Our vision:
We are working to build a community where every child gets a healthy start and every person receives the care they need throughout their lifetime.
Our Mission
We invest experience and resources to advance individual and community health.
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Our Partners
To truly advance individual and community health, we know it will take all of us. Whatcom County is fortunate to be home to exceptional community based organizations, generous private businesses, outstanding community members, and thoughtful civic partners. And we are fortunate to do our work in relationship with our community.
Our Impact
Our goal is to create a healthy community - one in which everyone has the opportunity to thrive. We do this work with optimism and positivity, believing we can make a difference; in relationship and through collaboration; and with a commitment to responsibility in sustaining partnerships and following through.
18+
Million Dollars Invested
Chuckanut Health Foundation has invested more than $18 million in direct grants to organizations focused on improving health in our community since 1983.
40+
Years Serving Whatcom County
Created with the sale of the St. Luke’s Hospital in 1983, the Chuckanut Health Foundation (formerly the St. Luke’s Foundation) has been working to improve and advance community health for over 40 years.
250+
Partner Organizations
Over the years, we have worked with hundreds of non-profit partners in the community and through those investments, have impacted thousands of individual’s lives.
“The progress of the world will call for the best that all of us have to give.”
Mary McLeod Bethune
Get Involved
Are you interested in making our community a better place? Curious about what we do? Want to learn more? Or jump in and get involved? We’d love to hear from you!
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We send out periodic updates on the initiatives and projects we are working on. Click here if you’d like to stay up-to-date!
Volunteer opportunities
Interested in serving on a committee or on our Board of Directors? We’d love to hear from you.
Make a Donation
All donations go to advance individual and community health. Whether it’s $1 or $1,000, every gift matters.