We recognize that we can achieve more by working in partnership with our philanthropic peers to catalyze and drive deeper impact in the community. Aligned with our Blueprint for Impact, Seattle Foundation leads and participates in a small number of funder collaboratives aimed at increasing resources, learning collectively and amplifying impact through collaboration.

Funder collaboratives are formalized partnerships with at least three institutional funding partners who make joint funding investments to advance shared long-term goals. We support funder collaboratives through our leadership role, financial commitment, staff time and grantmaking.

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Our Funder Collaboratives

Sustainable Communities Funders (SCF)

This collaborative effort invests, aligns and pools resources across the region to address issues where environmental sustainability intersects with equitable inclusion and economic opportunity. Established in 2013, this collaborative brings together individual donors, Bullitt Foundation, Satterberg Foundation and Seattle Foundation to advance shared priorities through grantmaking. Our current work includes learning about and supporting environmentally sustainable farming efforts that drive structural economic change by fostering alternatives to extractive farming practices and center opportunities for those who have been historically excluded from equitable access to farming and healthy food. Additionally, we invest in climate through transportation policy that reduces barriers to transit use through increased access, safety, and community-led solutions.

Rapid Resource Pooled Fund

This effort supports emerging needs of nonprofits working to advance the Road Map Project, an ambitious initiative to improve educational outcomes and graduation rates for students of color or low-income households in South Seattle and South King County. Philanthropic partners came together in 2013 to establish the Fund to invest together in timely efforts identified by Road Map work group members and partners aimed at systems level changes and increased equity in the Road Map region. Learn more about this fund

Creative Equity Fund

Creative Equity Fund supports arts and culture-based strategies to address the structural racism impacting our communities and build racial justice. Through the fund, we direct resources to support arts and cultural groups and other community-based organizations located within King County which are actively using arts and culture-based strategies to work toward racial justice. Creative Equity Fund is administered by Seattle Foundation and made possible thanks to the generous support from a collection of funders, including ArtsFund, 4Culture, Macklemore, Microsoft, Satterberg Foundation, Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, Seattle Foundation, The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation and individual philanthropists. Learn more about this fund