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    Seattle Peoples Fund

    ActivePhilanthropy & Voluntarism
    SEATTLE, WAWebsite2069190142EIN: 91-2170958

    About Seattle Peoples Fund

    Seattle Peoples Fund appears to be a hyper-local, grassroots funder focused on community organizing and leadership among marginalized groups in Seattle. Its entire recorded giving went to a single recipient engaged with WA-BLOC and Garifuna/Afro‑Latinx women’s organizing, indicating an emphasis on immigrant and women-led community empowerment. The foundation favors direct support for on-the-ground, culturally specific organizing rather than broad institutional philanthropy.

    Focus Areas

    Garifuna and Afro-Latinx women’s grassroots organizing in SeattleLocal community leadership and capacity building (WA-BLOC initiatives)Neighborhood-based civic engagement and mutual aid networks in Washington state

    Who They Fund

    BIPOC communities (Pacific Northwest focus)Indigenous peoples and familiesGarifuna women and women-led householdssmall-scale/Black, Indigenous, and people-of-color farmers and land stewardspeople with disabilities and accessibility-needing communities

    About Seattle Peoples Fund

    Seattle Peoples Fund’s largest recorded gift was $12,000 to Rvc Seattle in 2024 for WA-BLOC and ALA Garifuna women and Alphabet Alliance of Color, which gives a clear view of the funder’s priorities: small, local grants tied to community organizing, cultural identity, and leadership among marginalized groups in Seattle. The foundation’s recent awards repeatedly support grassroots groups working through culturally specific networks, from Garifuna and Afro-Latinx women’s organizing to Indigenous advocacy and community-based mutual aid. The funder also backs organizations that serve discrete communities through direct, practical support. Seattle Peoples Fund gave $5,000 to Na'ah Illahee Fund for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, People & Families, and $5,000 to Deaf Spotlight for operating support. Across the recent record, the pattern is consistent: modest grants to Seattle-area nonprofits and fiscally sponsored groups for organizing, cultural expression, and neighborhood-level capacity building. The grants point to a funder that prefers close-in relationships with local community leaders and projects rooted in Washington communities rather than broad institutional philanthropy.

    What Seattle Peoples Fund Funds

    Seattle Peoples Fund supports cultural and language-based community work through several recurring lanes. In cultural accessibility, it gave $3,500 to Shunpike for Pork Filled Productions and Seattle Cultural Accessibility Consortium, linking arts access with community inclusion. In Indigenous community work, it awarded $5,000 to Na'ah Illahee Fund for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, People & Families, and also supported Yehaw Indigenous Creatives Collective with $4,500 for operating support. The foundation also funds immigrant and multilingual community organizing. It gave $5,000 to Lao Senior Outreach for operating support and $5,000 to Khmer Community of Seattle King Co for operating support. Food-system and land stewardship themes appear as well: Pacific Islander Health Board received $5,000 for PNW BIPOC Farmland Trust, and Evergreen Empowerment Group received $3,000 for Just & Healthy Food System.

    How Seattle Peoples Fund Gives

    The recent grants cluster around a narrow band of small awards. The middle of the distribution sits at $4,500, with the 25th percentile at $3,000 and the 75th percentile at $5,000. That shape matches a grantmaker built around modest project support rather than large institutional checks. The record also shows repetition across years: Rvc Seattle, Deaf Spotlight, Lao Senior Outreach, Alimentando at Pueblo, Madres De Casino Road, and Khmer Community of Seattle King Co all appear more than once. Seattle Peoples Fund does not fund individuals and is not a program-related investor. Its active programs are small grants for community-based nonprofit groups and fiscally sponsored groups, and both programs are marked as not accepting unsolicited applications.

    Open Grant Opportunities

    Current and upcoming funding from Seattle Peoples Fund that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.

    Open nowCloses in 27 days (Jul 24, 2026)Award: $500 – $5K

    Seattle Peoples Fund Grant Program

    cultural traditionsartslanguages+5 more

    Who can apply: Welcomes proposals from community-based organizations located within the Puget Sound region. Prioritizes organizations serving historically underserved communities, including BIPOC and refugee or immigrant populations. Does not fund social services/direct services, individuals, scholarship funds, religious activities, or fundraising drives.

    Deadline: 2026 Grant Cycle is currently accepting applications; specific deadline not visible in the scraped content.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $45K

    Total Assets

    $814K

    Total Revenue

    $89K

    Total Expenses

    $62K

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $3K and $5K, with a median of $5K.

    25th Percentile

    $3K

    Median

    $5K

    75th Percentile

    $5K

    Geographic Reach

    Local1 state funded

    About 100% of grants go to recipients in WA.

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    Giving Approach

    Highly concentrated: very small program of grants (2 grants, all to one organization), repeat support to a single grassroots community organizer rather than dispersed, multi-recipient giving.

