Many of these grants were made with the assistance of a community advisory board. The foundation thanks Soya Jung-Harris, Dwight Mizoguchi and Dustin Washington for their assistance.
Freedom
Church Of Seattle
($12,000.00)
Freedom Church of Seattle
is a leader in social justice community organizing.
The
Defender Association www.defender.org/racial-disparity.html
($12,000.00)
AFSC http://www.afsc.org/pacificnw/pnindian.htm
Grant restricted to the AFSC Indian Program program. ($2,500.00)
The AFSC Indian Program
organizes for regional Native American rights.
AFSC
Grant restricted to the Freedom School program. ($8,000.00)
Organizing with other
youth freedom schools across the nation to continue the legacy
of the civil rights
movement and teach young people history, organizing and
leadership development.
Hate
Free Zone Campaign of WA www.hatefreezone.org
Grant restricted to the RAFT Project program. ($8,000.00)
This project is helping a
cambodian man who is facing deportation advocate for
himself and raise
awareness of the larger issue.
Institute For Washington's Future www.elcomitewa.org
Grant restricted to the Comite Pro-Amnistia y Justicia Social
program. ($5,000.00)
Promotes community
organizing and leadership development around human rights
issues related to
immigrants
Hate Free Zone Campaign of Washington www.hatefreezone.org
($5,000.00)
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project www.nwirp.org
($5,000.00)
Solid Ground http://www.povertyaction.org
Grant restricted to the Poverty Action program. ($10,000.00)
Poverty Action is a
diverse statewide network of people
working to help our state
understand how to
eliminate the root causes of poverty in Washington and ensure a
better future for
everyone.
Central
District Forum for Arts & Ideas www.cdforum.org
($10,000.00)
The CD Forum offers
progressive programs that encourage thought and debate on the
role of African-Americans in American culture.
People's
Institute for Survival and Beyond
Grant restricted to the People's Institute Northwest program. ($10,000.00)
The mission of People's
Institute Northwest (PINW) is to engage all communities in
creating an antiracist
society where everyone has the opportunity to reach their full
potential.
Freedom Church of Seattle
Grant restricted to the Leo O Tupulaga (Voices of Samoa)
program. ($2,000.00)
LOTS is a grass-roots
organization serving Samoan children, youth and parents in the
Seattle area.
Japanese American Citizens League www.jaclseattle.org
($5,000.00)
JACL was founded to
protect the civil rights of Americans of Japanese ancestry.
Today they are committed
to protecting the rights of all segments of the Asian Pacific
American community.
The
Church Council of Greater Seattle
Grant restricted to the Hate to Hope Network program. ($5,000.00)
Hate To Hope organizes
activists to educate voters about anti-immigrant ballot
initatives and develop
progressive thinking around immigration issues.
A. Phillip Randolph Institute-Seattle http://apriseattlechapter.homestead.com/Index.
($5,000.00)
APRI-Seattle Chapter
reaches out to those who have been
politically disfranchised or
discouraged, strengthens political alliances
and protects social and economic
programs that improve lives.
Community
To Community Development http://foodjustice.org/wp/index.php
($5,000.00)
A place-based, grassroots
organization committed to creating alliances in order to
strengthen local and
global movements towards social, economic and environmental
justice.
Freedom
Church Of Seattle
($12,000.00)
Freedom Church of Seattle
is a leader in social justice community organizing.
Village
of Hope www.4realhope.org
($6,500.00)
Village of Hope builds
community through activities such as a
helping folks transition
back into the community from time in prison.
Total $128,000.00