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Our Grantees


A Focus on Flexible and Effective Puget Sound Organizations

Since 1947, the Medina Foundation has funded hundreds of human service and education programs in the greater Puget Sound counties of Washington state. We support new and innovative organizations, as well as proven programs that have been meeting the needs of the community for many years.

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2016 Grantees (January-July)


Housing & Homelessness +

Housing and related services to support those in need, with the goal of helping people achieve housing stability

CCS - Benedict House
$25,000

Project Support
Kitsap County

www.ccsww.org

CCS - Drexel House
$25,000
Project Support

Thurston County

www.ccsww.org

CCS - Family Housing Network

$25,000

Project Support

Pierce County

www.ccsww.org


CCS - Grays Harbor Youth Center

$10,000

Project Support

Grays Harbor County

www.ccsww.org

CCS - Sacred Heart Shelter

$25,000

Project Support
King County

www.shshelter.org

CHS - Noel House

$25,000

Project Support

King County

www.noelhouse.org

CHS - Rose of Lima

$10,000
Project Support

King County

www.rosehouse.org

Crossroads Housing

$15,000

General Operating
Mason County

www.crossroads-housing.net

Friends of Youth
$35,000
General Operating
King County
www.friendsofyouth.org

Highline Schools Foundation for Excellence
$20,000
Project Support
King County
www.highlineschoolsfoundation.org

Hospitality House
$15,000
Student and Family Stability Initiative (SFSI)
King County
http://hospitalityhousesouthking.org/

Jubilee Women's Center
$30,000
General Operating
King County
www.jwcenter.org

Mercy Housing Northwest
$60,000
General Operating
King County
www.mercyhousingnorthwest.org

Operation Nightwatch/Seattle
$15,000
General Operating
King County
www.seattlenightwatch.org

Rescue Mission
$35,000
General Operating
Pierce County
www.trm.org

Skagit Valley Family YMCA
$30,000
YMCA Oasis Teen Shelter and Daylight Center
Skagit County
www.skagitymca.org

Street Youth Ministries
$15,000
General Operating
King County
www.streetyouthministries.org

The Sophia Way
$20,000
General Operating
King County
www.sophiaway.org

Vision House
$40,000
General Operating
King County
www.NoHomelessKids.org

Way Back Inn Foundation
$25,000
General Operating
King County
www.way-back-inn.org

YWCA Bellingham
$20,000
General Operating
Whatcom County
www.ywcabellingham.org

Economic Opportunity +

Opportunities that help people become economically self-sufficient, such as financial literacy, asset building, or skills-building programs

CCS - ASSET Program
$15,000
Project Support
King County
www.ccsww.org

Hopeworks Social Enterprises
$50,000
General Operating
Snohomish County
www.hopewrks.org

Juma Ventures
$15,000
Juma Seattle
King County
www.juma.org

Project Feast
$12,000
General Operating
King County
www.projectfeast.org

Sound Outreach
$25,000
General Operating
Pierce County
www.soundoutreach.org

Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
$15,000
Career Bridge for Women
King County
www.urbanleague.org

Ventures - formerly Washington Community Alliance for Self-Help
$40,000
General Operating
King County
www.venturesnonprofit.org

Education +

Birth to 12th grade educational opportunities, adult literacy, and other programs that enhance academic skills

City Year, Inc.
$25,000
General Operating
King County
www.cityyear.org

College Access Now
$15,000
General Operating
King County
www.collegeaccessnow.org

College Success Foundation
$20,000
College and Career Readiness Programs in King and Pierce Counties
King County
www.collegesuccessfoundation.org

Eastside Academy
$30,000
General Operating
King County
www.eastsideacademy.org

Foundation for Tacoma Students
$20,000
General Operating
Pierce County
GraduateTacoma.org

Kitsap Adult Center for Education
$15,000
General Operating
Kitsap County
www.kacewa.org

Rainier Scholars
$30,000
General Operating
King County
www.rainierscholars.org

Readiness to Learn
$10,000
General Operating
Island County
http://www.readinesstolearn.org/

Seattle Foundation
$10,000
Rapid Resource Fund for the Roadmap Project
King County
http://seattlefoundation.org/

Team Read
$35,000
General Operating
King County
www.teamread.com

YMCA of Greater Seattle
$75,000
YMCA Powerful Schools & Education Programming/Matt Griffin YMCA
King County
www.seattleymca.org

Hunger +

Efforts to alleviate hunger, with an emphasis on distribution and rural communities

CCS - The Community Kitchen
$7,000
Project Support
Thurston County
www.ccsww.org

Food Lifeline
$50,000
General Operating
King County
foodlifeline.org

Youth Development +

Organizations working with underserved youth, offering mentoring, tutoring, or out-of-school time/enrichment activities

Alliance for Youth
$15,000
Call to Action
Thurston County
www.thurstontogether.org

Boys & Girls Club of the Long Beach Peninsula
$25,000
General Operating
Pacific County
longbeachbgc.com

Boys & Girls Clubs of King County
$40,000
General Operating
King County
www.positiveplace.org

Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound
$40,000
General Operating
Pierce County
www.bgcsps.org

Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County
$35,000
General Operating
Thurston County
www.bgctc.org

Boys & Girls Clubs of Whatcom County
$25,000
General Operating
Whatcom County
www.whatcomclubs.org

