Front and Centered is a coalition of communities of color-led groups in Washington State advancing a Just Transition through equity, climate justice, and environmental justice by redirecting power and resources to frontline communities, building capacity and leadership, conducting research and policy advocacy, and mobilizing community-driven solutions.
Front and Centered’s grantmaking is built around Washington-based frontline groups working on climate, environmental, energy, and transportation justice. A large 2023 grant to Food Oasis LLC for New Fellowship Grants shows how the foundation combines field-building support with project funding, while its 2024 general operating award to Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition for HEAL work reflects its emphasis on implementation and organizational strength. The portfolio also includes support for community-led groups such as Solid Ground Washington and the Washington Family Engagement network, indicating attention to both policy work and local organizing. The foundation’s role is tied to a coalition model: it backs communities of color-led organizations, frontline groups, and community councils that are advancing a Just Transition in Washington State. Recent awards include fellowship grants, general operating support, emergency support, and capacity-building grants, suggesting a mix of responsive and planned funding. The grantee base includes Seattle, Tacoma, Kent, Yakima, Bellingham, Lynnwood, Everett, Port Orchard, and Spokane, showing that the work extends beyond one city even as it remains concentrated within Washington. Across these grants, the foundation supports advocacy, community education, leadership development, and practical implementation of environmental justice strategies.
In environmental justice and HEAL Act implementation, Front and Centered gave $53,618 to Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition for HEAL general operating support and $22,450 to Mother Africa for HEAL general operating support. These awards point to work that strengthens community organizations while supporting environmental health goals. Its transportation justice and disability-related giving appears in the $27,950 grant to Disability Rights Washington for transportation general operating support and the $9,450 grant to Utopia WA for a transportation grant. That pairing suggests attention to access, mobility, and organizing around transportation systems. The foundation also supports leadership and coalition-building. It awarded $58,600 to Food Oasis LLC for New Fellowship Grants and $31,600 to Khmer Samaki Corporation for New Fellowship Grants, alongside $25,000 to Kitsap Black Student Union for Impact Advocacy Grant. Those grants connect fellowship development, advocacy, and community leadership pipelines.
$291K
$2.6M
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$3M
Most grants fall between $7K and $22K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$22K
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Front and Centered’s typical grant size is $6,558 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $21,950 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards show a mix of one-time project support, general operating grants, and fellowship-linked funding rather than a single fixed grant type. The foundation is classified as a public charity and a regular funder, and its recent grant record shows a 2023–2024 pattern of continued awards to Washington-based organizations. Several recipients appear in multiple grants across the recent list, including Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition, People Empowerment and Renewal Services, and Na'ah Illahee Fund.
Grants are overwhelmingly local and concentrated in Washington State, with 93% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Seattle appears frequently in the recent grants list, alongside Tacoma, Kent, Yakima, Bellingham, Lynnwood, Everett, Port Orchard, and Spokane. Outside Washington, the recent list includes one grant to Portland, Oregon. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 42 grants to U.S. recipients.
Front and Centered funds communities of color-led groups, frontline community organizations, community councils, and advocacy groups working on environmental justice, climate justice, energy justice, transportation justice, and community capacity building in Washington State.
Typical grants cluster around $10,000: the 25th percentile is $6,558, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $21,950. The recent grant list also includes larger awards such as $58,600 and $53,618.
Yes. Recent grants include general operating support to organizations such as Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition, Mother Africa, Puget Sound Sage, and Seattle Parks Foundation, alongside project-specific and fellowship-related awards.
The foundation gives locally, and 93% of grants go to recipients in Washington State. Recent recipients include organizations in Seattle, Tacoma, Kent, Yakima, Bellingham, Lynnwood, Everett, Port Orchard, and Spokane.
Environmental justice and HEAL Act implementation, transportation justice, fellowship development, and advocacy are all visible in the recent grants. Examples include HEAL general operating support, transportation grants, New Fellowship Grants, and Impact Advocacy Grants.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Current and upcoming funding from Front and Centered that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Applications are being accepted for 2026 HEAL Capacity Grants. The collaborative appears to support frontline community organizations, especially member organizations rooted in communities of color and Indigenous communities in Washington State.
