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Rainier Scholars Academic Program, Aki Kurose Middle School, Seattle, Wash. 

Grantee Profiles

The foundation believes that, with the support of local, national, and global partners, our grantees’ efforts will help to solve some of the world’s most difficult problems.

The features in this section highlight the impact just a few of our grantees have had in their respective fields.

Gateway to College

By reengaging dropouts as students and offering them tailored support, this program has developed an innovative, proven model for helping at-risk youth graduate high school and earn credits toward college completion.

Rotary International

A leader in polio eradication efforts, Rotary helped reduce the number of infected children by 99 percent within 20 years through its PolioPlus program.

International Development Enterprises

IDE is helping poor small farmers in Nepal, Myanmar, Ethiopia, and Zambia by developing and distributing low-cost, manually powered irrigation systems.

Diconsa

This successful pilot program in Mexico is bringing affordable financial tools and services to remote areas with limited access to tranditional banking systems.

Housing Hope

A successful Sound Families program provides homeless families in the Pacific Northwest with everything they need to be self-sufficient again.

Aspire Public Schools

These public charter schools help prepare thousands of low-income, immigrant, and minority students in elementary and secondary grades to attend college.

Washington Families Fund

Understanding the complexity of homelessness, Washington Families Fund works to provide families with the array of social services they need to succeed.

KDNA Radio

A Spanish-language public radio station is both an advocate and a community education center for farm workers in Granger, Washington.

Rainier Scholars

Eighty percent of scholars in this Seattle program will be the first generation to graduate from high school, thanks to hard academic work and positive support.

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