Seattle Parks Foundation is an independent nonprofit organization working with public and private partners. Since 2001, Seattle Parks Foundation has completed 30 park projects and secured over $29 million for parks and green spaces in Seattle. The Parks Foundation is currently working on many neighborhood parks, our first major urban park project Lake Union Park, and the bench, tree, and yellow swing programs.

Mission
Seattle Parks Foundation improves, expands, and creates parks and green spaces, building a more vibrant community.

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Annual Report
Our Annual Report is a great way to learn about our many programs and projects. If you would like a hard copy of our 2009 Annual Report, please email us.

View our 2009 Annual Report (pdf)>

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Newsletters
To sign up for our quarterly newsletter, Pathways, visit our contact page or email us.
View the latest edition of Pathways here (pdf)>

To sign up for our e-newsletter, GreenSpace, visit our contact page.
View the latest edition of GreenSpace here >

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Financials
Download our audited financial statement for fiscal year 2009 here >
Summarized financials can be found in our annual reports.

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Additional Publications

Building a Vibrant Community Key Issues and Positions
Seattle Parks Foundation has released a position paper about key issues facing our parks and green spaces this election year (2009). Here is our position >

A Parks Evaluation Toolkit
In collaboration with Seattle Parks Foundation, the Research Team (from the Department of Landscape Architecture, College of Built Environments at the University of Washington, led by Dr. Lynne Manzo) identified two neighborhood parks on which to focus to determine ways to develop a Parks Evaluation Toolkit that can be applied systematically to any park. Here is their report >