Spring 2021 Awardees
Spring 2021 Washington Youth Development Nonprofit Relief Fund Awardees
In the spring of 2021, the Washington State Department of Commerce and School’s Out Washington worked together to allocate $4.8 million in additional funding to support investments in 223 youth development organizations/programs across Washington. The additional funds were awarded to a subset of organizations that submitted applications to the Washington Nonprofit Youth Development Relief Fund in the fall of 2020.
- Second-time awards were made to a total of 197 high-scoring applicants from the fall 2020 relief fund applications prioritizing investments outside of King County to address statewide disparity in funding access.
- First-time awards were made to 26 high-scoring applicants in King County to address the highly competitive process in this region. Due to the high volume of applications from King County in the fall, fewer organizations/programs in the region were funded to meet geographic equity funding goals.
Decisions on award amounts were based on funding targets established for each region to ensure equitable distribution of funds across Washington. In both fall 2020 and spring 2021, two key data points specific to each region anchored the amount of funds distributed: 1) youth 18 and younger living in poverty; and 2) Black, Indigenous, and youth of color, 18 and younger.
| Organization Name | Counties Served |
| ACACIA FOUNDATION (DBA: PACIFICA FOUNDATION) | King, Pierce, Snohomish |
| Accounting Career Awareness Program | Washington State (all counties) |
| Act Six | Yakima |
| African Young Dreamers Empowerment Program Intl. | King, Pierce, Whitman |
| Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. – Zeta Omega Omega Chapter | Kitsap, Pierce, Thurston |
| ANSIL A NEW START IN LIFE | Benton, Franklin, Walla Walla |
| Arts Impact | Benton, Grant, King, Kittitas, Mason, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, Yakima |
| Asia Pacific Cultural Center | Pierce |
| Associated Recreation Council | King |
| At The Core | Spokane |
| Atlantic Street Center | King, Pierce |
| Bellevue Boys & Girls Club | King |
| Bellingham Girls Rock Camp | Skagit, Whatcom |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Island County | Island |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound | Pierce, King |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Snohomish County | Snohomish |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Washington | Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Thurston |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Benton and Franklin Counties | Benton, Franklin |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Skagit County | Skagit |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County- Brewster Unit | Okanogan |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound | Kitsap, Mason, Pierce |
| BRAVE | Washington State (all counties) |
| Bridge Music Project | Grays Harbor, Thurston |
| Buckley Youth Activity Center | King, Pierce |
| Camp Fire USA- North Central Washington Council | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Okanogan |
| Camp Fire USA, Orca Council | Pierce |
| Camp Korey | Benton, Chelan, Clark, Franklin, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, Spokane, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Whatcom, Yakima |
| Cedarbrook Early Learning Center | Clallam, Jefferson, Kitsap |
| Centro Cultural Mexicano | King |
| Centrum Foundation | Adams, Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Garfield, Grant, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Mason, Okanogan, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, Spokane, Thurston, Whatcom, Yakima |
| Chelan Teen Center dba Thrive Chelan Valley | Chelan |
| Children of the Valley After School Program | Skagit |
| Children’s Developmental Center | Benton, Franklin |
| Children’s Home Society of Washington | Chelan, Clark, Douglas, Pierce, Walla Walla |
| CIELO Project Radio Ranch | Lewis, Mason, Thurston |
| Clothes for Kids | Snohomish |
| Cocoon House | Snohomish |
| Communities In Schools of Benton-Franklin | Benton, Franklin |
| Communities in Schools of Kent | King |
| Communities In Schools of Lakewood | Pierce |
| Communities In Schools of Washington | Chelan, Douglas |
| Communities In Schools of Whatcom County | Skagit, Whatcom |
| Community Day School Association dba Launch | King |
| Community House on Broadway | Cowlitz, Wahkiakum |
| Community Resource Group DBA Foster First | Chelan, Douglas, Franklin, Kittitas, Okanogan, Yakima |
| Community Youth Services | Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston, Wahkiakum |
