2023 Annual Report
Jennifer Teunon,
Executive Director
Jill Gardner,
Board President
Dear Friends,
On the website for the National Council of Nonprofits, there is a wonderful quote:
“Nonprofits embody the best of America. They provide a way for people to work together for the common good, transforming shared beliefs and hopes into action. They give shape to our boldest dreams, highest ideals, and noblest causes.”
We couldn’t agree more. Our communities are held up by the work of nonprofits. In 2023, Medina granted $4.4 million to 185 inspiring organizations. As usual, the majority of our grants, 75%, were for general operating support. Most of our grantees have been long-term partners, and many have received funding for decades. But every year brings new partnerships. In 2023, nearly 11% of our grants went to organizations that are new to us. Highlights of this year were funding so many innovative nonprofits for the first time and seeing our partners again as more meetings and site visits shifted back to being in-person. We had really missed everyone.
Impact Initiative
2023 was also the second year of our Impact Initiative that we featured in our last annual report. Five of Medina’s grantees were selected for this Initiative: Bike Works, Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship, Community Boat Project, Grays Harbor Youth Works, and Speak With Purpose. A total of $1 million dollars over five years was granted to these organizations above our regular grantmaking budget. Each organization also received professional development funding and support outside of the grant. It has been encouraging to see the ways they have provided support to each other as they expand their work, build new programs, overcome challenges, and go through leadership transitions. They are all making such significant contributions to their communities.
Professional Development Grants
While general operating dollars are most often needed, we have heard for years how challenging it is to raise money for professional development. In 2023, we held our third round of professional development funding. While these grants are small (up to $5,000), they are in addition to any other Medina funding, and they are completely driven by the organization. That flexibility allows organizations to be creative and put the money where it is most needed. Grantees have told us that they raised more money than projected after attending a fundraising training, strengthened their board by creating clearer expectations, improved their overall organizational culture after a communications course, and gained valuable networking and support by attending an in-person conference. We weren’t able to fund all of the requests because the need is so great, but we did fund 22 proposals. We look forward to continuing this process in 2024.
We extend our thanks and admiration to every organization listed in this report. To close, we will leave you with one more quote about the sector’s importance from the National Council of Nonprofits:
“Nonprofits feed, heal, shelter, educate, inspire, enlighten, and nurture people of every age, gender, race, and socioeconomic status, from coast to coast, border to border, and beyond. Every single day.”
With so much gratitude,
Jill Gardner, Board President
Jennifer Teunon, Executive Director
2023 Grants | $4,406,853 Total
Economic Opportunities
Ada Developers Academy | $25,000
Career Path Services | $20,000
CASA Latina | $30,000
CCS* - ASSET Program | $25,000
CCS - Social Services Provider Academy (SSPA) | $15,000
Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship | $25,000
Degrees of Change | $20,000
Dress for Success Seattle | $15,000
Financial Beginnings Washington | $15,000
Juma Ventures | $25,000
Refugee Artisan Initiative | $15,000
Sound Outreach | $30,000
Third Stone | $25,000
Ventures | $40,000
Whatcom Literacy Council | $15,000
Positive Pathways for Youth
America SCORES Seattle | $15,000
Asia Pacific Cultural Center | $50,000
BELONG Partners | $15,000
Bike Works Seattle | $20,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of King County | $40,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County | $30,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound | $40,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula | $25,000
CCS - Youth Tutoring Program | $25,000
City Year, Inc. | $30,000
Cocoon House | $45,000
College Possible WA | $25,000
College Success Foundation | $25,000
Communities In Schools of Greater King County | $20,000
Communities In Schools of Lakewood | $20,000
Communities In Schools of Peninsula | $20,000
Communities in Schools of Whatcom-Skagit | $20,000
Community Boat Project | $10,000
Community for Youth | $20,000
Community Network Council | $15,000
Eastside Academy | $30,000
Foundation for Tacoma Students | $20,000
Friends of the Children of Seattle | $30,000
Friends of the Children of Tacoma | $30,000
Friends of Youth | $40,000
Garden Raised Bounty (GRuB) | $30,000
Hilltop Artists in Residence | $15,000
Kandelia | $25,000
Para Los Niños | $15,000
Rainier Prep | $30,000
Rainier Scholars | $30,000
ROOTS Young Adult Shelter | $43,700
SafeFutures Youth Center | $20,000
Sawhorse Revolution | $25,000
Speak With Purpose | $20,000
STEM Paths Innovation Network | $25,000
Summer Search Seattle | $30,000
Technology Access Foundation | $30,000
