About Us
Our Path
From the beginning, we have aimed to align purpose with informed action.
Relationship-Based Giving Begins With Us
Nonprofits lead with ideas. We follow with support.
Our nonprofit partners are the subject matter experts and trust builders within their community. We are here with capital, introductions and as a sounding board and more.
The Past
How We Got Here
Cameron Healy, entrepreneur and founder of the Healy Foundation, has always been driven by a values-based vision of balancing profit with people and place. While being guided by this personal vision, Cameron has been willing to approach opportunities with a spirit of innovation and constructive risk taking.
The source of the Healy Foundation endowment comes from three manufacturing businesses which were built from scratch based on the principles of Human Respect, Investing in Environment and Communities while Operating Productive and Profitable Enterprises.
Kettle Foods • Salem, Or.
Founded 1978, Natural and Organic Foods
Best known for Kettle brand Potato Chips produced and sold worldwide.
Kona Brewing Co • Kailua- Kona, Hi
Founded 1994, Craft Beer Brewing
Best known for Longboard Lager and Big Wave Pale Ale distributed in 35 countries.
Sequential Bio Fuels • Salem, Or.
Founded 2005, Biodiesel Production & Distribution
Producing and distributing biodiesel made from recycled restaurant oil that the company collects from the food service industry in five Western States. Best known for Sequential brand biodiesel.
This same creative approach and guiding principles reflect in the culture of the Healy Foundation, allowing it to adapt to new philanthropic opportunities as they arise, while staying true to its core purpose over time.
Our Values
What We Believe In
Our Next Chapter
Sunsetting the Foundation
After nearly 30 years in operation, the board voted in 2024 to spend down the endowment of the Foundation and close our doors at the end of 2029.
While this was a bittersweet decision, we are eager to engage in larger grant opportunities as we wind down operations. Already in the early months of our sunset timeline we have made capital grants in both states with more investments to come.