| Comprehensive Life Resources | Pierce |
| Concerned Citizens | Clallam |
| CORE Health | Cowlitz, Lewis, Wahkiakum |
| Council on American-Islamic Relations of Washington State | King |
| Crisis Connections | Washington State (all counties) |
| CultureSeed | Klickitat |
| Cup of Cool Water | Spokane |
| Degrees of Change | King, Pierce |
| Domestic Violence Services of Benton and Franklin Counties | Benton, Franklin |
| Eastside Kyokushin | Washington State (All Counties), King, Snohomish |
| Empowering Strides | King, Snohomish |
| Experience Learning Community | King, Pierce |
| Fab-5 | Pierce |
| Family Learning Center | Benton, Franklin |
| Family Promise of Skagit County | Skagit |
| Fanlab Nonprofit | Pierce |
| Financial Beginnings Washington | Clark, Grant, King, Kitsap, Mason, Pierce, Snohomish, Spokane, Thurston, Whatcom, Yakima |
| Foundation for Academic Endeavors | Skagit |
| Foundation for Edmonds School District | Snohomish |
| Friends of the Children – SW Washington | Clark |
| Garden-Raised Bounty | Grays Harbor, Mason, Pierce, Thurston |
| Girls Hearts on Fire | Pierce |
| Glacier Peak Institute | Snohomish |
| Global Visionaries | King |
| Gorge MakerSpace | Klickitat, Skamania |
| Grays Harbor Youth Works | Grays Harbor |
| Great Bend Center for Music | Mason |
| Hands On Children’s Museum | Grays Harbor, King, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Thurston |
| HeartStrides Therapeutic Horsemanship | King, Lewis, Mason, Pierce, Thurston |
| Hello Life Eatig Disorder Recovery Services | Clark, Cowlitz, Wahkiakum |
| Heritage University | Yakima |
| Heroes Homestead | Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens |
| Hey Mentor | King, Pierce, Snohomish |
| Housing Hope | Snohomish |
| Hutton Settlement | Spokane |
| ICNA Relief USA Programs | King, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Whatcom |
| ICTC Youth development programs | Benton, Franklin |
| If You Could Save Just One | Spokane |
| Imagine Children’s Museum | Island, King, Skagit, Snohomish |
| Immigrant Guide | King, Pierce, Snohomish |
| India Association of Western Washington (IAWW) | King, Pierce, Snohomish |
| Institute for Systems Biology | Washington State (All Counties) |
| Interfaith Hospitality Network (DBA Family Promise of Spokane) | Spokane |
| iUrban Teen | Clark, King, Pierce, Snohomish |
| Jack Straw Foundation | King |
| Korean Community Service Center | King, Pierce, Snohomish |
| Korean Women’s Association (KWA) | King, Pierce |
| K-School | King |
| LASER Childcare | King |
| Latino Community Fund | Chelan, King, Yakima |
| Latino Educational Achievement Project (LEAP) | King, Pierce, Yakima |
| Latino Educational Training Institute | King, Skagit, Snohomish |
| Level the Field Sports | King, Pierce, Snohomish |
| Lopez Island Family Resource Center (LIFRC) | San Juan |
| Lower Columbia School Gardens | Cowlitz |
| Madres de Casino Rd | Snohomish |
| Mari’s Place dba Mari’s Place for the Arts | Snohomish |
| Marvin Thomas Memorial Fund | King, Pierce |
| Mending Wings | Yakima |
| Methow Arts Alliance | Douglas, Okanogan |
| Metro Aquatics Boosters | Pierce |
| Miracles and Memories Academy | Snohomish |
| Mission Africa | King |
| Mountlake Terrace Elementary Parent Teacher Organization | Snohomish |
| Multicultural Child and Family Hope Center | Pierce |
| Native Horsemanship Youth Program | King, Kitsap, Pierce |
| New Life Youth Foundation | King |
| North Sound Junior Cheer | Snohomish |
| Northeast Youth and Family Services | Spokane |
| Northeast Youth Center | Spokane |
| Northwest Alliance for College Access, DBO FuturesNW | Skagit, Whatcom |
| Northwest Association for Blind Athletes | Clark, Cowlitz, King, Lewis, Mason, Pend Oreille, Pierce, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Spokane, Stevens, Thurston, Whatcom, Yakima |
| Northwest Language & Cultural Center | Island, King |
| Northwest Learning and Achievement Group, aka Altera | Adams, Yakima |
| Northwest Youth Corps | Chelan, Lewis, Pierce, Thurston |
| Northwest Youth Services | Whatcom |
| OIC of Washington/Henry Beauchamp Community Center | Yakima |
| OneAmerica | King |
| OneWorld Now! | Clark, King, Pierce, San Juan, Thurston, Yakima |
| Operation Healthy Family | Spokane |
| Opportunity Center of Orting Inc | Pierce |
| Orcas Island Education Foundation | San Juan |
| Pacific Ballroom Dance | King, Pierce |
| Pacific Islander Community Association of WA | Washington State (All Counties) |
| Pacific Lutheran University | Jefferson, Kitsap, Mason, Pierce, Thurston |
| Pacific Northwest Parkour Association | King, Snohomish |
| Page Ahead Children’s Literacy Program | Chelan, Grant, King, Mason, Okanogan, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whatcom, Yakima |
