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New grant recipients preview
Comunidades organizes with White Salmon residents against evictions. Photo: Comunidades.
Group Health Foundation funds community-based organizations, fiscally sponsored projects, and tribal entities leading transformative work to improve health equity and advance community aspirations for a vibrant, healthy future.
We share these lists of grant recipients to lift up the organizations leading powerful work across the state, as well as to show the types of organizations we fund and encourage others to invest in them.
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Systems, Power, and Action
System, Power, and Action grants support organizations that are working to ensure public policy, public institutions, and public funding are accountable to communities throughout Washington State. The work of grant recipients is diverse, but the organizations share a common goal of creating a just and equitable future.
2020 Systems, Power, and Action Grants
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| Organization | Description | Service area |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian Health Commission for Washington State | A tribally driven nonprofit organization with a mission of improving health outcomes for the 29 federally recognized tribes and two Urban Indian Health Organizations it supports and provides capacity for in Washington State. | Statewide |
| Asian Counseling and Referral Service | ACRS is a nationally recognized nonprofit organization working for social justice and leading a broad array of behavioral health programs, human services, and civic engagement activities for Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders and other communities in King County and beyond. | King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties |
| Byrd Barr Place | Culturally specific Black organization serving families and community in Seattle’s Central District since 1964. Currently reaching more than 15,000 residents with basic human services while advocating for structural changes to combat racism. | King County |
| CAIR Washington | As the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the state, the Council on American-Islamic Relations of Washington works to protect and empower the local Muslim community through legal services, policy, and advocacy training and youth enrichment activities. | Clark and Cowlitz counties |
| Chaplains on the Harbor | Chaplains on the Harbor has long-term aspirations for their community: to end homelessness and poverty; heal from violence, trauma, and addiction; restore poor people’s access to land, space, and housing; build power among poor, homeless, and incarcerated people; and build a sustainable economy. | Grays Harbor County |
| Communities in Schools of Benton Franklin Counties | CISBF is a fierce advocate for K-12 students and families in 25 schools across four school districts in the Tri-Cities area. CISBF works within and beyond schools to ensure families of all backgrounds are increasingly represented in decision making about school policies, funding, services, and support for students and families. | Benton and Franklin counties |
| Community to Community | Fiscally sponsored, Latinx, grassroots base-building effort focused on food sovereignty as a key principle of migrant farmworker organizing. | Skagit and Whatcom counties |
| Comunidades | Fiscally sponsored Latino/a/x-led environmental and social justice organization in the Columbia River Gorge. Comunidades works to amplify voices for environmental and social justice, while increasing Latino/a/x engagement and leadership. | Klickitat and Skamania counties |
| Consejo Hispano | Latinx community organization focused on the equitable integration of Latinx community members into the broader social and economic fabric of the Lower Columbia community, including counties in both Oregon and Washington. | Pacific County |
| Disability Rights Washington | Disability Rights Washington pursues justice on matters related to human and legal rights and envisions an equitable society in which all people have meaningful opportunities to participate and are treated with equality, dignity, and respect. | Statewide |
| El Centro de la Raza | El Centro provides 43 culturally and linguistically integrative programs and services including emergency and human services, child and youth programs, financial education and asset building programs, housing and economic development programs, community organizing, and advocacy. | King County |
| Family Crisis Network | Family Crisis Network provides services and resources to victims of crime (including domestic violence and sexual assault) and individuals facing homelessness. They advocate with and alongside survivors and people experiencing homelessness for social change and accountable public policy that makes for a more welcoming community. | Pend Oreille County |
| Ingersoll Gender Center | Multiracial organization providing culturally competent wraparound services for transgender and gender diverse people in Washington. In addition to its education and community services, Ingersoll is a powerful advocacy force. | Statewide |
| La Casa Hogar | La Casa Hogar partners with Latina immigrant families to offer three core education programs as tools to support the community to reconnect with their individual and collective power, build self-confidence, celebrate resilience, and center those most impacted. | Yakima, Benton, and Franklin counties |
| Mariposa House / Forks Abuse Center | Western Olympic Peninsula organization supporting people who have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, and other serious crimes by finding and providing them resources while engaging community to look at the root causes of harms through strong tribal partnerships and reflective leadership. | Jefferson County |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Family Outreach Center | The center’s mission is to improve the quality of life of children, youth, and families in Spokane through an array of culturally responsive social and educational services—all within the framework of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s vision of equal respect, treatment, and accessibility for all people. | Spokane |
| NAYA Action Fund | The NAYA Action Fund 501(c)(4) works to expand political advocacy and build electoral power in partnership with the Native community in Vancouver and Clark counties. This work is an extension of ongoing social, political, and community wide work. | Clark County |
| NATIVE Project | Native-led and Native-focused comprehensive urban Indian clinic in Spokane with a focus on both spiritual and physical well-being for its diverse (urban and local reservation) clientele. | Spokane |
| Northwest Immigrant Rights Project | Northwest Immigrant Rights Project’s mission is to defend and advance the right of immigrants through direct legal services, community education, and systemic advocacy. | Statewide |
| Tacoma Urban League | The Tacoma Urban League advocates for social equality and economic independence. Their programs are designed to empower Black youth and their families to ensure that they get access to resources that will enable them to be successful as it relates to achieving their goals. | Pierce County |
| Tenants Union | Statewide organization working toward housing justice through empowerment-based education, outreach, leadership development, organizing, and advocacy. | Statewide, with focus in the Puget Sound region |
| Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle | ULMS empowers African Americans, as well as other diverse underserved communities to thrive. They provide advocacy, direct programming, community outreach, and coalition building across five focus areas: housing, education, workforce development, health, and policy. | Seattle and King County |
| Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) | A grassroots coalition made up of over 250 immigrant and refugee rights organizations, individuals, service providers, labor unions, and faith communities in over 26 counties to protect and advance the power of immigrant and refugee communities. | Statewide |
| Washington Community Action Network | Multiracial organizing, advocacy, and economic justice organization primarily operating in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. Building independent political power alongside its 44,000 members with roots in every county in Washington State. | King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties |
| YES of Pend Oreille | YES serves homeless and at-risk youth through case management, food assistance, and clothing assistance. The organization conducts advocacy and leadership development programs that support young people, with a special focus on serving youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gender non-conforming. | Pend Oreille County |
Community Learning Grants
Community Learning Grants are one way we support organizations who reflect and work closely with their communities. Through these grants, we learn what health equity means for people throughout the state and how we can support the solutions that different organizations are creating to dismantle systemic barriers and foster community well-being.
So far, we have made Community Learning Grants to more than 140 community organizations and tribal nations across Washington. Get to know the 2020 and 2019 grant recipients and their community-powered work to dismantle systemic barriers and foster well-being.