Boys & Girls Clubs Washington State Association
$3,400
Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute Scholarship
All Counties
www.begreatwa.org

CCS - Youth Tutoring Program
$15,000
Project Support
King County
http://www.ccsww.org/ytp

Foundation for Private Enterprise Education
$15,000
Business Week for youth in Pacific and Grays Harbor Counties Grays Harbor County
www.wbw.org

Funhouse Commons
$15,000
General Operating
San Juan County
www.thefunhouse.org

Garden Raised Bounty (GRuB)
$30,000
General Operating
Thurston County
www.goodgrub.org

Girl Scouts of Western Washington
$20,000
Girls Scouts of Western Washington Staff-led Troops
King County
www.girlscoutsww.org

Lummi Youth Academy
$10,000
General Operating
Whatcom County
www.lummiyouthacademy.org

Peace Community Center
$20,000
General Operating
Pierce County
https://peacecommunitycenter.org/

Seattle Tilth
$10,000
Seattle Youth Garden Works
King County
www.seattletilth.org

Silicon Valley Community Foundation
$2,000
100,000 Opportunity Fair & Forum, Seattle
King County
http://www.siliconvalleycf.org/

The Boiler Room
$10,000
General Operating
Jefferson County
www.ptbr.org

The Coffee Oasis
$40,000
General Operating and Kingston Drop-in Center
Kitsap County
www.thecoffeeoasis.com

The Greater Seattle Bureau of Fearless Ideas
$25,000
General Operating
King County
www.fearlessideas.org

The Service Board
$10,000
General Operating
King County
www.theserviceboard.org

TOGETHER!
$25,000
General Operating
Thurston County
www.thurstontogether.org

Willapa Behavioral Health
$60,000
Pacific County Youth Alliance
Pacific County
www.willapabh.org

YMCA of Greater Seattle
$14,000
The Revitalization of the Yesler Community Center
King County
www.seattleymca.org

Family Support +

Programs for those suffering from the effects of domestic violence or sexual assault, services to support child welfare, programs providing for basic needs, and other human services

Beyond Survival
$10,000
General Operating
Grays Harbor County
www.ghbeyondsurvival.com

Boyer Children's Clinic
$40,000
NE Seattle Expansion Project
King County
www.boyercc.org

CCS - Hope House
$10,000
Project Support
Whatcom County
www.ccsww.org

Centerstone of Seattle
$20,000
General Operating
King County
www.center-stone.org

Child Care Resources
$20,000
Homeless Child Care Program
King County
www.childcare.org

Children's Therapy Center
$30,000
General Operating
King County
http://www.ctckids.org/

Concerned Citizens
$20,000
General Operating
Clallam County
www.concernedcitizenspnw.org

Dawson Place
$25,000
General Operating
Snohomish County
www.dawsonplace.org

Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services of Whatcom County
$45,000
General Operating
Whatcom County
www.dvsas.org

Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County
$25,000
General Operating
Snohomish County
www.dvs-snoco.org

Encompass
$25,000
General Operating
King County
www.encompassnw.org

Hand in Hand
$3,400
Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute Scholarship
Snohomish County
www.handinhandkids.org

Healthy Families of Clallam County
$50,000
General Operating and Housing First Flexible Funding
Clallam County
www.healthyfam.org

Healthy Families of Clallam County
$3,400
Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute Scholarship
Clallam County
www.healthyfam.org

Holly Ridge Center
$25,000
General Operating
Kitsap County
www.hollyridge.org

Jewish Family Service
$30,000
General Operating
King County
www.jfsseattle.org

L'Arche Tahoma Hope Community
$15,000
L'Arche Farm and Gardens
Pierce County
www.larchetahomahope.org

Lydia Place
$3,400v Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute Scholarship
Whatcom County
www.lydiaplace.org

Market Foundation
$35,000
General Operating
King County
www.pikeplacemarket.org

Mother Mentors of Whidbey Island
$15,000
General Operating
Island County
www.mothermentors.org

Multi-Service Center
$30,000
General Operating
King County
www.mschelps.org

Neighborhood House
$50,000
General Operating
King County
www.nhwa.org

New Phoebe House Association
$15,000
General Operating
Pierce County
www.newphoebehouse.org

Open Arms Perinatal Services
$3,400
Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute Scholarship
King County
www.openarmsps.org

Parent Trust for Washington Children
$25,000
General Operating
King County
www.parenttrust.org

Real Escape from the Sex Trade (REST)
$20,000
General Operating and Capital for Emergency Receiving Center
King County
http://iwantrest.com/

Recovery Cafe
$35,000
General Operating
King County
www.recoverycafe.org

Renton Area Youth & Family Services
$25,000
General Operating
King County
www.RAYS.org

Skagit Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services
$15,000
General Operating
Skagit County
http://www.skagitdvsas.org

Take the Next Step
$10,000
General Operating
Snohomish County
www.ttns.org

The DoVE Project
$15,000
General Operating and Flexible Funds for Stable Housing
King County
www.vashondoveproject.org

The DoVE Project
$3,400
Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute Scholarship
King County
www.vashondoveproject.org

Washington State Association of CASA/GAL Programs
$15,000
General Operating
King County
www.wacasa.org

Wonderland Developmental Center
$15,000
General Operating
King County
www.wdcbirthtothree.org

