billionaire is still giving back to his community beyond the grave. Paul Allen, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft who passed away in 2018 from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, enlisted his sister Jody to honor his wishes to share his wealth in ways that are meaningful. That's what makes this $10M grant truly special. 

Jody recently made headlines when she began talks to sell off the Portland Trail Blazers, the NBA team that Paul had owned before his death.

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Here's the Yakima and Kittitas County breakdown, listed in alphabetical order. Find out who’s getting a share of the $10 million dollar funding.