The international development community in Seattle is home to some of the world’s biggest foundations and nonprofits operating in the global health sector, such as PATH and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The Emerald City also hosts the headquarters of Health Alliance International and Sightlife, while Malaria No More just recently moved in from New York City.
Seattle’s thriving community of global development professionals also benefits from a number of satellite offices and subchapters of leading global development organizations, such as Mercy Corps, CARE, International Rescue Committee, American Red Cross, Peace Corps and the United Nations Association of the United States of America.
While the city’s scene has a clear health sector skew, Seattle foundations also focus on education, land rights, disaster relief, economic development, poverty eradication and microfinance.