The CARE Together Fund (Communities Aligned for Racial Equity)

The CARE Together Fund (Communities Aligned for Racial Equity) is sponsored by Renton Regional Community Foundation. This fund provides flexible financial support to organizations in South King County working with some of the most vulnerable communities, with goals to ease access to funding, allow organizations to use funding as they see fit, and create racial equity.

CARE Together Fund - Renton Regional Community Foundation Hit enter to search or ESC to close Members of UTOPIA Washington To date, we have distributed nearly $1. 7 million to 133 organizations in South King County. You can go here for a list of grantees.

We started the CARE Together Fund (Communities Aligned Around Racial Equity) to address the systemic racism and inequities in our society. Compared to other areas in King County, South King County experiences the greatest disparities in economic and health vitality. Recent changes in federal policies are intensifying these challenges.

RRCF’s CARE Together Fund helps to address these challenges by offering nimble funding to small, primarily Black and Brown serving and immigrant led and serving organizations in our region who are closest to the ground and are best poised to provide solutions in the community. Most of the organizations who have received a CARE Together grant operate with budgets below $1 million – many have budgets that are $200K or less.

All are focused on South King County. Much of the funding RRCF has provided has addressed the greatest needs identified in our annual Nonprofit Survey Report – food access, housing, and mental health. To learn more about the impact of the CARE Together Fund you can read our 2025 report , 2024 report, and our 2023 report .

Our summer 2026 application process is open until end of day on Monday, August 10th . Please go here to submit a request: https://forms. gle/m8YLYu37rNkiNFif6 Please consider making a contribution today.

Read our 2026 CARE Together Fund Impact Report to learn about the fund’s progress since 2020 and to see what we’re learning about our community along the way. How are grants made from the fund? There is no application process.

A committee made up of representatives from community organizations work with RRCF’s Executive Director (see list below) to identify the greatest community needs as they emerge in this rapidly changing environment. If this fund continues to grow, we will re-evaluate the need for an application process. If you have questions or would like to put your group’s name in front of the committee, contact us here .

View our Grants to see the list of grantees to date. As a donor, should I give to this fund instead of to other non-profits? The CARE Together Fund was not created to be the only vehicle for getting needed resources into the community, but to help facilitate getting more targeted resources into the community.

This is a critical time for so many, including the nonprofit organizations who’ve benefited from your giving in the past, as well as those who’ve had to cancel their annual fundraising events or depend heavily on public gatherings. Please continue to give to organizations you regularly support, and those that need your help at this crucial time. Now is the time to double down for our community.

We are grateful to the members of the CARE Together Fund Committee Please give HERE . You may also mail a check made out to Renton Regional Community Foundation and mail to P. O.

Box 820, Renton, WA 98057. 100% of donations will go to community groups and leaders on the ground. Please consider adding on 3% to your gift to cover credit card fees.

RRCF is covering the cost of administering the fund. ” Renton Regional Community Foundation was a key support for our immigrant-2-immigrant program and youth empowerment program to respond to our community urgent needs during this pandemic. Not only through the funding we received from them, but also through the support and connection with other organization responders we received during non-profit conversations.

Our community is only strong and resilient when working together." Ariana Anjaz Afghan Health Initiative CARE Together Fund Grants For this funding, we are prioritizing basic needs and those communities that are most impacted by racial inequities.

To date we have supported the following organizations: Access To Our Community (ATOC) African Community Housing and Development African Sports Federation and academic program African Young Dreamers Empowerment Program Intl After-School All-Stars Puget Sound Alimentando al Pueblo (AAP) Angolan Community in Washington Auburn Public Schools Foundation Centro de Amistad Cristiano Coal Creek YMCA Hunger Initiatives Backpack Program.

Coaliton of Filipino American Organizations of Washington Coleman’s Family Services Communities in Schools – Greater King County Congolese Integration Network Domestic Abuse Women’s Network (DAWN) Deconstructing the Mental Health System Des Moines Area Food Bank Eastside Legal Assistance Program (ELAP) Emergency Feeding Program Empowering Youth and Families Outreach Equity in Education Coalition Evergreen Treatment Services REACH Program Federal Way Black Collective First Five Years & Beyond Freedom Church of Seattle Greater Renton Chamber of Commerce Intercultural Children and Family Services Integration Family Services Kent Food Bank and Emergency Services King County Sexual Assault Resource Center Lend A Hand Community Outreach Margie Williams Helping Hands Center Mothers Impacting Lives Every Day (MILE) New Beginnings Christian Fellowship New Walk Christian Church Organization for Prostitution Survivors Outreach and Transform Lives Outreach Ministry of the New Beginnings Christian Fellowship Puget Sound Training Center Rainier Valley Birth and Health Center Rehoboth Community Development Center Renton Area Youth and Family Services (RAYS) Renton-King County Alliance for Justice Restoration House Ministries NW Renton Innovation Zone Partnership Renton Schools Foundation Seattle Area Youth for Christ Skyway Tutoring and Rites of Passage Center Skyway Urban Food Systems Pact Somali Parents Education Board Somali Youth and Family Club South King County Neighborhood Council South King Healthcare Services Still Waters Services for Families in Transition The Emergency Feeding Program of Seattle & King County Ubumwe Women’s Association Ukrainian Community Center of Washington Victorious Life Christian Center Washington Dream Coalition Washington State Coalition of African Community Leaders Washington West African Center Your Money Matters Mentoring South King County: Cultivating What’s To Come Non-Profit Survey Report Webinar League of Extraordinary Givers