Providence Inland Northwest Foundation

What Providence Inland Northwest Foundation does

Providence Inland Northwest Foundation is the regional fundraising arm of Providence's health system, serving six Providence hospitals in Spokane and Stevens counties in Eastern Washington. The foundation solicits and stewards philanthropic contributions from individuals, families, businesses, and partner organizations to fund clinical programs, technology upgrades, facilities, health equity initiatives, patient support, and workforce development across the Inland Northwest. Its flagship initiative is the Follow Your Heart Campaign, a multi-year capital and programmatic effort to modernize Providence Heart Institute in Spokane — the only regional provider of comprehensive cardiac care from in utero through adulthood — with advanced technology, improved patient navigation, and a new pediatric cardiac catheterization lab.

The foundation is one of 40+ Providence foundations operating across seven Western states (Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, and Washington). At the network level, Providence Foundations raised $326.7 million in 2023 from 50,319 donors and $387 million in 2024 from more than 45,000 donors, earning Forbes #62 on America's Top 100 Charities and AHP "Overall Revenue High Performer" status for nine consecutive years. The Inland Northwest Foundation is led by Colleen Fox, Chief Philanthropy Officer, and operates with a staff in the 11–50 range. Donations are accepted through foundation.providence.org and routed to designated regional priorities.

The foundation's business model is pure donation-based philanthropy: it does not sell products or services, and there is no pricing model. Strategic partnerships extend its reach into maternal health equity (Shades of Motherhood Network), biomedical research (Institute for Systems Biology), behavioral health (Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis, Nisqually Red Wind Casino), and clinical research (Providence Cancer Institute). As a 501(c)(3) component of a not-for-profit Catholic health system employing more than 120,000 caregivers, the foundation's financial health is structurally tied to Providence's broader operating performance and regional hospital footprint rather than to market-driven revenue mechanics.

Name

Providence Inland Northwest Foundation

Legal name

Providence Inland Northwest Foundation

Website

https://foundation.providence.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1875

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Providence Inland Northwest Foundation is the fundraising arm of Providence's six hospitals in Spokane and Stevens counties, Washington, channeling philanthropic donations to regional clinical, equity, and research priorities — most prominently the Follow Your Heart Campaign supporting Providence Heart Institute in Spokane.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Philanthropy

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE), Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB)

Keywords

• Healthcare philanthropy
• Charitable fundraising
• Nonprofit foundation
• Donor development
• Planned giving

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Philanthropic Donations: The foundation raises funds through donor contributions, including gifts of cash, planned giving, estate gifts, and campaign-specific donations. In 2023, Providence's 40+ foundations received $326.7 million from 50,319 donors. In 2024, more than 45,000 donors invested $387 million into local foundations.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Providence Inland Northwest Foundation is the fundraising arm for the six Providence hospitals in Spokane and Stevens counties, raising philanthropic donations to advance healthcare in the Inland Northwest region. The foundation channels donor contributions into clinical excellence, technology and tools, facilities and specialized care, health equity, patient support and wellness, and workforce development, with its flagship initiative being the Follow Your Heart Campaign supporting Providence Heart Institute Spokane.

Product overview

Providence Inland Northwest Foundation, based in Spokane, Washington, is part of the Providence family of foundations serving communities across seven Western states. The foundation's primary focus is supporting healthcare excellence through philanthropy, with its main initiative being the Follow Your Heart Campaign supporting Providence Heart Institute Spokane. The heart institute serves as a nationally recognized center of excellence providing comprehensive cardiac and vascular care from prenatal through adult stages. The foundation raises funds to advance clinical excellence, technology and tools, facilities and specialized care, health equity, patient support and wellness, and workforce development in the Inland Northwest region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Follow Your Heart Campaign
• Planned Giving Program Planned giving and estate gift program allowing donors to contribute to Providence Inland Northwest Foundation through structured long-term financial arrangements, including estate gifts and other planned giving vehicles. Targeted at high-net-worth individuals and families in the Inland Northwest region interested in legacy giving.

