Washington · Public charity
Workforce Development Council Seattle-Ki
The workforce development council of seattle king county (wdc) is a nonprofit organization driving regional strategies to create an equitable, inclusive and resilient workforce system. We bring together public and private, and community partners to remove barriers, align resources and support economic opportunity for all.
- $23M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 105
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 44
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 27%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $21M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $4,664,939
- Organizations funded a year
- 29 to 44
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 8
- Total assets, FY2025
- $6.1M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 27% of the organizations Workforce Development Council Seattle-Ki funded were first-time grantees, receiving 15% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2.8M went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
EducationHuman ServicesEmploymentYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyCrime & LegalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 105 | $21M | 74% |
| FY2024 | 44 | $18M | 27% |
| FY2023 | 44 | $15M | 39% |
| FY2022 | 35 | $12M | 43% |
| FY2021 | 29 | $10M | 45% |
| FY2020 | 30 | $8.4M | 57% |
| FY2019 | 32 | $9.7M | 25% |
| FY2018 | 33 | $10M | 48% |
99% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Employment$110MRecreation & Sports$2.5MCommunity Improvement$888kYouth Development$460kEducation$397kHousing & Shelter$366kHuman Services$184kCivil Rights$124kOther$0
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
WA
ID
MN
IL
NY
MA
CA
MO
VA
MD
DC
TX
FL
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trac Associates | $27,819,583 | 9 | n/a |
| Pacific Associates | $11,878,533 | 5 | n/a |
| Neighborhood House INC | $9,898,129 | 9 | 6% |
| Young Womens Christian Association of Seattle-King County-Snohomish County | $9,013,161 | 9 | 5% |
| Seattle Public Library | $8,142,929 | 4 | n/a |
| Asian Counseling and Referral Service | $7,083,285 | 9 | 4% |
| Workforce Development Council Seattle-Ki | $3,517,569 | 3 | 8% |
| King County Employment & Education Resources | $3,100,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of King County | $2,509,587 | 6 | 3% |
| Employment Security Departmenthuman Resource | $1,860,606 | 5 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trac Associates | $27,819,583 | 9 | n/a |
| Pacific Associates | $11,878,533 | 5 | n/a |
| Neighborhood House INC | $9,898,129 | 9 | 6% |
| Young Womens Christian Association of Seattle-King County-Snohomish County | $9,013,161 | 9 | 5% |
| Seattle Public Library | $8,142,929 | 4 | n/a |
| Asian Counseling and Referral Service | $7,083,285 | 9 | 4% |
| Workforce Development Council Seattle-Ki | $3,517,569 | 3 | 8% |
| King County Employment & Education Resources | $3,100,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of King County | $2,509,587 | 6 | 3% |
| Employment Security Departmenthuman Resource | $1,860,606 | 5 | n/a |
| Evergreen Goodwill of Northwest Washington | $1,679,679 | 8 | 0% |
| Seattle Jobs Initiative | $1,650,078 | 5 | 7% |
| King County Department of Community & Human Services | $1,294,090 | 1 | n/a |
| North Seattle College | $1,247,817 | 9 | n/a |
| Employment Security Department | $1,235,075 | 3 | n/a |
| Career Path Services Employment and Training | $1,185,253 | 2 | 3% |
| Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle | $998,920 | 6 | 2% |
| Coursera | $504,600 | 4 | n/a |
| Highline College | $470,431 | 4 | n/a |
| El Centro de la Raza | $448,997 | 3 | 1% |
| Partner in Employment | $445,505 | 2 | 8% |
| Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle | $440,791 | 1 | n/a |
| Chief Seattle Club | $440,101 | 3 | 1% |
| Community Passageways | $413,191 | 4 | 2% |
| Weld Seattle | $361,733 | 4 | 4% |
| Bellevue College | $308,922 | 3 | n/a |
| Lightcast | $298,318 | 6 | n/a |
| Organization for Prostitution Survivors | $293,523 | 3 | 17% |
| Highline School District 401 | $264,756 | 2 | n/a |
| Puget Sound Educational Service District | $258,651 | 3 | n/a |
| Evergreen Goodwill | $249,208 | 1 | n/a |
| Youthcare | $241,944 | 2 | 1% |
| Interconnection | $234,750 | 1 | 9% |
| University of Washington | $203,658 | 6 | n/a |
| Farestart | $198,755 | 4 | 0% |
| Safefutures Youth Center | $192,485 | 2 | 12% |
| Washington Alliance for Better Schools | $182,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Orion Industries | $179,713 | 3 | 0% |
| Tabor 100 Inc | $177,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Aerospace Machinist Joint Training Committee | $174,860 | 2 | n/a |
| Juma Ventures Inc | $170,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Seattle Good Business Network DBA Good Business Network of Washington | $157,149 | 2 | 7% |
| Seattle Good Business Network | $156,696 | 3 | n/a |
| The Imagine Institute | $150,632 | 1 | 1% |
| Kd Hall Foundation | $148,588 | 1 | n/a |
| Office of Port Job Opportunities and Business Support | $148,450 | 2 | 5% |
| Filipino Community of Seattle | $135,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Incommand Inc | $134,649 | 6 | n/a |
| Pro-Equity Anti-Racism Institute | $131,339 | 3 | 93% |
| Build 2 Lead | $128,388 | 4 | 13% |
| Pioneer Human Services Inc | $124,547 | 2 | 0% |
