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COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM vs Northwest Bancshares

On overall TruNorth grade, Northwest Bancshares scores higher (COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM: B, Northwest Bancshares: B). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

B
COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM
50/100
B
Northwest Bancshares
61/100

Political donations

COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM

FEC: $663K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 19 executive donors.

Northwest Bancshares

FEC: $710K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 20 executive donors.

Environment

COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM

No public record found.

Northwest Bancshares

No public record found.

Labor

COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM

6 federal penalties totaling $6.3M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

Northwest Bancshares

No public record found.

DEI

COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM

EEO-1 workforce demographics on federal record (FY2020, DOL OFCCP FOIA release): 1,948 US employees — 68.4% women, 20.4% racial/ethnic minorities; management 69.6% women, 16.6% minorities.

Northwest Bancshares

No public record found.

Charity

COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM

No public record found.

Northwest Bancshares

No public record found.

Animal testing

COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM

No public record found.

Northwest Bancshares

No public record found.

Firearms

COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM

No public record found.

Northwest Bancshares

No public record found.

Privacy

COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM

No public record found.

Northwest Bancshares

No public record found.

Executive pay

COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM

No public record found.

Northwest Bancshares

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 64:1 (median employee pay $53,396) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

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