Best Starts for Kids spending

King County's Best Starts for Kids levy has awarded $218 million to community organizations through May. These amounts reflect how much funding organizations received, though larger nonprofits like School’s Out Washington and United Way of King County subcontracted much of the money to other organizations for BSK programs.

Organization Total funded
School's Out Washington $15,757,470
United Way of King County $12,588,891
Kindering Center $7,297,557
Seattle Foundation $6,655,272
Open Arms Perinatal Services $4,335,422
University of Washington $4,002,469
Rainier Valley Corps $3,963,484
Children's Therapy Center $3,600,512
Open Doors For Multicultural Families $2,930,124
Northwest Center $2,657,872
Withinreach $2,605,421
United Indians of All Tribes Foundation $2,498,849
Community Network Council $2,393,972
Cardea Services $2,372,115
Global To Local Health Initiative $2,310,179
White Center Community Development Association $2,295,555
Glover Empowermentoring Program $2,276,207
Homesight $2,039,905
Somali Health Board $1,936,720
El Centro De La Raza $1,881,320
Atlantic Street Center $1,858,562
Latino Community Fund of Washington $1,839,539
Healthpoint $1,831,557
Boyer Childrens Clinic $1,820,568
Neighborcare Health $1,789,556
Mother Africa $1,782,805
Living Well Kent Collaborative $1,745,808
Chinese Information & Service $1,719,502
Friends of Youth $1,613,731
Ymca of Greater Seattle $1,596,179
Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle $1,442,397
International Comm Health Svcs $1,423,951
Encompass Northwest $1,414,327
Society of St Vincent De Paul $1,410,662
Arc of King County $1,388,331
Center For Human Services $1,364,295
Safe Futures $1,349,527
Api Chaya $1,308,785
Seattle School District $1,297,235
Navos $1,278,490
Coalition For Refugees Burma $1,250,613
Iraqi Community Center of Wa $1,246,997
Refugee Womens Alliance $1,235,659
Shunpike $1,215,505
Multi-Service Center $1,203,531
Lifewire $1,185,297
Community Passageways $1,154,523
People of Color Against Aids Network $1,126,821
Catholic Community Services of W Wa $1,087,392
Birth To Three Developmental Center $1,055,774
Snoqualmie Valley School #410 $1,037,897
Northshore School District $1,019,697
Potlatch Fund $1,005,918
Childhaven $989,992
Child Care Resources $989,747
B.R.A.V.E $986,695
Puget Sound Sage $973,365
Kent School District $971,293
Wested $969,805
National Development Council $967,000
Southwest Youth And Family Services $940,243
Federal Way School District $939,993
Voices of Tomorrow $935,202
Communities Rise $928,646
Cham Refugees Community $923,815
Black Star Line Acfec, LLC $905,286
Sisters In Common $890,330
Renton School District No 403 $890,210
Wapifasa $885,984
Seattle Education Access $874,962
Wonderland Child & Family Services $872,279
Vashon Youth & Family Svcs $867,020
Umoja Peace Center $865,950
East African Community Service $860,283
Hopelink $853,030
Na'Ah Illahee Fund $839,522
Highline School District $836,099
Denise Louie Education Center $834,892
We.App LLC $823,539
Puget Sound Educational Svcs Dist $804,653
Auburn School District 408 $790,267
Restore Assemble Produce $788,968
Anew $786,605
Riverton Park United Methodist Church $776,523
Renton Area Youth Services $775,749
The Joseph Project $775,000
Kandelia $768,675
Interim Community Development Assn $763,652