YMCA of Greater Seattle
$30,000
Host Homes
King County
www.seattleymca.org

Young Life Capernaum
$20,000
General Operating
King County
www.opendoor.younglife.org

Youth Eastside Services
$25,000
General Operating
King County
www.youtheastsideservices.org

Miscellaneous +

Seattle Foundation
$25,000
GiveBIG 2016
King County
http://seattlefoundation.org/

Social Venture Partners
$10,000
Statewide Capacity Collaborative
Statewide
www.wascc.org


2015 Grantees


Housing & Homelessness +

Housing and related services to support those in need, with the goal of helping people achieve housing stability

Anacortes Family Center
$20,000
General Operating
Skagit County
www.anacortesfamily.org

Building Changes
$50,000
General Operating
King County
www.BuildingChanges.org

CCS - Benedict House
$25,000
Benedict House
Kitsap County
www.ccsww.org

CCS - Drexel House
$25,000
Drexel House Emergency Shelter
Thurston County
www.ccsww.org

CCS - Family Housing Network
$25,000
Family Housing Network (formerly Phoenix Housing Network)
Pierce County
www.ccsww.org

CCS - Groundwork
$15,000
Groundwork Project
King County
www.ccsww.org

CCS - HOME/ARISE/Reach Out
$15,000
South King County Shelter System
www.ccsww.org

CCS - Katherine's House
$20,000
Katherine’s House and Rita’s House
King County
www.ccsww.org

CCS - Lazarus Day Center
$10,000
Lazarus Day Center
King County
www.ccsww.org/lazarus/

CCS - Nativity House
$55,000
Nativity House and Nativity House Capital Campaign
Pierce County
www.ccsww.org

CCS - Sacred Heart Shelter
$25,000
Sacred Heart Shelter
King County
www.shshelter.org

CCS - St. Martin de Porres Shelter
$20,000
St. Martin de Porres Shelter
King County
www.ccsww.org/stmartin/

CCS/CHS - Noel House
$25,000
Noel House Programs
King County
www.noelhouse.org

CCS/CHS - Rose of Lima
$10,000
General Operating - Rose of Lima
King County
www.rosehouse.org

Chief Seattle Club
$3,250
Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute Scholarship
King County
www.chiefseattleclub.org

Cocoon House
$40,000
General Operating
Snohomish County
www.cocoonhouse.org

Community Youth Services
$10,000
Haven House
Thurston County
www.communityyouthservices.org

Compass Housing Alliance
$55,000
General Operating
King County
www.compasshousingalliance.org

Congregations for the Homeless
$20,000
General Operating
King County
www.CFHomeless.org

Downtown Emergency Service Center
$75,000
General Operating
King County
www.desc.org

El Centro de la Raza
$50,000
Plaza Roberto Maestas
King County
www.elcentrodelaraza.org

Friendship House
$15,000
General Operating
Skagit County
www.skagitfriendshiphouse.org/

Hand in Hand
$25,000
General Operating
Snohomish County
www.handinhandkids.org

Housing Hope
$50,000
General Operating
Snohomish County
www.housinghope.org

Imagine Housing
$35,000
General Operating
King County
www.imaginehousing.org

InterIm Community Development Association
$30,000
General Operating
King County
www.interimicda.org

Low Income Housing Institute
$30,000
Urban Rest Stop Hygiene and Health Centers for the Homeless
King County
www.lihi.org

Lydia Place
$20,000
General Operating
Whatcom County
www.lydiaplace.org

Mary's Place
$20,000
General Operating
King County
www.marysplaceseattle.org

New Horizons Ministries
$35,000
General Operating
King County
www.nhmin.org

New Way Ministries
$5,000
General Operating
Whatcom County

Northwest Youth Services
$50,000
General Operating
Whatcom County
www.nwys.org

Opportunity Council
$30,000
Whatcom Homeless Service Center
Whatcom County
www.oppco.org

PANZA
$25,000
General Operating
Thurston County
quixotevillage.com

Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets
$25,000
General Operating
King County
www.psks.org

Plymouth Healing Communities
$15,000
General Operating
King County
http://www.plyhc.org/

Shared Housing Services
$20,000
General Operating
Pierce County
www.sharedhousingservices.org

Vine Maple Place
$35,000
General Operating
King County
www.vinemapleplace.org

Economic Opportunity +

Opportunities that help people become economically self-sufficient, such as financial literacy, asset building, or skills-building programs

CASA Latina
$25,000
General Operating
King County
www.casa-latina.org

Courage360 - formerly Washington Women's Employment & Education
$20,000
General Operating
Pierce County
www.courage360.org

Express Advantage
$175,000
General Operating
King County
www.expresscu.org/express-advantage/

FareStart
$45,000
General Operating
King County
www.farestart.org

Kona Kai Coffee
$15,000
General Operating
King County
www.konakaicoffee.org

Real Change
$30,000
General Operating
King County
www.realchangenews.org

Workforce Snohomish
$20,000
Basic and Emergency Services Fund for Veterans
Snohomish County
www.workforcesnohomish.org

Education +

Birth to 12th grade educational opportunities, adult literacy, and other programs that enhance academic skills

Communities in Schools of Washington
$63,000
General Operating
King County
www.ciswa.org

North Kitsap Schools Foundation
$5,714
Rolling Reader/STAR College Grant Program
Kitsap County

Rainier Scholars
$3,250
Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute Scholarship
King County
www.rainierscholars.org

