The Kuni Foundation

Sing for the Cure — Oregon Repertory Singers

We’re honored to sponsor Sing for the Cure: A Proclamation of Hope on Oct. 11 @ the Schnitz, the PNW premiere! 🎶💖 A portion of 🎟 sales supports Pink Lemonade Project, providing essential resources for those facing breast cancer.
#BreastCancerAwareness #SingForTheCure #HopeThroughMusic #CommunityCare

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Accelerating Innovation - Kuni Foundation Seattle Children’s and OHSU are advancing pediatric bone sarcoma research with Kuni Foundation Discovery Grants, accelerating cures for kids.

September is #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth 💛 Seattle Children’s & OHSU researchers are tackling pediatric bone sarcomas, backed by Kuni Foundation grants. Early funding fuels breakthroughs to help kids survive & thrive.
#PediatricCancerResearch #ChildhoodCancer #SeattleChildrens #OHSU #Philanthropy

A playground that unites and inspires - Kuni Foundation The Elizabeth Austin Playground opened in August 2025 with a joyful community celebration and stands as a heartfelt homage to Elizabeth Austin. A devoted community leader, educator, and mother of twin...

🌟A new chapter of inclusion & community is here. The Elizabeth Austin Playground at Fruit Valley Park is Vancouver’s first fully inclusive playground—designed with neighbors, inspired by Elizabeth’s legacy, & built for children of all abilities🌳

#AccessiblePlay #InclusionMatters #InclusiveDesign

🌳Neighbors & partners gathered last Sat. for TKO Fest 4 at George Park, celebrating community & shaping its future. The Portland Parks Foundation received a $50K Kuni grant for accessible playground equipment as part of their Everybody Plays Campaign💚Congrats to PPF & all! More info: bit.ly/3UL8IE9

Cancer Research Grants - Learn More Here | Kuni Foundation These grants are intended to fulfill an unmet need or to advance important work in the pursuit of impactful and innovative cancer research.

🔬Our Imagination Grants for Cancer Research are now open. These one-year grants up to $100K serve as a catalyst for new exploration, intended to fulfill an unmet need or to advance efforts in the pursuit of impactful & innovative cancer research.

#CancerResearch #CancerTreatment #SupportScience

Intellectual & Developmental Disability Grants - Kuni Foundation Process and Schedule Program Opens: July 11, 2025 Project Briefs due by 5 p.m. PST Aug. 15, 2025 Application Invitation: Aug. 22, 2025 Applications Due by 5 p.m. PST: Oct. 3, 2025 Applicants notified ...

Latest Transformation Grant cycles
🏠 Advancing Housing for People Experiencing Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
🧠 Research on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Advancing Innovation
→ www.kunifoundation.org/funding-oppo...
#IDDInclusion #SupportScience #AffordableHousing

Proud to join @vancouverus.bsky.social to celebrate its first-ever #DisabilityPrideMonth proclamation! Many thanks to the City of Vancouver for your ongoing partnership to accelerate the #inclusion of people who experience #IDD💓

#ADA35 #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #DisabilityRights #DisabilityJustice

Kuni Foundation awards $7M to drive adult oncology research forward Eight researchers specializing in adult oncology from Fred Hutch Cancer Center and the University of Washington have been awarded a total of $7,268,202 from the Kuni Foundation’s Discovery Grant progr...

Cancer breakthroughs begin with bold ideas—and the scientists behind them. We’re honored to award $7.2M to 8 @fredhutch.bsky.social & @uwmedicine.bsky.social researchers tackling breast & pancreatic cancer thru early-stage, high-impact oncology research

#CancerResearch #SupportScience #Philanthropy

📣The Fairview Trust is accepting applications for its 2025 Advocacy Grant Program until 8/1--up to $200K over 2 years for projects tackling systemic policy barriers to affordable & integrated housing for individuals w/ IDD in OR fairviewtrust.org/advocacy
#IDDInclusion #IDDHousing #OregonNonprofits

Kuni Foundation Awards $13.4 Million to Advance IDD Inclusion and Cancer Research Across the Pacific Northwest - Kuni Foundation Funding deepens ongoing commitment to accelerate inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and world-class cancer studies in Washington and Oregon Vancouver, Wash. — June 1...

