BOEF Past Recipients

2021-2022 Recipients

24-month contract extension from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022

Organizations Amount Funded 2021-2022
Communities of Focus

Ethnic Chambers of Commerce Coalition $400,000.00 
  • African American
  • Asian
  • East African
  • Immigrant and Refugees
  • Latinx
  • Pacific Islander
Business Impact NW $66,000.00
  • Low-income entrepreneurs
  • Immigrant and Refugees
  • LGBTQ
Latino Community Fund $284,000.00
  • Immigrant and Refugees
  • Latinx
Ventures

$200,000.00


  • Immigrant and Refugees
  • Women
  • Small businesses owned by people with income sat or below 80% of the HUD area median income.
Tabor 100

$150,000.00

  • African American
  • East African 
Total Amount Funded $1,100,000.00

2021 Hiring Entity Outreach

The Office of Labor Standards also partners with Hand-in-Hand, a national network of employers of nannies, house cleaners and home attendants, to provide outreach and education to individuals, households, and employers about their responsibilities under the Domestic Workers Ordinance (DWO).

Organizations Amount Funded 2021
Communities of Focus

Hand in Hand $50,000.00 
  • Seattle domestic employers and their allies

For information about these partnerships, please contact us at labor.standards@seattle.gov or call us at 1 (206) 256-5297.

2020 Recipients

9-month contract extension from April 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020

Amount Funded
Partner Information

Communities of Focus

Ethnic Chambers of Commerce Coalition $280,000.00 
  • Business Impact Northwest
  • Chinese Information Service Center
  • Eritrean Community in Seattle and Vicinity
  • Greater Seattle Business Association
  • OneAmerica
  • African American
  • Asian
  • East African
  • Immigrant and Refugees
  • Latinx
  • Pacific Islander
Hand in Hand $50,000.00

  • Seattle Domestic Employers and their Allies
Latino Community Fund $142,000.00
  • Beacon Business Alliance
  • South Park Retail Merchants Association (SPRM)
  • Immigrant and Refugees
  • Latinx
Ventures

$100,000.00

  • Pike Place Market PDA
  • Seattle Good Business Network
  • Urban Impact 
  • Wayfind
  • Asian 
  • African American 
  • Immigrant and Refugees
  • Pacific Islander
Total Amount Funded $572,000.00

 

Contact Information

2018 - 2020 Recipients

24-month contract period from April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2020

Amount Funded Partner Information

Communities of Focus

Ethnic Business Coalition $137,795.00

  • African American
  • Asian
  • Immigrant and Refugees
  • Pacific Islander
Ethnic Chambers of Commerce Coalition

$565,960.00

  • Business Impact Northwest
  • Eritrean Community in Seattle and Vicinity
  • Greater Seattle Business Association
  • African American
  • Asian
  • East African
  • Immigrant and Refugees
  • Latinx
  • Pacific Islander
Latino Community Fund $282,966.00
  • El Centro de la Raza
  • South Park Retail Merchants Association (SPRM)
  • Immigrant and Refugees
  • Latinx
Seattle Business Education Hub $164,050.00
  • Eritrean Community Connection
  • Somali Community Services of Seattle
  • East African
  • Immigrant and Refugees
Ventures $111,434.00
  • Pike Place Market PDA
  • Seattle Good Business Network
  • Urban Impact
  • Wayfind
  • Immigrants and Refugees
  • Small businesses owned by people with incomesat or below 80% of the HUD area median income
  • Women
Total Amount Funded $1,262,205.00

 

2017 Recipients

12-month contract period from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017

Amount Funded
Partner Information

Communities of Focus
Seattle Metro Chamber of Commerce (SMCC)

$90,000.00

  • Ethnic Business Coalition
  • Tabor 100
  • African American
  • Asian
  • Immigrant and Refugees
  • Pacific Islander
Latino Community Fund $100,000.00
  • Beacon Business Alliance
  • El Centro de la Raza
  • South Park Retail Merchants Association (SPRM)
  • Immigrant and Refugees
  • Latinx
Ethnic Chambers of Commerce Coalition $285,000.00
  • Business Impact Northwest
  • Chinese Information Service Center
  • Eritrean Community in Seattle and Vicinity
  • Greater Seattle Business Association
  • OneAmerica
  • African American
  • Asian
  • East African
  • Immigrant and Refugees
  • Latinx
  • Pacific Islander
Total Amount Funded $475,000.00

 

Contact Information

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