Seattle nonprofit organizations
Updated 2024-11-05. Originally published 2010-11-01 on VocationVillage.com
Years ago, I began publishing this list of Seattle nonprofit organizations as a service to readers because I couldn’t find a list such as this that clients could use for their job searches. Although there are probably many other lists like this now, I continue to maintain this one because there are links to it on the web.
While many of these organizations offer multiple programs so I could correctly list them in several categories, for the sake of brevity, I chose ONE category for each one, so please carefully review the list if you are interested in a particular type of Seattle nonprofit.
Arts (Music and Theater have their own categories)
Art Guide Northwest
Art With Heart
Artist Trust
Arts Corp
Arts West
Central District Forum for Arts and Ideas
Emotion Literacy Advocates
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
Skandia Folkdance Society
The Vera Project
Three Dollar Bill Cinema
Town Hall Seattle
Urban Artworks
Velocity Dance Center
Washington Commission for the Humanities
Whim W'him Seattle Contemporary Dance
Business
501 Commons
Business Impact NW
Community Carrot
Evergreen Business Capital Community Finance
Career / Employment / Work
Evergreen Goodwill
Mainstay - Link removed due to security warning
Nonprofit Leader - Link removed due to security warning
Pioneer Human Services
YearUp Puget Sound
Children and Youth
Amara
America Scores Seattle
Atlantic Street Center
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound
Boys and Girls Clubs of America
Broadway Bound
Camp Ten Trees
Casey Family Programs
Child Care Resources
Childhaven
Children's Home Society of Washington
Committee for Children
Friends of the Children - Seattle
Friends of Youth
Girls on the Run Puget Sound
Holt International
Navos
Northwest Adoption Exchange
NPH USA
PEPS (Program for Early Parent Support)
ROOTS Young Adult Shelter
Ryther Child Center
Skully Serves
Summit Atlas
TeenTix
Vision House
Wheels for Wishes
World Vision
YMCA of Greater Seattle
YouthCare
Youth in Focus
YWCA of Seattle / King County / Snohomish County
Zeno - Math Powered
Climate, Conservation and Environmental
Audubon Washington
Carbon Washington
Climate Solutions
The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST)
Conservation Northwest
Dunn Gardens
EarthCorps: Seattle, WA
EarthGen
Environmental Coalition of South Seattle
Facing the Future
Forterra
Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden
IslandWood
Kruckeberg Botanic Garden
Mountaineers, The
Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust
North Cascades Institute
Northwest Horticultural Society
Northwest Natural Resource Group
NW Seed
Orca Conservancy
Pacific Northwest Invasive Plant Council
Peak 7 Adventures
Seattle Aquarium
Seattle Audubon
Seattle Parks Foundation
Sierra Club - Washington State Chapter
Sightline Institute
Student Conservation Association
University of Washington Botanic Gardens
Washington State Trails Association
Washington Wild
Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition
Weed Warriors
West Seattle Garden Tour
Clothing
Dress for Success
The Ruby Room
Community Services
Acres of Diamonds
Asian Counseling and Referral Service
Byrd Barr Place
Catholic Community Services of Western Washington
Crisis Connections - King County
Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC)
Evergreen Treatment Services
FaithTrust Institute
FamilyWorks
FareStart
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)
Neighborhood House
New Horizons Ministries
Northwest Center
Plymouth Healing Communities
Red Cross, Seattle King County Chapter
Refugee Women's Alliance
Salvation Army
Sea Mar Community Health Centers
Seattle Indian Center
Seattle Indian Health Board
Seattle Works
Seattle's Union Gospel Mission
Society of St. Vincent de Paul Seattle / King County
Solid Ground
Sound Generations
Sound Mental Health
Statewide Poverty Action Network
The Compassionate Friends
Transitional Resources
Treehouse
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 People with disAbilities
AtWork!
Boyer Children's Clinic
Community Homes
Full Life Care
Northwest Access Fund
Plus One Foundation
PROVAIL
Trillium
Vadis
Education
Communities 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
Food
City Fruit
Food Lifeline
Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance
Northwest Harvest
Pike Market Senior Center Food Bank
Seattle P-Patch Community Gardens
True Life Haiti - Link removed due to security warning
West Seattle Food Bank
Global
The Alliance Française of Seattle
Associates in Cultural Exchange
Casa Latina
Cross Cultural Health Care Program
Global Visionaries
Landesa
One by One
Peace Corps
PeaceTrees Vietnam
Ten Thousand Villages
Village Volunteers
Water for Humans
Health
Allen Institute for Brain Science
Art of Living, Seattle
Alzheimer's Association, Western and Central Washington State Chapter
American Cancer Society, Washington State
American Heart Association
Bloodworks Northwest
Cancer Lifeline
Center for Chronic Illness
City Garden Acupuncture
Community Health Plan of Washington
Easter Seals Washington
Entre Hermanos
Multiple Sclerosis Society, Greater Northwest Area
Lifelong AIDS Alliance
March of Dimes, Washington State Chapter - Link removed due to security warning
Malaria No More
Medical Teams International
Neighborcare Health
Northwest Kidney Centers
One Nurse At A Time
Open Arms Perinatal Services
Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and the Hawaiian Islands
Prevent Blindness America
Sea Mar Community Health Centers
TB Photo Voice
Housing
Habitat for Humanity, Seattle/King County
HomeSight
Low Income Housing Institute
Plymouth Housing Group
Vision House
Leadership
Chief Seattle Council | Boy Scouts of America
Girl Scouts of Western Washington
Legal
Washington Lawyer for the Arts
Libraries and Literacy
Hugo House
Literary Source
King County Library System
Page Ahead Children's Literacy
Seattle Public Library
University of Washington Libraries
Media
Knok Studio
Military and Veterans
Boots to Shoes
The Seattle Stand Down
Museums
Bellevue Arts Museum
Frye Art Museum
Seattle Art Museum
Seattle Children's Museum
The Wing Luke Asian Museum
Music
Bellevue Chamber Chorus
Emerald City Music
Seattle Chamber Music Society
Seattle Choral Company
Seattle Men’s Chorus / Seattle Women’s Chorus
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra
Seattle Opera
Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Peace
Washington Ceasefire
Philanthropy
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Philanthropy Northwest
Technology Access Foundation
Washington Women's Foundation (as of 2024-06-24, this site is down)
Politics, Civics, and Social Justice
American Civil Liberties Union of Washington
Borgen Project
Center For Environmental Law & 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 Democrats
Washington State Republican Party
World Affairs Council
Technology
Code.org
DemocracyLab
InterConnection.org
Theatre
5th Avenue Theatre
ACT - A Contemporary Theatre
Book-It Repertory Theatre
Intiman Art Theatre
Seattle Children's Theatre
Seattle Repertory Theatre
Seattle Theatre Group
Theater Schmeater
Transportation
Feet First
Transportation Choices Coalition
Washington Bikes
If you would like to suggest additions or changes to this list, please contact me.
