Harriet Cheney Cowles
Harriet Cheney Cowles
William H. Cowles
William H. Cowles
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Harriet Cheney Cowles Foundation

The HCC Foundation is dedicated mainly to capital projects with a focus on civic, arts, cultural and educational endeavors. The Foundation was created by William H. Cowles in memory of his wife, Harriet Cheney Cowles.

The Foundation is supported primarily by contributions from Cowles Company. Since its inception in 1944, the Foundation has contributed nearly $20 million in support for projects within the circulation footprint of The Spokesman-Review.

  • The Martin Woldson Theatre at the Fox
  • The Spokane Symphony Society
  • The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture
  • YMCA
  • YWCA
  • Whitworth University
  • Girl Scouts of the Inland Northwest
  • Hospice of Spokane
  • The Kroc Center
  • The Rypien Foundation
  • The Salvation Army of Spokane
  • Spokane Community College
  • Spokane Valley Community Center
  • West Central Community Center
  • Northeast Community Center
  • Millwood Community Center
  • Mobius Science Center
  • Boy Scouts of the Inland Northwest
  • Washington State University Applied Science Lab