    Funding Style

    grassroots/community organizing supportsystems change / advocacycoalition-building and collaborative grantscapacity building for BIPOC-led groups

    Notable grantees: RVC SEATTLE

    Topics

    just & healthy food systems / food sovereigntyBIPOC farmland access and land stewardshipIndigenous rights and Missing & Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) advocacywomen-led organizing (including Garifuna and maternal/community groups)cultural accessibility and arts/media for community inclusion

    Where Seattle Peoples Fund Makes Grants

    Seattle Peoples Fund gives entirely in Washington, with 100% of recorded grants to recipients in the home state. Seattle appears most often among recipients, including Rvc Seattle, Deaf Spotlight, Urban League of Metro Seattle, Khmer Community of Seattle King Co, Shunpike, and Somali Family Safety Task Force. Other Washington cities that show up in the recent grants list include Auburn, Burien, Everett, Pacific, Tacoma, Kent, and Tukwila. The grantmaking footprint is local and Puget Sound-oriented rather than regional or national.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Seattle Peoples Fund

    What kinds of organizations does Seattle Peoples Fund support?

    It supports community-based nonprofit groups and fiscally sponsored groups, with active grant programs focused on cultural traditions, arts, languages, community engagement, and community building in Seattle and the Puget Sound area.

    What is the typical grant size?

    The recent grant distribution is small and clustered: the 25th percentile is $3,000, the median is $4,500, and the 75th percentile is $5,000.

    Does Seattle Peoples Fund fund outside Washington?

    No. The recent grant record shows 100% of grants to recipients in Washington, and the top state by grant count is WA.

    Are grants usually one-time or recurring?

    Recurring support appears in the record. Rvc Seattle, Deaf Spotlight, Lao Senior Outreach, Alimentando at Pueblo, Madres De Casino Road, and Khmer Community of Seattle King Co each received more than one grant across the recent years shown.

    How do organizations apply for funding?

    The active grant programs are marked as not accepting unsolicited applications, so the grantmaking is not open application-based in the current record.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    RVC SEATTLESEATTLE, WA$10,0002025WA-BLOC AND ALA GARIFUNA WOMEN
    PACIFIC ISLANDER HEALTH BOARDTACOMA, WA$5,0002025PNW BIPOC FARMLAND TRUST
    MADRES DE CASINO ROADEVERETT, WA$5,0002025OPERATING
    LAO SENIOR OUTREACHAUBURN, WA$5,0002025OPERATING
    ALIMENTANDO AT PUEBLOBURIEN, WA$5,0002025OPERATING
    RADIO ENTHUSIASTS OF PUGET SOUNDKENT, WA$4,0002025OPERATING
    DRIVERS SOLIDARITY & RESOURCE CTRTUKWILA, WA$3,0002025OPERATING
    AMIGOS DE SEATTLESEATTLE, WA$2,5002025OPERATING
    MALAWI SEATTLE ASSOCKIRKLAND, WA$2,5002025OPERATING
    DEAF SPOTLIGHTSEATTLE, WA$2,5002025OPERATING
    RVC SEATTLESEATTLE, WA$12,0002024WA-BLOC AND ALA GARIFUNA WOMEN AND ALPHABET ALLIANCE OF COLOR
    LAO SENIOR OUTREACHAUBURN, WA$5,0002024OPERATING
    NEW HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCHPACIFIC, WA$5,0002024IRETA PURHEPECHA
    DEAF SPOTLIGHTSEATTLE, WA$5,0002024OPERATING
    URBAN LEAGUE OF METRO SEATTLESEATTLE, WA$5,0002024SEATTLE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR ORGANIZING COALITION
    KHMER COMMUNITY OF SEATTLE KING COSEATTLE, WA$5,0002024OPERATING
    MADRES DE CASINO ROADEVERETT, WA$5,0002024OPERATING
    SHUNPIKESEATTLE, WA$3,5002024PORK FILLED PRODUCTIONS AND SEATTLE CULTURAL ACCESSIBILITY CONSORTIUM
    INTEGRATION FAMILY SERVICESTUKWILA, WA$2,0002024OPERATING
    TIBETAN ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTONSHORELINE, WA$2,0002024OPERATING
    MARI'S PLACE FOR THE ARTSEVERETT, WA$2,0002024OPERATING
    NA'AH ILLAHEE FUNDSEATTLE, WA$5,0002023MISSING & MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN, PEOPLE & FAMILIES
    DEAF SPOTLIGHTSEATTLE, WA$4,5002023OPERATING
    RVC SEATTLESEATTLE, WA$4,5002023WA-BLOC
    KHMER COMMUNITY OF SEATTLE KING COSEATTLE, WA$4,5002023OPERATING
    ACRSSEATTLE, WA$4,5002023EGGROLLS
    YEHAW INDIGENOUS CREATIVES COLLECTIVESEATTLE, WA$4,5002023OPERATING
    LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE DBA CHILDSTRIVEEVERETT, WA$4,5002023MADRES DE CASINO ROAD
    HEARTBEAT FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICESTULALIP, WA$4,5002023OPERATING
    ALIMENTANDO AL PUEBLOBURIEN, WA$4,0002023OPERATING
    EVERGREEN EMPOWERMENT GROUPTACOMA, WA$3,0002023JUST & HEALTHY FOOD SYSTEM
    BRAZIL CENTERKENT, WA$3,0002023OPERATING
    SOMALI FAMILY SAFETY TASK FORCESEATTLE, WA$3,0002023OPERATING
    IRAQI COMMUNITY OF WASHINGTONKENT, WA$3,0002023OPERATING
    MARI'S PLACE FOR THE ARTSEVERETT, WA$1,0002023OPERATING