| Tad Grants LLC | $123,545 | 3 | n/a |
| Wetrain Washington | $117,497 | 1 | n/a |
| Highline College Foundation | $106,944 | 1 | 5% |
| Renton Technical College | $105,570 | 2 | n/a |
| Strategies 360 Inc | $104,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Applied Inference | $97,395 | 3 | n/a |
| Aerospace Machinists Joint Training Comm | $92,875 | 2 | 1% |
| Skills Inc | $90,518 | 1 | 0% |
| Clear Impact LLC | $90,375 | 2 | n/a |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology | $84,121 | 2 | n/a |
| Langston | $82,498 | 1 | n/a |
| Washington Native American Chamber of Commerce | $81,834 | 1 | n/a |
| Beacon Hill Merchants Association | $81,834 | 1 | n/a |
| Rainier Valley Community Development Fund | $81,834 | 1 | 2% |
| Agnes Balassa Solutions LLC | $79,937 | 3 | n/a |
| Build206 | $79,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Seattle Housing Authority | $78,600 | 2 | n/a |
| Washington Association for Community Health | $74,346 | 1 | 3% |
| Chmura Economics & Analytics | $72,350 | 5 | n/a |
| Chinese Information and Service Center | $69,800 | 2 | 0% |
| The Friendship Circle of Washington | $67,500 | 2 | 2% |
| Pacific Northwest Hospitality Training Program | $66,280 | 1 | n/a |
| Ace Academy | $64,999 | 1 | n/a |
| Horn of Africa Services | $63,079 | 2 | 2% |
| World Relief Corp of National Association of Evangelicals | $62,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Puget Sound OIC dba Puget Sound Training Center | $61,369 | 2 | 7% |
| Sound Generations | $61,021 | 2 | 0% |
| Khmer Community of Seattle King County | $50,550 | 1 | 4% |
| Highline Schools Foundation for Excellence | $50,377 | 2 | 2% |
| Northwest Energy Efficiency Council | $50,219 | 1 | 2% |
| Make Digital Equity | $49,999 | 1 | n/a |
| Casa Latina | $48,770 | 1 | 2% |
| East African Community Services | $47,904 | 1 | 1% |
| 418 Intelligence Corp | $45,731 | 1 | n/a |
| Forward | $43,270 | 2 | n/a |
| Uw Physicians Network | $40,339 | 1 | 0% |
| Community Psychiatric Clinic | $33,761 | 1 | 0% |
| Black Ag Leadership | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Seattle Public Schools | $29,241 | 1 | n/a |
| Rainier Beach Cummunity Empowerment Coalition | $29,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Unite US | $26,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Washington Workforce Association | $25,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Asctpc Trainingmetrix Learning | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Economic Mobility Pathways Inc | $24,642 | 2 | 0% |
| District Council 5 Apprenticeship & Training Trust Fund | $24,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Choose 180 | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Henry Street Settlement | $19,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Green River College | $18,555 | 1 | n/a |
| Planeteria Media LLC | $18,525 | 1 | n/a |
| Independent Automotive Technician Apprenticeship Committee | $18,000 | 1 | 23% |
| Harborview Medical Center | $17,592 | 1 | n/a |
| National Lead for America Inc | $17,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kings Dream Business | $16,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Your Money Matters | $16,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Headwater People Consulting LLC | $15,413 | 1 | n/a |
| Computing For All | $15,044 | 1 | 2% |
| Resource Equity Association | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| New Young Scholars | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| May I Make a Suggest | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Memorable Moments | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Champ Boxing Gym LLC | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Trap Lab Fitness | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| D&D Deconstruction | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Growing Contigo LLC | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Painter Pals | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Urban Black Community Development | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Congolese Integration Network | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| More to Life | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Eritrean Association in Greater Seattle | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Foundation Builders | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Speak With Purpose | $15,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Scholar Fund | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Andrew's Electric | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Deluxe Transportation | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cvw Enterprises | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Vc Bynum Arts & Education | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Masterminds | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Little Scholars Montessori Academy | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Destinies First | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Taylor Tax Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bascomb Real Estate | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ross Strategic | $13,986 | 1 | n/a |