2020 Community Learning Grants
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| Grantee | Description | Service Area |
|---|---|---|
| African Community Housing & Development (ACHD) | Culturally specific organization that serves African immigrant and refugee families in South King County through health, housing, economic development, and legal services. | Families from Kent, SeaTac, Tukwila, Des Moines, Federal Way, Renton, Skyway, Delridge, and White Center |
| Aging in PACE Washington | Community-led model for Asian elders with low incomes who are nursing-home eligible that provides culturally relevant wraparound services to age in place. | Seattle |
| Asia Pacific Cultural Center | Network building organization that provides arts, language, and educational programs for Asian and Pacific Islander families representing over 45 cultural communities in Pierce County and across Washington State. | South Puget Sound, communities across Washington State |
| Asian Pacific Islander Americans for Civic Empowerment (APACE) | Statewide civic engagement and action organization that works to transform democracy by politically engaging and empowering the diverse Asian Pacific Islander community, in addition to holding leaders accountable to progressive values of social, economic, and political justice. | Seattle/King County, Washington State |
| Black Education Strategy Roundtable | A coalition of community members, educators, and partner organizations advocating for equitable outcomes for Black students in the state of Washington. | Statewide |
| Byrd Barr Place | Longtime Seattle organization engaging the community while providing energy assistance, food bank services, housing and personal finance assistance in the Central District. | Central District of Seattle and other historically-Black neighborhoods |
| Central Washington Disability Resources | Disability-led organization advancing the empowerment, inclusion, and wellness of all persons with disabilities through advocacy, community education, peer mentoring, and skill development. | Kittitas, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, and Yakima counties |
| Colectiva Legal del Pueblo | Non-hierarchical organization founded for and by undocumented immigrants working to build community leadership and power for migrant justice through legal advocacy and education. | King, Thurston, Chelan, Okanogan, Snohomish, and Pierce counties |
| Communities in Schools of Benton-Franklin | Serves K-12 students and families in 25 schools across Benton and Franklin counties within four school districts, working with youth and families to ensure academic and non-academic success through empowerment and advocacy efforts. The organization’s leadership is increasingly reflective of the families it serves. | Benton and Franklin counties |
| Community Action Center | Resource center that provides direct support and access to healthy foods in addition to safe, secure housing for families with low incomes living in Whitman County. | Whitman County |
| Community Health Worker Coalition for Migrants and Refugees | An organization dedicated to the education, promotion, empowerment, leadership development, and integration of community health workers into the healthcare system to improve the lives of immigrants and refugees. | Statewide |
| Creative Justice | Creative Justice builds community with youth most impacted by the school-to-prison-(to-deportation) pipeline. Participants and mentor artists work together to examine the root causes of incarceration, like systemic racism and other forms of oppression, and creating art that articulates the power and potential of our communities. | King County |
| Crisis Support Network | Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault organization providing advocacy services to survivors and others in Pacific County. | Pacific County (both north and south county) |
| Duwamish Tribal Services | Nonprofit entity established to promote the social, cultural, and economic survival of the Duwamish Tribe, whose aboriginal territory includes Seattle, Burien, Tukwila, Renton, and Redmond. | King County |
| Eastside for All | Racial and social justice organization that serves East King County through its mission to institutionalize equity by mobilizing communities to transform local policies, practices, relationships, and investments. | East King County cities of Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Issaquah, and Sammamish |
| Emmanuel Family Life Center | Resource center that partners with education programs, nonprofit organizations, and social service agencies to meet the needs of families in Spokane’s East Central and South Perry neighborhoods. | East Central Spokane and south Perry District neighborhoods |
| Entre Hermanos | Promotes the health and well-being of the Latino LGBTQ community in a culturally appropriate environment through disease prevention, education, support services, advocacy, and community building. | King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties |
| Farmworker Center of Mount Vernon | The Farmworker Center empowers Indigenous Latino farmworkers to identify their own needs, access resources, and use their voices to speak out for their community’s concerns. It is a distinct program of Catholic Community Services of Western Washington, and is co-led by women who grew up in farmworker families in the local community. | Skagit and Whatcom counties |
| Foundation for Youth Resiliency and Engagement | FYRE advocates for equitable opportunities with and, on behalf of, traditionally underserved young people in Okanogan County. | Okanogan County |
| Geeking Out Kids of Color | Multicultural organization focused on closing the digital learning gap through technology programs centered around racial and gender equity. | King County |
| Gender Diversity | Gender Diversity provides family support, community building, and education that serves to increase awareness and understanding of the wide range of gender diversity in children, adolescents, and adults through societal awareness and improving the well-being for people of all gender identities and expressions across Washington State. | Statewide |
| GenPRIDE | LGBTQ elders organization in Seattle supporting aging through training, education, connection, organizing, and more. Growing to provide housing through an affordable housing senior center. Successful advocacy at statewide and local levels in the past several years. | King County with focus on Capitol Hill |
| Global Perinatal Services | Community-based doula services that educate, respect, and empower refugee and immigrant women with lower incomes and their families during pregnancy, birth, and the first year of parenting. | South King County |
| Hispanic Disability Support SWWA (“Pasitos Gigantes”) | Culturally specific organization that supports, educates, empowers, and advocates for individuals with disabilities and their families in Southwest Washington. | Southwest Washington |
| Hmong Association of Washington | A cultural, advocacy, and education organization serving 2,400 Hmong folks in Puget Sound and greater Washington State. | Puget Sound region |
| Hope Alliance (formerly The Human Response Network) | Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault organization providing advocacy services to survivors and others in Lewis County. | Lewis County |
| Inspire Development Centers | Inspire Development Centers focuses on serving those in need and providing quality early childhood education services, grounded in the belief that every child has the ability to succeed. | Yakima, Grant, Adams, Benton, Walla Walla, Skagit, Whatcom, and Franklin counties |
| Iraqi Community Center of Washington | Culturally specific organization that empowers the Iraqi immigrant and refugee community in King County and throughout the state of Washington through culturally and linguistically competent programs and services. | Washington State |
| Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe | Federally recognized tribe with a vision to preserve and enhance the Jamestown S’Klallam Nation’s historical and cultural identity as a strong, proud, and self-reliant community, while protecting and sustaining tribal sovereignty, self-governing authority, homelands, and treaty rights. | Olympic Peninsula |
| Latino Civic Alliance | Base-building organization that collaborates with the community to improve the public good on the local, state, and national level by strengthening communities of color through education, civic engagement, and social responsibility. | Yakima, statewide |
| Lavender Rights Project | Provides low-cost civil legal services and programs centered in values of social justice for trans and queer people with low incomes and other marginalized communities. | Statewide |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Outreach Center | Family support organization focused on improving the quality of life for children, youth, seniors, and families through an array of culturally responsive education and support programs in Spokane’s East Central community. | East Central Spokane |
| Mother Africa | An important access point for resources for African immigrant and refugee women, providing unduplicated services and celebrating resiliency with an amazing leadership team. | South King County |
| Mother Nation | A Native women-led organization providing advocacy and cultural services to strengthen families and prevent homelessness while celebrating sisterhood. | King, Snohomish, Skagit, and Whatcom counties |
| NAACP Bremerton | NAACP Bremerton/Kitsap Unit 1134 is a Black-led civil rights organization ensuring the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and the elimination of race-based discrimination. | Bremerton, Kitsap, Mason, and Jefferson counties |
| NAACP Spokane | A much-recommended partner of other local organizations, NAACP Spokane works on a wide range of issues, including democracy, environmental justice, criminal justice, education, and youth engagement. | Spokane |
| NAACP Vancouver | The mission of NAACP Vancouver/Branch 1139 is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination. | Vancouver, Clark County, Southwest Washington |
| NAMI Southwest Washington | Disability- and community-led chapter of a mental health focused organization serving Southwest Washington by providing support groups, education classes, presentations, and advocacy—all free of charge. | Clark, Cowlitz, Skamnia, and Wahkiakum counties |
| NAMI Yakima | Disability- and community-led chapter of a mental health focused organization serving the Yakima area by providing support groups, education classes, presentations, and advocacy—all free of charge. | Yakima County and Yakama Indian Reservation |