Seattle Arts and Lectures
$15,000
Writers in the Schools (WITS)
King County
www.lectures.org

Seattle Education Access
$25,000
General Operating
King County
www.seattleeducationaccess.org

Thrive Washington - formerly Thrive by Five
$50,000
General Operating
King County
www.thrivewa.org/

Whatcom Literacy Council
$15,000
General Operating
Whatcom County
www.whatcomliteracy.org

Zeno
$25,000
General Operating
King County
www.zenomath.org

Hunger +

Efforts to alleviate hunger, with an emphasis on distribution and rural communities

Bellingham Food Bank
$25,000
General Operating
Whatcom County
www.bellinghamfoodbank.org

CCS - The Community Kitchen
$7,000
The Community Kitchen
Thurston County
www.ccsww.org

CCS - Feed the Hungry
$8,000
Feed the Hungry
Grays Harbor County
www.ccsww.org

Coastal Harvest
$25,000
General Operating
Grays Harbor County
www.coastalharvestwa.org/

Emergency Food Network of Tacoma-Pierce County
$30,000
General Operating
Pierce County
www.efoodnet.org

Northwest Harvest
$50,000
General Operating
King County
www.northwestharvest.org

OPERATION: Sack Lunch
$35,000
General Operating
King County
www.opsacklunch.org

Rotary First Harvest
$35,000
General Operating
King County
www.firstharvest.org

Seashare
$25,000
General Operating
King County
www.seashare.org

University District Food Bank
$45,000
Fight Hunger, Build Hope Capital Campaign
King County
www.udistrictfoodbank.org

Youth Development +

Organizations working with underserved youth, offering mentoring, tutoring, or out-of-school time/enrichment activities

America SCORES Seattle
$15,000
General Operating
King County
www.americascoresseattle.org

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Island County
$3,250
Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute Scholarship
Island County
www.bbbsislandcounty.org

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Island County
$10,000
General Operating
Island County
www.whidbey.net/bbbs/

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound
$35,000
General Operating
King County
www.bbbsps.org

Bike Works Seattle
$15,000
Bike Works Job Skills Training Program
King County
www.bikeworks.org

Boy Scouts of America Pacific Harbors Council
$20,000
ScoutReach
Pierce County
www.pacificharbor.org

Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue
$35,000
General Operating
King County
www.bgcbellevue.org

Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue
$30,000
Be Great Bellevue
King County
www.bgcbellevue.org

Boys & Girls Clubs of Skagit County
$20,000
General Operations
Skagit County
www.bgcskagit.org

Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County
$20,000
General Operating
Snohomish County
http://www.bgcsc.org

CCS - Youth Tutoring Program
$15,000
Youth Tutoring Program
King County
www.ccsww.org/ytp

Community for Youth
$20,000
General Operating
King County
www.communityforyouth.org

Coyote Foundation (Jefferson Teen Center)
$7,500
General Operating
Jefferson County
https://www.facebook.com/Jefferson-Teen-Center-75628034665/

Funhouse Commons
$3,250
Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute Scholarship
San Juan County
www.thefunhouse.org

Garden Raised Bounty
$30,000
General Operating
Thurston County
www.goodgrub.org

Grays Harbor Youth Works
$10,000
General Operating
Grays Harbor County
www.graysharboryouthworks.com

Greater Maple Valley Community Center
$15,000
Maple Valley Youth Program
King County
www.maplevalleycc.org

Metropolitan Development Council
$10,000
Youth Education to Housing (YE2H)
Pierce County
www.mdc-hope.org

Peace Community Center
$15,000
General Operating
Pierce County
peacecommunitycenter.org

SafeFutures Youth Center
$20,000
General Operating
King County
www.sfyc.net

School's Out Washington
$20,000
General Operating
King County
www.schoolsoutwashington.org

Somali Community Services Coalition
$10,000
Summer Adventure Program
King County
www.Somalicsc.org

Summer Search
$25,000
General Operating
King County
www.summersearch.org

Tacoma Area Youth for Christ
$20,000
City Life
Pierce County
www.tacomayfc.org

Year Up Puget Sound
$5,000
General Operating
King County
www.yearup.org

YMCA of Grays Harbor
$3,250
Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute Scholarship
Grays Harbor County
www.ghymca.net

YMCA of Pierce & Kitsap Counties
$25,000
YMCA Community Schools
Pierce County
www.ymcapkc.org

Youth in Focus
$20,000
General Operating
King County
www.youthinfocus.org

Youth in Focus
$3,250
Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute Scholarship
King County
www.youthinfocus.org

Family Support +

Programs for those suffering from the effects of domestic violence or sexual assault, services to support child welfare, programs providing for basic needs, and other human services

Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services
$30,000
General Operating
King County
www.adwas.org

Amara
$35,000
General Operating
King County
www.amaraparenting.org

Assistance League of Bellingham
$10,000
Operation School Bell
Whatcom County
assistanceleaguebellingham.org/

Assistance League of Everett
$20,000
Operation School Bell (OSB)
Snohomish County
www.everett.assistanceleague.org

Assistance League of Seattle
$10,000
Operation School Bell (OSB)
King County
www.seattle.assistanceleague.org

Associated Ministries of Tacoma-Pierce County
$30,000
General Operating
Pierce County
www.associatedministries.org