Naacp $755,315
Partner In Employment $701,437
Therapeutic Health Services $690,666
The Imagine Institute $687,506
Neighborhood House $677,380
Bulle Consulting, LLC $662,912
Feest $640,696
Bella's Creative Learning Center LLC $626,803
Urban Native Education Alliance $626,235
West African Community Council $620,598
Arts Corps $613,258
Portland State University $610,000
Wellspring Family Services $609,248
Seattle Children's Hospital $607,302
Westside Baby $603,271
Youthcare $602,306
Eastside Baby Corner $601,272
City of Shoreline $590,070
Stem Paths Innovation Network $588,639
Hopecentral $585,960
King County Dispute Resolution Center $576,670
Communities In Schools of Seattle $575,000
India Association of Western Washington $571,955
Youth Eastside Services $563,468
School Readiness Consulting, LLC $554,831
Ywca Seattle- King County-Snohomish Cnty $553,309
Rainier Beach Community Empwrmnt Cltn $539,436
Young Women Empowered $538,120
Africatown International $528,900
Kent Youth And Family Services $526,366
Ryther Child Center $524,260
Austin Foundation $523,353
The Capacity Collective, LLC $520,099
The Passian Center Overseer & Successors $516,669
Somali Family Safety Task Force $514,662
The Mockingbird Society $512,500
Bitfocus Inc. $508,700
Lake Washington School District 414 $502,234
Central Area Youth Association $500,002
Federal Way Youth Action Team $493,282
Seattle Indian Health Board $492,024
Phenomenal She $490,966
South Seattle Women's Health Foundation $488,880
Unkitawa $483,056
Ml Whalen Consulting LLC $458,165
Wa Chapter of The American Acdmy of Peds $456,024
Nexus Youth And Families $450,071
Delridge Neighborhoods Development Assn $447,655
The Trail Youth $446,605
Seattle Cares Mentoring Movement $445,840
Korean Community Service Center $430,640
Tahoma School District 409 $425,315
Seattle Community Colleges $425,287
Eastside Pathways $424,288
Unleash The Brilliance $421,462
Boys & Girls Club of King County $419,362
Bridging Cultural Gaps $412,500
Tiny Trees Preschool $408,490
Northwest Education Access $406,988
Zeno $406,182
Empowering Youth $401,821
The Dove Project $399,815
4Culture $399,618
Seattle Tilth Assn $396,592
Gender Diversity $391,915
Greater Seattle Business Association $389,802
Dsk-Culturally Responsive Ed Srvcs, LLC $376,995
Listen And Talk $372,992
Intiman Theatre $364,581
Treehouse $357,564
Wa Association For Infant Mental Health $357,532
501 Commons $354,881
The Bellevue Schools Foundation $352,500
Friends of The Children of King County $347,491
Northwest Network $342,500
Institute For Community Leadership $341,035
Roxanne Hood Lyons $338,208
Divine Alternative For Dads $336,750
Upower $333,185
Seattle Children's Playgarden $329,247
Global Perinatal Services $327,042
Si View Metropolitan Park $316,421
Life Enrichment Group $316,287
Ingersoll Gender Center $316,276
Skyway Solutions $315,000
Para Los Ninos De Highline $308,270
Snoqualmie Valley Community Network $304,019
Mother Nation $295,109
African Community Housing & Development $292,499
Asian Counseling And Referral $281,430
Center For Ethical Leadership $275,000
Good Shepherd Youth Outreach $272,314
Amara $270,071
Emerging Design Consulting, LLC $266,213
Enumclaw School Dist 216 $249,246
New Horizons Ministries $245,480
Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc. $245,144
Lambert House $244,559
