Established in 1946, it is the oldest community foundation serving the Pacific Northwest,[1] with assets of more than $965 million.
[2] Under the leadership of its president and CEO Tony Mestres,[3] Seattle Foundation offers an array of philanthropic services, including collective grant-making and impact investing.
[4] It has worked with Seattle and King County, Washington lawmakers on civic initiatives to increase voter turnout[5] and provide services to immigrants and refugees.
[8] In its sixth year, GiveBIG was extended an extra 24 hours due to technical difficulties with Kimbia, the fundraising platform used by dozens of community foundations across the country on May 3, 2016.
[10] In November 2018, Seattle Foundation announced that GiveBIG 2019 would be run by 501 Commons, a Seattle-based nonprofit consulting service.