| Northwest Access Fund | Organization providing low-interest loans to people with disabilities and affordable access to assistive technology. | Statewide |
| Northwest Cooperative Development Center | NWCDC assists new and existing cooperative businesses across sectors with a special emphasis on resident-owned communities and home care agencies, and helps convert existing businesses into worker-owned or community-owned cooperatives. | Statewide |
| Oasis Youth Center | Organization that serves queer youth with programs and services that empower youth, create healthy community, provide essential resources, promote cultural diversity, and advocate for civil rights. | Pierce County |
| Open Doors for Multicultural Families | Open Doors for Multicultural Families is a nonprofit, grassroots organization serving individuals with developmental/intellectual disabilities and their families from immigrant, refugee, and BIPOC communities. | King, Pierce, and Thurston counties |
| Operation Healthy Family | Black-led organization rooted in the South Perry neighborhood and serving people experiencing poverty. Focus areas include oral health, youth mentorship, and developing employment opportunities for youth. | Spokane |
| Opportunity Council | Social service organization that helps people in Whatcom, Island, and San Juan counties improve their lives through education, support, and direct assistance while advocating for just and equitable communities. | Whatcom, Island, and San Juan counties |
| Pan African Center for Empowerment (PACE) | Activism inspired hub and co-working space using STEAM education to serve all demographics in underserved communities. | Headquartered in Seattle with hope to be felt globally |
| Para Los Niños de Highline | Community-based organization created and led by Latinos to serve Latino children and their families through culturally specific education and empowerment programs. | South King County |
| Partners in Prevention Education | Queer-led, multi-racial organization serving houseless, street-dependent, and marginalized survivors with intersectional identities to reduce harm, provide opportunities to heal, fight systemic oppression, and build lasting connections. | Thurston County |
| Peace Community Center | Black-led youth development and education focused organization with a mission to create transformational educational experiences for Hilltop youth and families to empower future success in college, career, and community leadership. | Tacoma |
| Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe | Federally recognized tribe with a vision to achieve the full potential of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribal sovereign nation to be self-sufficient, proud, strong, healthy, educated, and respected. | Western Jefferson and Clallam counties |
| Progress Pushers | Providing mentorship and skill development opportunities through the Credible Messengers model to Black, Latino, and other youth who are impacted by systemic inequities. | Seattle, Renton, Federal Way, Lacey, and Chehalis |
| Quality Behavioral Health | Behavioral health organization providing comprehensive services and fully integrated care for adults, children, and families in Southeast Washington’s rural communities. | Asotin and Garfield counties |
| Revive Center for Returning Citizens | Grassroots organization that focuses on empowering individuals impacted by the criminal legal system and providing opportunities to organize and advocate for criminal justice system reform. | Spokane County and Eastern Washington |
| Room One | Social service organization working on violence prevention and health disparities through education, direct service, prevention, and systems advocacy. | Methow Valley and Okanogan County |
| Rural People’s Platform | New organization focused on strengthening the political power of working-class people in Okanogan, Douglas, and Chelan counties to ensure economic stability across diverse communities. | Okanogan, Douglas, and Chelan counties |
| Samish Indian Nation | The Samish Indian Nation is the successor to the large and powerful Samish Nation, and works to ensure the health, wealth, education, and security of the Samish Indian Nation membership, thus preserving, protecting, and promoting its culture and traditions for generations to come. | Guemes Island, Fidalgo Island, Anacortes, western Skagit County, and San Juan Islands |
| Spectrum | Network-building, LGBTQ+-led effort to increase social connectedness and support, arts and culture programs, access to resources, educational workshops, mentorship, and leadership development for LGBTQIA2S+ communities. | Spokane |
| Spokane Community Against Racism> | A cross-racial coalition that identifies and addresses racial disparities through education, advocacy, research, community engagement, policy impact, and challenging existing organizational structures. | Spokane and Spokane County |
| Supporting Partnerships in Education and Beyond | Supporting Partnerships in Education and Beyond (formerly Somali Parents Education Board) is working toward an education system that benefits all children through a culturally responsive and equitable lens. SPEB’s mission is to dismantle systemic inequities in education by engaging parents, educators, and community partners in systems change work on a local, state, and national level. | Seven school districts in South King County |
| The Mockingbird Society | Foster care and youth homelessness focused organization empowering direct advocacy for youth to present issues to governments. | Statewide |
| TRACTION | Aims to empower and uplift transgender and nonbinary people and create visibility through social engagement, outreach, and community service. | Statewide |
| Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce | The Hispanic Chamber connects and empowers community members and owners of small businesses in the Tri-Cities with technical assistance, educational resources, and peer learning. | Benton and Franklin counties |
| United Indians of All Tribes Foundation | Provides educational, cultural, and social services that reconnect Indigenous people in the Puget Sound region to their heritage by strengthening their sense of belonging and significance as Native people. | King, Skagit, Pierce, Thurston, and Snohomish counties |
| Vibrant Schools Tacoma | Education collaboration focused on eliminating disparities for students and families of color, as well as those impacted by poverty, who are served by Tacoma Public Schools. | Tacoma |
| Village of Hope | The Village of Hope is rooted in a Black experience and committed to the well-being of the Black community while working with all people dedicated to ending racism and restoring humanity. | King County |
| Wa Na Wari | Feeding Black resilience and endurance in the historically Black Central District of Seattle via a fiscal sponsorship with the Northwest Film Forum. | Central District of Seattle |
| Washington Gorge Action Programs | Community action agency that provides human service supports to individuals and families living in rural communities across Klickitat and Skamania counties. | Klickitat and Skamania counties |
| White Center Community Development Association | Community-driven development association in unincorporated King County serving the broad range of needs within the diverse community of White Center. | White Center and unincorporated King County |
2019 Community Learning Grants
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| Grantee | Description | Geography Served |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians | Native leadership organization representing nearly 50 tribal governments across the Pacific Northwest focused on networking and convening that supports development of regional policies and strategies, and builds collective voice among member tribes. | Statewide |
| African American Community Cultural & Educational Society | Culturally specific, Black organization in the Tri Cities and greater Mid-Columbia River region connecting community through education and advocacy rooted in the history, communities, and contributions of African American people and families in the region. | Tri-Cities region |
| Africatown Community Land Trust | Black-led community development organization with a mission to acquire, steward, and develop land assets necessary for the African diaspora community to grow and thrive in Seattle’s Central District. | Seattle |
| Asian Pacific Islander Coalition of South Puget Sound | Grassroots advocacy coalition that promotes equitable access to culturally competent, linguistically accessible services for under-resourced Asian Pacific Islander communities. Local chapter of statewide network. | Thurston, Mason, Lewis, and Grays Harbor counties |
| Beyond Survival | Sexual assault resource center that provides advocacy and comprehensive services to a diverse population of survivors, along with other efforts, such as prevention education, housing, and cross-system partnerships. | Grays Harbor County |
| CAFÉ (Project PACT) | Latinx sponsored project founded and led by migrant workers in the agriculture industry. Offers education and literacy services, leading to self-advocacy. Growing area of work on civic engagement programs. | Wenatchee |
| Canoe Journey Herbalists | Community-centered healing space providing free care and plant medicines during Intertribal Canoe Journey, with a year-round engagement, education, and land reclamation mission. | Thurston, Mason, and Pierce counties; broader Pacific Northwest during Tribal Journeys |
| Carl Maxey Center (DBA Friends of the Black Lens) | Founded and led by a group of local leaders and located in the East Central neighborhood of Spokane, the Carl Maxey Center serves as a hub for educational, economic, and cultural programs that support and elevate the African American community. | Spokane |
| Central Washington Justice For Our Neighbors | Legal aid, including pro bono services, for immigrants and asylum seekers in several Washington counties. Organize and advocate for pro-immigrant policies. | Central and Eastern Washington, with offices in Ellensburg and Walla Walla |
| Chaplains on the Harbor | Community, legal, and economic advocates for people experiencing poverty, homelessness, violence, incarceration, and addiction in Grays Harbor County. This effort takes an organizing and leadership development approach, and is rooted in the expertise of people who have been incarcerated and are experiencing poverty. | Grays Harbor County |
| Chelan-Douglas Health District | Health district that is developing Latinx-specific community services with Latinx community leaders. Grassroots models to increase access to care and decrease racial disparities in the region. | North Central Washington |
