Northwest Sherpa Association is a non-profit organization, established in Seattle Washington in the year of 2003. It is a tax-exempt charitable organization under the section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The mission of Northwest Sherpa Association is to preserve and promote Sherpa language, tradition, culture and unite all the Sherpas residing in the Pacific Northwest of the United States of America including Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, and Vancouver B.C, Canada.