The Garage, A Teen Cafe | $15,000
The Mockingbird Society | $35,000
Urban ArtWorks | $20,000
Washington Business Week | $15,000
Whatcom Family YMCA | $25,000
YMCA of Greater Seattle | $80,000
Youth Eastside Services | $25,000
Youth in Focus | $30,000
YouthCare | $40,000
Zeno | $30,000
Stabilization for Families and Individuals
A Step Ahead | $15,000
Anacortes Family Center | $25,000
Assistance League of Bellingham | $10,000
Associated Ministries of Tacoma-Pierce County | $50,000
Atlantic Street Center | $30,000
Bayside Housing and Services | $30,000
Bellingham Food Bank | $30,000
Black Healing Fund | $15,000
Bridge Receiving Center | $27,000
CCS - Arrest and Jail Alternatives | $15,000
CCS - Family Housing Network | $25,000
CCS - Feed the Hungry | $13,000
CCS - Hope House | $10,000
CCS - Katherine's House & Rita's House | $20,000
CCS - Network Builder Program | $15,000
CCS - Pregnancy and Parenting Support (PrePS) | $20,000
CCS - Spirit Journey | $10,000
CCS - The Community Kitchen | $12,000
Chief Seattle Club | $30,000
Child Advocacy Center of Snohomish County at Dawson Place | $30,000
Child Care Action Council of Thurston County | $30,000
Childhaven | $35,000
Community Action Council of Lewis, Mason & Thurston Counties | $25,000
Confederated Lower Chinook Tribes and Bands | $20,000
Connect Casino Road | $30,000
Crisis Connections | $30,000
Denise Louie Education Center | $20,000
Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County | $25,000
Dove House Advocacy Services | $25,000
Eatonville Family Agency | $15,000
Emergency Food Network of Tacoma-Pierce County | $35,000
Exodus Housing | $25,000
Family Education and Support Services | $25,000
Family Law CASA of King County | $10,000
Family Promise of Skagit Valley | $20,000
Food Lifeline | $50,000
Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King and Kittitas Counties | $25,000
Hand in Hand | $30,000
Harvest Against Hunger | $35,000
Holly Ridge Center | $30,000
Housing Hope | $50,000
Interfaith Works | $10,000
Interim CDA | $25,000
Jubilee Women's Center | $30,000
Jumping Mouse Children’s Center | $30,000
Kindering | $50,000
King County Sexual Assault Resource Center | $30,000
Kitsap Community Resources | $30,000
Literacy Source | $20,000
Low Income Housing Institute | $40,000
Lydia Place | $25,000
Metropolitan Development Council | $35,000
Mother Mentors of Whidbey Island | $15,000
New Phoebe House Association | $20,000
Next Chapter Foundation | $20,000
North Kitsap Fishline | $25,000
Northwest Harvest | $50,000
Olympic Angels | $15,000
Operation Nightwatch | $22,500
Parent Trust for Washington Children | $30,000
Partners in Prevention Education | $20,000
Pike Place Market Foundation | $35,000
Plymouth Housing Group | $30,000
PorchLight | $15,000
Quixote Communities | $20,000
Rebound of Whatcom County | $15,000
Rescue Mission | $35,000
SeaShare | $40,000
Solid Ground | $50,000
Step By Step Family Support Center | $15,000
Tacoma Urban League | $15,000
The Sophia Way | $30,000
Turning Pointe Advocacy Center | $30,000
Vision House | $45,000
Way Back Inn Foundation | $20,000
Wellspring Family Services | $50,000
WestSide Baby | $20,000
White Center Food Bank | $40,000
Wonderland Child & Family Services | $30,000
World Relief Western Washington | $30,000
Miscellaneous/Other
501 Commons | $30,000
Center for Children & Youth Justice | $10,000
Employee Matching Gifts (total) | $7,148
Hawaii Community Foundation | $20,000
Jefferson Community Foundation | $25,000
Mary Bridge Children’s Foundation | $100,000
National Center for Family Philanthropy | $2,500
Nonprofit Association of Washington | $36,100
Panorama Global | $10,000
Philanthropy Northwest | $7,405
Rural Development Initiatives | $20,000
Social Venture Partners | $5,000
Speaker Honorariums | $500
Washington Association for Children and Families — Institute for Practice Improvement | $30,000
Professional Development Grants
Amara | $5,000
Beyond Survival | $5,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Island County | $5,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula | $3,000
CASA Latina | $5,000
Community Network Council | $5,000
Coyote Central | $5,000
Degrees of Change | $5,000
Dylan Jude Harrell Kids and Community Center | $4,800
Garden Raised Bounty (GRuB) | $5,000
Juma Ventures | $5,000
Kitsap Immigrant Assistance Center | $2,137
Northwest Education Access | $5,000
Project Feast | $5,000
SideWalk | $5,000
Skookum Kids | $3,000
Team Read | $5,000
TOGETHER! | $5,000
Ventures | $5,000
Whatcom Literacy Council | $2,063
YWCA of Tacoma and Pierce County | $5,000
Zeno | $5,000
Impact Initiative Grants
Bike Works Seattle | $40,000
Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship | $45,000
Community Boat Project | $45,000
Grays Harbor Youth Works | $45,000
Speak With Purpose | $45,000
*CCS = Catholic Community Services
2023 Grants Summary
2023 Financial Summary
Board of Trustees
Jill Gardner, President
Margaret Clapp, Vice President/President-Elect
Stephen Gant, Vice President
Gail Gant, Treasurer
Elizabeth Williams, Secretary
Edelveis Clapp, Trustee
Jean Gardner, Trustee
Henry Nettleton, Trustee
Kate Nunn, Trustee
Trevor Nunn, Trustee
Marion Rawlinson, Trustee
Staff
Jessica Case, Program Officer
Alexia Casiano, Grants and Operations Manager
Aana Lauckhart, Senior Program Officer
Jennifer Teunon, Executive Director