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September 21, 2021
The Evergreen Impact Housing Fund (EIHF) has reached a milestone with the financing of its first project, Solera. This innovative fund will help develop Solera’s 277 affordable housing units by filling a critical financing gap. These units will be leased to households earning, on average, 50% of King County annual median income, or approximately $54,000-$58,000.
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September 01, 2021
Renton Reporter
A new development that aims to transform a block in the Renton Highlands neighborhood while meeting the housing needs of working families broke ground Tuesday, Aug. 31. Solera is financed through a unique combination of private capital and public funding and is in part made possible through the Evergreen Impact Housing Fund. The EIHF is a collaboration between the Seattle Foundation and five area credit unions
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July 15, 2021
The Seattle Times
David Bley, interim chief executive of the Seattle Foundation, speaks about the Best Starts for Kids levy.
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May 25, 2021
Truveta.com
Former Seattle Foundation CEO Tony Mestres speaks about his work at Seattle Foundation, along with four fundamental lessons on inequity in his years working in and with community.
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April 20, 2021
Inside Philanthropy
According to a recent Kaiser Family Foundation report, “there is a consistent pattern across states of Black and Hispanic people receiving smaller shares of vaccinations compared to their shares of cases and deaths and compared to their shares of the total population.” In response, All In WA, a coalition of community groups, businesses and philanthropies, launched its Vaccine Equity Initiative to improve access to COVID vaccines.
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April 20, 2021
Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle Foundation CEO Tony Mestres calls the pandemic "a wake-up call to do differently in philanthropy, innovation in health and creating a more equitable economy." He leaves the foundation May 1 to become president of Truveta, a data-driven health startup.
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March 29, 2021
Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle Foundation has named Stephanie McLemore Bray, president and CEO of the United Way chapter in Sacramento, California, as its chief engagement officer. She starts on May 10.
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March 11, 2021
Northwest Asian Weekly
A $950,000 fund offered by King County Elections and Seattle Foundation will sponsor voter education and registration. The fund is available for organizations that can spread the word about the power of voting. Targeting communities that have been historically excluded, organizations can apply for grants between now and April 2 to conduct voter education.
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March 09, 2021
PR Newswire
The Fund for Inclusive Recovery will take actionable steps toward an inclusive recovery from COVID-19
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March 09, 2021
MLB
The Seattle Foundation received a grant from the Mariners on Tuesday for $100,000, which will be used toward the newly-announced Fund for Inclusive Recovery, a program unveiled Tuesday that will address widening inequities in the Puget Sound community that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the grant, the Mariners will work with the Seattle Foundation to leverage existing partnerships and assets to broaden awareness and engagement in the Fund.
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March 02, 2021
Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle Foundation President and CEO Tony Mestres is leaving after seven years as head of the organization to become president of Truveta, a data-driven health provider with a vision to save lives with data.
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February 17, 2021
seahawkswire
Seattle Seahawks players made a pledge in June to donate $500,000 to organizations supporting social justice causes and local youth. The Seahawks Players Fund has now announced the beneficiaries of the grants. Half of the funds ($250,000) will be used to created scholarships in partnership with Seattle Foundation and will now be called The Seahawks Players’ Equality & Justice for All Scholarship Fund.
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February 15, 2021
King 5
Washington’s new Vaccine Equity Fund partners with community-based organizations to vaccinate communities hit hardest by COVID-19.
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February 04, 2021
Vast Institute
The Spratlen Legacy Award, established in 2016 by the Association of Black Business Students (ABBS) recognize UW Foster alumni making an impact on the African American community. Read Michelle's perspective on improving Modern Urban Life as we celebrate Black History Month.
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January 25, 2021
The Seattle Times
COVID-19 created a series of challenges we will continue to face in 2021 and beyond. Disparities that existed before the pandemic have widened, leaving many with uncertain futures. Read stories of hope from Seattle Foundation and nonprofits in our region.
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January 24, 2021
The Seattle Times
The Seattle Foundation, among the oldest and largest community foundations in the region, launched the COVID-19 Response Fund in early March to respond to immediate needs, including food insecurity.
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January 05, 2021
Seattle Seahawks
The Seahawks Players Equality & Justice for All Action Fund announced the recipients of $500,000 in grants and scholarships that it pledged last summer; $250,000 of it has been allocated to a college scholarship fund created in partnership with Seattle Foundation, which will be called The Seahawks Players' Equality & Justice for All Scholarship Fund.
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December 30, 2020
Washington State Department of Commerce
State teams up with Safe Start Fund to provide 24 partnership grants to nonprofits, local governments and educational service districts to develop community-based plans for expanding child care capacity.
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December 24, 2020
Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle Foundation CEO Tony Mestres was one of four panelists to speak about partnerships at a PSBJ Straight Talk event on Dec. 17, 2020.
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December 21, 2020
GeekWire
Jeff Bezos is doubling his contribution to All in Washington, a statewide effort to provide COVID-19 relief funds. The Amazon CEO pledged $25 million in matching funds on Monday, equaling a contribution he made back in June.
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December 07, 2020
Seattle Magazine
One of Seattle Foundation's Trustees, Colleen Echohawk (Executive Director of Chief Seattle Club), and many Seattle Foundation and All In WA partners named to Seattle magazine’s ‘Most Influential People in Seattle 2020’ list.
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October 20, 2020
The Seattle Times
B.E.S.T is one of 39 current grantees supported through the Voter Education Fund, offering grants of $15,000 to $40,000 for organizations serving historically and currently marginalized communities to improve voter access this election season.
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September 24, 2020
The Daily Chronicle
The Washington State Department of Commerce is providing $1,368,000 in grants to help increase child care across the state, with a 50% match from the Safe Start Fund for a Healthy Economic Transition and Recovery.
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September 22, 2020
MLB
The Seattle Mariners today announced that Seat Fleet fan cutout purchases have resulted in a donation of over $70,000 for All In WA, a coordinated, statewide relief effort that supports workers and families who have been acutely affected by the COVID-19 crisis.
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July 28, 2020
The Seattle Times
MacKenzie Scott sees the $59.3 billion she’s accumulated through her ownership of about 4% of Amazon stock as “the product of a collective effort, and of social structures which present opportunities to some people, and obstacles to countless others.”
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July 15, 2020
Seattle Medium
Seattle Public Schools’ Department of African American Male Achievement (AAMA) recently received the generous financial support of Seattle’s Philanthropic community to help the department fulfill its mission to ensure Seattle Public Schools has the culture, conditions, competencies, and community connections in place for all Black and African American boys and young male students to be successful.
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July 01, 2020
Inside Philanthropy
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, like many influential funders, has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with new giving, devoting $250 million to pandemic response and research so far.
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June 26, 2020
Puget Sound Business Journal
The Covid-19 crisis threatens organizations that serve critical roles for communities. Still, some have found ways to fulfill their mission despite hardships.
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June 21, 2020
South Seattle Emerald
This past Tuesday, the four women launched The Black Future Co-op Fund. The fund has currently raised $5 million from corporations, philanthropies and individuals.
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May 05, 2020
Oregon Community Foundation
The Pacific Northwest Resilient Landscapes Initiative, a partnership of the Land Trust Alliance, Oregon Community Foundation, Seattle Foundation and Idaho Community Foundation, today announced its first projects to conserve essential lands.