Quantifiable outcome

• Follow Your Heart Campaign is modernizing Providence Heart Institute with advanced technology and new pediatric cardiac catheterization lab
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Shades of Motherhood NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the not-for-profit Shades of Motherhood Network to address disparities in maternal care. The partnership provides advocacy, doula services and health education to improve outcomes for mothers and families of color, hosting storytelling exhibits to educate caregivers about equity in care.
• Institute for Systems BiologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerK. Carole Ellison Fellowship in Bioinformatics funds three-year postdoctoral positions for researchers at ISB, facilitating studies on gut microbiome and aging, obesity, and pregnancy/COVID-19 vaccine relationships.
• Providence Cancer InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical trials program funded by donors, with nearly 70% of the institute's research funded by donors in 2024. First-in-the-world phase 1 clinical trials being conducted.
• Medicine Creek Enterprise Corporation/Nisqually Red Wind CasinominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting Gambling Disorder Treatment and Tobacco-Use Cessation Programs at Providence Behavioral Health & Recovery.
• Confederated Tribes of the ChehalisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting Gambling Disorder Treatment and Tobacco-Use Cessation Programs at Providence Behavioral Health & Recovery.
• Safe Crossings FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary funder of Camp Erin-King County, a grief support camp for children who have lost loved ones, operated by Providence Hospice of Seattle.
• Swedish General Surgery ResidencyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScholarship program for under-represented fourth-year medical students, partnering with Meharry Medical College to increase diversity in healthcare.
• Swedish Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwedish Medical Center Foundation receives physician philanthropy gifts ($100,000 for Edmonds cancer institute, $500,000 for North Tower project) from 3,500 physicians and advanced practice clinicians.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Kadlec Foundation: Sister Providence foundation serving the Tri-Cities region of Washington. Operates the same fundraising model - donor cultivation, gratitude reports, and capital campaigns for a regional Providence hospital - with directly comparable scale and beneficiary profile.
• Providence General Foundation Everett: Providence foundation in Everett, Washington, with a similar mid-sized regional hospital footprint. Useful direct comp for evaluating donor retention, planned-giving pipeline, and campaign-cycle fundraising capacity.
• Providence St. Joseph Hospital Foundation Orange: Direct peer Providence regional foundation in California. Uses the same giving portal, gratitude-reporting format, and campaign structure, making it a useful comparable for the Inland Northwest Foundation's operational economics.
• Swedish Medical Center Foundation: Direct peer hospital foundation within the Providence network, supporting another Washington-state hospital system. Comparable healthcare philanthropy model with similar donor cultivation, planned giving, and capital campaign structure targeting the same Pacific Northwest donor base.
• Providence Alaska Foundation: Providence network foundation serving Alaska. Same operating model, donor programs, and clinical priorities (cardiac, maternal, behavioral health), with regional scale comparable to Inland Northwest. Provides a clean comp for benchmarking annual receipts and campaign performance.

Broad incumbents

• CommonSpirit Health Foundation: National Catholic-affiliated health system foundation operating at scale across 20+ states. Comparable as a large, mission-driven health philanthropy competing for similar donor mindshare in faith-aligned healthcare giving.
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Foundation: Large national hospital philanthropy operation supporting a leading academic medical center. Operates a similar model (planned giving, grateful patient programs, capital campaigns) but at significantly greater scale, providing a benchmark for upside fundraising trajectories.
• Adventist Health Foundation: Multi-state faith-based health system foundation. Operates a regional foundation model analogous to Providence's network, providing comparison on multi-state donor cultivation and capital campaign execution for community hospitals.
• Mayo Clinic Development Office: Major academic-medical-center philanthropy operation running national campaigns for clinical excellence and research. Useful as a high-end industry benchmark for hospital foundation fundraising scale and health-research philanthropy.

Regional players

• MultiCare Foundations: Washington-state multi-hospital foundation system serving the Puget Sound region. Direct geographic competitor for Pacific Northwest healthcare philanthropy donor dollars and major-gift prospects, with comparable mid-sized hospital foundation scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/providencehealthsystem/posts

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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