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Seattle Foundation helps nonprofits carry out their important work by awarding grants, forging community partnerships and educating community philanthropists and partners about the organizations that are most aligned with their charitable interests.

Current Grant Opportunities

Grant opportunities

Seattle Foundation offers a wide variety of grants to support local nonprofits. Our priority is those organizations making meaningful, measurable change within the key areas of our Healthy Community Framework—from arts and culture to health and wellness. With decades of experience and extensive research, we’ve learned what works, what doesn’t, and what investments need to be made to ensure that our communities thrive. Review our opportunities and learn how we can help your organization make progress toward its mission.

Resilience Fund

This fund supports community-based nonprofits seeking flexible funding to address unanticipated and emerging challenges that are impacting marginalized populations in our region.

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Neighbor to Neighbor

This grants program awards funding and technical assistance to small, grassroots organizations located in Kent, South Seattle, and White Center. Applications can be submitted anytime and are reviewed on a quarterly basis.

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Center for Community Partnerships

We founded the Center for Community Partnerships to focus directly on, and invest in, targeted efforts to achieve greater health, social, racial and economic equity.

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NONPROFIT SUCCESS STORY

This offer caught fire because enough forward-thinking people here share a philosophy of ‘let’s invest locally and make a difference.
—Bellwether Housing Deputy Director Tory Laughlin Taylor

Learn how a group of socially engaged Seattle Foundation philanthropists partnered with a local nonprofit to answer Seattle’s affordable housing challenge.

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Nonprofits are the backbone of our communities.

Expand your reach

Grant opportunities

Resilience Fund

This fund supports community-based nonprofits seeking flexible funding to address unanticipated and emerging challenges that are impacting marginalized populations in our region.

Neighbor to Neighbor

This grants program awards funding and technical assistance to small, grassroots organizations located in Kent, South Seattle, and White Center. Applications can be submitted anytime and are reviewed on a quarterly basis.

Center for Community Partnerships

We founded the Center for Community Partnerships to focus directly on, and invest in, targeted efforts to achieve greater health, social, racial and economic equity.

This offer caught fire because enough forward-thinking people here share a philosophy of ‘let’s invest locally and make a difference.
—Bellwether Housing Deputy Director Tory Laughlin Taylor

Learn how a group of socially engaged Seattle Foundation philanthropists partnered with a local nonprofit to answer Seattle’s affordable housing challenge.

Impact

The Voice of Philanthropy in Our Community

Response to the Violent Actions at the U.S. Capitol Building

Larry Estrada Joins Seattle Foundation's Board of Trustees

N2N Spotlight: Haida Roots

Nonprofits are the backbone of our communities.

Expand your reach

Grant opportunities

Resilience Fund

This fund supports community-based nonprofits seeking flexible funding to address unanticipated and emerging challenges that are impacting marginalized populations in our region.

Neighbor to Neighbor

This grants program awards funding and technical assistance to small, grassroots organizations located in Kent, South Seattle, and White Center. Applications can be submitted anytime and are reviewed on a quarterly basis.

Center for Community Partnerships

We founded the Center for Community Partnerships to focus directly on, and invest in, targeted efforts to achieve greater health, social, racial and economic equity.

This offer caught fire because enough forward-thinking people here share a philosophy of ‘let’s invest locally and make a difference. —Bellwether Housing Deputy Director Tory Laughlin Taylor

Learn how a group of socially engaged Seattle Foundation philanthropists partnered with a local nonprofit to answer Seattle’s affordable housing challenge.

Impact

The Voice of Philanthropy in Our Community

Response to the Violent Actions at the U.S. Capitol Building

Larry Estrada Joins Seattle Foundation's Board of Trustees

N2N Spotlight: Haida Roots

This offer caught fire because enough forward-thinking people here share a philosophy of ‘let’s invest locally and make a difference.
—Bellwether Housing Deputy Director Tory Laughlin Taylor