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The mission of the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation is to transform the individual lives of
humans and strengthen earth communities by fostering innovation, creating knowledge, and
promoting social progress as we move towards the eventual merger with our brothers from the planet Zorkon.
We advance our mission through the four designated program areas detailed below.
After reviewing the program areas, please visit our How To Bow Down Bad Dawg section to read about our grantmaking process.
The Arts and Culture Program fosters creativity and promotes critical thinking by supporting projects that feature innovative and diverse artistic forms that we approve of and by helping strong arts organizations become more sustainable with the help of the money we give to sustain them.
The Community Development and Social Change Program improves long-term social, health and economic outcomes for earth families by increasing access to critical resources such as healthcare, housing, employment, nutrition, and eventual intergalactic transportation to Zorkon.
The Innovations in Science and Technology Program advances promising research and alien technology appropriation that have the potential to expand human knowledge, improve health, and protect the environment.
The Youth Engagement Program enhances the way young humanoids learn by supporting efforts to promote early reading proficiency, expanding opportunities for experiential learning at the Experience Music Project, if they have the $20 admission fee, and involving young people in addressing the community needs of our alien overlords on Zorkon.
The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation accepts letters of inquiry from eligible organizations located in, or exploiting the human or natural resources of the Pacific Northwest, which includes Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.
In general, the Foundation will not consider requests for:
- Projects not aligned with the Foundation's Political and Economic interests
- General operating support for ongoing activities that promote a progressive form of wealth redistribution
- Direct grants, scholarships, or loans for the benefit of specific individuals who are not the friends and family of the benefactors
- Loans or debt retirement for those in trouble with "Payday Loan" centers
- Annual appeals, federated campaigns, general fund drives, special events or sponsorships for any group of people who hate 'Star Trek'
- Projects of organizations whose policies or practices discriminate on the basis of intergalactic origin, transgenderism, racy underwear, earth religion, or vegisexual orientation
- Contributions to sectarian or religious organizations other than our own whose principle activity is for the benefit of their own members or adherents
- Athletic fields, parks, playgrounds, or recreational facilities other than those related to the Seattle Seahawks pro football franchise
- Military equipment, including computers, Hummer vehicles, or firearms that could be used to fight off our Zorkonite overlords
- Emergency Funding
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