Auburn Youth Resources
$15,000
General Operating
King County
http://ayr4kids.org/

Birth to Three Developmental Center
$30,000
General Operating
King County
www.birthtothree.org

Beyond Survival
$10,000
General Operating
Grays Harbor County
www.ghbeyondsurvival.com

Boyer Children's Clinic
$40,000
General Operating
King County
www.boyercc.org

Brigid Collins Center
$30,000
General Operating
Whatcom County
www.brigidcollins.org

Catherine Place
$12,000
General Operating
Pierce County
www.catherineplace.org

CCS-Grays Harbor Youth Center
$10,000
Grays Harbor Youth Center
Grays Harbor County
www.ccsww.org

CCS - Hope House
$10,000
CCS - Hope House
Whatcom County
www.ccsww.org

Center for Human Services
$35,000
General Operating
King County
www.chs-nw.org

Chief Seattle Club
$25,000
General Operating
King County
www.chiefseattleclub.org

Childhaven
$25,000
General Operating
King County
www.childhaven.org

Community Action of Skagit County
$35,000
General Operating
Skagit County
www.communityactionskagit.org

Crisis Clinic
$25,000
King County 2-1-1
King County
www.crisisclinic.org

Denise Louie Education Center
$15,000
Kaleidoscope Play and Learn
King County
www.deniselouie.org

Domestic Abuse Women's Network
$35,000
General Operating
King County
www.dawnonline.org

Exodus Housing
$25,000
General Operating
Pierce County
www.exodushousing.org

Family Education and Support Services
$15,000
General operating
Thurston County
www.familyeducationandsupport.org

FamilyWorks
$20,000
General Operating
King County
www.familyworksseattle.org

Hearing, Speech & Deafness Center
$15,000
Early Learning & Intervention for Children with Communication Challenges
King County
www.hsdc.org

Hopelink
$65,000
General Operating
King County
www.hope-link.org

HopeSparks
$35,000
General Operating
Pierce County
http://hopesparks.org/

Kent Youth and Family Services
$15,000
General Operating
King County
www.kyfs.org

King County Sexual Assault Resource Center
$30,000
General Operating
King County
www.kcsarc.org

LifeWire
$40,000
General Operating
King County
www.lifewire.org

Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center
$30,000
General Operating
King County
www.littlebit.org

Lopez Island Family Resource Center
$17,500
General Operating
San Juan County
www.lifrc.org

Market Foundation
$50,000
Pike Place Market Neighborhood Center
King County
www.pikeplacemarketfoundation.org

Mercy Housing Northwest
$60,000
General Operating
King County
www.mercyhousing.org

Mockingbird Society
$35,000
General Operating
King County
www.mockingbirdsociety.org

Olive Crest
$25,000
Safe Families For Children
King County
www.olivecrest.org

Open Arms Perinatal Services
$10,000
General Operating
King County
www.openarmsps.org

Organization for Prostitution Survivors
$15,000
General Operating
King County
www.seattleops.org

Pierce County Alliance
$25,000
Transitional Care Specialist
Pierce County
www.piercecountyalliance.org/

Potlatch Fund
$30,000
General Operating
King County
www.potlatchfund.org

Rainier Therapeutic Riding
$15,000
General operating
Thurston County
www.rtriding.org

RallyPoint/6
$30,000
General Operating
Pierce County
www.rallypoint6.org

Refugee Women's Alliance
$35,000
General Operating
King County
www.rewa.org

Rochester Organization of Families
$25,000
General Operating
Thurston County
www.roofcommunityservices.org

Serenity House of Clallam County
$30,000
DreamU and HUB: building financial and employability skills to help end homelessness
Clallam County
www.serenityhouseclallam.org/

Solid Ground
$55,000
General Operating
King County
www.solid-ground.org

Southwest Youth & Family Services
$60,000
General Operating
King County
www.swyfs.org

Step by Step
$10,000
General Operating
Pierce County
www.stepbystepnews.org

The Answer For Youth
$8,500
General Operating
Clallam County
theanswer4youth.org

Treehouse
$40,000
General Operating
King County
www.treehouseforkids.org

United Way of San Juan County
$5,000
Youth Development (SJ County PIP)
San Juan County
www.unitedway-sanjuancounty.org

Valley Cities Counseling
$20,000
Phoenix Rising
King County
www.valleycities.org

Vashon Youth & Family Services
$25,000
General Operating
King County
www.vyfs.org

Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
$30,000
General Operating
King County
www.wscadv.org

Wellspring Family Services
$50,000
General Operating
King County
www.family-services.org

Young Life Capernaum
$15,000
General Operating
King County
www.opendoor.younglife.org

Youth Eastside Services
$25,000
General Operating
King County
www.youtheastsideservices.org

YWCA of Kitsap County
$25,000
General Operating
Kitsap County
www.ywcakitsap.org

YWCA of Seattle-King County-Snohomish County
$40,000
YWCA Children’s Domestic Violence Program and The Sharehouse
King County
www.ywcaworks.org

Miscellaneous +

501 Commons
$25,000
General Operating
King County
www.501commons.org

Nonprofit Leaders Conference for Coastal & SW Washington
$5,000
Nonprofit Leaders for Coastal & Southwest Washington Conference
Grays Harbor County
www.nonprofitleaders.info

Olympic View Community Foundation
$10,000
Alliance for Leadership Programs
Clallam County
http://ov-cf.org/

