By encouraging the regrowth of once-thriving native prairie plants using seeds from the Liberty Butte remnant prairie, the Tribe is helping these landscapes rebuild a diverse, resilient ecosystem. The result is a true win-win.
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An incredible Storymap that documents public art works by Coast Salish artists, displayed throughout their ancestral lands in King County.
A worthwhile cultural road trip: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/db14...
While our grantmaking has evolved over the years, our priorities have remained constant: supporting thriving, healthy communities; advancing our collective wellbeing; and helping creativity, future generations, and nature flourish. www.allenphilanthropies.org/news-and-sto...
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Always all-ages. Vera Forever!
Read about Vera Project's work to expand youth-access to music and the arts in Seattle
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The Allen Family Philanthropies year in review celebrates our grantees and emphasizes how now, more than ever, building community is critical to our collective well-being.
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Creative Youth Development as a term and a practice might be relatively "new" - but arts and culture playing a vital part of development has always been true and will always be true. It's time to focus on how to build more bridges between youth engagement and the arts.
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Read more about this in our annual Year In Review: www.allenphilanthropies.org/news-and-sto...
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We are not in this alone🕯️
It is more important than ever to build and strengthen connections in our communities. These networks of support will help us all achieve our goals to live better, healthier, and creatively fulfilling lives.
Thank you for being a part of the Allen Family Philanthropies community! It was an important year for fostering connection, and we want to continue to connect with you in purposeful, meaningful ways.
Here's our annual Year In Review: www.allenphilanthropies.org/news-and-sto...
We invest in communities across the Pacific Northwest to strengthen arts and culture, empower the next generation of changemakers, and support a global network of partners dedicated to protecting wildlife, preserving ecosystems, and creating lasting change.
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Collaboration between research institutions and conservation organizations can lead to greater impact tackling the pressing challenges we face to protect, restore, and manage the natural world. www.allenphilanthropies.org/news-and-sto...
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Bees and beavers and baleens, oh my! Meet the nine new grantees embracing the power of collaboration to advance both science and conservation.
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Scientists are turning fiber-optic cables into virtual hydrophones to spy on the iconic Orca whales of Washington's San Juan Islands.
As Ben Tracy reports, this project could lead to insights about how whales cope with climate change and other stressors.
w/ @allenphilanthro.bsky.social
We believe Creative Youth Development is the key to building a powerful next generation of changemakers: www.allenphilanthropies.org/news-and-sto...
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Seagrass are these amazing, unsung heroes of the sea. It is really important that we are saving these systems because they are so important for biodiversity.
Read more:
🎉 New funding alert!
🎨 Empowering youth leadership through the arts ✨
Eligible WA out-of-school arts programs serving ages 13–26 can now apply for Creative Youth Development funding - up to $500K!
📅 LOIs due: Nov 19
💻 Info webinar: Sept 24
It's time to wake up. Healthy reefs = healthy oceans, and healthy oceans support healthy communities. The well being of humans and nature is inextricably tied.
Image: Bleached coral, before and after, The Ocean Agency, XL Catlin Seaview Survey
According to the IUCN Red List, over 40% of coral species face extinction.
Image: Bleached coral, before and after, The Ocean Agency, XL Catlin Seaview Survey, Christophe Bailhache
Did you snooze your alarm this morning? ⏰
The ocean has an alarm...it's coral reefs...and we've been snoozing the alarm they have been setting off for decades.
Our philosophy for the foundation's three program areas—Arts & Culture, Youth, and Environment—is rooted in the belief that all three merge to contribute to a healthy, thriving community.
More about what we do: www.allenphilanthropies.org/what-we-do
You can learn more at our new website: www.allenphilanthropies.org
10.07.2025 17:28 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Hi Bluesky! We are Allen Family Philanthropies! Formerly known as the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. We have a new name but the same commitment to community.
If you're interested in
🌲the environment
🎨arts & cultural experiences
🔎youth development and empowerment
Say hi! 👋
🦋Learn more about the work to conserve the crystal skipper butterfly here: coastalreview.org/2023/03/grou...
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🔎Can you guess what's happening here?
a) sand castle contest!
b) searching for buried treasure
c) lost their keys...whoops
d) A grantee at NC State University and North Carolina Aquariums implementing coastal habitat restoration to help conserve the crystal skipper butterfly
Caption: Manatee munching on some river grass in Crystal Springs, Florida. Fall 2018. Photo courtesy: Scott Eanes/TNC Photo Contest 2019
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When you think of carbon storage, rainforests probably come to mind. What if we told you that seagrasses store thousands of years of carbon too?
Learn more about the power of seagrasses for humans (and manatees!) pgafamilyfoundation.org/news/2025/ea...