| Children of The Setting Sun Productions | Native arts and culture organization focused on cultural preservation. Produces content and programs aimed at telling the historical truth of Native peoples, while promoting community connection, healing, and self-advocacy. | Bellingham and the surrounding aboriginal homeland of Lummi peoples |
| CIELO Project Radio Ranch | Latinx-focused organization leading empowerment programs that include education, workshops, mental health, and job-skills development. | Thurston and Mason counties |
| Clark County Latino Youth Conference | Latinx focused organization supporting young people to succeed during and past their secondary education. Programs include school partnerships, parent leadership, youth leadership, and civic engagement. | Clark and Cowlitz counties |
| COFA Alliance National Network of Washington | Focused on the well-being of residents of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Republic of Palau who are living in Washington under a Compact of Free Association (COFA). Long-term goals are for COFA citizens to live healthy, sustainable lives and provide leadership and representation in the state’s cultural and governmental institutions. | Statewide |
| Columbia County Public Health | Health department that extends across several rural southeast Washington counties. In addition to direct services and programs, the agency convenes a regional partnership of healthcare providers, community organizations, and other partners to improve health outcomes for their communities. | Asotin, Garfield, and Columbia counties |
| Communities of Color Coalition | Multi-racial collaborative conducting advocacy efforts and convening policymakers focused on eliminating personal and institutional racism. | Snohomish County, with expanding work in Skagit and Whatcom counties |
| Community to Community Development | Fiscally-sponsored, Latinx, grassroots base-building effort focused on food sovereignty as a key principle of migrant farmworker organizing. Strong systems-change approach organizing and conducting education programs. | Skagit and Whatcom counties |
| Comunidades | Latino-led environmental and social justice organization focused on base building and leadership development. | Columbia River Gorge |
| Confederated Lower Chinook Tribes and Bands | Nonprofit organizing structure for Chinook Indian Nation to ensure cultural, social, and economic well-being of all tribal members; protect natural resources; and facilitate political and legal relationships with external governments. | Pacific and Wahkiakum counties, and neighboring communities |
| Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation | Federally-recognized tribe focused on supporting positive health experiences and bridging generational learning opportunities through a new wellness center based in Omak, Washington. | Colville Indian Reservation (Ferry and Okanogan counties) |
| Consejo Hispano | Latinx community organization focused on the equitable integration of Latinx community members into the broader social and economic fabric of the Lower Columbia community, including counties in both Oregon and Washington. | Pacific County and neighboring communities |
| Cowlitz Indian Tribe | Southwest Washington tribe with long-term goals to increase access to healthcare, wellness, housing, and economic stability. | Cowlitz and Clark counties |
| CultureSeed | CultureSeed offers rural young people year-round outdoor immersion programs and mentorship with a focus on behavioral health and economic opportunity. Ninety percent of youth served are Latinx. | White Salmon serving surrounding Columbia Gorge areas |
| Disability Rights Washington | Disability-led organization with a mission to advance the dignity, equality, and self-determination of people with disabilities. Advocates for the rights of all people with disabilities statewide using media, legal, and policy presence. | Statewide |
| Domestic Violence Services of Benton and Franklin Counties | Domestic Violence / Sexual Assault (DVSA) services and advocacy for survivors in the Tri-Cities region, including the surrounding rural communities. Women-led organization delivering services to primarily Latinx and people of color. | Tri-Cities and surrounding Benton and Franklin counties |
| Eritrean Association in Greater Seattle | Community service organization led by and serving Eritrean and other African refugees and immigrants. Serves as a regional hub to maintain cultural heritage, provide linguistically appropriate programs, and encourage civic engagement through voter education, candidate forums, and participation in the 2020 Census count. | Puget Sound |
| Family Crisis Network | Advocacy agency in Pend Oreille County supporting victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other crimes through education, victim services, and social change. Led and staffed by people with lived experiences of trauma and inequities, who provide a wide range of services in rural communities. | Pend Oreille County |
| Firelands Together | Newer women-led, fiscally sponsored project dedicated to working-class empowerment through anti-racist civic engagement, organizing, and advocacy work. | Grays Harbor County |
| Forks Abuse Program (DBA Mariposa House) | Multi-racial western Olympic Peninsula DV/SA organization, based in Forks, Washington, with strong tribal partnerships, reflective leadership, and advocacy goals. | Clallam and Jefferson counties |
| Got Green | Grassroots power-building organization led by people of color and people with lived experience of lower income focused on organizing for environmental, racial, and economic justice and systems change work. | South Seattle |
| Grays Harbor Public Health and Social Services | Health department that serves a large rural geographic area on the central coast. In addition to direct services and systems change efforts, the agency supports a project founded and led by Latina women to expand services and reduce stigma that prevents people from reaching out for help. | Grays Harbor County |
| Hilltop Urban Garden | Black urban farm and queer-welcoming land reclamation organization with an intentional advocacy agenda. | Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood |
| Hoh Indian Tribe | Tribal community focused on preparing youth for higher education, protecting cultural sovereignty, and workforce issues on the west coast of Washington State. | Hoh Reservation and western Olympic Peninsula |
| If You Could Save Just One | Grassroots organization connecting young people living in the Hillyard neighborhood of Spokane with peer support, mentors, and role models. Goals are to strengthen life and leadership skills, as well as provide a safe space for young people. | Spokane |
| I’LL LEAD | Pasco-based, Latinx, fiscally-sponsored project of LULAC focused on power building within the Latinx community through leadership development programs that increase representation across business, nonprofit, and government sectors. Goals include diversifying elected leadership and board membership in the Tri-Cities area. | Tri-Cities region |
| Ingersoll Gender Center | Multi-racial organization providing culturally competent wraparound services for transgender and gender diverse people in Washington. In addition to its education and community services, Ingersoll is a powerful advocacy force. | Statewide |
| Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation | Career Training Center providing classroom and hands-on training opportunities in the skilled trades focused on the needs of community members and the Kalispel Tribe. Center includes employment and wraparound physical, emotional, and spiritual support. | Kalispel Reservation (south central Pend Oreille County) |
| Kitsap Immigrant Assistance Center | Immigrant-serving organization focused on the well-being and empowerment of immigrants through education, direct services, advocacy, referrals, and collaborations. | Kitsap, Mason, Jefferson, and Clallam counties |
| La Casa Hogar | Latinx-led, education-based organization partnering with families in South Central Washington. Grounded in community, celebration, and a collective vision to thrive. | Yakima, Benton, Franklin, and Kittitas counties |
| Lhaq’temish Foundation | Multi-faceted Native organization supporting the people of the Lummi Nation to achieve a better quality of life by promoting advocacy, providing social services through community-driven projects, and supporting tribal directives. | Lummi Indian Reservation |
| Madres de Casino Road | Multi-issue, Latinx project focused on empowering women by working to change narratives about Latina women. Grassroots-level organizing that is led entirely by community members living on Casino Road in Everett. | Everett’s Casino Road community |
| Mason County Housing Options for Students in Transition (“HOST”) | Community-based housing program providing education and wraparound case management for homeless youth—many of whom identify as LGBTQ+—in Mason County. | Mason County |
| Mujer al Volante | Fiscally-sponsored project that helps Latina women obtain their driver’s license—a key to economic opportunity, independence, and safety. Started with Latinx women and has expanded to serve Afghani women in its advocacy and broader efforts. | South Seattle and South King County |
| Mujeres in Action | DV/SA organization offering culturally specific care, service, and support for the Latinx community. Particular focus on providing safe space, care, and support for undocumented immigrants experiencing violence and abuse. | Spokane |
| NAACP Snohomish Branch | Black-led organization with a mission to ensure equitable outcomes and the protection of civil rights for people of African descent. Volunteer-driven programs are focused on education, advocacy, and youth development. | Snohomish County |
| Native Action Network | Native women, leadership development, empowerment, and advocacy organization elevating women’s voices in civic and electoral arenas. | Statewide |
| Nch’i Wana Housing | New Native-led and Native-serving housing organization focused on the Indigenous communities living primarily at tribal fishing sites along the Columbia River. Organization has a goal of keeping people in their aboriginal place, while promoting economic development and addressing the lack of safe, decent, and affordable housing. | Columbia River Gorge in-lieu sites |
| Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment | Nez Perce members building a Native/non-Native network of land advocates to protect their lands. Focused on youth, advocating for traditional lifeways, and hosting several tribal environmental summits annually. | Nez Perce aboriginal lands, including Asotin and Garfield counties |