Seattle Foundation
$25,000
GiveBIG 2015
King County
http://seattlefoundation.org/

Social Venture Partners
$10,000
Statewide Capacity Collaborative
Statewide
www.wascc.org

Washington Nonprofits
$5,350
Pacific County Workshops
Pacific County
http://www.washingtonnonprofits.org/


2014 Grantees


Housing & Homelessness +

Housing and related services to support those in need, with the goal of helping people achieve housing stability

Anacortes Family Center
$20,000
General Operating
Skagit County
www.anacortesfamily.org

Benedict House
$25,000
General Operating
Kitsap County
www.ccsww.org

CCS-Drexel House
$25,000
General Operating
Thurston County
www.ccsww.org

CCS- Grays Harbor Youth Center
$10,000
General Operating
Grays Harbor County 
www.ccsww.org/

CCS - Groundwork
$15,000
Groundwork
King County
www.ccsww.org

CCS - HOME/ARISE/Reach Out
$15,000
HOME ARISE Reach Out
King County
www.ccsww.org

CCS - Katherine's House
$20,000
Katherine's and Rita's Houses
King County
www.ccsww.org

CCS - Lazarus Day Center
$10,000
Lazarus Day Center
King County
www.ccsww.org/lazarus/

CCS - Nativity House
$20,000
Tacoma Avenue Shelter
Pierce County
www.ccsww.org

CCS- Rose of Lima
$10,000 
General Operating
King County
www.rosehouse.org/

CCS- Sacred Heart Shelter
$25,000
General Operating
King County
www.ccsww.org

CCS - St. Martin de Porres Shelter
$20,000
St. Martin de Porres shelter
King County
www.ccsww.org/stmartin/

Chief Seattle Club
$25,000
General Operating
King County
www.chiefseattleclub.org/

Cocoon House
$40,000
General Operating
Snohomish County
www.cocoonhouse.org/

Compass Housing Alliance
$60,000
General Operating
2014 Evans School Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute Scholarship $3,250
King County
www.compasshousingalliance.org/

Downtown Emergency Service Center
$75,000
General Operating
King County
www.desc.org/

Hope in Christ Ministries dba The Coffee Oasis
$30,000
General Operating
Kitsap County
www.thecoffeeoasis.com

Housing Hope
$50,000
General Operating
Snohomish County
www.housinghope.org/

Imagine Housing
$35,000
General Operating
King County
imaginehousing.org/

Jubilee Women's Center
$30,000
General Operating
www.jwcenter.org/

Lydia Place
$15,000
General Operating
Whatcom County
www.lydiaplace.org/

New Horizons
$35,000
General Operating
King County
nhmin.org/

Noel House
$25,000
General Operating
King County
www.ccsww.org

Northwest Youth Services
$3,250
2014 Evans School Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute Scholarship
Whatcom County
www.nwys.org/

Operation Nightwatch/Seattle
$15,000
Operating support
King County
www.seattlenightwatch.org/

Opportunity Council
$30,000
Whatcom Homeless Service Center
Whatcom County
www.oppco.org/whatcom-homeless-service-center/

PANZA
$25,000
General Operating
Thurston County
quixotevillage.com/

Phoenix Housing Network
$25,000
General Operating
www.ccsww.org

Plymouth Housing Group
$75,000
General Operating
King County
www.plymouthhousing.org

Rescue Mission
$35,000
General Operating
Pierce County
www.trm.org

ROOTS
$15,000
General Operating
King County
www.rootsinfo.org/

Skagit Valley YMCA
$10,000
Oasis Teen Shelter
Skagit County
www.skagitymca.org/oasis-teen-shelter

Street Youth Ministries
$15,000
General Operating
King County
www.streetyouthministries.org/

The Sophia Way
$15,000
General Operating
King County
www.sophiaway.org

Way Back Inn Foundation
$25,000
General Operating
King County
way-back-inn.org/

YWCA of Bellingham
$3,250
2014 Evans School Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute Scholarship
Whatcom County
www.ywcabellingham.org/

Economic Opportunity +

Opportunities that help people become economically self-sufficient, such as financial literacy, asset building, or skills-building programs

Express Advantage
$150,000
General Operating
King County
expresscu.org/express-advantage/?doing_wp_cron=1454270688.8542690277099609375000

Farestart
$40,000
General Operating
King County
www.farestart.org/

Hopeworks Social Enterprises
$50,000
General Operating
HopeWorks Station
Snohomish County
www.hopewrks.org

Seattle Business Assistance Center
$15,000
Financial Literacy Business Class
King County
seattleccd.com/

Washington Community Alliance for Self-Help
$40,000
General Operating
King County
www.venturesnonprofit.org/

Education +

Birth to 12th grade educational opportunities, adult literacy, and other programs that enhance academic skills

Arts Corps
$15,000
Arts Integration Through Teaching Artists Residencies
King County
www.artscorps.org

CCS- Youth Tutoring Program
$15,000
General Operating
King County
www.ccsww.org

City Year
$25,000
General Operating
King County
www.cityyear.org/

Community Center for Education Results
$10,000
General Operating
King County
www.roadmapproject.org/

DonorsChoose.org
$39,000
Funding of Medina's Rural Counties' Teacher Requests
All rural counties
www.donorschoose.org

