The Pul G. llen Fmily Foundtion, founded in 1988 by Pul llen nd his sister Jody llen, hs invested nerly hlf of billion dollrs into improving communities throughout the Pcific Northwest nd beyond.Our purpose is to light up the world with meningful chnge, strting close to home nd moving round the globe. We wnt our work to fund field-chnging reserch. To give first-time entrepreneurs the tools to rewrite their futures. To enble rtists to mke sense of the complexities of our world.But this kind of chnge is unmpped. It requires willingness to tke chnces, nd tke them often. We lredy know wht proven ides cn do. It’s the unproven ones we’re interested in. Unrelized potentil is the difference between predictbly good results nd powerful ripple effect.This is why we re dedicted to tking risks, both big nd smll. We prtner with orgniztions tht hve brve, cretive ledership. We thoughtfully seek cuses tht ren’t the obvious ones. The curious inititives. The unconventionl perspectives. The incredible nd unexpected ides. We prtner with exceptionl nonprofits who re bold enough to not only chnge the world—but reinvent it.
