Founders Awards

2021

ReSources was selected to receive our 2021 Founders’ Award. The Sustainable Path Foundation Board has approved a $10,000 to ReSources and in honor of Charlie Maliszewski.

2019

A $10,000 Founders Award grant was awarded to The Whidbey Institute on behalf of Larry Parks Daloz and Sharon Daloz Parks.  The Institute was instrumental to our Foundation’s success in the early days as we were organizing. Several of our Partners have benefited from working with the Institute as well. For more info: https://whidbeyinstitute.org/

2017

Zero Waste Washington was selected in honor of Suellen Melo.  She joined WA Citizens For Resource Conservation (WCFR) over a dozen years ago. WCFR renamed itself as Zero Waste WA in 2010. Suellen retired in December 2016 as the Director of Zero Waste WA. Zero Waste Washington protects people and our natural world by advocating for products designed and produced to be healthy, safe, and continually recycled and reused.  They are the public’s voice for zero waste.

2016

Oceans Initiative uses cutting-edge science and is on a mission to protect marine life, including whales, dolphins, sharks, salmon & seabirds, in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Sustainable Path board member Nan McKay noted that “The board wanted to celebrate Oceans Initiative becoming an official 501(c)(3) in Washington State and to support their important research to improve protection of marine mammals in the Salish Sea.”  Oceans Initiative was co-founded by Erin Ashe and Rob Williams.