Basic Needs

In a Healthy Community, everyone has the basic necessities of living.

Organizations in this field may be working in the areas including, but not limited to:

  • Hunger
  • Affordable housing
  • Homelessness and emergency housing
  • Discrimination
  • Legal services

Grant Opportunities
Community Grantmaking Program
The Community Grantmaking Program responds to community needs through grants to nonprofit organizations working to improve the quality of life for King County residents.

Jennie S. Baker Fund
Grants from the Jennie S. Baker Fund are awarded to organizations outside King County in Washington, providing assistance to low-income individuals, especially seniors and children.

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A Healthy Community: What You Need to Know to Give Strategically

Basic needs in a Healthy Community


What We Don’t Fund

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