Estimated 2008 distribution
The Puget Sound Energy Foundation was created in 2006 with a $15 million
endowment (learn
more). None of the foundation's grants will come from Puget Sound Energy's
(PSE) utility customers. Annually the Foundation is required to distribute five
percent of the preceding year's average assets in charitable distributions. The minimum distribution required in 2008 is approximately $437,000, due to funds distributed in 2007 that exceeded the annual required allocation.
PSE Foundation announces grant awardees
The foundation has announced 29 grant awards totaling $75,000
as part of the funding round which closed October 1. Charitable
organizations in nine counties received support as part of this
competitive round of grant making, with the human services sector
receiving the most support.
October 1, 2007 grant recipients.
October 1, 2007 grant recipients
| Organization |
Sector |
County |
Award Amount |
| Pacific Northwest Ballet |
Arts & Culture |
King |
$8000 |
| King County Library System Foundation |
Public Safety & Emergency Prep
|
King |
$5000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound |
Human Services |
Pierce |
$5000 |
| Vashon House Hold |
Civic & Economic |
King |
$4500 |
| Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group |
Environmental |
Skagit |
$4000 |
| LAW Fund & the Campaign for Equal Justice |
Human Services |
King |
$4000 |
| Standing Ovation |
Arts & Culture |
King |
$3500 |
| Leadership Eastside |
Civic & Economic |
King |
$3500 |
| American Red Cross - Mt. Baker Chapter |
Public Safety & Emergency Prep |
Whatcom |
$3000 |
| People For Puget Sound |
Environmental |
King |
$3000 |
| Northwest Harvest/EMM |
Human Services |
King |
$3000 |
| Harlequin Productions |
Arts & Culture |
Thurston |
$2500 |
| Tacoma Art Museum |
Arts & Culture |
Pierce |
$2500 |
| Friends of third Place Commons |
Civic & Economic |
King |
$2500 |
| Des Moines Area Food Bank |
Public Safety & Emergency Prep |
King |
$2000 |
| Highline Community College Foundation |
Environmental |
King |
$2000 |
| Auburn Youth Resources |
Human Services |
King |
$2000 |
| Cocoon House |
Human Services |
Snohomish |
$2000 |
| Northwest Center |
Human Services |
King |
$2000 |
| Pope's Kids Place |
Human Services |
Lewis |
$2000 |
| City of Enumclaw |
Arts & Culture |
King |
$1000 |
| Lynden Heritage Foundation dba Lynden
Pioneer Museum |
Arts & Culture |
Whatcom |
$1000 |
| Mount Baker Theatre |
Arts & Culture |
Whatcom |
$1000 |
| Child Care Resources |
Education |
King |
$1000 |
| Seattle Works |
Environmental |
King |
$1000 |
| Northwind Arts Alliance |
Human Services |
Jefferson |
$1000 |
| Ryther Child Center |
Human Services |
King |
$1000 |
| Skagit Adult Day Care |
Human Services |
Skagit |
$1000 |
| Treehouse |
Human Services |
King |
$1000 |
| Total Programmatic |
$75,000 |
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Next deadline
The foundation's next funding round closes on April 1, 2008. At the
April round, only programmatic requests will be considered.
For application deadlines and details, please visit our
Guidelines
page.
Grant History
The foundation began making grants in January 2007.
Click here to view grant history.
June 1, 2007 Programmatic grant recipients
| Organization |
Sector |
County |
Award Amount |
| Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust |
Environmental |
King |
$10,000 |
| First Place |
Human Services |
King |
$7,500 |
| Elder and Adult Day Services |
Human Services |
King |
$5,670 |
| Eastside Domestic Violence Program |
Human Services |
King |
$5,000 |
| Human Response Network |
Human Services |
Lewis |
$5,000 |
| Intercommunity Mercy Housing |
Human Services |
Thurston |
$5,000 |
| Island County Readiness to Learn |
Human Services |
Island |
$5,000 |
| Left Foot Organics |
Human Services |
Thurston |
$5,000 |
| Mary Bridge Children's Foundation |
Human Services |
Pierce |
$5,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation |
Environmental |
Thurston |
$5,000 |
| Greater Maple Valley Community Center |
Human Services |
King |
$3,000 |
| Nikkei Concerns |
Human Services |
King |
$3,000 |
| St. Vincent de Paul of Snohomish County |
Human Services |
Snohomish |
$3,000 |
| YWCA |
Human Services |
Pierce |
$2,500 |
| Little Red Schoolhouse |
Human Services |
Thurston |
$1,099 |
| Total Programmatic |
$70,769 |
June 1, 2007 Capital grant recipients
| Organization |
Sector |
County |
Award Amount |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle |
Human Services |
King |
$25,000 |
| Plymouth Housing Group |
Human Services |
King |
$10,000 |
| Seattle Aquarium Society |
Environmental |
King |
$10,000 |
| Suquamish Foundation |
Arts & Culture |
Kitsap |
$10,000 |
| The Northwest Railway Museum |
Arts & Culture |
King |
$10,000 |
| YWCA Bellingham |
Human Services |
Whatcom |
$10,000 |
| Friends of Issaquah Salmon Hatchery |
Environmental |
King |
$9,231 |
| Friends of Roslyn Library |
Arts & Culture |
Kittitas |
$5,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of East King County |
Human Services |
King |
$5,000 |
| Olympia Union Gospel Mission |
Human Services |
Thurston |
$5,000 |
| PenMet Foundation |
Environmental |
Pierce |
$5,000 |
| Total Capital |
$104,231 |
March 1, 2007 Grant recipients
Sixteen nonprofit organizations received grants totaling $163,500
as part of the funding round which closed March 1, 2007. These grant
awards support charitable programs in four Washington counties:
King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Whatcom.
| Organization |
Sector |
Award Amount |
| Washington Information Network 2-1-1/WIN 211 |
Human Services |
$40,000 |
| ArtsFund |
Arts & Culture |
$25,000 |
| Northwest African American Museum |
Education |
$25,000 |
| KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio |
Public Affairs |
$25,000 |
|
IslandWood |
Environmental |
$20,000 |
| EarthCorps |
Environmental |
$5,000 |
| Pediatric Interim Care Center |
Human Services |
$4,000 |
| Washington Trails Association |
Environmental |
$3,000 |
| Washington Business Week |
Education |
$2,500 |
| Bainbridge Youth Services |
Human Services |
$2,500 |
| Kindering Center |
Human Services |
$2,500 |
| Rotary First Harvest |
Human Services |
$2,500 |
| Youth Advocates |
Human Services |
$2,500 |
| Communities In Schools of Seattle |
Education |
$1,500 |
| Communities In Schools of Renton |
Human Services |
$1,500 |
| Vadis |
Human Services |
$1,000 |
| Total |
$163,500 |
2007 United Way campaigns
The following grants were awarded for the 2007 United Way
Campaigns
| United Way of Chelan and Douglas County |
$5,000 |
| United Way of Island County |
$6,000 |
| United Good Neighbors of Jefferson County |
$10,000 |
| United Way of King County |
$100,000 |
| United Way of Kitsap County |
$15,000 |
| United Way of Kittitas County |
$6,000 |
| United Way of Lewis County |
$3,000 |
| United Way of Pierce County |
$26,000 |
| United Way of Skagit County |
$10,000 |
| United Way of Snohomish County |
$12,000 |
| United Way of Thurston County |
$24,000 |
| United Way of Walla Walla County |
$2,000 |
| United Way of Whatcom County |
$19,000 |
| Total |
$238,000 |
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