Our mission
Strengthening Local Communities

East Seattle Foundation funds organizations working to change the status quo.

Our focus is on supporting people and programs taking innovative and measurable approaches to persistent issues in the areas of social well-being, health and education. Through our gifts of time, money and experience, we are committed to investing in ideas that challenge conventional thinking and have the potential to make a real difference in our communities.

We Believe All People Deserve:

  • Quality education that inspires, prepares and empowers
  • Meaningful employment that provides a living wage and leads to choices
  • Affordable housing that offers a safe and stable place to live
  • A sense of purpose and belonging, nurtured by healthy relationships
  • Access to mental and physical health resources to support a vibrant productive lifestyle

We Fund Innovators

East Seattle Foundation was established by Alan and Mary Frazier and their family. We support both new and established organizations doing innovative work with the potential to have a lasting, measurable impact. Our goal is to amplify the work of people and organizations tackling societal problems in fresh ways. While our focus is on Washington state, we may contribute to causes and ideas outside our geographic region where we have a personal connection.

EXAMPLES OF OUR PAST FUNDING INCLUDE:

Social well-being

Support for foster children and their advocates, adoptive families, military veterans and their families, low income housing initiatives

Health

Palliative care programs, mental health treatment, training for physicians working with the homeless, funding for research into diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer’s and multiple sclerosis

Education

A variety of out-of-school, summer and college support programs for foster care alumni, low-income youth, and underrepresented minorities