| Palouse Discovery Science Center | Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Garfield, Whitman |
| Peace Community Center | Pierce |
| Pizza Klatch | Thurston |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho | Benton, Chelan, Franklin, Spokane, Yakima |
| Proyecto MoLE | Pierce |
| R. Merle Palmer Minority Scholarship Foundation | Pierce |
| Rain City Rock Camp for Girls | King, Pierce, Snohomish |
| Readiness To Learn | Island |
| Red-Tailed Hawks Chapter, Black Pilots of America, Inc. | Clark, Island, King, Kitsap, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston |
| Rise Up Academy | Snohomish |
| Rod’s House | Yakima |
| Ryan’s House for Youth | Island |
| Salish School of Spokane | Spokane |
| Seattle Art Museum | King |
| Seattle Goodwill Industries | King, Snohomish |
| Seneca Family of Agencies | King |
| Shared Housing Services | Pierce |
| Shelton Family Center | Mason, Thurston |
| Skate Like a Girl | King |
| Skills Inc. | King, Pierce |
| Snohomish County Music Project | Snohomish |
| Somali Bantu Community Service of Washington | King, Pierce, Snohomish |
| Sound Child Care Solutions | King |
| Space Between | King |
| Spark Central | Spokane |
| Spokane Eastside Reunion Association | Spokane |
| Spokane Youth for Christ | Spokane |
| Sports in Schools | King, Pierce |
| St Paschal Educare | Spokane |
| St. James Family Center | Wahkiakum |
| Stonewall Youth | Lewis, Mason, Thurston |
| Tacoma Art Museum | Washington State (All Counties) |
| Tacoma Urban Performing Arts Center (T.U.P.A.C.) | Pierce |
| Team Naturaleza | Chelan, Douglas |
| TeamChild | Washington State (All Counties), King, Pierce, Spokane, Yakima |
| Team Redeemed Life Center | King |
| The Answer For Youth and Sprouting Hope Greenhouse | Clallam |
| The 5th Avenue Theatre | King, Kitsap, Pierce, Snohomish |
| The Arc of Spokane | Spokane |
| The Arc of Tri-Cities | Benton, Franklin |
| The Benji Project | Jefferson |
| The Brave Warrior Project | Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Okanogan |
| The Community for the Advancement of Family Education | Chelan, Douglas |
| The Hawk Foundation for Research and Education in African Culture | Washington State (All Counties) |
| The Mockingbird Society | Washington State (All Counties) |
| The Salvation Army | Spokane |
| Theatre33 | King, Pierce, Snohomish |
| Thrive Youth | Pierce, Thurston |
| TOGETHER! For Youth | Chelan, Douglas |
| Transformations By Olympic Angels | Clallam, Jefferson |
| Transformations by Spokane Angels | Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Whitman |
| Transitional Programs for Women, dba Transitions | Spokane |
| Treehouse | Benton, Clark, Franklin, King, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Spokane, Thurston, Whatcom, Yakima |
| Tri-Cities Chaplaincy | Benton, Franklin |
| Trilogy Recovery Community | Walla Walla |
| Ttawaxt Birth Justice Center | Yakima |
| Tulalip Foundation | Washington State (All Counties) |
| United Youth Movement | Thurston |
| Urban Native Education Alliance | King, Pierce |
| Vamos Outdoors Project | Skagit, Whatcom |
| Vashon Youth & Family Services | King |
| Wakulima USA | King, Pierce, Thurston |
| Walla Walla Public Library | Walla Walla |
| Washington Family Engagement | Snohomish |
| Washington Kids in Transition | Snohomish |
| Washington Vocational Services | Skagit |
| Washington Youth Soccer Foundation | King, Yakima |
| Wenas Mammoth Foundation | Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima |
| West Central Community Development Association | Spokane |
| Whitewater Aquatics Management | King |
| Wild Whatcom | Whatcom |
| Work Force Development Center | Island, King, Snohomish |
| World Relief Seattle | King, Pierce, Snohomish |
| Write253 | Pierce |
| Yakima First Baptist Comunidad Cristiana | Yakima |
| Yakima Music en Acción | Yakima |
| Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic (YVFWC) | Yakima |
| YES of Pend Oreille County | Pend Oreille |
| YMCA of the Greater Tri-Cities | Benton |
| Young Men’s Christian Association of Pierce and Kitsap Counties | Kitsap, Pierce |
| Young Shakespeare Workshop | King, Snohomish, Pierce |
| Young Women Empowered | Island, King, Pierce, Snohomish |
| Young Women’s Christian Association of Seattle-King-Snohomish County (YWCA | King, Snohomish |
| Your Money Matters | King, Pierce |
| Youth and Family Link | Cowlitz |
| Youth Experiential Training Institute (Y.E.T.I.) | King |
| Youth in Focus | King, Pierce, Snohomish |
| Youthnet | Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, Whatcom |
| YWCA Olympia | Thurston |
| Zeno | Adams, Benton, Franklin, King, Kitsap, Pierce, Snohomish, Walla Walla |