Helping Disadvantaged Communities Thrive
Poverty cuts across all our areas of giving. Our home state of Washington has among the nation's highest rates of poverty, unemployment, and hunger. The foundation supports nonprofit organizations and tribal organizations in Washington state and Greater Portland, Ore., that provide human services to children and families with great needs and few resources.

Through Community Grants, we invest in nonprofit organizations that help disadvantaged communities access the resources they need to survive and thrive. Priority populations include at-risk youth, low-income women and families, communities of color, immigrants, and refugees.

Highlights

Community Grants Accepts Online Letters of Inquiry

We have automated our system to make it easier for organizations to apply for a grant.

Communities Connect

As part of our community giving, we support greater access to digital technology for low-income and disadvantaged communities across Washington state. Formerly known as the Community Access to Technology programs, this program is now operated in partnership with Washington State University’s Center to Bridge the Digital Divide (CBDD).

Community Grants Backgrounder

Despite our region’s relative wealth, Washington state has more hunger, childhood poverty and unemployment than the national average. We work with public and private partners to support organizations that have a positive impact on the lives of families and children in need.

For Grant Seekers

Learn more about the types of Community Grants projects that we fund. This section includes grantmaking priorities, a list of what we don’t fund, online letter of inquiry (LOI) information and evaluation criteria for letters of inquiry.

For Current Grantees

Find resources including communications guides, reporting templates, frequently asked questions and more. All Web site visitors also can access this information.