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11/22/99
United Way of Pierce County

Prevention Partnership for Children
Tacoma, WA
$1,118,500 (over 5 years)

A grant to stabilize, enhance, expand and link through technology the early childhood readiness efforts of the Prevention Partnership for Children in Pierce County.

11/22/99
United Way of King County

Administrative Endowment
Seattle, WA
$30,000,000 (over 12 months)

An endowment for United Way of King County to cover administrative and annual campaign costs. This endowment will allow a greater percentage of gifts to go directly to United Way agencies.

11/22/99
University of Washington

Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA)
Seattle, WA
$1,619,810 (over 4 years)

To further encourage African American, Hispanic, Native American and women students to acquire the academic skills they need to succeed in mathematics, engineering and the sciences.

11/22/99
Youth Care

Orion Center Capital Campaign
Seattle, WA
$1,740,000 (over 12 months)

Capital campaign support for the Orion Multi-Service Center for homeless youth. Programs at the Orion Center include meals, housing referrals, counseling, school and employment training.

11/19/99
Leave A Legacy

Operational Support
Seattle, WA
$30,000 (over 3 years)

A collaborative effort of the Washington Planned Giving Council, Leave A Legacy works to increase the quantity and quality of planned giving in the Northwest community by providing a forum for education, training and networking among various professional disciplines involved in planned giving.

11/18/99
Boys and Girls Club of Mason County

Development Campaign
Belfair, WA
$500,000 (over 12 months)

For the construction of a new 30,000-square-foot facility in Belfair, Washington. This facility will serve over 900 young people in the Mason County area, providing a number of academic, recreational and community involvement programs.

11/16/99
University of Washington Foundation

Digital Divide Video Production
Seattle, WA
$20,000 (over 12 months)

For the production of a video highlighting a project on the Digital Divide, working with children from around the world.

10/22/99
Senior Services

Annual Gift
Seattle, WA
$25,000 (over 12 months)

Annual Gift

10/22/99
Results Educational Fund, Inc.

General Support
Washington, DC
$10,000 (over 12 months)

Results Seattle identifies sustainable solutions to the problems of hunger and poverty in the United States and around the world and works to generate the resources necessary to make those solutions succeed.

10/22/99
Ruth Dykeman Children's Center

Capital Campaign
Seattle, WA
$125,000 (over 12 months)

Capital campaign support for the construction of a new state-of-the-art treatment home for the youngest children (boys and girls aged 6-12) in the Ruth Dykeman residential treatment programs.

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