Skidmore Prize

✨Give!Guide is delighted to introduce you to the winners of the 2025 Skidmore Prize!✨


These four exceptional individuals are being recognized for their contributions to our community through their work for local nonprofits. They all make Portland a better place for all people — we invite you to learn more about all of them through their profiles below. Congratulations to our Skidmore Prize winners!


More about the Skidmore Prize

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


This fall, our four Skidmore Prize winners will enjoy special recognition throughout the Give!Guide campaign for their contributions and hard work. Skidmore Prize winners are the embodiment of community dedication, a testament to the power of passion and purpose. We honor not just their achievements but the potential in all of us to make a meaningful difference.


Winners of the Skidmore Prize must be under the age of 36 and work full-time for a local nonprofit.

2010 Prize Winners
Gaby Mendez
Gaby Mendez is so persuasive, she can talk a fourth-grader into attending summer school...
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Laura Streib
Everyone has dreams. Laura Streibs was to make other peoples come true.
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Israel Bayer
Israel Bayer wants to get people talkingboth as they buy Street Roots and after they read it. The bimonthly...
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Leah Hall
Leah Hall, a confident, likable mother of four, has been clean for over seven years, but before then things werent so...
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