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COEF Past Recipients

The Community Outreach and Education Fund was first launched in 2015. Please learn more about our past partners by clicking on each contract period below.

Past Partners

24-month contract period from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023

Organization	Amount Funded	Partner Information	Communities of Focus
API Chaya	$130,000.00		Asian and Pacific Islander Workers Immigrant youth Survivors of Violence
Brothers United In Leadership Development (BUILD)	$160,000.00		American Descendants of Slavery (ADOS) workers
Casa Latina	$581,000.00	Entre Hermanos Villa Comunitaria (formerly South Park Information and Resource Center) WA Wage Claim Project	Latino Workers LGBTQ Women
Chinese Information and Service Center	$153,659.17		Chinese and Vietnamese Workers Immigrant Youth
El Centro de la Raza	$150,000.00		Latino Workers Small Business Owners
Eritrean Association of Greater Seattle	$105,000.00		East African Workers
Fair Work Center	$1,458,520.00	Al Noor Islamic Community Center LGBTQ Allyship Somali Community Services of Seattle	East African LGBTQ Young Workers of Color
United Indians of All Tribes Foundation	$150,000.00		Alaska Natives American Indians Native Americans Pacific Islanders
West African Community Council	$110,000.00		Small Business Owners West African Workers
Total Amount Funded	$2,998,179.17

24-month contract period from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021

Organization	Amount Funded	Partner Information	Communities of Focus
API Chaya	$129,797.44		Asian and Pacific Islander Workers Immigrant youth Survivors of Violence
Casa Latina	$528,767.30	Between brothers Villa Comunitaria (formerly South Park Information and Resource Center) WA Wage Claim Project	Latino Workers LGBTQ Women
Chinese Information and Service Center	$153,659.17		Chinese and Vietnamese Workers Immigrant Youth
El Centro de la Raza	$137,336.74		Latino Workers Small Business Owners
Eritrean Association of Greater Seattle	$94,857.40		East African Workers
Fair Work Center	$1,732,603.52	Al Noor Islamic Community Center LGBTQ Allyship Somali Community Services of Seattle	East African LGBTQ Young Workers of Color
Uplift Northwest	$55,658.55		Unsheltered Workers
United Indians of All Tribes Foundation	$100,000.00		Alaska Natives American Indians Native Americans Pacific Islanders
West African Community Council	$109,565.64		Small Business Owners West African Workers
Total Amount Funded	$3,042,245.76

9-month contract extension from April 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019

Organization	Amount Funded	Partner Information	Communities of Focus
Casa Latina	$205,248.65	Entre Hermanos South Park Information and Resource Center South Park Neighborhood Center WA Wage Claim Project	Latino Workers LGBTQ Women
Chinese Information and Service Center	$60,268.13		Chinese and Vietnamese Workers Immigrant Youth
El Centro de la Raza	$53,855.22		Latino Workers Small Business Owners
Eritrean Association of Greater Seattle	$48,322.19		East African Workers
Fair Work Center	$822,078.35	21 Progress Al Noor Islamic Community Center API Chaya Bayan PNW Fair Work Center Latino Community Fund LGBTQ Allyship Partner in Employment Somali Community Services of Seattle	Low Income Workers Asian and Pacific Islander East African Filipino Immigrants and Refugees Latino LGBTQ Survivors of Violence Young Workers of Color
Millionair Club Charity	$22,600.65		Unsheltered Workers
West African Community Council	$42,965.66		Small Business Owners West African Workers
Total Amount Funded	$1,255,338.86

24-month contract period from April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2019

Organization	Amount Funded	Partner Information	Communities of Focus
Casa Latina	$518,443.00	Entre Hermanos South Park Information and Resource Center South Park Neighborhood Center WA Wage Claim Project	Latino Workers LGBTQ Women
Chinese Information and Service Center	$156,034.00		Chinese and Vietnamese Workers Immigrant Youth
El Centro de la Raza	$139,431.00		Latino Workers Small Business Owners
Eritrean Association of Greater Seattle	$125,106.00		East African Workers
Fair Work Center	$2,151,818.00	21 Progress Al Noor Islamic Community Center API Chaya Bayan PNW Fair Work Center Got Green Latino Community Fund LGBTQ Allyship Partner in Employment Restaurant Opportunities Center of Seattle Somali Community Services of Seattle	Low Income Workers Asian and Pacific Islander East African Filipino Immigrants and Refugees Latino LGBTQ Restaurant Workers Survivors of Violence Young Workers of Color
King County - Seattle NAACP	$45,760.00 *12 Month Contract		African American Workers
Millionair Club Charity	$58,513.00		Unsheltered Workers
West African Community Council	$3,267,508.00		Small Business Owners West African Workers
Total Amount Funded	$3,267,508.00

14-month contract period from October 1, 2015 to December 31, 2016

Organization	Amount Funded	Partner Information	Communities of Focus
Casa Latina Collaborative	$247,950.00	Entre Hermanos South Park Information and Resource Center South Park Neighborhood Center WA Wage Claim Project	Latino LGBTQ Youth Workers
Coalition of Immigrants, Refugees and Communities of Color	$65,000.00		African American/ Black Workers At Risk Youth Workers Ethiopian Filipino Khmer Vietnamese
Chinese Information and Service Center	$60,000.00		Chinese and Vietnamese Workers Immigrant Youth
El Centro de la Raza	$25,000.00		Latino Workers Small Business Owners
Eritrean Association of Greater Seattle	$70,009.00		East African Workers
Eritrean Community in Seattle	$60,000.00		East African Workers Small Business Owners
Fair Work Center	$376,000.00	21 Progress Al Noor Islamic Community Center Got Green Latino Community Fund LGBTQ Allyship Puget Sound Sage Somali Community Services of Seattle	East African Latino LGBTQ Low Income Workers Young Workers of Color
King County - Seattle NAACP	$60,000.00		African American African Workers
Millionair Club Charity	$3,500.00		Unsheltered Workers
Washington Community Action Network	$20,000.00		Membership of 30,000 Comprised of Low Income Workers of Color
Washington Wage Claim Project	$9,500.00	Joined Latino Collaborative in 2017	Low Wage Workers Experiencing Workplace Violations
Total Amount Funded	$996,959.00