Years ago, I began publishing this list of Seattle nonprofit organizations as a service to readers because I couldn’t find a list that subscribers could use for their job searches. Although there are probably many other lists like this now, I have continued to maintain this one because there are links to it around the web.
Although many of these organizations offer too many programs for me to correctly list them in multiple categories, for the sake of brevity, I chose one category for each, so please review the list carefully if you are interested in a particular type of Seattle nonprofit.
Arts (music and theater have their own categories)
Art Guide Northwest
art from the heart
Artists Trust
Arts Corporation
art west
Central District Forum for Arts and Ideas
Emotion Literacy Advocate
Evergreen City Ballet
Gage Academy of Art
Henry Art Gallery
image
Kirkland Performance Center
Northwest Screenwriters Guild
Pacific Northwest Ballet
Seattle Architectural Foundation
Seattle Arts and Lectures
Seattle Folklore Society
Scandia Folk Dance Society
vera project
Three Dollar Bill Cinema
town hall seattle
urban artefacts
Velocity Dance Center
Washington Commission for the Humanities
Whim Whim Seattle Contemporary Dance
Business
501 commons
business impact nw
community carrot
Evergreen Business Capital Community Finance
Career/Employment/Work
evergreen goodwill
Main Base – Link removed due to security warning
Nonprofit Leader – Link removed due to security warning
Leading Human Services
Year Up United, Seattle
children and youth
Amara
America Score Seattle
Atlantic Street Center
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Puget Sound
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
broadway bound
camp ten trees
KC Family Program
child care resources
childhaven
Children’s Home Society of Washington
Committee for Children
Children’s Friends – Seattle
friends of youth
Girls on the Run Puget Sound
Holt International
Navos
Northwest Adoption Exchange
NPH USA
PEPS (Program for Early Parental Support)
Roots Young Adult Shelter
Raither Child Center
summit atlas
TeenTix
Vision House
wheels for wishes
world view
YMCA of Greater Seattle
youth in focus
YWCA of Seattle / King County / Snohomish County
Zeno – Math Driven
Climate, Conservation and Environment
Audubon Washington
carbon washington
climate solutions
Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST)
Conservation North West
Dunn Garden
EarthCorps: Seattle, WA
EarthGen
Environmental Coalition of South Seattle
face the future
fortera
Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden
islandwood
Kruckeberg Botanical Garden
mountaineer, the
Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust
North Cascade Institute
Northwest Horticultural Society
Northwest Natural Resources Group
Orca Conservancy
Peak 7 Adventures
seattle aquarium
Seattle Audubon
Seattle Parks Foundation
Sierra Club – Washington State Chapter
Sightline Institute
Student Protection Association
University of Washington Botanical Garden
Washington State Trails Association
Washington Wild
Washington Wildlife and Recreation Alliance
weed warrior
West Seattle Garden Tour
clothes
dress for Success
ruby room
community service
an acre of diamonds
Asian Counseling and Referral Service
Bird Burr Place
Catholic Community Services of Western Washington
Crisis Connection – King County
Downtown Emergency Services Center (DESC)
Evergreen Treatment Services
Faithtrust Institute
FamilyWorks
rental start
Hopelink
King County Sexual Assault Resource Center
Latino Community Fund
lifewire
Lutheran Community Services Northwest
mary’s place
NAMI Seattle (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
neighboring house
New Horizons Ministry
northwest center
Plymouth Healing Community
Red Cross, Seattle King County Chapter
Refugee Women’s Coalition
salvation Army
Si Mar Community Health Center
Seattle Indian Center
Seattle Indian Board of Health
Seattle Works
Union Gospel Mission of Seattle
Society of St. Vincent de Paul Seattle/King County
solid ground
sound generation
Statewide Poverty Action Network
kind friend
transitional resources
tree House
United Way of King County
University Heights Center
Victim Support Services
Volunteers of America Western Washington
Wallingford Community Senior Center
Washington Healthcare Access Alliance
Washington women in need
West Seattle Tool Library
Disabilities (developmental and/or physical)
Alliance of Disabled People
At work!
Boyer Children’s Clinic
community house
total life care
Northwest Access Fund
Plus One Foundation
provel
trillium
Plaintiff
Education
Community in Schools Washington
Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program, Seattle Office
League of Education Voters
Northwest PBIS Network
Puget Sound Association of Phi Beta Kappa
Teach for America, Washington State
Washington Alliance for Better Schools (WABS)
Yellow Wood Academy
Eat
fruit of the city
food lifeline
Neighborhood Farmers Market Coalition
northwest harvest
Pike Market Senior Center Food Bank
Seattle P-Patch Community Garden
True Life Haiti – link removed due to security warning
West Seattle Food Bank
global
Alliance Francaise of Seattle
partners in cultural exchange
casa latina
Cross Cultural Health Care Program
Landesa
peace corps
Peastries Vietnam
ten thousand villages
village volunteer
water for humans
Health
Allen Institute for Brain Sciences
Art of Living, Seattle
Alzheimer’s Association, Western and Central Washington State Chapter
American Cancer Society, Washington State
American Heart Association
Bloodworks Northwest
cancer life line
Chronic Disease Center
City Garden Acupuncture
Community Health Plan of Washington
easter seals washington
Entre Hermanos
Multiple Sclerosis Society, Greater Northwest Area
AIDS Alliance for Life
March of Dimes, Washington State Chapter – link removed due to security warning
no more malaria
Medical Teams International
neighborhood health
Northwest Kidney Center
one nurse at a time
Open Arms Perinatal Services
Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and Hawaiian Islands
prevent blindness in usa
Si Mar Community Health Center
tb photo voice
Accommodation
Habitat for Humanity, Seattle/King County
homesite
Low Income Housing Institute
Plymouth Housing Group
Vision House
Leadership
Main Seattle Council | Boy Scouts of America
Girl Scouts of Western Washington
legal
Washington Advocate for the Arts
Library and Literacy
Hugo House
literary sources
King County Library System
Pages Ahead Children’s Literacy
Seattle Public Library
University of Washington Libraries
media
Knock Studio
military and veterans
seattle stand down
archive
Bellevue Art Museum
Fry Art Museum
Seattle Art Museum
Seattle Children’s Museum
Wing Luke Asian Museum
music
Bellevue Chamber Chorus
Emerald City Music
Seattle Chamber Music Society
Seattle Coral Company
Seattle Men’s Chorus / Seattle Women’s Chorus
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra
seattle opera
Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Calmness
Washington armistice
Charity
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Philanthropy Northwest
Technology Access Foundation
Washington Women’s Foundation (As of 2024-06-24, this site is closed)
Politics, Civics and Social Justice
American Civil Liberties Union of Washington
Borgen Project
Center for Environmental Law and Policy (CELP)
Congressional Hunger Center
Corporate Accountability International
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) – Washington
el centro de la raza
Mothers Against Drunk Driving – Washington
NARAL Pro-Choice Washington
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
project pilgrimage
seattle city club
Social Justice Fund Northwest
Washington State Democrat
Washington State Republican Party
World Affairs Council
technology
Code.org
DemocracyLab
theater
5th Avenue Theater
ACT – A Contemporary Theater
Book-It Repertory Theater
Intiman Art Theater
Seattle Children’s Theater
Seattle Repertory Theater
Seattle Theater Group
theater schmeater
transportation
feet first
Transportation Alternatives Alliance
washington bike
