Norberg Family Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Norberg Family Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education, arts and culture, and the environment.
IP TAKE: The foundation lacks transparency, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities.
The couple has directed funds to miscellaneous charities not disclosed on tax returns, obscuring the full scope of their giving. They’ve supported United Way of King County and Virginia Mason Medical Foundation.
PROFILE: Established in 2006, the Norberg Family Foundation was founded by businessman Doug Norberg and his wife Nancy. Douglas Norberg graduated from Colorado College in 1962. He served in the U.S. Army and worked for Ernst & Young in Los Angeles. He was executive vice president of KCET in Los Angeles. Norberg went on to become president of Wright Runstad & Company, which acquires, manages and leases high quality commercial office buildings located primarily in the Pacific Northwest. He worked at the company for three decades.
The foundation does not maintain a website, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities. According to tax records, the Norberg Family Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education, arts and culture, and the environment.
Doug is a trustee of his alma mater Colorado College which the couple support, including a scholarship at the school. Doug also worked in Southern California public television, and grantmaking touches public media.
Important Grant Details:
Grants range from $500 to $27,500. In a recent fiscal year, the foundation gave away $123,000. Past grantees Seattle Art Museum (Doug is on the board), ArtsFund, Museum of Flight, Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences, Arboretum Foundation, KUOW Puget Sound Radio, and United Way of King County. The couple have also directed funds to miscellaneous charities not disclosed on tax returns, obscuring the full scope of the family’s giving.
The foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals.
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CONTACT:
Norberg Family Foundation
1230 Knox Place East
Seattle, WA 98112