| Not This Time! | New organization founded to reduce police violence toward people of color in Seattle. Work includes organizing for police accountability, leadership development with young people, and community healing. Rooted in restorative justice approaches. | Seattle |
| Nuestra Casa | Social justice and support services empowering Latina women through education, citizenship, and literacy programs to advance equity and justice with immigrants living in Sunnyside and the surrounding areas of the Lower Yakima Valley. | Sunnyside and the Lower Yakima Valley |
| Pacific County Immigrant Support | Grassroots organization working with Latinx and other immigrant communities and families who have been impacted by ICE. Organizes advocacy events and Know-Your-Rights community education presentations. Provides legal defense and family support. | Pacific and Grays Harbor counties, and neighboring communities |
| Pacific Islander Community Association | New organization committed to establishing deep and accountable networks of Pacific Islander communities across the region and ensuring social, political, and physical well-being for families. Priorities include civic engagement, strengthening anti-racist organizing, and providing advocacy for Pacific Islander communities across all sectors and issues areas. | Snohomish, King, and Pierce counties |
| People First of Washington | Disability-led coalition with 30 chapters throughout Washington that develops priorities and advances its agenda through self-advocacy at local, state, and national levels. | Statewide |
| Phenomenal She | Black-led organization that empowers young women of color by building confidence around education, social awareness, and self-esteem through mentorship and community connection. | South King County, with a focus on Federal Way and Des Moines |
| POCSWOP (People of Color Sex Workers Outreach Project) | Seattle-area organization working to end stigma and enhance safety for people of color sex workers. Provides services to sex workers, organizes legislative actions, and leads community-building efforts—all based on and informed by street-based sex workers. | Seattle, with focus on North Seattle (Hwy 99) |
| Pride of Ellensburg | Newer LGBTQ+, fiscally sponsored project serving queer and trans youth by providing a safe space to connect and establish community. | Ellensburg |
| Quinault Indian Nation | Tribal community on the west coast of Washington with a focus on education and student achievement throughout the community. | Quinault Reservation, including portions of Grays Harbor and Jefferson counties |
| Reckoning Trade Project | LGBTQ+-led, economic justice organization creating safer and more equitable workplaces, while increasing job retention for non-traditional LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and other nontraditional trade workers. | South King County and South Sound region |
| Salish School of Spokane | Grassroots language immersion school led by Native people in Spokane. Powerfully connecting students and families to one another, to history, and to place. Thoughtful analysis and engaged systems change work. | Spokane and Greater Spokane metropolitan area |
| Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe | Federally-recognized tribe located in Pacific County on the Washington Coast with a focus on food sovereignty and gathering of traditional foods as a pathway to self-sufficiency and health of tribal members. | Tokeland |
| Somali Community Services of Seattle | Somali-led community organization providing a range of services, including case management and referrals, parent education workshops, and social justice leadership training. Conducts voter registration, census organizing, and direct voter engagement. | South Seattle and South King County |
| Southwest Washington Communities United for Change | Anti-racist grassroots community group created to empower Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) in political action. BIPOC communities are centered and lead the work. | Kelso and Longview (Cowlitz County); Vancouver (Clark County) |
| Sunrise Outreach Center of Yakima | Yakima organization formed to alleviate hunger and homelessness and interrupt intergenerational poverty. Primarily serving Latinx and Native people with six food pantries. Powerful and visionary leadership. | Yakima County |
| Suquamish Foundation | Nonprofit arm of the Suquamish Tribe, focused on enhancing the well-being of the community and its members. Short-term goals include building a clinic and hiring community health representatives. | Port Madison Reservation, including a portion of Kitsap County |
| Surge Reproductive Justice | Women of color and queer people of color-led, reproductive justice organization with a multi-pronged approach that includes policy advocacy, community organizing, and leadership development. Seeks to elevate voices of communities experiencing maternal health disparities, including women who have been incarcerated, queer women of color, and undocumented communities. | Southeast Seattle |
| Tacoma Urban League | Black-led organization devoted to empowering African Americans and other disenfranchised groups. Programs are focused on eliminating poverty gaps fueled by social injustice and historically oppressive institutions. Local chapter of the National Urban League. | Tacoma and Pierce County |
| The NATIVE Project | Comprehensive Indian Health Service clinic in Spokane led by Native people. Funding to provide support services for community members impacted by the justice system, as well as provide traditional Native healing resources and activities to urban Indian community members. | Spokane County and surrounding reservations |
| The Support Center | Comprehensive, multi-racial DV/SA organization providing shelter and mobile services over a large geographic area. Focused on equality in relationships and helping people assume power over their own lives. | Okanogan County |
| Ttáwaxt Birth Justice Center | New organization founded and led by Native women who are honoring their ancestors by supporting a healthy birthing community for generations to come. | Yakama tribal community |
| United Territories of Pacific Islanders Alliance | Queer, transgender, and gender diverse Pacific Islander organization providing supportive, safe, and sacred spaces for the community it serves. Anchors powerful coalition efforts among the Q/T/POC communities advocating for racial, social, and queer justice. | Puget Sound |
| UnityWorks Foundation | UnityWorks promotes cross-racial and cross-cultural understanding, inclusion, and social justice, with a focus on K-12 schools. Goals include increasing equity and reducing prejudice, promoting culturally responsive teaching, and building local capacity for positive multicultural change. | Yakima County |
| Voices of Pacific Island Nations | Culturally based organization providing high quality, culturally responsive services and resources for Pacific Islander students and their families in order to close educational opportunity gaps in Kitsap County. | Kitsap County |
| White Swan Arts and Recreation Committee | Offers comprehensive cultural and arts activities for community development and engagement in White Swan on the Yakama Reservation. Hosts annual community-wide events to connect people across a large area. | White Swan |
| YES of Pend Oreille County | Serves youth experiencing homelessness and other barriers to opportunity through case management, food, and clothing assistance. Conducts advocacy and leadership development programs for young people, with a special focus on LGBTQ+ young people. | Pend Oreille County |
Sponsorships
Group Health Foundation grants sponsorships to support community and culturally specific gatherings, meetings, conferences, and fundraisers. We sponsor events that have short-term benefits of furthering community connection and collective action, and that also make long-term progress toward health equity across Washington.
2019 - 2020 Sponsorships
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| Grantee Name | Event Description | Geography Served |
|---|---|---|
| African Community Housing and Development* | ACHD Dinner Fundraiser: Signature event led by a volunteer committee to ensure the event is grounded in community and is reflective of the African immigrant community’s values, voice, and strengths. | South King County |
| Amigos de Seattle | Virtual One-day Dia de Muertos Celebration: High-quality video of dance, music, poetry, and other cultural expressions, as well as presentations and resources related to the health and well-being of the Latinx community hit hardest by Covid-19 in our region. | King County |
| ANSIL A New Start in Life | HANSIL’s Halloween Exstrava-Scara-Ganza: Fundraiser allowing ANSIL to continue its important work in our community with ANSIL Hall and ANSIL Community Service Center in Kennewick. | Kennewick, Tri-Cities, and surrounding area |
| API Chaya | 25th Anniversary Gala: An evening event that highlights the voices of immigrant survivors of gender-based harm and human trafficking. | Snohomish, King, and Pierce counties |
| Arlington Public Schools | The First Annual Stronger Together: A multi-community event that explores the various cultures that each community brings to the region and that builds unity through community conversation, activities, education, entertainment, food, and fun. | Snohomish County, Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe, Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians, and local communities |
| Asia Pacific Cultural Center | 23rd Annual Polynesian Luau: APCC’s signature fundraising event of the year. A can’t live without event that, like all their events, provides education awareness on issues important to the community. | Statewide |
| Asian Counseling and Referral Service | Annual Gala: Highlighting compelling testimonials by clients and a keynote speaker from the Asian American community to address current issues facing immigrants, refugees, and constituents we serve. | King County |
| Byrd Barr Place | BIPOC Executive Directors Gathering: A day-long gathering of 50 BIPOC executive directors from across Washington State where if interest exceeds available slots, they will randomly select participants for the first gathering, and seek to serve additional executive directors in future programs. | King County, with this event focused statewide |
| Camano Senior Services Association | 2020 Gala Auction Fundraiser: Yearly auction that is the organization’s main fundraiser of operational funds. With these funds, Camano Senior Services can offer community enrichment, health and wellness, and senior support. | Island County, Camano Island |
| Casa Latina | Virtual UN-gala: An evening of inspiration and solidarity that raises funds and awareness to provide jobs, education, and justice to the Latino immigrant community in King County. | King County |
