Washington · Public charity
The Seattle Times Community Impact Fund
The primary purpose of THE SEATTLE TIMES COMMUNITY IMPACT FUND is to distribute funds to organizations, exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, for the organizations' use in aiding needy families and/or individuals who are members of the seattle community.
- $4.9M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 15
- Grants FY2025
- 15
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $181,175
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $950,205
- Organizations funded a year
- 14 to 15
- FY2021 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $691k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations The Seattle Times Community Impact Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 15 | $4.9M | 0% |
| FY2024 | 15 | $3.1M | 0% |
| FY2023 | 15 | $2.8M | 0% |
| FY2022 | 15 | $3.4M | 7% |
| FY2021 | 14 | $3.6M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sound Generations | $3,438,475 | 5 | 4% |
| The Salvation Army | $2,872,395 | 5 | n/a |
| Childhaven | $2,362,775 | 5 | 4% |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound | $1,458,360 | 5 | 10% |
| Treehouse | $1,367,390 | 5 | 2% |
| Hopelink | $1,116,926 | 5 | 0% |
| Wellspring Family Services | $1,028,620 | 5 | 1% |
| Atlantic Street Center | $655,610 | 5 | 3% |
| Kindering Center | $614,310 | 5 | 1% |
| Youth Eastside Services | $614,310 | 5 | 2% |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sound Generations | $3,438,475 | 5 | 4% |
| The Salvation Army | $2,872,395 | 5 | n/a |
| Childhaven | $2,362,775 | 5 | 4% |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound | $1,458,360 | 5 | 10% |
| Treehouse | $1,367,390 | 5 | 2% |
| Hopelink | $1,116,926 | 5 | 0% |
| Wellspring Family Services | $1,028,620 | 5 | 1% |
| Atlantic Street Center | $655,610 | 5 | 3% |
| Kindering Center | $614,310 | 5 | 1% |
| Youth Eastside Services | $614,310 | 5 | 2% |
| Asian Counseling and Referral Service | $614,310 | 5 | 0% |
| Kent Youth and Family Services | $614,310 | 5 | 2% |
| LifeWire | $467,875 | 4 | 2% |
| SeattleKing County Coalition on Homelessness | $304,140 | 5 | 15% |
| Young Womens Christian Association of Seattle-King County-Snohomish County | $304,139 | 5 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Seattle Times Community Impact Fund supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Puget Sound Energy Foundation · Seattle Foundation · Medina Foundation · Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc · United Way of King County · Kidvantage · Joshua Green Foundation Inc · Windermere Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · The Norcliffe Foundation · Catania Family Foundation · NW Childrens Foundation
How this is measured
Compare The Seattle Times Community Impact Fund with peer funders
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About The Seattle Times Community Impact Fund
- How much does The Seattle Times Community Impact Fund give?
- The Seattle Times Community Impact Fund reported 15 grants totaling $4,867,839 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 14 and 15 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
- What does The Seattle Times Community Impact Fund fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (77%), Youth Development (12%), Housing & Shelter (7%).
- Who are The Seattle Times Community Impact Fund's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: Sound Generations ($3.4M), The Salvation Army ($2.9M), Childhaven ($2.4M).
- Does The Seattle Times Community Impact Fund fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Seattle Times Community Impact Fund?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Puget Sound Energy Foundation, Seattle Foundation, Medina Foundation.
- Where is The Seattle Times Community Impact Fund based?
- The Seattle Times Community Impact Fund is based in WA.
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