Somali Youth And Family Club $243,009
Swedish Health Services $240,625
Maple Valley Community Center $240,212
Crux Consulting Consortium $236,417
Fw Black Collective $225,753
Johnnie Mckinley Associates LLC $222,245
Tickit Health Ltd. $221,800
Ace Academy $219,115
Gage Academy of Art $214,999
Horn of Africa Services $213,487
All Seattle Kids Home $213,457
Vashon Island School $206,636
Center For Multicultural Health $204,490
Northshore Youth & Family Svcs $203,000
Seattle Goodwill $194,152
Mightier, LLC $187,587
Mentoring Urban Students And Teens $187,553
Intercultural Children & Family Services $181,959
Rethinking Schools, Ltd $176,260
Southeast Youth And Family Services $172,499
Gsba Scholarship Fund $171,693
Thrive By Five Washington $170,757
Childrens Home Society of Washington $168,861
Skykomish School District $162,857
Bellevue Boys & Girls Club $162,500
Progress House Association $159,224
Partners At Lowell School Pta $150,000
Seattle Council Ptsa $149,522
Eritrean Association In Greater Seattle $149,438
Building Changes $145,273
Tukwila School District-Pac $142,995
Northwest Film Forum $136,399
World Mind Creation Academy $124,999
White Center Food Bank $121,136
Slalom, LLC $120,870
Start Early $117,469
Community Cafe Collaborative $116,605
Rhl Consulting LLC $111,723
Perinatal Support Washington $105,882
Sirrus7 LLC $102,000
Jodi Haavig $101,486
Planned Parenthood of The Great Nw $94,584
Sea Mar Community Health Centers $92,615
Childstrive $87,532
Program For Early Parent Support $86,611
Nw School For Deaf And Hard of Hearing $86,418
Bellevue School Dist No 405 $81,931
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Wa $80,504
Sankofa Consulting $75,000
Fsc-Ps Charitable Foundation $75,000
Whitewater Aquatics Management $70,000
Bds Planning & Urban Design $69,655
Southeast Effective Develop $66,664
Sama Praxis, LLC $66,575
Hearing Speech & Deafness Center $65,843
Dynamic Language Center $65,554
Victor Rodriguez $62,400
World Relief $59,942
Alliance For Gun Responsibility $58,333
Nonprofit Assistance Center $54,825
Alliance For Gun Responsibility Fdn $54,167
Familyworks $53,286
Centro Cultural Mexicano $50,705
Pollock And Partners LLC $49,999
Luther Memorial Evangelical Lutheran $48,283
Snovalley Tilth $47,823
Greenplay Northwest $46,617
New Hope Lutheran Church $45,455
Pyramid Communications $45,400
Southeast Seattle Education Coalition $43,750
Foreign Language Specialists Inc $42,140
Headwater People Consulting, LLC $40,125
First Five Years & Beyond $39,950
Stella M. Gran-O'Donnell $39,136
Parents For Student Success $38,636
Scholarship Junkies $38,636
Congolese Intergration Network $37,500
Verrenti Consulting LLC $37,163
City of Tukwila $35,198
Zoomgrants $31,699
Seneca Family of Agencies $30,000
Resource Media $29,799
Anna Raksany $29,475
Michigan Public Health Institute $29,125
Crisis Connections $27,999
The Urban Institute $27,500
Emc Research, Inc. $25,000
Washington State Coalition $24,839
Nurse Family Partnership $21,851
Talitha Consults LLC $20,000
Stay And Play Learning Center Phz 2 $18,381
Acz Consulting LLC $17,100
Revelry Media $17,000
Sound Discipline $16,500
Christina Hulet Consulting LLC $16,425
Contacto Consulting $15,682
Health Management Associates, Inc. $15,506
Allison Metz, LLC $15,225
Racial Equity Consultants LLC $14,600
Jehan Osanyin $13,612
