Named one of the top 10 philanthropists in the nation, Paul
Allen 's lifetime giving totals more than $800 million and includes
PGAFF grants and personal gifts to a wide range of nonprofit
organizations in the Pacific Northwest. "The Foundation's far-sighted
ability to comprehend the impact that technology can have on our
theatre community - and to use that awareness to help advance our work
and internal efficiencies - is all too rare. Learn more about Allen online at www.

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" The fiscal year 2006 budget, reduces funding for the FIRE grant
program by 25 percent, and suggests eliminating funding for the SAFER program.

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The mission
of the Foundation is to build healthy communities and advance social
progress through four strategic programs that nurture arts and
cultural endeavors, engage children more deeply in the learning
process, respond to the needs of vulnerable populations, and advance
scientific and technological discoveries that expand our understanding
of the universe.

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Earlier this week, H. The
Foundation reviews and awards grants twice per year and for the
current application period, the Foundation contributed $7 million to
organizations in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Montana and Idaho.
"The Allen Foundation continues to be one of most progressive
funders not only in our region, but also in the nation," said Laura
Penn, managing director of Intiman Theatre, which received a challenge
grant for a technology initiative. Allen Family Foundation

Launched in 2004 through the consolidation of Paul Allen's six
private foundations (first established in 1988), the Paul G. He co-founded Microsoft with Bill
Gates in 1975, is the founder and chairman of Vulcan Inc.

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WASHINGTON, Today, Congressman Bennie G. It's
imperative that we have full funding for the FIRE grants and SAFER programs,
as they are programs that are critical to addressing the needs of fire
services.

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Congressman Thompson also noted that congress is still working on
achieving a First Responder's Bill that would reform grant funding for those
called first to respond to terrorists attacks.

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Named one of the top 10 philanthropists in the nation, with
lifetime giving totaling more than $800 million, Allen seeks to
improve the quality of life in Pacific Northwest communities through
the Paul G.

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There were 55 original co-sponsors of the Resolution.com

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Charter Communications (a broadband multimedia company); and a member
of the National Academy of Engineering.

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Community Desks/Philanthropy Writers

SEATTLE----The Paul G. Coliton, senior
director of the Foundation.

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Congressman Thompson Meets With Firefighters

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Allen Family
Foundation (PGAFF) today announced its most recent round of grants to
98 nonprofit organizations throughout the Pacific Northwest.
In just over a decade , the Foundation has awarded approximately $250
million to organizations that support social and community
development, youth engagement and arts programs throughout the region.

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Thompson,
(D-MS), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security met with
representatives of various fire service associations to discuss funding for
FIRE grants, the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response programs
(SAFER), communications interoperability and the first responder bill.

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Grant highlights from the current funding cycle focused on
community development and social change include: $250,000 to Chief
Seattle Club for the development of a community center in Pioneer
Square for low-income Native Americans; $250,000 to the Enterprise
Foundation for the development of environmentally-sustainable housing
for low-income families; $250,000 to the Low Income Housing Institute
for the development of a multi-use facility in Belltown (Seattle); and
$400,000 to Shorebank Enterprise Group to provide economic development
assistance in the rural coastal communities of Washington and Oregon;
Grants made to increase learning opportunities for children and
youth include: a grant of $100,000 for Rainier Scholars to provide
after school academic enrichment programs; $25,000 to Passages
Northwest for its outdoor programs for girls, and $225,000 to
Washington State Child Care Resource + Referral Network to lead a
public-private initiative aimed at improving the quality of childcare
programs for low -income children throughout the state. The Paul G.

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1251, the Communications Interoperability Bill , introduced by Congresswoman
Lowey which would require additional funding for first responders so they
could effectively communicate with one another at disaster sites.
"The Allen family has always been a part of the Northwest
community and are proud to be able to make meaningful contributions to
the nonprofit organizations that are vital to the health and
well-being of the Pacific Northwest ," said Susan M.

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Congressman Thompson stated, "The Administration's budget cuts for
firefighters are highly insulting and a slap in the face to the men and women
who have devoted their time and effort to protect Americans from danger. Their unwavering commitment to philanthropy is realized
through supporting organizations that have a measurable impact on the
community and have been instrumental in creating and sustaining
social, cultural, and economic assets in our community.com

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Over the last year alone, the
Foundation has contributed more than $16 million to health and human
service and arts organizations in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.pgafamilyfoundation. Allen is the sponsor of
SpaceShipOne, winner of the international Ansari X-Prize competition;
founder of Experience Music Project (Seattle's critically acclaimed
music museum) and the Science Fiction Museum + Hall of Fame; creator
of the $100 million Allen Institute for Brain Science and its Allen
Brain Atlas initiative; owner of the Seattle Seahawks NFL and Portland
Trail Blazers NBA franchises; and , founder of Vulcan Productions, the
independent film production company behind HARD CANDY, FAR FROM
HEAVEN, the PBS series Evolution, and The Blues, executive produced by
Martin Scorsese.

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Allen Family Foundation.

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In addition to the First
Responders Bill, Representative Thompson mentioned his co-sponsorship of H."
Under the Foundation's arts and culture program area, grant
highlights include: a $500,000 challenge grant for a technology
initiative that will be shared by the Seattle Repertory Theatre,
Seattle Children's Theatre, Intiman Theatre, A Contemporary Theatre,
and 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle; $250,000 for Artist Trust's
three-year capacity building initiative to increase the business and
creative capacities of artists in Washington State, as well as to
expand its professional development and funding programs for
individual artists; $250,000 for the Anchorage Museum to add gallery
space and an Arctic Studies Center to display Alaskan artifacts on
long-term loan from the Smithsonian; a $350,000 challenge grant to the
Missoula Art Museum towards the renovation and expansion of its
100-year old Carnegie building; and $200,000 to Tacoma's Broadway
Center for the Performing Arts for capital improvements to its campus
buildings, which serve more than one dozen Pierce County arts groups
annually. Visit the Foundation online at
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RES. "Both Paul Allen and Jody Patton have
sought out multiple ways to improve the quality of life in this
region . Allen Family Foundation reviews and
awards grants twice per year, and accepts applications from eligible
organizations located in, or serving the populations of, Alaska,
Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.

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Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Grants $7 Million to Northwest Nonprofits; Charitable Contributions Support Health + Human Services Low Income Housing Arts a

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188 , a resolution that Thompson introduced to
honor firefighters for their sacrifice and contributions to our country,
passed the House. Allen
Family Foundation supports nonprofit organizations focused on making
positive and measurable change in the Pacific Northwest.

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Its support of the
Tessitura Consortium, and our ability to leverage that support through
the 1:1 match, will not only strengthen the capacity of the five
constituent institutions, but will directly serve the more than
900,000 patrons who pass through our doors each year.