nonprofits

Organizations that have made it their mission to be equitable and inclusive while serving diverse populations are questioning if their work will disqualify them from federal arts grants.

Billionaire author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott acknowledged $2 billion in 2024 donations bringing the total she’s given away since 2019 to $19.2 billion.

King County's cultural funding agency, 4 Culture, recently announced $165 million in grants for hundreds of nonprofits in the county over the next three years.

State Rep. Tarra Simmons is suing the nonprofit she created, Civil Survival Project, alleging the organization discriminated against her and violated the terms of her employment contract before firing her over the summer.

In the post-Dobbs era, educators search for ways to better serve students raising children. A school on the Washington-Idaho border offers one approach.

The Seattle Jazz Fellowship, a local jazz nonprofit focused on performance and mentorship, has a new temporary home and expanded event schedule in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood.

Pandemic-era cuts to Metro Parks Tacoma programs decreased already limited access to adaptive recreation in Tacoma and Pierce County. Rainier Adaptive Sports launched soon after to foster more accessible play options.

The second floor of Seattle's King Street Station is now Station Space. The new creative hub will house five different nonprofits focused on youth and the arts, including Totem Star which works with young recording musicians.

At age 50, Centrum has become a $4 million-a-year operation with 14 fulltime staff. In a typical year, it brings in 300 temporary faculty, more than 2,000 participants and thousands more visitors to a former military fort in Port Townsend.

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival has recently struggled with staffing changes and financial turmoil. These shifts at the Ashland theater company have led many to wonder: how did OSF get here?