Financial Management
We manage endowments and reserve funds with mission-aligned investment strategies, ensuring your investments are in socially responsible and ethically sound funds.
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Loans
Low-hassle capital improvement financing for nonprofits and faith communities — from roof replacements to new construction.
Learn about loans →Endowment Consultation
With 50+ years of combined experience, we help organizations build and steward endowments that sustain their mission for generations.
Schedule a consultation →Stock Gift Program
A tax-advantaged way for donors to support their favorite organizations by gifting appreciated securities.
Explore stock gifts →Planned Giving Education
Workshops, webinars, and one-on-one guidance to help organizations develop robust planned-giving programs.
Browse education →Our team
A dedicated group of professionals with deep experience in finance and nonprofit management — all committed to our mission of supporting organizations that make a positive impact in their communities.
Chivi Capezio Crookes
Executive Assistant & Board Administrator
Sara Culp
Operations Manager
Julia Frisbie
Executive Director
Ashi Guiles
Financial Advisor
Heidi Smith
Chief Financial Officer
Chivi Capezio Crookes
Executive Assistant & Board Administrator
Sara Culp
Operations Manager
Julia Frisbie
Executive Director
Ashi Guiles
Financial Advisor
Heidi Smith
Chief Financial Officer
Board of Directors
Volunteer leaders who guide the Foundation's mission and strategy.
Officers
Em Rigler
President
Rev. Joe Kim
Vice President
Cynthia MacLeod
Secretary
Barbara Dadd Shaffer
Treasurer
Members
Gaye Pierson
Mike Hartwig
Dr. LaVerne Lewis
Rev. Chuck Hindman
Rev. John Watts
Robert W. Ives, Esq.
Pastor Buddy Gharring
Rev. Kelly Tazuko Marciales
Sara Goetze
Rev. Shane Moore
Tyler Watson
Ex Officio
Bishop Cedrick BridgeforthBrant Henshaw
Emeritus
Eldon CowdenKay EstepEd PowellRaynette Rawle
Our history
In 1966 the United Methodist Foundation of the Northwest and the Oregon-Idaho United Methodist Foundation were established to promote planned-giving programs and provide financial stewardship to churches in the Pacific Northwest.
The two foundations merged in 2009 as the Northwest United Methodist Foundation, combining decades of expertise under one roof to serve a wider geography with greater efficiency.
In 2021 the organization rebranded to Faith Foundation Northwest to reflect its commitment to serving nonprofits and faith communities beyond denominational boundaries.
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