Our Grantees
Our Grantees
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has deep roots in the Puget Sound and a long history of giving back to the region it calls home. With Bill Gates Sr. as a lifelong model of civic leadership, Bill and Melinda created the Pacific Northwest team at the Gates Foundation to give back to the community that gave them and their families so much–because every person deserves a chance to live a healthy and productive life.
The grants below are representative, but reflect only a few of the many grants we’ve made over time. These were selected to illustrate the range of partnerships formed in the last two decades. To explore a full database and see all of the Gates Foundation’s grants in Washington State and around the world, visit gatesfoundation.org.
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Education,Homelessness
We’re supporting organizational capacity building and implementation of a new strategic plan.
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EducationWe are supporting the Community Center for Education Results to lead the Road Map Project in South King County.
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EducationWe’re supporting grassroots advocacy around education issues that impact immigrant and refugee students.
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EducationWe supported Partnership4Learning to assist them in their mission to provide resources and expanding opportunities for education and training.
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EducationWe have provided a variety of grants to Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD) to support Educare Seattle, the Road Map Project, and other public education efforts.
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EducationWe’re providing grants to School’s Out Washington to improve understanding of social-emotional learning and support quality after-school care
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Education,Homelessness
We’re supporting the Seattle Housing Authority's partnership with Seattle Public Schools to improve outcomes for low-income students.
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Early learning,Education
We’ve provided several grants to Seattle Public Schools for a variety of initiatives, including support for professional development and the Seattle Preschool Special Education Program.
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EducationWe’re partnering with the Spokane School District to support collaboration among all types of public schools.
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