SW Seattle / White Center / Burien #2 Cohort, WA
Together for 5 years
Each Cohort lasts up to five years so relationships can strengthen, processes can develop, and internal structures can be built. Together, Choose 180, FEEST, and SafeFutures Youth Center meet quarterly to present grant proposals to each other, vote on new grants, share progress updates, and seek advice on new challenges as they build capacity and grow.
The mission of CHOOSE 180 is to transform systems of injustice and support the young people who are too often impacted by these systems.
Founded 2013
The mission of FEEST is to train youth of color and working-class youth to build collective power and organize for transformative and systemic change in their schools.
Founded 2015
The mission of SafeFutures Youth Center is to empower young people from communities of color and low-income communities in the Puget Sound area to realize their potential.
Founded 1999
Long-Term Community Investment
Magic Cabinet prioritizes community-born, led, and serving organizations to build their capacity and accelerate their impact. We believe if given the time, tools, and resources they ask for, the organizations and the communities they serve will flourish.
Capacity Building Projects Overview
An effective nonprofit is more than its programs. Each Cohort has access up to $2.5m through collectively approved capacity-building grants— approximately $500k available each year. Every Cohort member faces unique challenges and opportunities for their organization; that’s why they determine how to leverage Magic Cabinet funds.
Selecting communities and organizations to fund is a critical process for Magic Cabinet, a philanthropic organization focused on long-term capacity-building grants for nonprofits in underresourced communities.
In this blog series, we’ll dive into each of the engagement phases described above our continuous learnings, and how Magic Cabinet works tirelessly to ensure and improve our process so that communities are the loudest voice in shaping their own future.
When you see an iceberg, the portion visible above water is only a tiny part of a larger whole. You can think of nonprofits in the same way. Deep below the waterline of every nonprofit lies an enormous, invisible infrastructure keeping its organization afloat.