HomeSight is a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution invested in communities in Washington; we help people buy and keep homes and reinvest any surplus back into the community through lending, education, counseling, real estate development and community programs.
Homesight’s recent giving is anchored by Ready to Work, a workforce program that shows up in multiple years and at several Seattle-area organizations. In the latest grants list, Literacy Source received $278,930 in 2024 and $285,144 in 2023 for Ready to Work, while Asian Counseling & Referral Service received $190,000 in 2024 and $196,787 in 2023 for the same program. That pattern points to sustained support for employment readiness and placement rather than one-off project funding. The foundation also backs housing-related work alongside that workforce line. Front and Centered received $90,000 in 2024 for community development, and Lewis Miller LLC dba Comfort Zone received $8,000 in 2024 for community development. Homesight describes itself as a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution invested in communities in Washington, with lending, education, counseling, real estate development, and community programs all part of its work. Its portfolio suggests a funder that connects housing stability, homeownership support, and economic opportunity within the same local service ecosystem.
Workforce development is a visible part of Homesight’s grantmaking. Literacy Source received $278,930 in 2024 for Ready to Work, and Neighborhood House received $65,393 in 2024 for the same program, indicating continued investment in job readiness and placement. Asian Counseling & Referral Service also received $190,000 in 2024 for Ready to Work, showing that the work reaches multiple community-based providers in Seattle. Beyond workforce services, the foundation supports community development work: Front and Centered received $90,000 in 2024 for community development. Housing-related support is another consistent theme across Homesight’s programs, which include purchase assistance and foreclosure prevention, alongside lending and counseling.
Homesight’s typical grant size is in the mid-five-figure to low-six-figure range, with a p25 of $53,841, a median of $81,444, and a p75 of $195,090. The recent grants list also shows recurring support across years: several grantees received awards in both 2023 and 2024, especially under Ready to Work. Homesight is a public charity and a CDFI, and it also makes program-related investments. Its grants are local and all of the recent recipients are in Washington, with no evidence in the provided data of open, unsolicited grantmaking beyond specific program pages.
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Most grants fall between $54K and $195K, with a median of $81K.
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$54K
Median
$81K
75th Percentile
$195K
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Homesight gives locally, and the recent grants shown here all go to Washington recipients. Seattle is the main recipient city, with multiple grants to organizations such as Literacy Source, Asian Counseling & Referral Service, Neighborhood House, and Somali Community Services of Sea. One recent award also went to Renton: Lewis Miller LLC dba Comfort Zone received $8,000 in 2024. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 10 grants listed and no non-U.S. grants in the provided data.
Homesight funds housing and community development work, including affordable housing development, homeownership support, down payment assistance, financial counseling, homebuyer education, foreclosure prevention, and community and economic development. Its recent grants also show support for workforce development through Ready to Work.
Homesight’s grant sizes cluster in the five- and low-six-figure range. The provided distribution shows a p25 of $53,841, a median of $81,444, and a p75 of $195,090.
No. The recent grants provided are all to U.S. recipients in Washington, and the geographic scope of giving is local. The listed recipients are in Seattle and Renton.
Yes. The recent grants show repeat support across years, especially for Ready to Work. Literacy Source, Asian Counseling & Referral Service, Neighborhood House, and Somali Community Services of Sea each appear more than once in the 2023–2024 grant list.
Some Homesight program pages indicate unsolicited access. Ready to Work and the City of Seattle Stability Loan Program are marked as accepting unsolicited requests, and Purchase Assistance is also marked as accepting unsolicited requests.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LITERACY SOURCE | SEATTLE, WA | $278,930 | 2024 | READY TO WORK |
| ASIAN COUNSELING & REFERRAL SERVICE | SEATTLE, WA | $190,000 | 2024 | READY TO WORK |
| FRONT AND CENTERED | SEATTLE, WA | $90,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY DEV |
| NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE | SEATTLE, WA | $65,393 | 2024 | READY TO WORK |
| SOMALI COMMUNITY SERVICES OF SEA | SEATTLE, WA | $49,990 | 2024 | READY TO WORK |
| LEWIS MILLER LLC DBA COMFORT ZONE | RENTON, WA | $8,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY DEV |
| LITERARY SOURCE | SEATTLE, WA | $285,144 | 2023 | READY TO WORK |
| ASIAN COUNSELING & REFERRAL SERVICE | SEATTLE, WA | $196,787 | 2023 | READY TO WORK |
| NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE | SEATTLE, WA | $72,889 | 2023 | READY TO WORK |
| SOMALI COMMUNITY SERVICES OF SEA | SEATTLE, WA | $42,604 | 2023 | READY TO WORK |
LEWIS MILLER LLC DBA COMFORT ZONE
$8,000COMMUNITY DEV