    RVC SEATTLE

    $10,000
    SEATTLE, WA2025

    WA-BLOC AND ALA GARIFUNA WOMEN

    PACIFIC ISLANDER HEALTH BOARD

    $5,000
    TACOMA, WA2025

    PNW BIPOC FARMLAND TRUST

    MADRES DE CASINO ROAD

    $5,000
    EVERETT, WA2025

    OPERATING

    LAO SENIOR OUTREACH

    $5,000
    AUBURN, WA2025

    OPERATING

    ALIMENTANDO AT PUEBLO

    $5,000
    BURIEN, WA2025

    OPERATING

    RADIO ENTHUSIASTS OF PUGET SOUND

    $4,000
    KENT, WA2025

    OPERATING

    DRIVERS SOLIDARITY & RESOURCE CTR

    $3,000
    TUKWILA, WA2025

    OPERATING

    AMIGOS DE SEATTLE

    $2,500
    SEATTLE, WA2025

    OPERATING

    MALAWI SEATTLE ASSOC

    $2,500
    KIRKLAND, WA2025

    OPERATING

    DEAF SPOTLIGHT

    $2,500
    SEATTLE, WA2025

    OPERATING

    RVC SEATTLE

    $12,000
    SEATTLE, WA2024

    WA-BLOC AND ALA GARIFUNA WOMEN AND ALPHABET ALLIANCE OF COLOR

    LAO SENIOR OUTREACH

    $5,000
    AUBURN, WA2024

    OPERATING

    NEW HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH

    $5,000
    PACIFIC, WA2024

    IRETA PURHEPECHA

    DEAF SPOTLIGHT

    $5,000
    SEATTLE, WA2024

    OPERATING

    URBAN LEAGUE OF METRO SEATTLE

    $5,000
    SEATTLE, WA2024

    SEATTLE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR ORGANIZING COALITION

    KHMER COMMUNITY OF SEATTLE KING CO

    $5,000
    SEATTLE, WA2024

    OPERATING

    MADRES DE CASINO ROAD

    $5,000
    EVERETT, WA2024

    OPERATING

    SHUNPIKE

    $3,500
    SEATTLE, WA2024

    PORK FILLED PRODUCTIONS AND SEATTLE CULTURAL ACCESSIBILITY CONSORTIUM

    INTEGRATION FAMILY SERVICES

    $2,000
    TUKWILA, WA2024

    OPERATING

    TIBETAN ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON

    $2,000
    SHORELINE, WA2024

    OPERATING

    MARI'S PLACE FOR THE ARTS

    $2,000
    EVERETT, WA2024

    OPERATING

    NA'AH ILLAHEE FUND

    $5,000
    SEATTLE, WA2023

    MISSING & MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN, PEOPLE & FAMILIES

    DEAF SPOTLIGHT

    $4,500
    SEATTLE, WA2023

    OPERATING

    RVC SEATTLE

    $4,500
    SEATTLE, WA2023

    WA-BLOC

    KHMER COMMUNITY OF SEATTLE KING CO

    $4,500
    SEATTLE, WA2023

    OPERATING

    ACRS

    $4,500
    SEATTLE, WA2023

    EGGROLLS

    YEHAW INDIGENOUS CREATIVES COLLECTIVE

    $4,500
    SEATTLE, WA2023

    OPERATING

    LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE DBA CHILDSTRIVE

    $4,500
    EVERETT, WA2023

    MADRES DE CASINO ROAD

    HEARTBEAT FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES

    $4,500
    TULALIP, WA2023

    OPERATING

    ALIMENTANDO AL PUEBLO

    $4,000
    BURIEN, WA2023

    OPERATING

    EVERGREEN EMPOWERMENT GROUP

    $3,000
    TACOMA, WA2023

    JUST & HEALTHY FOOD SYSTEM

    BRAZIL CENTER

    $3,000
    KENT, WA2023

    OPERATING

    SOMALI FAMILY SAFETY TASK FORCE

    $3,000
    SEATTLE, WA2023

    OPERATING

    IRAQI COMMUNITY OF WASHINGTON

    $3,000
    KENT, WA2023

    OPERATING

    MARI'S PLACE FOR THE ARTS

    $1,000
    EVERETT, WA2023

    OPERATING