Skidmore Prize

✨We are now accepting nominations for the 2025 Skidmore Prize!✨

Do you know a nonprofit professional superstar who deserves special recognition? We wanna hear about 'em!

The annual Skidmore Prize honors four young professionals whose work for local nonprofits makes our community a better place for all people. Click here to learn more about the Skidmore Prize — including eligibility criteria and general guidelines — and to submit your nomination.


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.”


Next 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.

2013 Prize Winners
Monika Weitzel
"Monika doesn't just have a place in her heart for this work: she has a personal, daily commitment to making the world a better place and strives to...
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Kristin Wallace
"Her commitment to the nonprofit world is highly personal. She firmly believes that our community needs citizens who are dedicated to the common good. She...
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Gladys Ruiz
"She is gifted at helping youth believe they can achieve more than they may actually believe they can, and once a child understands that, there is nothing...
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Kit Crosland
"Kit encourages others by supporting them in their endeavors and inspires and motivates others through his creative ideas." Sheryl Rindel,...
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