Philanthropy Archive

Kuni Foundation Awards $11.3 million to Washington and Oregon Nonprofits
By Robyn Shuey | July 8, 2024 | Advocacy, Cancer Research, Grants, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, Philanthropy
Funding accelerates inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and revolutionary cancer research.From a documentary film on Autism…
Empowering Independence: Horizon Project, Inc. Launches STEP Center for Independent Living in Hermiston
By Robyn Shuey | April 22, 2024 | Community, Grants, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, Philanthropy
On a beautiful day in April with a room full of supporters, Horizon Project, Inc. proudly announced the opening…
Kuni Foundation Awards $2.5 million to Advance IDD Housing Options and Catalytic Cancer Research
By Robyn Shuey | December 14, 2023 | Cancer Research, Community, Grants, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, Philanthropy
Funded projects include renovations to assist in aging in place for residents with IDD, the use of artificial intelligence…
The Arc of Grays Harbor – Creating Home in Cosmopolis
By Robyn Shuey | August 23, 2023 | Community, Grants, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, Philanthropy
A Kuni Foundation Transformation Grant “transforms” a house into a home in rural Washington.A stately 1912 house in Cosmopolis,…
Kuni Foundation Honored with the 2023 UW Medicine Brotman Leadership Award
By Robyn Shuey | May 23, 2023 | Cancer Research, Community, equity, Philanthropy
We are profoundly grateful to UW Medicine and Susan Brotman for honoring the Kuni Foundation with the 2023 UW…
Kuni Foundation Awards 36 Imagination Grants to Advance Innovation and Inclusion in Oregon and Washington
By Robyn Shuey | May 17, 2023 | Cancer Research, Community, equity, Grants, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, Philanthropy
Funded projects include immunotherapeutic hydrogel for pancreatic cancer treatment, advancing precision radiotherapy for tumors, program expansion for neurodiv…
Fruit Valley Park to Receive Inclusive Playground with $1 Million from the Kuni Foundation
By Robyn Shuey | March 7, 2023 | Community, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, Philanthropy
Fruit Valley Neighborhood Park (3200 Fruit Valley Rd.) will receive a new, inclusive playground thanks to a $1 million…
Inclusive Playground Taking Shape in Vancouver
By Robyn Shuey | October 25, 2022 | Community, equity, Grants, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, Philanthropy
Harper’s Playground is bringing its innovative model for radically inclusive playgrounds to Vancouver with the reimagined Chelsea Anderson Play…
Celebrating Affordable, Inclusive Housing – Albertina Kerr’s Wynne Watts Commons
By Robyn Shuey | October 14, 2022 | Community, Grants, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, Philanthropy
Creating an inclusive, accessible, and affordable community for all in Gresham, Oregon.On a beautiful fall day, supporters, board members,…
Kuni Foundation Welcomes Robyn Shuey as Director of Grants and Programs
By Angela Hult | August 1, 2022 | Advocacy, Cancer Research, Community, Grants, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, Philanthropy
Robyn Shuey is joining the Kuni Foundation as Director of Grants and Programs, a new role that reflects the…