2008 Grants: $137,000
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)
Freedom Church of Seattle is a leader in social justice community organizing.
Casa Latina
($3,000)
A community-based organization located in Seattle, Washington, that empowers Latino immigrants through educational and employment opportunities.
Japanese American Citizens League
($5,000)
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.
AFSC
(Grant restricted to the Freedom School program - $5,000)
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.
The Defender Association
(Grant restricted to the The Racial Disparity Project program - $5,000.00)
The RDP partners with community organizations to build a new shared vision of public safety that does not rely on the arrest and incarceration of young people of color on drug charges.
Village of Hope
($3,000)
Village of Hope builds community through activities such as a helping folks transition back into the community from time in prison.
Solid Ground
(Grant restricted to the Poverty Action program - $8,000)
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.
Neighborhood House
(Grant restricted to the Project HANDLE program - $2,000.00)
Neighborhood House's Project HANDLE supports the Seattle Cambodian community.
NAACP - Seattle Branch
($4,000)
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is the nation's largest and strongest civil rights organization. The Seattle Branch was founded in.
Community Alliance for Global Justice
(Grant restricted to the Sahngnoksoo program - $3,000)
Sahngnoksoo is a Seattle-based organization of Koreans and Korean-Americans creating social change.
Village of Hope
($1,000)
Village of Hope builds community through activities such as a helping folks transition back into the community from time in prison.
People's Institute for Survival and Beyond
(Grant restricted to the People's Institute Northwest program - $14,000.00)
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.
Education Access Network
(Grant restricted to the Center for the Well-being of Africans in America program - $2,000)
Center for the Well-being of Africans in America engages in research, provides programs and does outreach designed to support the successful assimilaton of African.
Solid Ground
(Grant restricted to the Poverty Action program - $10,000)
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 and Ideas
($10,000)
The CD Forum offers progressive programs that encourage thought and debate on the role of African-Americans in American culture.
Northwest Women's Law Center
($10,000)
An organization working for the rights of women and families in the northwest.
UW Business and Economic Development Center
($10,000)
Creating synergies for the benefit of all by connecting the University of Washington Business School community with a racially and ethnically diverse business and nonprofit community.
Teamworks - Penninsula
($30,000)
Worker cooperative designed to provide supportive employment with benefits to english-challenged latinas. Recipient of a Program Related Investment (loan) in 2009.