PSGA annually awards $2,000 or more in grants by inviting prominent funders to evaluate a set of finalist applications live in front of an audience. Now known as “Grantmaking LIVE!”, this session is presented at one of our fall events. The experience is both fun and educational! In 2014, PSGA initiated the Audience Choice Award, a non-cash honor for the finalist that received the most votes of our attendees.
Here is a list of recent winners of the competition:
Year | Funders Panel Choice | Audience Choice |
2022 | Space Between | Refugee Artisan Initiative |
2021 | Competition not held | Competition not held |
2020 | Competition not held | Competition not held |
2019 | King County Sexual Assault Resource Center | GRuB (Garden Raised Bounty) |
2018 | North Cascade Institute | Pushing Boundaries |
2017 | North Mason Resources | New Beginnings |
2016 | Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC) | Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC) |
2015 | North Cascades Institute | First Step Family Support Center |
2014 | Washington Cash | Teens In Public Service (TIPS) |
2013 | Urban Impact | |
2012 | Seattle Humane Society | |
2011 | Shared Housing Services | |
2010 | White Center Food Bank | |
2009 | Low Income Housing Institute | |
2008 | Rotary First Harvest | |
2007 | Puget Sound Neighborhood Health Centers | |
2006 | Olympic Park Institute | |
2005 | Youth Suicide Prevention |
Information is not available for the Funders Panel Choice before 2005. The Audience Choice was new in 2014.