Paul G. Allen Family Foundation

Paul G. Allen Family Foundation

The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation is a private foundation located at in Seattle, Washington. Their mission is to transform individual lives and strengthen communities by fostering innovation, creating knowledge, and promoting social progress. [ [http://www.pgafoundations.com/TemplateMain.aspx?contentId=13 "Introduction",] Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. Retrieved 9/12/07.]

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Established in 1996 to administer Paul Allen's giving, the Foundation awards approximately $30 million in grants annually. Roughly 60 percent of the Foundation's money goes to non-profit organizations in Seattle and the state of Washington and 12 percent to Portland, Oregon. The remaining 28 percent is distributed to other cities within the Pacific Northwest. [ [http://www.pgafoundations.com/TemplateMain.aspx?contentId=12 "Giving history"] . Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. Retrieved 9/12/07.]

The areas where the Foundation focuses giving include arts and culture, community development and social change, science and technology, and youth engagement. [ [http://www.pgafoundations.com/TemplateMain.aspx?contentId=13 "Introduction",] Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. Retrieved 9/12/07.]

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* [http://www.pgafoundations.com/ Paul G. Allen Family Foundation] website.


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