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Leave Your Mark on Waterfront Park
Waterfront Park will fully open to the public when construction is complete this year! The $170 million Campaign for Waterfront Park has reached the 96% mark and it will take gifts at all levels to finish it. Join our growing community of supporters to ensure the long-term care and vitality of Waterfront Park.
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A Legacy of Stewardship, A Future of Possibility
After more than two decades of vision, planning, and partnership, the largest fundraising campaign for public space in Seattle’s history enters its final stretch!
Founded in 2012, Friends of Waterfront Park is the nonprofit partner to the City of Seattle. Like other parks across the county, it was clear an organizational leader was needed to ensure the park’s long-term success. Friends is dedicated to managing, programing, resourcing and stewarding the full park now and well into the future. As the park manager and cultural partner, Friends ensures that Waterfront Park remains clean, safe, vibrant, and welcoming for all.
Through our work, Friends:
- Programs hundreds of free events each year, from concerts and cultural festivals to fitness classes and family activities.
- Supports diverse local vendors and small businesses through seasonal market activations along the Promenade.
- Maintains the park experience in partnership with Seattle Center, investing in a four-tier public safety model and park maintenance.
- Implements the Cultural Master Plan, ensuring public space reflects the histories, identities, and voices of the communities who shape Seattle.
With just $6.1 million left to raise, the public is invited to help close the campaign and ensure that Waterfront Park opens in full in 2025—equipped to serve the city with year-round access, safety, and community-centered programming.
Community Wall and Botanical Token Opportunity
As part of the Leave Your Mark campaign, gifts of $1,200 one time or $100/monthly receive a botanical token on our community wall, where supporters can customize the text that will be featured on a botanical shape inspired by Waterfront Park. The wall will be located at the new Overlook Walk cafe space. View full details and secure your token today!
Skate Like a Girl happens on select Tuesdays this summer at Pier 62. Photo by Adam Lu.
Campaign for Waterfront Park
The $170 million comprehensive Campaign for Waterfront Park seizes a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build a stunning new civic space at Seattle’s reimagined waterfront. Campaign funds support both construction of the park and ongoing the work of Friends to activate and steward this dynamic new civic space.
We welcome your support of the Campaign for Waterfront Park, a transformative community effort that will forever change Seattle. Thank you for considering a gift or pledge and please contact us if you have any questions.
Photo by Land Morphology, courtesy of the City of Seattle
DANDY performs at Spotlight on the Waterfront in 2023.
Philanthropic Partners
We are grateful for the numerous ways people from across the region have come together in support of Friends of Waterfront Park; contributing their time, resources, and ideas to co-create a remarkable new public space for all.
We’ve compiled a list of contributors to the comprehensive Campaign for Waterfront Park, which you can view as a PDF.
Ways to Give
Give Now
Make a donation in support of Waterfront Park and Friends.
You can also make a campaign pledge and create a schedule of contributions up to/over a three-year time period.
Please make checks, corporate matches, and transfers payable to:
Friends of Waterfront Park
1201 Alaskan Way, Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98101
Matching Gifts
Many companies offer gift matching opportunities for employees. If you work for one of these companies, your support of Friends of Waterfront Park could be matched by your employer. Please check with your company’s human resources department to learn more, or contact us at [email protected].
Gifts of Stock, Wire Transfers, and Donor Advised Funds
Please contact us! Email [email protected] or call our philanthropy coordinator at 206-452-6965.
Friends of Waterfront Park Tax ID Information
Friends of Waterfront Park is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. Contributions to Friends are tax-deductible to the extent of the law. Our Tax ID number is: 80-0867356.
If you would like to discuss a tribute or planned gift, please contact us at [email protected] or call our philanthropy coordinator at 206-452-6965.