We’re investing $13.4M+ in disability inclusion & cancer research across the PNW. Because community transformation requires bold support—for both lived experience & scientific discovery. Read more below.

#CancerResearch #SupportScience #IDDCommunity #DisabilityInclusion #Philanthropy #Community

Federal cuts narrow career pipeline for budding science researchers in Oregon The National Institutes of Health has eliminated grants for training programs that help young scientists from underrepresented communities get ahead in their careers. Advocates of these programs say t...

NIH cuts could undermine cancer research by sidelining future scientists from underrepresented communities.

Read the full @opb.org story at www.opb.org/article/2025...

#SupportScience #CancerResearch #NIHfunding #FutureScientists #Philanthropy

YouTube video by Outperform Cancer with Marybeth Gilliam Are Cancer Vaccines the Breakthrough We’ve Been Waiting For?

🎧🧬🎙️ Listen to Dr. Mary (Nora) Disis from @uwcvi.bsky.social where she discusses groundbreaking research on cancer prevention through vaccines & more. Many thanks to Dr. Disis & the UW CVI team for your visionary work!

#CancerResearch #SupportScience #CancerPrevention #WomenInScience #Philanthropy

Centering inclusion: Sabin CDC and partners advance affordable housing for people with IDD - Kuni Foundation Sabin CDC hosted a powerful roundtable with PSU MURP students, sharing inclusive housing solutions for people with IDD and diverse communities. Learn how a Kuni Foundation grant is helping scale impac...

A powerful conversation @ Sabin CDC's Center of Joy!💬🏘️Sabin, PSU MURP students & community partners are shaping the future of inclusive, affordable housing in PDX & beyond. Read more on our blog
#AffordableHousing #InclusiveHousing #IDDHousing #HousingCrisis #UniversalDesign #Community #Philanthropy

Before they vote, tell your U.S. Representative: Medicaid cuts have consequences ACS CAN is the leading cancer advocacy organization that is working every day to make cancer issues a national priority.

The House is expected to vote this week on a bill that would cut #Medicaid by $715 billion & kick 8.6 million people off their insurance.

We need to be improving access to affordable health care, not taking it away.

Send a message to your Representative & urge them to vote NO #CutsHaveConsequences

Sing for the Cure — Oregon Repertory Singers

On Oct. 11, Oregon Repertory Singers present 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘦: 𝘈 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘱𝘦 - a deeply moving work of music and narration to raise breast cancer awareness. 🎶💗🎟️ Learn more: orsingers.org/ors/sing-for-the-cure

#SingForTheCure #BreastCancerAwareness #PortlandEvents #PinkLemonadeProject

"The Medicaid home and community-based services system is the backbone of the nation’s supports for individuals with developmental disabilities and it’s already under pressure."

#DisabilityRights #IDDAwareness #InclusionMatters #DisabilityAdvocacy #Community

House Panel Green-Lights Sweeping Cuts To Medicaid Despite Outcry From Disability Advocates In a marathon session marked by the arrest of dozens of disability rights activists, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives pushed ahead with plans to drastically reduce Medicaid spending.

In a marathon session marked by the arrest of dozens of disability rights activists, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives pushed ahead with plans to drastically reduce #Medicaid spending. #disabilities

Despite its cancer-fighting mission, NCI starts to feel Trump administration budget ax Trump cuts are hitting the National Cancer Institute, affecting a hotline for patients, cancer.gov, advisory panels, clinical trial recruitment.

Trump cuts are hitting the National Cancer Institute, affecting a hotline for patients, cancer.gov, advisory panels, clinical trial recruitment.

