Thanks to Our Donors!

Thank you to the following donors for generously supporting our work at The Arc!

Cooper Levy Trust Awards $2,000

The Arc of King County thanks the Cooper Levy Trust for their generous grant award of $2,000 for program services.  The Cooper Levy Trust was created to provide financial support for United Way and to other nonprofit agencies providing food, shelter, basic services, and medical care to low-income families and children in Washington State.

Elizabeth A. Lynn Foundation

Thank you to the trustees of the Elizabeth A. Lynn
Foundation for their generous grant of $10,000 for our
Representative Payee and Support Program. This wonderful gift will help us assist people with developmental disabilities who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless to access services that will enable them to secure and maintain longterm
affordable housing, and develop individual advocacy
skills through education, training, information and leadership opportunities.
 
We appreciate the Elizabeth A. Lynn Foundation’s past and current support of our organization and for its contributions to our local communities. Established in 1981, this Foundation has been funding organizations throughout Washington State, especially in the Puget Sound area. The Elizabeth A. Lynn Foundation is interested in funding education, health issues, youth development, and many other human services issues.

Fales Foundation Trust

Thank you to the Fales Foundation Trust for granting The Arc $2,000 in support of its Representative Payee & Support Services program.  This program assists individuals with developmental disabilities who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless to access services that will enable them to secure and maintain long-term affordable housing, and develop individual advocacy skills through education, training, information, and leadership opportunities. 

The Fales Foundation Trust was established in 1985 by Gilbert R. Fales, a long-time Seattle resident. The Foundation was established to provide financial support to social service agencies addressing issues of homelessness and hunger, and to artistic and cultural organizations in the city of Seattle.  The Fales Foundation has supported The Arc’s mission in recent years, and we thank them again for their partnership in helping to build a strong community.

Kawabe Memorial Fund Awards $2,000

Thank you to the Kawabe Memorial Fund for generously awarding $2,000 to The Arc's Senior Family Caregiver Support Project.  The Kawabe Memorial Fund is a private foundation established under the will of Harry S. Kawabe.  Grants awarded from this foundation fall under the categories of human services, religious institutions, and Alaska Scholarships.

Lucky Seven

Thank you to the Lucky Seven Foundation for awarding a generous grant in the amount of $5,000 to The Arc of King County. This gift is designated to support the Parent to Parent Program which matches new parents with an experienced parent who has a child with a similar diagnosis and family circumstances to provide personal support and information on resources and services. The Parent to Parent Program has a network of trained volunteer Helping Parents, all of whom have children with developmental disabilities. This gift will contribute to the growth of this program as we collaborate and create new community partnerships to serve our diverse community. 

The Lucky Seven Foundation which was established by Manson and Frannie Backus, and is now operated by their children and grandchildren.

Puget Sound Energy Foundation

Thank you Puget Sound Energy Foundation for awarding a generous grant in the amount of $5,000 to The Arc of King County's Parent to Parent Program.  This gift will allow for continued growth and breadth of services in the work that we do on behalf of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. 

The Puget Sound Energy Foundation is dedicated to energizing our local community by supporting innovative programs that provide meaningful, measurable and long-lasting results for years to come.

Thomas V. Giddens Jr. Foundation

The Arc of King County’s Parent to Parent Program received a generous grant in the amount of $20,000 from The Thomas V. Giddens Jr. Foundation.  As indicated on its website, this private foundation’s broad focus is to support activities and programs that benefit neglected and abused youth, with a particular, but not exclusive, interest in serving youth in the Seattle metropolitan area. 

 The American Association of People with Disabilities reports that without adequate family support, children with disabilities face nearly four times the rate of abuse and neglect as children without disabilities.  We believe our Parent to Parent Program has been instrumental in creating healthy environments and relationships for children with developmental disabilities and their families. We believe our program has reduced the possibilities of child abuse by connecting families to sensitive, trained mentors. These mentors provide family members invaluable emotional support and links to community resources needed to meet the many challenges of caring for a child with developmental disabilities.

Thank you again to The Thomas V. Giddens Jr. Foundation for this wonderful gift that supports our mission and will benefit so many individuals and families!

The Masnari Family, Pi Kappa Phi, Push America and The Arc's Board of Trustees match $5,000 for The Foundation for the Challenged Grant.

The Foundation for the Challenged grant-making program was established in 2006 to provide support dollars to individuals with developmental disabilities for lifestyle necessities.  There are 36,000 individuals with developmental disabilities in the state of Washington living below the government defined poverty level.  Thanks to the generosity of Pi Kappa Phi, Push America, The Masnari Family, and The Arc of King County's Board of Trustees, we have raised $5,000 for the matching dollar grant program.  With the $10,000 raised we can help individuals in our country with basic living necessities not available from other public or private sources.

The Arc Receives $25,000 Grant from The Seattle Foundation

Thank you to The Seattle Foundation's Board of Trustees and members for approving The Arc of King County's grant application to the Community Grantmaking Program.  A very generous $25,000 grant was awarded to The Arc to support general operating expenses.  This grant is paid from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Fund, created by a gift to The Seattle Foundation.  As stated on their website, since 1946, The Seattle Foundation has been committed to making our community and our world a better place to live.  Through its 1,200 individual and family funds, the Foundation and its donors award more than $58 million in grants to local, national and international nonprofit organizations every year.  The Seattle Foundation creates a healthy community through engaged philanthropy, community knowledge and leadership.  The Seattle Foundation provides local donors with a window to the world by connecting them to global causes and organizations.