| Center for Children & Youth Justice | The Becca Conference: Convenes 300+ leaders and service providers from courts, schools, and social services to share best practices for early intervention, community response, and coordinated support for youth and children and families in crisis. | Statewide |
| Centro Latino | La Gala – Mi Centro: Largest celebratory fundraiser of the year, celebrating the “rebirth of Centro Latino.” This gala features dignitaries that support community, honors community leadership, and brings together people with food, drinks, music, and an auction, while connecting with friends and familia. | Pierce County |
| Channel A TV | African Achievment Awards: Recognizes folks of African descent in their exemplary excellence in community leadership, technology, medicine, education, politics, and entertainment. | Seattle with statewide (and beyond) goals |
| Chief Seattle Club | Our Indian City: Primary annual fundraising luncheon for the Chief Seatle Club that strives to provide a sacred space to nurture, affirm, and renew the spirit of urban Native people. | Seattle and King County |
| Children of the Setting Sun Productions | Hysh’qe Dinner and Awards Banquet: Recognizes, thanks, and brings together a diverse cross-sector of supporters, collaborators, and culture keepers, who have all contributed generously to the development of the organization. | Lummi Nation Indian Reservation and the original homeland of the Lummi People |
| Children’s International Health Relief | Hilltop Healthy Kids & Family Carnival: An alternative service model to provide free dental care on site in the community with portable dental equipment to uninsured and under-insured families. | Tacoma and surrounding area |
| Chinese Information and Service Center* | Annual Friendship Dinner & Auction: “The Power of Unity” enables focus on the importance of civic engagement, community empowerment, and coalition work to advance CISC’s mission. | King County |
| Chinook Indian Nation | Holiday Art Auction and Oyster Fry: The community’s largest annual fundraiser, generating proceeds for direct community support, office operations, and efforts to clarify the Tribe’s federal status. | Pacific and Wahkiakum counties |
| Coalition Ending Gender-Based Violence* | Celebration for Change 2020: The Coalition’s annual fundraising event critical to annual operating budget. This free-to-attend celebratory event offers a connection between the Coalition and the community, bringing people into the fold and widening the Coalition’s network. | King County |
| Colectiva Legal Del Pueblo | Bidi Bidi Bom Bash Arts Festival: Created by and for marginalized people, the festival provides a unique space with activities that validate who the community is and what they love: art, community, and music. | King County with additional work statewide |
| Columbia Basin Health Association | CHBA’s Run For A Cause: 5K Color is a fun, family-friendly event that activates community in a celebration of childhood health and well-being, and is designed to raise awareness of childhood obesity and wellness in the Columbia Basin. | Adams, Franklin, and Grant counties |
| Columbia Legal Services | Imagine Justice, Columbia Legal Services’ Annual Fundraiser: To support initiatives that are identified and led by communities that elevate and amplify their stories as people directly and dispropotionately impacted by systemic injustices. | Statewide |
| Communities of Color Coalition | North Puget Sound Conference on Race: “Environmental Crisis and its impact on Communities of Color” provides education on what is happening in the world, and what we can and must do to prevent further disparities of treatment. | Snohomish County and North King County |
| Communities Rise | Annual Fundraiser: An event focused on donors and funders, as well as community partners and clients, and a high point of the new Wayfind/Nonprofit Assistance Center merger. This event showcases clients’ work and facilitates opportunities to network with one another and create new connections. | King County (Capacity Building) Statewide (Legal Assistance) |
| Cowlitz Indian Tribe | Virtual Tribal Health Walk: A virtual version of the Tribe’s annual Health Walk. Participants are invited to join an online platform where they will be challenged to walk 5K (the same distance as the lake where the event is held annually). | Cowlitz, Lewis, Clark, and Skamania counties |
| Deaf Spotlight | Deaf Spotlight Gala: Annual fundraising gala clebrating deaf arts and artists. | King County |
| Densho* | Annual Densho Dinner: Given the lasting impacts of the trauma of WWII incarceration, this event marks an important opportunity for Japanese American survivors and their descendants to heal in community. | King County and the west coast of the United States more broadly |
| Disability Rights Washington | 5th Annual Fundraiser, Breaking Barriers: DRW’s largest annual fundraiser, growing year over year, and raising critical funds that allow DRW to break barriers in Washington that impede equal opportunity for people with disabilities. | Statewide |
| Domestic & Sexual Violence Crisis Center (dba SAGE) | Enchanted Evening: Roaring 20’s: SAGE’s biggest fundraiser of the year includes dinner, silent and live auctions, awards, and dancing after the event. | Chelan and Douglas counties |
| Downtown Pasco Development Authority | Cinco de Mayo Festival: An event to celebrate and bring more people into Downtown Pasco to promote the surrounding businesses, as well as highlight an important cultural event. Support reflects Group Health Foundation’s commitment to its newest home! | Benton, Franklin, and Walla Walla counties |
| Duwamish Tribal Services | Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center Fundraiser: This fundraiser provides operating support for the Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center, offering citizens of greater Seattle and tourists the opportunity to learn about and even experience aspects of Duwamish culture. | King County |
| Economic Opportunity Institute* | Fundraiser Dinner: Health and well-being for all is the vision of this dinner, reminding us of our progress and the work that remains. | Statewide |
| El Centro de la Raza | Building the Beloved Community: Largest fundraising event of the year allowing El Centro to continue to empower youth to become our future leaders, who will one day become policymakers, business professionals, and teachers. | King County |
| Embrace Washington | Fall Fundraiser: This event has allowed Embrace to educate members in our community about the needs of foster children, the trauma they experience, and the courage children who are in the care system exemplify. | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, and Whitman counties |
| Emergency Food Network of Tacoma and Pierce County | Abundance Dinner & Auction: Largest fundraising event of the year to support general operations, and allowing for the distribution of more than 2 million meals. | Pierce County |
| Entre Hermanos | Dia De Muertos: Signature fundraising event rooted in the holiday of the same name which is a festival of Mexico’s Indigenous people dating back hundreds of years, and long before European occupation. | Greater Seattle Area |
| Equity in Education Coalition | The Decolonizing Education Conference: A gathering to advance the education community’s practices around anti-racism and equity, bringing together educators, parents, students, school leaders, advocates, legislators, and community-based organizations to examine the intersection of racism in education and intentionally center the experiences of people of color. | King County |
| Eritrean Association in Greater Seattle | Eritrean Independence Event: To celebrate the 29th anniversary of Eritrean Independence at a day-long, free, and open event highlighting cultural dance, music, poetry, drama, visual arts, and sports. | King County |
| Falis Community Service | Gathering: Bringing together community to discuss mental health, opioid use within the youth, and addiction within the adults. | South King County |
| Firelands Workers United Trabajadores Unidos | Festival de Familias Luchadoras / Virtual Country Fair: A bilingual, kid-friendly convening for the membership of low-wage working families, a majority of whom are immigrant and Latinx moms. | Grays Harbor and Pacific counties |
| First Alaskans Institute | Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation: Creating a space for truth-telling, healing, righting wrongs, and advancing solutions to transform this country’s historic and continued racial oppression against Indigenous peoples and other peoples of color. | Alaska, Washington, Pacific Northwest region, and across the country and world |
| Foundation for Youth Resiliency and Engagement | COVID Friendly Soft Opening: An office opening that will center member youth voices, while communicating service offerings to potential partners, donors, and clients, and strengthening community partnerships. | Okanogan County |
| Free Clinics of Southwest Washington | Dr. Sam Beall Annual Breakfast: This annual event provides sponsors and attendees the opportunity to learn more about the Free Clinic’s no-cost, compassionate, quality health care for children and adults who otherwise would be unable to obtain such services. | Clark County |
| Friends of Little Saigon | Grand Opening of Little Saigon Creative Space: A resource hub for small Vietnamese businesses and community groups, and a place to gather for special events. | King County |
| Front and Centered | Six Regional Environmental Justice Gatherings: Convene and mobilize communities of color to address the ways climate change and pollution has affected their health, well-being, and quality of life. Fiscally sponsored by the Latino Community Fund of Washington. | Washington State with a vision well beyond its borders |
| Gambian Talents Promotion | March & Symposium: An event featuring free food, refreshments, entertainment, and educational opportunities in support of the Gambian community and its struggles with health disparities. | Snohomish and King counties, with a statewide mission |
| Garden-Raised Bounty (GRuB) | GRuB’s Annual Gala: Supporting GRuB’s free backyard gardens for and with individuals and families with low incomes. Families receive three raised-bed gardens, soil, seeds, and plant starts to make a successful food-producing, hunger-reducing, community-building garden for the season. | Thurston County |
| Hispanics in Philanthropy | Virtual Leadership Summit: The summit convenes national leaders from foundations, nonprofits, and government for discussions on how philanthropy can best support the well-being and health of the Latino community. | Beyond Washington |