Who can apply: Frontline and community-based organizations engaged in HEAL Act-related work and capacity building in Washington State.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition | Seattle, WA | $53,618 | 2024 | HEAL General operating |
| Solid Ground Washington | Seattle, WA | $45,000 | 2024 | Just Futures Project |
| Institue for Washingtons Future | Bellingham, WA | $37,220 | 2024 | General operating |
| Disability Rights Washington | Seattle, WA | $27,950 | 2024 | Transportation genera operating |
| Mother Africa | Kent, WA | $22,450 | 2024 | HEAL General operating |
| Puget Sound Sage | Seattle, WA | $20,450 | 2024 | HEAL General operating |
| Nickelsville | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 2024 | HEAL |
| WA State Coalition of African Community Leaders | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 2024 | Emergency support |
| People Empowerment and Renewal Services | Tacoma, WA | $10,450 | 2024 | HEAL General operating |
| Seattle Parks Foundation | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 2024 | HEAL General operating |
| Na'ah Illahee Fund | Seattle, WA | $9,050 | 2024 | HEAL General operating |
| Northwest Alliance for Alternative Media & Education | Portland, OR | $8,650 | 2024 | General operating |
| Comite Civico del Valle Inc | Brawley, CA | $6,000 | 2024 | EPA collaborative problem solving |
| Rainier Avenue Radio LLC | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 2024 | General operating |
| Food Oasis LLC | Seattle, WA | $58,600 | 2023 | New Fellowship Grants |
| Villa Communitaria | Seattle, WA | $36,800 | 2023 | DVAHC NEW Fellowship grants and Villa Communitari participation grants |
| Yakima Valley Community Foundation | Yakima, WA | $33,000 | 2023 | Impact Advocacy Grant and Uplift grants for APIC-Yakima |
| Khmer Samaki Corporation | Seattle, WA | $31,600 | 2023 | New Fellowship Grants |
| Kitsap Black Student Union | Port Orchard, WA | $25,000 | 2023 | Impact Advocacy Grant |
| Living Well Kent Collaborative | Kent, WA | $25,000 | 2023 | New Fellowship Grants |
| Institute for Washington's Future | Bellingham, WA | $14,500 | 2023 | Just Transition, community council |
| Washington Family Engagement | Lynnwood, WA | $11,500 | 2023 | Capacity Building Grant |
| Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle | Seattle, WA | $11,450 | 2023 | Uplift projects grants for Urban League and Cap Bldg Grant for CIRCC |
| Na'ah Illahee Fund | Seattle, WA | $11,400 | 2023 | Capacity Power Building Grant and Just Futures Grants for Young Warrior Society and Governance |
| Asia Pacific Cultural Center | Tacoma, WA | $10,050 | 2023 | Just Futures Grants |
| Sustainable Seattle | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 2023 | Capacity Power Building Grant and CUP grants |
| Asian Counseling and Referral Service | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 2023 | APIC Spokane Grants |
| Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition TAG | Seattle, WA | $9,675 | 2023 | Frontline Response Fund General |
| People Empowerment and Renewal Services | Tacoma, WA | $9,550 | 2023 | Capacity Power Building Grant and Uplift Grant |
| UTOPIA WA | Kent, WA | $9,450 | 2023 | Capacity Building Grant and Transportation grant for UTOPIA |
| The Revive Center for Returning Citizens | Spokane, WA | $8,450 | 2023 | Capacity Building Grant, power building and community council grant |
| Refugee & Immigrant Services NW | Everett, WA | $7,650 | 2023 | Capacity Power Building Grant and CUP grants |
| United Way of Kitsap County | Bremerton, WA | $6,880 | 2023 | Capacity Building Grantand workshop for Kitsap BSU |
| A Philip Randolph Institute | Tacoma, WA | $6,450 | 2023 | Capacity Bldg Grant and Just Futures |
| Latino Community Fund | Seattle, WA | $5,950 | 2023 | Power building, communtiy council |
| Familias Unidas Economy and Ecology Project | Burlington, WA | $5,450 | 2023 | Community Grants |
| Mother Africa | Kent, WA | $5,450 | 2023 | Capacity Power Building Grant |
| NAACP - Spokane Branch 1137 | Baltimore, MD | $5,450 | 2023 | Capacity Building Grant |
| Tacoma Ministerial Alliance | Tacoma, WA | $5,050 | 2023 | Grants and sponsorship |
| Community Health Worker Coalition for Migrants & Refugees | Edmonds, WA | $5,000 | 2023 | Capacity Power Building Grant |
| Eritrean Association in Greater Seattle | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 2023 | Capacity Building Grant for CIRCC |
| The Kicheko Project | Shoreline, WA | $5,000 | 2023 | Uplift project and sponsorship |
Nickelsville
$20,000HEAL
WA State Coalition of African Community Leaders
$15,000Emergency support
People Empowerment and Renewal Services
$10,450HEAL General operating
Rainier Avenue Radio LLC
$5,000General operating
Food Oasis LLC
$58,600New Fellowship Grants
DVAHC NEW Fellowship grants and Villa Communitari participation grants
Impact Advocacy Grant and Uplift grants for APIC-Yakima
Khmer Samaki Corporation
$31,600New Fellowship Grants
Kitsap Black Student Union
$25,000Impact Advocacy Grant
Uplift projects grants for Urban League and Cap Bldg Grant for CIRCC
Capacity Power Building Grant and Just Futures Grants for Young Warrior Society and Governance
Sustainable Seattle
$10,000Capacity Power Building Grant and CUP grants
People Empowerment and Renewal Services
$9,550Capacity Power Building Grant and Uplift Grant
The Revive Center for Returning Citizens
$8,450Capacity Building Grant, power building and community council grant
United Way of Kitsap County
$6,880Capacity Building Grantand workshop for Kitsap BSU
A Philip Randolph Institute
$6,450Capacity Bldg Grant and Just Futures
Familias Unidas Economy and Ecology Project
$5,450Community Grants
Tacoma Ministerial Alliance
$5,050Grants and sponsorship
Capacity Power Building Grant
The Kicheko Project
$5,000Uplift project and sponsorship
