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.

2017 Prize Winners
Tony Vezina
Tony is the driving force behind the youth recovery center. He is an exemplary leader and has unbelievable clarity regarding their responsibility to...
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Janice Levenhagen-Seeley
I would say Janice is on fire. Despite setbacks, she always pushes forward and is committed to our mission to retain women in the tech workforce and...
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Amethyst Hoos
Hoos is tireless, hungry for justice, fiercely defensive of their participants, and provides much-needed comic relief. Youve heard of people being a ray...
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Tyler Termeer
Tyler [is] on a dedicated mission to advocate at the national level for critical policies that will improve the lives of others. There are few other...
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