Skidmore Prize

The inspiration for the name of this prize: The Skidmore Fountain in Portland’s Old Town, which bears this inscription: “Good citizens are the riches of a city.

🔐The 2024 Skidmore Prize nomination period has ended. Thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate a nonprofit superstar. 🏆Winners will be announced at the end of August — keep an eye out!

This fall, we celebrate four remarkable individuals doing exceptional work for Portland-area nonprofits. Each Skidmore Prize winner is the embodiment of community dedication, a testament to the power of passion and purpose.

Their stories of resilience, determination, and unwavering commitment to social causes leave us awestruck and motivated to do more. In recognizing their outstanding accomplishments, we honor not just their achievements but the potential in all of us to make meaningful differences.


Nominees for the Skidmore Prize must be 35 and under in 2024 and work part-time+ for a local nonprofit. Winners will receive their awards, including prizes of $4,000, at a special luncheon in early fall.


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2005 Prize Winners
Amber Hatt
The pleasure principle rules everything Amber Jo Hatt does as a case manager at Portland's New Avenues for Youth. "You can tell by my office," Hatt says....
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Jana DeCristofaro
Amid the midday noise and traffic at Southeast 52nd Avenue and Foster Road, the Dougy Center for Grieving Children and Families carves out an oasis of calm....
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Robyn Steely
Write Around Portland's officethe "palace," as director Robyn Steely calls itis one fourth-floor room big enough for three desks, a couple of filing...
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Daniela Iancu
"Scooping poop makes a difference." It's 8:45 on a Monday morning, and Daniela Iancu, an adoption counselor with the Cat Adoption Team, is busy beyond...
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