This week, the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation awarded over $9 million between eight nonprofit arts and culture organizations in Seattle.
The suite of grants aims to energize the downtown neighborhood — home to ~66% of Seattle’s art sector jobs + 10% of the city’s residents — by funding projects that help arts orgs move into vacant spaces, increase their programming, and improve audience access.
Here’s a breakdown of the eight organizations and their respective grant size that will be dispersed over the next three years:
- Base Camp Studios — $200,000
- Common Area Maintenance — $200,000
- Friends of Waterfront Park — $5,000,000
- Seattle Art Museum — $500,000
- Seattle Symphony at Benaroya Hall — $750,000
- Shunpike — $1,627,545
- SIFF — $800,000
- Theatre Off Jackson — $350,000