The Athena Group, LLC $12,500
Auspicious Creative Cooperative, Inc. $11,949
Bichsel Public Affairs $11,800
Leika B Suzumura $10,550
Puentes: Advocacy Counseling & Education $10,000
Teamchild $10,000
Urban Family $10,000
Parent Trust For Washington Children $10,000
Shoreline School Dist No 412 $10,000
Washington State Charter Schools Assoc $10,000
Powerful Voices $10,000
Domestic Abuse Womens Network $10,000
Art With Heart $10,000
King County Sexual Assault $10,000
Alternative Consulting One LLC $10,000
Briana Herman-Brand $10,000
Journeymen Institute $10,000
City Year Seattle King County $10,000
Balance In Breath, LLC $10,000
Geeking Out Kids of Color $9,999
The Dare2Be Project $9,995
Futurewise $9,990
Communities In Schools of Renton $9,985
Erin Carter Boehm $9,975
Daw & Associates LLC $9,875
Jh Interpreting Services, LLC $9,809
Washington Progress Fund $9,805
Filipino Community of Seattle $9,463
Washington Autism Alliance & Advocacy $9,200
Berk Consulting Inc $9,191
Yesler Community Collaborative $9,005
Devin Stubblefield $9,000
Maria Darskaya $8,561
Tammy Dang $8,468
Fahmo Abdulle $8,454
Act 3 Catering $7,824
Carmen Casillas $7,412
Esther Lin $7,125
Rise Lwp, LLC $7,000
Anthony Benton $7,000
Ambition Is Priceless Consulting $6,450
Je Jeong $6,263
Penniless Projects LLC $6,050
I-Act $6,000
The Law office of Geoffrey D Miller Pllc $5,952
Center For Social Innovation LLC $5,668
Sokunthea Ok $5,542
Ethiopia Alemneh $5,507
Institute For Individual & Orgnl Chng $5,500
Lalita Uppala $5,292
Street Yoga $5,000
Brenda Blasingame $4,838
Norma Timbang $4,425
Lingualinx Language Solutions Inc $4,424
Restorative Justice Center of The Nw LLC $4,145
National Center For Restorative Justice Ltd. $4,145
Tiffany Washington $4,113
Public Defender Association $4,000
Soriano, Jennifer $3,750
Est.1619, LLC $3,750
Emily Nolan Consulting $3,631
The Maternal Coalition $3,600
Chel Gary $3,268
Blank Space LLC $3,200
The Third Sector Company, Inc. $3,050
Garcia, Dante $3,000
Jacquelyn Hermer $2,500
Melinda Johnson $2,325
Casa Latina $2,289
Martin Stillion $2,250
Emijah Smith $2,250
Tenants Union of Washington $2,000
Mercy Housing Northwest $2,000
The Washington Bus Education Fund $2,000
Solid Ground Washington $2,000
Wa Indian Civil Rights Commission $2,000
Anka Consulting, LLC $1,961
Saadia Souikmi $1,920
Tamarind, LLC $1,781
United Reprographics LLC $1,752
Maya Lopez $1,710
Tilman C. Smith $1,500
Relevant Engagement LLC. $1,500
Balahadia Consultation $1,450
Wendy Gay Watanabe $1,400
Sharon H Chang $1,400
Roslyn Kagy $1,213
Sherehe Kenya Kitchen $1,211
Sheila Aleck $1,150
Siniva Driggers $1,150
Genevieve Ferrari $1,050
Latrena Smith-Waller $1,000
Catholic Community Svcs $1,000
Loni Stubblefield $1,000
Trio Northwest Business Solutions Inc $991
Antoinette Angulo $975
Roger Fernandes $900
Educate To Liberate Consulting $900
Nanette Fok $800
Yoshyhwh Ben Yisrael $800
Senait B. Tilahun $800
Villa Comunitaria $800
Anne Katahira-Sims $800
Julio Consulting LLC $800
Dshs Human Research Review Section-Hsdchscs-4784109 $750
Nichols And Associates Inc $700
Asian Pacific Environmental Network $700
Martell Hesketh $650
Wilbor Guerrero $650
Cesar Garcia-Garcia $650
Leslie Potts $650
Alan J. Mcclure $650
Hikma Sherka $650
Audrey Nelson $650
Sarah Naomi True $640
Jackie St. Louis $625
Sarah Popelka $617
South Park Area Redevelopment Committee $600