Eastside Academy
$30,000
General Operating
King County
www.eastsideacademy.org/

Kitsap Adult Center for Education
$15,000
General Operating
Kitsap County
www.kacewa.org

Literacy Source
$15,000
General Operating
King County
www.literacysource.org

Sound Learning
$10,000
General Operating
Mason
www.soundlearning.co/

Team Read
$30,000
General Operating
King County
www.teamread.com/

Washington Alliance for Better Schools
$20,000
General Operating
Snohomish County
www.wabsalliance.org/

Whatcom Literacy Council
$14,000
General Operating
Whatcom County
whatcomliteracy.org/

Zeno
$25,000
General Operating
King County
zenomath.org/

Hunger +

Efforts to alleviate hunger, with an emphasis on distribution and rural communities

Bellingham Food Bank
$25,000
General Operating
Whatcom and San Juan Counties
www.bellinghamfoodbank.org/

CCS - Feed the Hungry
$8,000
Feed the Hungry
Grays Harbor County
www.ccsww.org

CCS - Nativity House
$10,000
The Hospitality Kitchen
Pierce County
www.ccsww.org

CCS- The Community Kitchen
$7,000
General Operating
Thurston County
www.ccsww.org

Compass Health
$13,519
Bailey Peer Center for the Homeless Kitchen Upgrades
Snohomish County
www.compasshealth.org/

Emergency Food Network of Tacoma-Pierce County
$30,000
General Operating
Pierce County
www.efoodnet.org/

Food Lifeline
$50,000
General Operating
All Counties
foodlifeline.org/

Rotary First Harvest
$35,000
General Operating
All Counties
www.firstharvest.org/

Seashare
$20,000
General Operating
All Counties
www.seashare.org/

Teen Feed
$25,000
General Operating
www.teenfeed.org/

WHMA Food Bank
$20,000
Capital funding for a walk-in cooler and building improvements
Pacific County
www.whmafoodbank.com/

Youth Development +

Organizations working with underserved youth, offering mentoring, tutoring, or out-of-school time/enrichment activities

826 Seattle
$15,000
General Operating
King County
fearlessideas.org/

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Island County
$10,000
General Operating
Island County
www.bbbsislandcounty.org/

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound
$35,000
General Operating
King County
www.bbbsps.org/

Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue
$35,000
General Operating
King County
www.bgcbellevue.org/

Boys & Girls Club of the Long Beach Peninsula
$25,000
General Operating
Pacific County
www.longbeachbgc.com

Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County
$20,000
General Operating
Snohomish County
bgcsc.org/

Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound
$40,000
General Operating
Pierce County
www.bgcsps.org/

Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston
$35,000
General Operating
Thurston County
www.bgctc.org

Boys & Girls Clubs of Whatcom County
$25,000
General Operating
Whatcom County
whatcomclubs.org/

Boys & Girls Clubs Washington State Association
$30,000
Program Quality Initiative
Whatcom County
www.begreatwa.org

Community for Youth
$20,000
General Operating
2014 Evans School Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute Scholarship $3,250
King County
communityforyouth.org/

Friends of the Children Seattle
$25,000
General Operating
King County
www.friendskc.org

Foundation for Private Enterprise Education
$15,000
Washington Business Week for Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties
Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties
www.wbw.org/

Funhouse Commons
$10,000
General Operating
San Juan County
www.funhousecommons.org/

Girl Scouts of Western Washington
$20,000
Leadership Outreach program
All Counties
www.girlscoutsww.org/

Hilltop Artists in Residence
$13,000
Arts Connect for Court-Involved Girls
Pierce County
www.hilltopartists.org

Mockingbird Society
$35,000
General Operating
King County
www.mockingbirdsociety.org/

Olympic Peninsula YMCA
$25,000
General Operating
Jefferson County
www.ccfymca.org

Readiness to Learn
$10,000
General Operating
Island County
www.readinesstolearn.org/our-history/

Renton Area Youth & Family Services
$25,000
Spark T.H.I.S.
King County
www.RAYS.org

SafeFutures Youth Center
$20,000
General Operating
King County
sfyc.net/

School's Out Washington
$20,000
General Operating
King County
www.schoolsoutwashington.org/

Seattle Tilth
$10,000
Seattle Youth Garden Works
King County
www.seattletilth.org/

Willapa Behavioral Health
$60,000
Pacific County Youth Alliance
Pacific County
www.facebook.com/Pacific-County-Youth-Alliance-569608069802068/

YMCA of Grays Harbor
$20,000
YMCA Harbor After School
Grays Harbor County
www.ghymca.net/

Youth in Focus
$20,000
General Operating
King County
www.youthinfocus.org/

Vietnamese Friendship Association
$15,000
General Operating
2014 Evans School Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute Scholarship $3,250
King County
www.vfaseattle.org

Family Support +

Programs for those suffering from the effects of domestic violence or sexual assault, services to support child welfare, programs providing for basic needs, and other human services

Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services
$12,000
Stable Housing Initiative
King County
www.adwas.org

Amara
$30,000
General Operating
King County  
Amara 

API Chaya
$20,000
Stable Housing Initiative
King County

Assistance League of Bellingham
$10,000
Operation School Bell 
Whatcom County 
www.bellingham.assistanceleague.org 

Assistance League of Everett
$20,000
Operation School Bell 
Snohomish County 
www.everett.assistanceleague.org/

