1. Pitch Your Peers Seattle, an all-woman collaborative giving organization founded by two Mercer Island women, hit a momentous milestone in December 2023, the award tally tipped the $1 million mark!
2. 2023 “Grant Champions” delivered pitches for three King County nonprofits: Hamlin Robinson School, Key to Change, and The Healing Center. After a six-week discovery period, PYP’s 65 members voted to allocate the $198,625 grant pool.
Key to Change was awarded the first place grant, $119,175 (60%) Key to Change helps fill the gaps left by underfunded public school music programs in South King County.
The Hamlin Robinson School, received the second place grant, $59,587.50 (30%) to support the Literacy Outreach Program, providing dyslexia screening for all King County kids.
The Healing Center, won the third place grant, $19,862.50 (10%) to provide group counseling for grieving individuals and families in King County.
PYP Seattle gathered on February 9 to celebrate the 7th grant cycle and also the milestone of giving away over $1M ($1,101,475) to King County nonprofits since PYP’s inception in 2017.