| Housing Hope* | Stone Soup: Housing Hope’s largest fundraising event of the year, bringing together current and prospective donors for an annual update and review of the accomplishments from the previous year. | Snohomish County and Camano Island |
| Interim CDA* | Stand up for Justice: Interim CDA 51st Anniversary Gala Dinner & Auction. | King County |
| Korean Community Service Center | Youth Storytelling Project: An event bringing community youth together to address the most identified generational conflicts, intersectional racism and sexism, and stress and anxiety due to pressure in the home and at school. | Seattle, Shoreline, Lynwood, Edmonds, Everett, and Mukilteo |
| La Casa Hogar | Día de la Mujer: This free event is a safe space to celebrate the Yakima Valley’s Latinas via art, poetry, dance, song, and laughter. It shows community desire for safe spaces to share, celebrate, connect, and release stress. | Yakima, Benton, Franklin and Kittitas counties |
| Lambert House | Pink Prom: Lambert House’s largest event draws hundreds of youth from 70+ zip codes. Planning is done by committees of up to 10 youth, supported by a volunteer or staff member. Youth create community for their peers and gain valuable leadership and job skills experience. | Statewide |
| Latino Education Training Institute (LETI)* | The Dinner and Dance Fundraiser: The fundraiser is a gala-style cultural event where LETI gathers organizations and likeminded individuals to celebrate and support the success of both its programs and its participants alike. | Skagit and Snohomish counties |
| Lewis County Autism Coalition | Cultivating Inclusion Celebration: A county-wide education and awareness campaign launched in 2019 by the Autism Coalition and an array of community partners to promote acceptance and empowerment of Lewis County residents who have intellectual, behavioral, physical, and/or social differences. | Lewis County and Southwest Washington more broadly |
| Lhaqtemish Foundation | The Lummi Nation Blackhawk Singers Youth Trip: Honoring an invitation by the National Museum of American Indians to participate and perform at the Earth Optimism Event in Washington, D.C. | Lummi Reservation and traditional homelands including San Juan Islands, Whatcom County, and beyond |
| Liberation Medicine School | Community Gatherings: Bi-monthly events created, guided, and facilitated by a Black trans-queer healer to affirm the innate skills of Black trans* folx to craft community medicine that will allow us to heal from the violence of systemic oppression. Fiscally-sponsored by Allied Media Projects. | Greater Seattle area |
| Living Well Kent | Childcare Consultation Program: Technical assistance and training that bridges the linguistic and cultural divide between Somali in-home childcare providers and the state regulatory requirements for the benefit of children under their care. | South King County |
| Multi-Service Center | MSC Helps Luncheon: A highly anticipated community event and signature fundraiser, which provides funding to continue MSC’s mission to provide help, hope, and change for our neighbors. | South King and Pierce counties |
| NAMI of Whatcom County* | Monthly Community Game Nights: Providing food and activities once a month, inviting the participation of all affected by mental illness in Whatcom County. People bring instruments, eat, and play games to collaboratively support people living with mental illness. | Whatcom County |
| NAMI Southwest Washington | 5th Annual NAMI SW WA Luncheon: Fundraiser to support NAMI’s education and advocacy work for individuals and families affected by mental illness. | Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania, and Wahkiakum counties |
| Native American Youth and Family Center | (Virtual) Annual NAYA Gala and Auction: The largest celebration of Native American Heritage Month in the Pacific Northwest, bringing together Native leaders, elected officials, business owners, community members, and all those dedicated to the lifetime success of our youth and families. | Clark County |
| Native Student Association (Eastern Washington University) | Spirit of the Eagle Powwow: The 52nd annual event is a major recruitment activity for Native students, and helps to raise cultural awareness at Eastern Washington University, Cheney, and in the Spokane area. | Spokane County and surrounding Native communities |
| North Central Washington Economic Development District | Supernova: An celebratory event focusing on improved integration between traditional economic and business development professionals, and the health, wellness, and equity sectors in North Central Washington. | Rural North Central Washington |
| Northwest Cooperative Development Center | The Cascade ROC Conference: Bringing together resident leaders of resident-owned, limited-equity manufactured housing cooperatives across Washington and Oregon for a day of learning, networking, and problem-solving. | Statewide with a broader regional reach |
| Northwest Immigrant Rights Project* | Annual Gala: Northwest Immigrant Rights Project’s largest fundraiser of the year allowing no one on stage that isn’t a part of the immigrant community, besides the emcee because it is important that the event reflects the community it walks alongside. | Statewide |
| Northwest Indian College Foundation* | tl’aneq’ (Gathering for a Celebration) Native Art Auction and Gala: Annual fundraiser and one of the primary strategies to raise financial support for the college. | Located on Lummi Nation and serving all Pacific Northwest tribal communities |
| Nuestra Casa | Community Trainings: These trainings include ESL learning segments, self-care, and job search skills for people who are unemployed in the lower Yakima Valley, with a special focus on the stress associated with job loss. | Lower Yakama Valley Communities |
| NW Children’s Foundation | 2020 NWCF Forum “Community Trauma and Child Well-Being: A Deeper Dive into the Future of Healing”: Featuring Dr. Shawn Ginwright, professor of Africana Studies at San Francisco State University, alongside Dr. Ben Danielson. | Western Washington |
| Oasis Youth Center | Big Hat Brunch: A spectacular themed fundraising fête for Oasis Youth Center that supports changes in the lives of queer youth by creating a safe space to learn, connect, and thrive. | Pierce County |
| OneAmerica* | “Our Rising Tide” Annual Celebration: A time to lift the voices of immigrant and refugee leaders, ensuring immigrants and refugees have a seat at the table—or a microphone at a rally in the street—to help shape the policies that impact our communities. | Statewide |
| Open Doors for Multicultural Families | Open Hearts for Open Doors: A biannual gala fundraiser showcasing the impact ODMF has in our community, prominently featuring the voices of individuals and families of persons with developmental disabilities sharing their stories. | King County |
| Orquesta Northwest | Día de Muertos Celebration: To honor this important Latino tradition, Orquesta Northwest presents a concert and event (without charge), featuring Latinx guest artists and composers, creating an altar for remembrances of the dead, and offering traditional holiday dishes. This is the third year. | King County |
| OutSpokane | Spokane Fall Pride Events: “Spokane Virtual Pride” spans over a week and offers nightly live programming featuring video musical and artistic performances, speakers, and much more—all with the goal of giving community the opportunity to express their pride and connect with the groups and organizations that work with the LGBTQ+ community. | Eastern Washington, Northern Idaho |
| Pacific County Immigrant Support* | American Dream Monologues and Summer Salsa III: Regional performances of Dream Monologues before audiences of 75 to 100 persons each night. Summer Salsa III is the third annual premier fundraiser for PCIS, and centers voices of immigrants impacted by ICE. | Pacific, Grays Harbor, and Wahkiakum counties |
| Pacific Islander Health Board of WA | The PIHB Launch Party: Engaging as many Pacific Islander community stakeholders and members with the organization and especially its current projects. Fiscally sponsored by U.T.O.P.I.A. | King County |
| Peace Community Center | Learners to Leaders: An annual fundraising event gathering community to celebrate and support the growth of Hilltop Scholars. | Hilltop Neighborhood, Tacoma |
| People First of Washington | 42nd Annual People First of Washington Annual Convention: To provide both informational and training opportunities for our members with a focus on socializing and building and maintaining long-lasting friendships. | Statewide |
| Pierce County AIDS Foundation (PCAF) | World AIDS Day Events in Tacoma and Olympia: Events to engage more people living with HIV in care, improve health outcomes for those in care, and end the HIV epidemic in the South Sound. | Pierce, Thurston, Mason, and Lewis Counties |
| Pizza Klatch | The Annual Pizza Klatch Gayla: A community celebration and the main fundraising event organized by and benefiting Pizza Klatch, an organization that facilitates lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ+ youth. | Thurston County |
| Playthey | The Wondaland Ball: A celebration through movement and creativity in a space that centers Black and People of Color for the essential purpose of healing. Fiscally sponsored by Gay City Health Project. | Primarily Seattle |
| PMA Education Fund (DBA People’s Memorial Association)* | Annual Meeting: As a cooperative, this is a time for members to get updates on the organization’s work. It is also a time for the community to have conversation with staff and partners to express their concerns or give suggestions for where their resources are allocated in the future. | Statewide |
| PMA Education Fund (DBA People’s Memorial Association)* | The After Party: A fundraiser incorporating education and advocacy work for the nation’s thought leader in progressive death care options. | Statewide |
| Real Change Homeless Empowerment Project | Real Change’s 26th Anniversary Breakfast: A special celebration that honors the work of community. The event is planned in collaboration with program participants who form an “event committee” to ensure their voices are centered, and Real Change presents several awards each year. | King County |
| Salish School of Spokane | 2020 Summer Immersion Symposium: The fifth gathering of Indigenous language teachers and activists who are working to revitalize their languages and cultures with a focus on curriculum and instruction for immersion, training new fluent teachers, and fundraising and management. | Spokane County and surrounding Native communities |