Assistance League of Seattle
$10,000
Operation School Bell
King County 
www.seattle.assistanceleague.org/ 

Auburn Youth Resources
$15,000
General Operating 
King County 
ayr4kids.org/

Birth to Three Developmental Center
$30,000
General Operating
King and Pierce Counties
www.birthtothree.org/

Boyer Children's Clinic
$40,000
General Operating 
King County 
www.boyercc.org/

CCS-Hope House
$10,000
General Operating
Whatcom County
www.ccsww.org/

Children's Advocacy Center of Grays Harbor
$15,000
General Operating
Grays Harbor County
www.ghcac.org

Child Care Action Council of Thurston County
$20,000
General Operating
Thurston County
www.ccacwa.org

Child Care Resources
$20,000
General Operating
King County
www.childcare.org

Children's Institute for Learning Differences
$30,000
CHILD Legacy Campaign
King County 
childnow.org

Children's Therapy Center
$30,000
General Operating
King County
www.ctckids.org/

Childstrive (formerly Little Red Schoolhouse)
$25,000
General Operating
Snohomish County
www.childstrive.org/

Coastal Community Action Program
$20,000
General Operating
coastalcap.org/

Consejo Counseling & Referral Services
$25,000
General Operating
King County
consejocounseling.org/

Dawson Place Child Advocacy Center
$20,000
General Operating
Snohomish County
dawsonplace.org/

Domestic Abuse Women's Network
$40,000
General Operating
King County
dawnonline.org/

Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County
$25,000
General Operating
Snohomish County
www.dvs-snoco.org/index

Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services of Whatcom County
$20,000
Stable Housing Initiative
Whatcom County
www.dvsas.org

Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services of Whatcom County
$50,000
General Operating/Capital Campaign/Safe Shelter
Whatcom County
www.dvsas.org

Encompass
$25,000
General Operating
King County
encompassnw.org/

Friends of Youth
$35,000
General Operating
King County
www.friendsofyouth.org

Grays Harbor County CASA
$10,000
General Operating
Grays Harbor County
www.wacasa.org/

Holly Ridge Center
$20,000
General Operating
Kitsap County
www.hollyridge.org/

HopeSparks
$30,000
Operating support
Pierce County
hopesparks.org/

Jewish Family Services
$30,000
General Operating
King County
www.jfsseattle.org/

Jumping Mouse Children's Center
$20,000
General Operating
Jefferson County
jumpingmouse.org/

King County Sexual Assault Resource Center
$30,000
General Operating
King County
www.kcsarc.org/

Kindering Center
$75,000
Kindering Bothell Capital Campaign
King County
www.kindering.org

Kitsap Community Resources
$20,000
General Operating
Kitsap County
www.kcr.org

L'Arche Tahoma Hope Community
$15,000
L'Arche Farm and Gardens Program
Pierce County
www.larchethc.org/

LifeWire
$20,000
Stable Housing Initiative
King County
www.edvp.org

Market Foundation
$35,000
General Operating
King County
www.pikeplacemarket.org

Mother Mentors of Whidbey Island
$3,250
2014 Evans School Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute Scholarship
Island County
mothermentors.org/

New Phoebe House Association
$15,000
General Operating
Pierce County
www.newphoebehouse.org/

Neighborhood House
$50,000
General Operating
King County
www.nhwa.org

North Kitsap Fishline
$20,000
General Operating
Kitsap County
www.nkfishline.org

Open Arms Perinatal Services
$10,000
General Operating
King County
www.openarmsps.org/

Parent Trust for Washington Children
$30,000
General Operating
King County
www.parenttrust.org

Rainier Therapeutic Riding
$10,000
General Operating
Thurston County
www.rtriding.org/

RallyPoint/6
$25,000
General Operating
Pierce and Thurston Counties
rp6.org/

Real Escape from the Sex Trade (REST)
$10,000
General Operating
King County
www.iwantrest.com/

Recovery Cafe
$35,000
General Operating
King County
www.recoverycafe.org

Rochester Organization of Families
$25,000
General Operating
Thurston County
www.roofcommunityservices.org/

Ryther
$25,000
General Operating
King County
www.ryther.org/

SafePlace
$20,000
General Operating
Thurston County
www.safeplaceolympia.org

Skagit Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services
$10,000
General Operating
Skagit County
www.skagitdvsas.org/

The Volunteer Center of Whatcom
$12,000
General Operating
Whatcom County
www.whatcomvolunteer.org/

The DoVE Project
$10,000
General Operating
King County
www.vashondoveproject.org

Vision House
$50,000
General Operating
King County
www.NoHomelessKids.org

Washington Association for Infant Mental Health
$5,000
General Operating
King County
www.wa-aimh.org

Washington State Association of CASA/GAL Programs
$15,000
General Operating
King County
www.washingtonstatecasa.org

West Sound Treatment Center
$15,000
General Operating
Kitsap County
westsoundtreatmentcenter.org/

Westside Baby
$10,000
General Operating
King County
westsidebaby.org/

Wonderland Developmental Center
$15,000
General Operating
King County
www.wdcbirthtothree.org

YWCA of Seattle-King County-Snohomish County
$20,000
Stable Housing Initiative
King County
www.ywcaworks.org

YWCA of Tacoma & Pierce County
$20,000
Stable Housing Initiative
Pierce County
www.ywcapiercecounty.org

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