Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- Students demonstrating leadership potential
Other requirements
- GSBA community members identified as rising leaders
- Preference for those with marginalized intersectional identities
- Background: Created by GSBA Board Members as a response to the need for sustained leadership support within the LGBTQ+ community.
- The fund represents collective action by community leaders to create lasting change.
Overview
Scholarship and support fund created in 2022 by a group of GSBA Board Members (past and present) with a shared vision of nurturing GSBA Rising Leaders.
Geographic Scope: Washington State, Seattle area
Focus Areas:
- Supporting rising leaders in the GSBA community
- Leadership development and mentorship
- Nurturing next generation of LGBTQ+ leaders
What They Fund:
- Scholarships for rising leaders
- Leadership development support
- Mentorship and guidance
Eligibility:
- GSBA community members identified as rising leaders
- Students demonstrating leadership potential
- Preference for those with marginalized intersectional identities
Background: Created by GSBA Board Members as a response to the need for sustained leadership support within the LGBTQ+ community. The fund represents collective action by community leaders to create lasting change.
Contact Information:
- GSBA
- 400 E Pine St Ste 322
- Seattle, WA 98122
- 206.363.9188
- Office@theGSBA.org
- Website: thegsba.org
What Greater Seattle Business Association actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2022 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
Greater Seattle Business Association reported $21K in grants for 2024 as a total without an itemized list; the grant details below are from 2022, its most recent itemized filing.
- Grants in 2022
- 4
- Total given
- $48K
- Median grant
- $12K
- Range
- $8,000–$16K
- By dollars: Washington 100%. Top recipient cities: Seattle, WA.
Example grants
Big Little News · Seattle, WA
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$16K
Flora Bakehouse · Seattle, WA
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$12K
Stone Way Eateries LLC · Seattle, WA
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$12K
Aluel Cellars · Seattle, WA
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$8,000
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- LGBTQ
- Youth leadership
- Mentoring
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