| Skagit Preschool and Resource Foundation (SPARC) | 18th Annual SPARC Dinner and Auction: SPARC provides specialized early intervention therapies for children with physical, emotional, and/or psychological developmental delays. All proceeds go directly toward providing resources for children and infants enrolled in their programs. | Skagit County |
| Social Justice Fund Northwest | Social Justice Fund’s Annual Dinner: A celebration with three distinct parts: a grantee “fair,” dinner program, and dance party. Although, tickets are moderately priced and on a sliding scale, the dance party is open to all and allows us to celebrate with individuals who are not able to pay the cover. | Statewide |
| Somali Community Services of Seattle | Somali Heritage Festival: An event featuring art, including folk dance, a poetry slam, live music; a souk with Somali food, crafts, etc.; community resource information about local services, voter registration, census engagement; and an award ceremony to recognize organizational and individual allies. | King County |
| Somali Family Safety Taskforce | Annual Event and Fundraiser: Somali and East African cultural performances, an East African fashion show, and keynote speeches from local refugee and East African community members. | Southeast Seattle |
| Somali Health Board | Annual Health Fair: Eighth annual event with a range and variety of services and resources provided, including free back-to-school backpacks, barbecue lunch, screenings, and health education. | King County |
| Somali Parents Education Board | 2020-21 Transforming Partnerships in Education Institute: A three-day community learning conference and a half-day graduation ceremony as part of the 2020-21 Transforming Partnerships in Education Institute. | King County |
| Sound Learning | Spring Spell-E-Bration: A signature fundraiser and the 26th annual event that includes a silent auction and opportunities to donate in small and large ways, with the centerpiece being a competitive spelling bee in which teams of three individuals who are seniors in high school or adults vie for places. | Mason and Thurston counties |
| Southeast Seattle Education Coalition (SESEC) | Virtual Leadership Summit: The summit convenes national leaders from foundations, nonprofits, and government for discussions on how philanthropy can best support the well-being and health of the Latino community. | King County |
| Suburbia Rising/Stories of Self and Solidarity | Beloved Community Morning Program, A Tribute to Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr in Dance, Song, and Spoken Word: A Martin Luther King Day community event. Fiscally sponsored by Edmonds Center for the Arts. | Shohomish County |
| Supportive Housing Association | Create Films Youth Conference: A two-day conference allowing summer film camp graduates to present their ideas for increasing the availability of film-making equipment, instruction, and hosting of a local film contests. | Tacoma & Pierce County |
| Tacoma Community House | Evening en Blanc: A fundraiser supporting Project Beauty Share that helps give women a fresh start as they are transitioning from addiction to recovery, or from welfare to school or work. | Pierce, South King, Kitsap, Thurston, and Mason counties |
| Tacoma Urban League | 8th Annual Luau Celebration: A fundraiser recognizing TUL’s many achievements and partnerships over the last five decades, and highlighting TUL’s work to empower African Americans and other disenfranchised groups to enter the economic and social mainstream. | Tacoma and Pierce County |
| Tasveer | Third Fundraising Gala: A major source of revenue that makes it possible for Tasveer to achieve its mission of bringing about social change through storytelling and the arts. | King County |
| TeamChild | Centering Youth, Advancing Justice Event: A fundraiser supporting TeamChild’s holistic approach to supporting our young clients, including funding training and advocacy work. | King, Pierce, Yakima, and Spokane counties |
| The Children’s Village’s Memorial Foundation | Passion for the Village: A fundraising event to directly support programs and the gap in funding for unreimbursed services that expresses passion and appreciation for the specialized healthcare services CV provides. | 11 east side counties including Yakima, Kittitas, Benton, Franklin, Walla Walla, and Klickitat counties |
| The Mockingbird Society | 2020 Annual Benefit Event: Highlighting achievements of the past 20 years, including bringing together alumni and current members who exemplify the process and impact of the work. Guests hear directly from youth and alumni, interwoven with depictions of the total reach of the changes realized. | Statewide |
| The Mustard Seed Project of Key Peninsula* | Annual Dinner and Auction: Members of the community, many of them retirees and elders themselves, gather in celebration of the seniors served and in support of ongoing programs and services. | Key Peninsula in Western Pierce County |
| The STAR Project* | “Second Chances” Fundraiser: Raising unrestricted donations for activities that cannot be supported by grants, including direct client support, stability in STAR’s housing program in between client tenancies, and general fundraising activities. | Walla Walla County |
| Tri-Cities Chaplaincy | Heart of Healing: A community event and fundraiser featuring original artwork by Cork’s Place youth, plus a gourmet dinner, social hour, live and silent auction, raffle, testimonials, live music, and more. All proceeds go specifically to support Cork’s Place and grief programs for children and teens. | Benton and Franklin counties and surrounding areas |
| Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce | Una Noche de Exitos: An event recognizing individuals and organizations who have made a positive impact to the Latino community in the Tri-Cities. | Benton, Franklin, and Walla Walla counties |
| U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle | In-Lieu’Au: A four-part virtual fundraising series featuring live music, live poetry, storytelling, cooking, art, and cultural performances. | King County and Puget Sound |
| United Indians of All Tribes Foundation | Native Life in the City Gala: An event celebrating community achievements, the 50th year of operation, and the voices of Elders. Featuring an auction with items by renowned Native artists and offering culturally specific foods—all to offset dwindling public resources. | King County |
| UTSAV | UTSAV Mela: This event brings together South Asian immigrant, refugee, English language challenged, uninsured, and the elderly to celebrate and bring people’s voices to the mainstream. It also provides information booths and access to elected officials. | Snohomish County |
| Valley Community Center | Senior Meal Program: Three times per week, providing low-cost meals, frozen meals, home delivery meals, and free food and produce to area seniors, residents with low incomes, and veterans. | Asotin County |
| ViệtQ | Support Series: With an aim to promote healing and further self-awareness in relation to queerness and Vietnamese culture and history. Focused on two tracts: one offering community building with a large group and the other offering group therapy on a more personal level. | Statewide |
| Wakenya Wanorth | Jamhuri Summit: A Kenyan National Day that brings unity of purpose and cohesion amongst individuals of Kenyan Heritage by bridging gaps of social-cultural, economic, and educational, while establishing a presence of our heritage for generations to come. | Wherever Kenyans live in Washington State |
| Washington Healthcare Access Alliance | Washington Free and Charitable Care Conference: Brings together free clinic staff, leadership, partners, and volunteers from over 72 free health clinics in the region to connect with resources and networking opportunities to strengthen their operations. | Statewide |
| Washington Low Income Housing Alliance | The Conference on Ending Homelessness: An annual event bringing together over 700 people from across the state who are working to end homelessness for learning, networking, advocacy, and community building opportunities. | Statewide |
| Washington Nonprofits | The Central Washington Conference for the Greater Good: Creating a space in which nonprofit leaders and volunteers learn, connect, and get inspired. | Statewide |
| Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Team Up Washington: A new statewide initiative using high school sports as a platform to prevent dating violence and generate new social norms. Coaches engage athletes in abuse prevention and change school culture, through dialogue about gender equity, healthy relationships, and team values. | Statewide |
| Washington State Coalition for Language Access (WASCLA) | WASCLA Annual Language Access Summit: A gathering to address the impact of the disproportionate rates of infection and spread of COVID-19 in immigrant communities and the associated language barriers inherent in the structure of the pandemic response, as well as measures to reduce harms. | Statewide |
| Washington State Public Health Association | WSPHA Legislative Education Day: WSPHA Legislative Education is designed to bring the public health community together to learn about current policy issues and to take that information and meet with legislators to educate them. | Statewide |
| We Act. Present. Perform. | Fifth Annual Rising Voices Oratory Showcase: Throughout the school year, scholars develop a passion piece. By guiding students through this process of writing and speaking their “unapologetic and uncensored” truth, students build confidence, pride, and the ability to lead. Fiscally-sponsored by Shunpike. | King County |
| Win|Win Action | Network Meetings: Hosting over 20 organizations that come together to connect with each other and share learnings and workplans for deeper collaboration across the intersections of the work ahead. | Statewide with a focus on Central Washington, the greater Puget Sound region, and Southwest Washington |
| Wing Luke Memorial Foundation | The Wing’s Annual Dinner and Auction: Bringing together 500 community and business leaders, artists, and cultural practitioners to celebrate The Wing’s place in the heart of the Asian Pacific American community in Seattle. | Seattle’s Chinatown-International District |
| Wonderfully Made | Video Story Sharing: Sharing of board members video stories. The hope is to develop a day where each film can be shared at a local theater, with invited speakers and folks who want to learn more about the work of inclusion and our faith spaces. | Spokane, and regionally |
| Young Women Empowered | Fundraiser: An event to support Y-We’s wide range of programming. | Greater Seattle area and region |
| YWCA Spokane | Women of Achievement: An annual event to highlight extraordinary women from all backgrounds who make a real difference in Spokane. | Spokane/City of Spokane Valley |