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#RepresentationMatters - we're thrilled to see the Television Academy recognize storytelling that breaks barriers & fosters greater inclusion for people w/ #IDD. Let's keep advocating for media that spotlights & celebrates all human experience
#IDDInclusion #CerebralPalsy #InclusionMatters #Disney

How Parkview Services Built a Brighter Future for Eddie — and Paved the Way for Inclusive Housing Solutions - Kuni Foundation When Eddie was at risk of losing his home of 10 years, he and his family turned to Parkview Services. The nonprofit — dedicated to creating inclusive housing solutions that promote stability, opportun...

Read how Parkview Services developed an innovative pilot project for one long-time client, which would later help leverage nearly $8 million in public funds to expand affordable housing opportunities for adults with IDD 🏘️🩷

#InclusiveHousing #IDD #Community #AffordableHousing #HousingForAll

Adidas Designing Shoes For People With Down Syndrome One of the world's largest footwear companies is developing a shoe specifically tailored to the needs of people with Down syndrome.

"Adidas is building a performance shoe for the Down syndrome community and 1.3 billion people with disabilities."

thank you #adidas! #inclusivesports #downsyndrome #inclusion #community #IDDcommunity

An evening of community, compassion and hope with the University of Washington Medicine - Kuni Foundation Surrounded by Dale Chihuly’s inspiring glass artwork, an equally inspiring capacity crowd came together on April 18 for the University of Washington Medicine’s annual Spring Soiree. Speakers including...

Many thanks to the entire @uwmedicine.bsky.social community for an inspiring time together in support of #medicalresearch, #communityimpact & #philanthropy❤️Read more about the celebration on the blog.

#SupportScience #FundResearch #EndCancer #CancerResearch #CancerCare

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It's hard to overstate the negative effects that federal funding cuts will have on patients & their families, current & future researchers & our entire healthcare system. Many thanks to the UW Medicine community for this important story

#SupportScience #MedicalResearch #NIH #Philanthropy #Community

📢Housing Oregon is accepting award noms & scholarship apps for its Sept. 15-16 conference. Awards include the Kuni Foundation Innovation Award for Inclusive Housing, open to all qualifying orgs. Learn more at bit.ly/42fVsvO

#IDDhousing #inclusivehousing #housingcrisis #philanthropy #community

This week a sold-out crowd turned out for the PBJ's 1st-ever #GrowVancouver event, w/ 100s of community members celebrating & planning more thoughtful, strategic growth. This includes ensuring our prosperity is #inclusive & #accessible for all. #vancouverwa #inclusivedevelopment #businessgrowth

Prov Swedish Cancer Institute does incredible research to better understand & treat different cancers. We're honored to support these investigators & their work. Learn more in the article below.
#cancerresearch #cancertreatment #lungcancer #breastcancer #ovariancancer #supportscience #philanthropy

Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act: Chapter 1 | American Experience | PBS Watch a preview of Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act.

🎥🍿don't miss tonight's premiere (3/25 @ 9 p.m. PT), "the emotional and dramatic story of the decades-long push for equality and accessibility that culminated in the passage" of the #ADA in '90
#disabilityrights #inclusion #IDD #advocacy #community #disabilityawareness #acccessibility #ThanksToTheADA

Trump Says Ed Department Will No Longer Handle 'Special Needs' President Donald Trump said he will move special education oversight to Health and Human Services, but the plan is short on specifics and it's unclear whether he has the authority to do so.

President Donald Trump said he will move #SpecialEducation oversight to Health and Human Services, but the plan is short on specifics and it's unclear whether he has the authority to do so. #disabilities

Cancer research, long protected, feels ‘devastating’ effects under Trump Cancer research has had bipartisan support. But Trump administration budget cuts and delays threaten to reverse progress of recent years, experts say.

"Without a reversal soon, those in the world of cancer said, the future for cancer research will instead suffer long-lasting damage, and patients will die when they otherwise might have lived."

#supportscience #cancerresearch #NCI

Such an incredible & inspiring turnout today! Congrats to all the community leaders who rallied in support of more #accessiblehousing in Oregon for those who need it. Your advocacy is truly making a difference. Learn about SB 444 at bit.ly/41UUJPs

#inclusivehousing #housingcrisis #disabilityhousing