Financial Transparency & Impact
Your Gift. Their Future. Healthier Communities.
When you give to the Northwest Osteopathic Foundation (NWOF), you help open doors for future osteopathic physicians preparing to bring whole-person care to communities across the Pacific Northwest.
NWOF is committed to thoughtful stewardship, financial transparency, and measurable impact. Every gift helps advance our mission to support future doctors of osteopathic medicine, especially those committed to serving rural, underserved, and high-need communities.
Stewarding Resources. Investing in Future Healers.
NWOF is entrusted with charitable dollars from donors, families, physicians, Board members, and community partners who believe in the future of osteopathic medicine.
We take that responsibility seriously. Our Board and leadership are committed to preserving the Foundation’s long-term strength while expanding scholarships, reducing financial barriers, and helping prepare future physicians to serve where they are needed most.
NWOF is not simply funding scholarships. We are investing in future physicians, future patients, and healthier communities across the Northwest.
Form 990 and Public Filings
As a nonprofit organization, NWOF files an annual Form 990 with the Internal Revenue Service. This public filing provides information about the Foundation’s finances, governance, programs, and charitable activities.
| Tax Year | Document |
| 2025 Form 990 | Download PDF |
How Your Gift Supports Future Osteopathic Physicians
Your generosity helps student doctors pursue their calling while reducing some of the financial barriers associated with medical education.
Donor support may fund:
- Scholarships for osteopathic medical students
- Named and legacy scholarships honoring leaders in the profession
- Support for students committed to rural and underserved communities
- Future workforce initiatives designed to address physician shortages
- Storytelling and stewardship that connect donors with student impact
NWOF’s strategy emphasizes scholarships, legacy giving, rural workforce development, major gifts, asset-based giving, and partnerships that expand impact across the Pacific Northwest.
Scholarships That Carry the Osteopathic Mission Forward
Your generosity helps student doctors pursue their calling while reducing some of the financial barriers associated with medical education.
NWOF scholarship recipients reflect the heart of osteopathic medicine: compassion, service, whole-person care, and commitment to community.
In the most recent scholarship year, NWOF awarded $120,000 to 12 scholarship recipients. Since its founding, the Foundation has awarded approximately $1.8 million in scholarship support.
Many recipients are preparing to serve in rural, underserved, Tribal, agricultural, and other communities where access to care can be limited.
Reducing Barriers
Scholarships help reduce the financial pressure of medical education so students can stay focused on learning, service, and future patients.
Supporting Whole-Person Care
NWOF invests in future osteopathic physicians trained to see beyond symptoms and care for the whole person.
Strengthening the Northwest
Many NWOF-supported students are connected to Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska, Montana, and rural communities throughout the region.
Building the Future Workforce
Scholarship support is one way NWOF helps address the long-term need for physicians in rural and underserved communities.
Meet the Future Healers
Behind every scholarship is a student doctor with a story, a calling, and a community they hope to serve.
NWOF scholarship recipients are future physicians, advocates, mentors, researchers, and community leaders. Their stories remind us that scholarship support is more than financial assistance — it is a vote of confidence in the physician they are becoming.
2025 Scholarship Awardees
Cambria Kasten
Alex Downs
Karsen Krebs
Parisa Mirjalili
Derek McClune
Aspynn Owsley
Angela Loczi-Storm
Jessica Downs
Sejal Dhaliwal
Nicolaus Salm
Where Are They Now?
NWOF’s impact does not end when a scholarship is awarded. Former scholarship recipients go on to residency, practice, leadership, service, and community care across the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
Through our Where Are They Now? series, NWOF highlights past scholarship recipients and the ways they continue to carry the osteopathic mission forward.
Our Board Is Investing in NWOF’s Future
NWOF Board members help steward the Foundation’s mission, resources, and future direction.
When Board members give, they demonstrate confidence in NWOF’s impact and inspire others to join them. Board gifts, matching challenges, and leadership support help build momentum for scholarship campaigns and broader community participation.
Give With Confidence
Your gift to NWOF supports future osteopathic physicians and strengthens access to whole-person care across the Pacific Northwest.
Whether you give through an annual gift, monthly donation, donor-advised fund, named legacy scholarship, or planned gift, your generosity creates opportunities for student doctors and the communities they will one day serve.