| Empowering Youth and Families Outreach | $13,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Fw Black Collective | $13,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Uplift Northwest | $12,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Seattle (6871) | $12,263 | 1 | 0% |
| Jobscan Corporation | $11,100 | 2 | n/a |
| Tu Consulting | $10,271 | 1 | n/a |
| Ken Thompson Consulting | $10,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Washington Maritime Blue | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Andre Plus Productions LLC | $9,690 | 1 | n/a |
| Uw Medicinenorthwest | $8,547 | 1 | 0% |
| Conceivable Futures | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Berk Consulting Inc | $7,428 | 1 | n/a |
| Refugee & Immigrant Services Northwest | $7,400 | 1 | 0% |
| Project Feast | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Project Be Free a Nonprofit Corporation | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Tj's Street Tacos | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Bet Boon Inc Dba Boon Boona Coffee | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Fintech Global | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Not Forgotten Foundation | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Osteria la Spiga | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Harambee House Global | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Enhanced Interaction | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Evergreen Safety | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Renew Physical | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Community Day Center for Children | $6,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Lucky Elephant Foods Spc | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Lewismiller LLC Dba the Comfort Zone Restaurant | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Ada Unlimited | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Northwest Eco Clean | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Green Project Solutions Group | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| A 4 Apple Learn Center | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Blastography LLC | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Life's Styles Barber | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Roots of Hope Perinatal Services | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Mr Naturalz LLC | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Jcs Construction | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Harmony Health | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Greater Seattle Business Assn Scholarship Fund | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Ryouminate LLC | $6,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Northwest Education Access | $6,026 | 1 | 0% |
| Local Yokels | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Team Consulting | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Full Capacity Marketing Inc | $5,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Simply Soulful Caf Espresso LLC | $5,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Olu Productions | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Pcs for People | $5,460 | 1 | 0% |
| Pretty Young Chef | $5,300 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 26 recipients with no EIN on record ($8.9M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Workforce Development Council Seattle-Ki supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 64 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 64.
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.
United Way of King CountyWA78× affinity47 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: United Way of King County · Seattle Foundation · School's Out Washington · Credit Unions in the State of Washington · The Norcliffe Foundation · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington · Medina Foundation · Inatai Foundation · Lucky Seven Foundation · Northwest Harvest Emm · Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation
How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.
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About Workforce Development Council Seattle-Ki
- How much does Workforce Development Council Seattle-Ki give?
- Workforce Development Council Seattle-Ki reported 105 itemized grants totaling $21,358,217, out of $22,501,640 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 29 and 44 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Workforce Development Council Seattle-Ki fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Employment (95%), Recreation & Sports (2%), Community Improvement (1%).
- Who are Workforce Development Council Seattle-Ki's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Trac Associates ($28M), Pacific Associates ($12M), Neighborhood House INC ($9.9M).
- Does Workforce Development Council Seattle-Ki fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 27% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Workforce Development Council Seattle-Ki?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include United Way of King County, Seattle Foundation, School's Out Washington.
- Where is Workforce Development Council Seattle-Ki based?
- Workforce Development Council Seattle-Ki is based in WA.
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The camps
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By state
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