North Sound Health Equity Scholarship
Funding Amount
$500 - $5,000 per award
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
North Sound Health Equity Scholarship
Purpose: Support students of color who are dedicated to improving health equity within the community and are becoming health care professionals in Whatcom, Skagit, Island, and San Juan counties.
Award Amount: Ranges from $500 to $5,000 per award
Award History: Since inception in 2021, 23 scholars have received scholarships totaling nearly $79,000.
Eligibility: Students of color pursuing careers in healthcare
Geographic Scope: Whatcom, Skagit, Island, and San Juan counties, Washington
Focus: Breaking down financial barriers and creating opportunities to shift the landscape of care by investing in the next generation of care providers with diverse backgrounds.
Rationale: Care providers with diverse backgrounds bring lived experiences, cultural understanding, and perspectives that benefit patients, the healthcare system, and society. Representation matters in healthcare.
Matching Funds: PeaceHealth is offering a generous matching donation of up to $25,000 to support the scholarship's growth.
Founding Organizations: Originated from the first annual North Sound Race and Health Equity Conference in 2020, organized by medical professionals from Family Care Network.
Supporting Organizations: Chuckanut Health Foundation and PeaceHealth
Contact Information:
What Chuckanut Health Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 20
- Total given
- $390K
- Median grant
- $15K
- Range
- $5,100–$65K
- By dollars: Washington 100%. Top recipient cities: Bellingham, WA; Ferndale, WA.
- 20% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Skookum Kids · Bellingham, WA
Holiday cheer donation + match
$65K
Vamos Outdoors Project · Bellingham, WA
Community health legacy award
$45K
Northwest Youth Services · Bellingham, WA
Community health legacy award
$33K
Bellingham Bay Rotary Foundation · Bellingham, WA
Holiday cheer donation + match
$30K
Nami of Whatcom County · Bellingham, WA
Community health legacy award
$25K
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