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- EIN 91-6013536
- (206) 622-2294
- 1601 5th Ave Ste 1900 Seattle WA 98101-3615 USA
- www.seattlefoundation.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Community Foundations, Philanthropy
Mission: Seattle foundation's mission is to ignite powerful and rewarding philanthropy to make greater seattle a stronger, more vibrant community for all.
Programs: Community leadership: seattle foundation draws on our deep community insight and long history as a civic leader to launch and participate in cross-sector initiatives that amplify our reach and impact. Led by our commitment to equity and opportunity, our role as a civic leader is to align key stakeholders around strategies to address our region's greatest challenges.
donor-directed grantmaking: seattle foundation's mission is to ignite powerful, rewarding philanthropy. With more than 600 individual, family, and corporate funds, this area of investment reflects the grantmaking directed by our donors to support a broad range of community interests and scholarships primarily in our region and washington state, and also extending nationally and internationally.
foundation-directed grantmaking: seattle foundation manages targeted funds, called area of interest funds, on behalf of philanthropist(s), to support defined interest areas. Similarly, our healthy community funds reflect our priorities within the eight primary areas of our grantmaking to advance our mission. With both, seattle foundation evaluates organizations and then makes grants to best reflect the intended purpose of the funds. The foundation frequently leads special initiatives designed to address specific community needs in king county and emergency response funds.