Organizations Filed Purposes:
IGNITE POWERFUL & REWARDING PHILANTHROPY TO MAKE SEATTLE A STRONGER VIBRANT COMMUNITY FOR ALL.
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP: SEATTLE FOUNDATION DRAWS ON OUR DEEP COMMUNITY INSIGHT AND LONG HISTORY AS A CIVIC LEADER TO LAUNCH AND PARTICIPATE IN CROSS-SECTOR INITIATIVES THAT AMPLIFY OUR REACH AND IMPACT. LED BY OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY, OUR ROLE AS A CIVIC LEADER IS TO ALIGN KEY STAKEHOLDERS AROUND STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS OUR REGION'S GREATEST CHALLENGES.
DONOR-DIRECTED GRANTMAKING: SEATTLE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO IGNITE POWERFUL, REWARDING PHILANTHROPY. WITH MORE THAN 600 INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND CORPORATE FUNDS, THIS AREA OF INVESTMENT REFLECTS THE GRANTMAKING DIRECTED BY OUR DONORS TO SUPPORT A BROAD RANGE OF COMMUNITY INTERESTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS PRIMARILY IN OUR REGION AND WASHINGTON STATE, AND ALSO EXTENDING NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.
FOUNDATION-DIRECTED GRANTMAKING: SEATTLE FOUNDATION MANAGES TARGETED FUNDS, CALLED AREA OF INTEREST FUNDS, ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY, TO SUPPORT DEFINED INTEREST AREAS. SIMILARLY, OUR IMPACT STRATEGIES REFLECT OUR PRIORITY TO CENTER EQUITY AND SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS LED BY, AND CREATED FOR, HISTORICALLY AND CURRENTLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING BLACK, NATIVE, LATINX, IMMIGRANT, AND LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES. SEATTLE FOUNDATION EVALUATES ORGANIZATIONS AND THEN MAKES GRANTS TO BEST REFLECT THE INTENDED PURPOSE OF THE FUNDS. THE FOUNDATION FREQUENTLY LEADS SPECIAL INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC COMMUNITY NEEDS IN KING COUNTY, INCLUDING EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUNDS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Tony Mestres | PRESIDENT AND CEO | 40 | $433,627 |
| Kirstin Sandaas | CHIEF FINANCIAL OPERATING OFFICER | 40 | $274,215 |
| Fidelma Mcginn | CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER | 40 | $195,025 |
| Kristine Hermanns | CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER | 40 | $189,067 |
| Mary Grace Roske | CHIEF BRAND OFFICER | 40 | $182,067 |
| Nancy Beacham | MGNG DIR, PEOPLE AND CULTURE | 40 | $165,636 |
| Michele Frix | CHIEF OF STAFF | 40 | $161,105 |
| Michelle Purnell-Hepburn | MGNG DIR, CONTROLLER & ACCOUNTING | 40 | $159,033 |
| Jim Page | MGNG DIR, FINANCE & STRATEGIC PLNG | 40 | $137,147 |
| James Grams | MGNG DIR, OPERATIONS & TECHNOLOGY | 40 | $133,209 |
| Norma Fuentes | MGNG DIR, PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES | 40 | $133,016 |
| Aaron Robertson | MGNG DIR POLICY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 40 | $126,379 |
| Nancy Saelee | ASSISTANT SECRETARY | 40 | $84,398 |
| Brett Prather | SECRETARY | 40 | $82,658 |
| Terry Myerson | TRUSTEE | 4 | $0 |
| Steve Hill | TRUSTEE | 4 | $0 |
| Scott Shapiro | TRUSTEE | 4 | $0 |
| Marcia Fujimoto | TRUSTEE | 4 | $0 |
| Linda Park | TRUSTEE THRU 06/2019 | 4 | $0 |
| Libby Gates Macphee | TRUSTEE THRU 10/2019 | 4 | $0 |
| Kelley Hall | TRUSTEE | 4 | $0 |
| John Hotta | TRUSTEE | 4 | $0 |
| Janet Levinger | TRUSTEE | 4 | $0 |
| Fraser Black | TRUSTEE | 4 | $0 |
| Debra Somberg | TRUSTEE | 4 | $0 |
| David Bley | TRUSTEE | 4 | $0 |
| Colleen Echohawk | TRUSTEE | 4 | $0 |
| Asha Sharma | TRUSTEE | 4 | $0 |
| Ann Watson | TRUSTEE | 4 | $0 |
| Allyson Tucker | TRUSTEE | 4 | $0 |
| Mark Gibson | TREASURER | 4 | $0 |
| Ed Taylor | VICE CHAIR | 4 | $0 |
| Ed Thomas | CHAIR | 4 | $0 |
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