Past Recipients

Grant recipients for 2019 included: 

Bureau of Fearless Ideas. Seattle WA.
An after-school tutoring program with an emphasis on writing clubs and workshops for elementary and middle school students at Yesler Terrace and Bailey Gatzert elementary school. https://www.fearlessideas.org/

Catholic Community Services. Seattle, WA. Youth Tutoring Program.
An after-school tutoring and summer learning program for students in 1st through 12th grade living in six different low-income housing communities in Seattle. https://ccsww.org/get-help/child-youth-family-services/youth-tutoring-program/

Degrees of Change. Tacoma, WA. Ready to Rise Program.
A pre-college training and leadership program that equips young people who are underrepresented in college with the skills and tools needed to navigate the transition between high school and college. https://www.degreesofchange.org/programs/ready-to-rise/

Garden Raised Bounty (GRub). Olympia, WA. School Program and Youth Program Pollination.
An education, empowerment, and employment program for at-risk high school students that is centered on producing, marketing, and selling organic produce. This grant supports expansion of the program. https://www.goodgrub.org/

Invest in Youth. Seattle WA.
An after-school tutoring program that enhances the academic abilities, self-confidence, and life prospects of struggling learners in five Seattle middle schools. https://www.investinyouth.org/

Peace Community Center. Tacoma, WA. Middle School to College Completion Program.
An after-school academic and college-readiness program serving youth in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood. https://peacecommunitycenter.org/about_us/

Safe Futures Youth Center. Seattle, WA. Comprehensive Family Services Model.
An after-school program in southwest Seattle that offers tutoring, mentoring, and individualized academic planning to at-risk elementary, middle and high school students. https://www.sfyc.net/

Sawhorse Revolution. Seattle, WA. Women’s Design/Build Program.
An innovative program that combines job-relevant experience and community service for young women. Over the course of a year they designed and built a tiny home that provides shelter, security, and privacy to a person or small family transitioning away from homelessness. http://sawhorserevolution.org/

Seattle Aquarium Society. Seattle, WA. Citizen Science Program.
An inquiry-based marine science education program in the classroom and on local beaches throughout the Puget Sound region. The program serves approximately 400 high school students and 14 teachers from 13 schools across the region. https://www.seattleaquarium.org/blog/citizen-science

Seattle Arts & Lectures. Seattle, WA. Writers in the Schools.
A K-12 writing program that features long-term classroom residencies by professional writers. The program serves more than 5,500 students at 28 sites in the Puget Sound region. https://lectures.org/youth-programs/#wits

Seattle Education Access. Seattle, WA. College Success Program.
A King County program that connects non-traditional students with the information, resources, and support needed to achieve higher education. http://www.seattleeducationaccess.org/

Team Read. Seattle, WA. Program Expansion.
This dual-impact program pairs 2nd and 3rd grade students who are reading below grade level proficiency with trained teen reading coaches for one-on-one tutoring support. http://www.teamread.org/

Trinity Presbyterian Church. Tacoma, WA.
After-school tutoring and mentoring programs for elementary, middle, and high school students in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood. http://www.tpctacoma.org/our-programs

Vietnamese Friendship Association. Seattle, WA. Project RISE.
A year-round program after school, on Saturdays, and during the summer that seeks to close the graduation gap for refugee and immigrant students who attend the Seattle World School. https://www.kandelia.org/