10 Organizations on the Pooled Fund Ballot in 2009

• Northwest African American Museum To provide general operating support for this museum that documents and exhibits the unique historical and cultural experience of African Americans in the Northwest.
• Seattle Shakespeare Company  Expansion of their touring program to bring professional theatre productions and education programs to geographically under served areas of Washington state.

• College Access Now To support the expansion of this program that helps talented, motivated and economically disadvantaged students prepare for and earn admission to college.
• 826 Seattle To expand the Writer's Workshop programming to an additional low income school in the Seattle School District.

• Cascade Land Conservancy To support this independent land conservation and stewardship organization to launch the Community Stewards program to train volunteer citizen leaders to create vibrant communities that better serve families and protect farms, forests and open space. 
• Seward Park Environmental and Audubon Center To support the Center's environmental education programming for students and community members in Southeast Seattle.

• King County Sexual Assault Resource Center To expand Dando Voz (Giving Voice) program, a childhood sexual abuse prevention and intervention program for Spanish-speaking children and their families in South King County.
• Ryther Child Center To launch the Family Reunification Program, for traumatized children to work on their challenges in the midst of a caring family unit and transition to long term reunification and independent living.

• The Mockingbird Society  To fund general operating support for the Mockingbird Family Model, a nationally recognized and replicated program that seeks the health, safety and personal development of foster children and assists them to attain stability and permanency.
• Emergency Food Network  To provide general operating support to meet the enormous need for emergecy food in Pierce County.