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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.

2025 Prize Winners
Frances Andonopoulos Frances Andonopoulos

34, Founder and Director of Sincere Studio

Frances Andonopoulos is the founder and director of Sincere Studio, Portland's first nonprofit community sewing center. Sincere Studio is a creative and educational hub that prioritizes affinity groups and offers a space that makes people feel at home while learning a valuable new skill.

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Khalil Callier Khalil Callier

31, BIPOC Case Manager at Outside In

As a Case Manager at Outside In, Khalil Callier is passionately committed to reaching people who have historically not been served or even seen in our communities. Their long-term vision, fueled by their own lived experience, is the uplifting and liberation of BIPOC communities by connecting them to the services and resources they need.

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Alejandra Benitez Alejandra Benitez

25, Navigation Director at Pueblo Unido PDX

Inspired by her own family's immigration experience, which left her separated from her parents at age 14, Alejandra Benitez is dedicated to cultivating empowered and informed immigrant communities.

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Anna Kurnizki Anna Kurnizki

34, Executive Director at Community Warehouse

For Anna Kurnizki, the work is its own reward as she leads one of the oldest and most established furniture banks in the country.

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