Mares Asfaha $550
Mia Mcfarland $550
Laura K. Smith $550
Gloria Hoxsie $530
Maxine Wright $513
Olu Dixon-Hsdchscs-5519476 $500
Miguel Flores Rangel $500
Lamont A Lyons $500
Kimberly Walker $500
Faride Melcher Castro $500
Dingil Haile $500
Stephanie Salazar-Hsdchscs-5367178 $475
Mary Dailey Kummer $450
Folake Oyegbola $450
Curtiss R Calhoun $450
Youth In Focus $420
The Language Connection, LLC $400
Amanda Lynne Mancenido $400
Makda Negash-Hsdchscs-4683975 $400
Carol Mendivil-Hsdchscs-5367176 $388
Marcela Gara $350
Me'Kyel Bailey $350
Jackie Delacruz $320
Global Unspoken Truths LLC $320
Robin Higa $300
Alternative Communication Services, LLC $300
Jordan E. Compton $300
Ikhra Mohamed-Hsdchscs-5367177 $263
Rentacrate LLC $252
Susan Fried $250
Tre-Vaughn Holmes $250
Bana Abera $250
Luisa Garcia $250
Adams Interpreting Services LLC $245
Manami Kano $216
Ahmed Ali $216
Languages Translation Services $205
Oussanatou Traore-Hsdchscs-4683990 $200
Tate Tyrone-Hsdchscs-4832978 $200
Mohamed Faduma-Hsdchscs-4832977 $200
Tatiana Krubully-Hsdchscs-4683980 $200
Meron Girma-Hsdchscs-4683979 $200
Mekdes Abate-Hsdchscs-4683978 $200
Sirjahnez Worthing-Hsdchscs-4834351 $200
Migel Sandoval-Hsdchscs-4838972 $200
Michelle Aldaco-Hsdchscs-4838971 $200
Marquese Bell-Hsdchscs-4683977 $200
Van Mawi-Hsdchscs-4832979 $200
Zola Bwana-Hsdchscs-4683981 $200
Nyah Ferreira-Hsdchscs-4784116 $200
Wintana Dawit-Hsdchscs-4838973 $200
Damarion Ezell-Hsdchscs-4683968 $200
Faith Worthing Cattlet-Hsdchscs-4834349 $200
Janet Jones Prest-Hsdchscs-4784112 $200
John Dixon-Hsdchscs-4683973 $200
Lacey Murff-Renninger-Hsdchscs-4832975 $200
Dae Von Fomby-Hsdchscs-4683967 $200
Aishah Mohamed-Hsdchscs-4683988 $200
Damenique Duncan-Hsdchscs-4683969 $200
Crecencio Woods-Hsdchscs-4834347 $200
Ariana Worthing-Hsdchscs-4834346 $200
Alondra Jazmin Delgado-Hsdchscs-4683966 $200
Juan Solis Gamez-Hsdchscs-4838969 $200
Angela Duran-Hsdchscs-4838967 $200
Asmaa Farid-Sulayman-Hsdchscs-4683989 $200
Diamond Gradney-Hsdchscs-4784110 $200
Hugo Cruz-Hsdchscs-4730657 $200
Erin Jones $200
Abdu Zeinab-Hsdchscs-4832973 $200
Dingil M. Haile-Hsdchscs-4838968 $200
Karen Taylor-Hsdchscs-4784113 $200
Leah Sishu-Hsdchscs-4832976 $200
Ke'Lynn Johnson-Hsdchscs-4683974 $200
Aaliyah Oma-Hsdchscs-4683987 $200
Kenya Hill-Hsdchscs-4784115 $200
Donovan Sanders-Hsdchscs-4683970 $200
Guanqi Gao-Hsdchscs-5376945 $200
Malik Banks-Hsdchscs-4683976 $200
Isyss Overton-Hsdchscs-4683972 $200
Alana Biggers-Thomas-Hsdchscs-4838966 $200
Ilyas Ali $200
Dupree Pickett-Hsdchscs-4683971 $200
Universal Language Service Inc $157
Yuliya Olegovna Speroff $150
Mohamed Abdi-Hsdchscs-5308594 $150
Mohamed A.Abdi $150
Nebiyu Yassin $150
Mutende Katambo $150
Karla Vargas $150
Continent Media $140
Ten Consultants LLC $125
Musse & Associates $120
Shau-Lee Chow $118
Stephaun Elite Wallace LLC $100
Nacy Nguyen-Hsdchscs-5431379 $100
Crystal Tetnick $100
Gay City Health Project $100
Kimberly A Early $100
Juliet Le $100
Maria Alejandra Perez Guzman $75
Taffy Lei T. Maene $75
Cinthia Illan Vazquez $75
Larissa Reza Garcia $75
Frelimo Omari Amili $75
Devitta R. Briscoe $75
Ieleen Orozco-Chavez-Hsdchscs-4429756 $30
Kennedy Clark-Hsdchscs-4168674 $30
Kate Lechmann-Hsdchscs-4873352 $30
Gene Decker-Hsdchscs-4873350 $30
Opensquare $17

Source: King County

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