The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
“Both my parents were addicts, and I missed out on two important lessons in life as a result: How to feel safe and how to have healthy relationships.”
Caitlin said she also never felt like she fit in anywhere. She did not belong. So, when she found a man who she thought was kind to her, she quickly found herself pregnant with twin boys after dating just a few short weeks.
“Suddenly, I was in an abusive relationship and in a domestic violence situation that left me terrified for my life and for my twins.” Luckily, Caitlin escaped, and began life with small twin boys, struggling to keep herself and them afloat.
It was a bright white and red Salvation Army bus that eventually brought Caitlin to a new life, complete with a commitment to God and becoming a Salvation Army soldier.
“Before I really knew about The Salvation Army, I kept my boys fed by going to the local Salvation Army food bank. But it was The Salvation Army school bus that made it all become real. My boys saw the bus at their school and saw all the kids running happily to go somewhere fun. They begged me to let them ride the bus too.”
Ultimately, Caitlin found The Salvation Army right around the corner and attended a local Harvest Fest. The boys loved the festival. They were so welcomed that they started attending church services. At the same time, Caitlin waited anxiously to receive word that her twins were accepted into the popular after-school programs.
“Now, if you ask my boys where they are the happiest in the world, they will say they love their life at The Salvation Army. For the first time in my life, I learned about love, and safety, and most of all, that we matter.”
With inflation skyrocketing and more people going hungry, The Salvation Army is receiving record numbers of requests for food and support for the most basic family needs. Our food banks are struggling to keep up with the burgeoning demand for help as thousands appear at our doorsteps throughout our communities, many people now seeking assistance for the first time in their lives. More and more children are appearing - alone - as families shatter under the financial burden of trying to feed them. The Salvation Army focuses on each person and each family’s unique barriers to address the roots of their challenges. It is our mission to stand by those who turn to us for help during each phase of their personal journey, walking alongside them toward a better life.
153,410 people received life-saving services throughout King County
Our food banks and food distribution events are open to all, no qualifications or registration required
166,674 nights of safe shelter were provided to our homeless neighbors
Via partnerships with the City of Seattle and King County
Keeping families in their homes is the best way to avoid homelessness
The Salvation Army salutes our most generous donors – the Lifetime Change Makers. These local donors have each contributed a minimum of $100,000 throughout their history of generosity. Their gifts enable The Salvation Army to have an extraordinary impact on the community.
AJAX Foundation
The Anderson Foundation
Aven Foundation
Bartell Drugs
George & June Bartell
The Biella Foundation
Bobby’s Fund Foundation
Boeing Company
In honor of Arthur Z. Boid
Vivian Burnett
BW Fund
Alice E. Church
Richard Clise
Sal Cohen
Marilyn Conner
Cooper-Levy Charitable Trust
Crystal Springs Foundation
Phyllis Dickey
Dominic Gospodor Fund
Richard & Janet Eichler
Richard & Athena Eitel
Nancy Eliason
Ellison Foundation
Russ & Jo Ann Evans
Yu Feng
Foss Family Foundation
Fred Meyer Inc.
Michael & Lynn Garvey
The Gehlen Family Foundation
Gertrude & Eldon Sallee Foundation
Anne Gittinger
Stacey & Tammy Grund
Guardian Security Systems, Inc.
Jo Anne & Robert Hacker
Jon & Joan Hanna
Mrs. LeBeau Harrow
Highlands Community Church
David & Susan Holt
Pat & Mary Ellen Hughes
Patricia Hurtgen*
Judith Jacobsen
John C & Karyl Kay Hughes Foundation
Joshua Green Foundation
The Julia Love Pritt Foundation
Rebecca Julian
Kaelber Private Foundation
Karen & Gary Schwartz Foundation
Karen & Brian Kelly
Gloria Kessler
Kiwanis Club of Snoqualmie Valley
Donald & Janice Kline
Jay & Linda Lapin
Jim & Barbara Larkin
Bonny Liljebeck
Donald A. Lockwood
The Lookout Foundation, Inc.
The Loomis Foundation
Margery M. Jones Trust, Fred Sjoholm, Trustee
Mattaini Family Foundation
Jan McPhee Anderson
Clint & Lisa Mead
Microsoft Corporation
Mahlon Moyers
Patti & Gene Neuberger
Sally A. Nordstrom*
Oak Harbor Freight Lines, Inc.
Helen Owens
Paul G. Allen Charitable Foundation
Warren & Eleanor Petersen
Tom & Sally Peyree
Douglas & Vicki Plemmons
Project Beauty Share
Providence Health & Services
Puget Sound Energy
Puget Sound Energy Foundation
Daniel & Cecelia Regis
Michael & Elana Russell
James & Lois Russo
Ted & Laurie Schepper
The Schuler Family Foundation
The Seattle Foundation
The Seattle Times Fund for Those in Need
Sinclair Broadcasting Group
Bill & Rebecca Smead
Gail Magnuson & Christopher Soelling
Ina Tateuchi
Terra Associates Inc.
The Transportation Club
Bob & Karen Trenner
Trident Seafoods Corporation
Ueland Foundation
University Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
Gary & Karla Waterman
David & Romayne Watt
Walter Weber
Dennis & Bethanne Weibling
Sally Anne West
Robert L. Wiley
Miriam Williams
Kevin Wold Anonymous (27)
“I fell in with a party crowd at a young age and I was lost for a very long time. I was in rehab by the age of seventeen and went through a number of rehab stints before I completed The Salvation Army’s addiction recovery program. I couldn’t find my way to my purpose for living and I couldn’t seem to shake the addiction. Despite growing up with loving, supportive parents who never gave up on me, I was close to the end of my life several times.”
Alvaro’s mother prayed over him many times. She one day told him that he had to go to The Salvation Army for help.
“I thought not being a believer made me cool and edgy. When I went into the six-month addiction recovery program with the army, I was most afraid of the Christianity part. Turns out that Jesus was working in that program the whole time.”
Alvaro is now giving back in a big way. He works as an office manager and marketing coordinator at a lively and spirited corps with his dog Rose by his side 24/7, providing healing pets to everyone she meets. Alvaro recently helped a gentleman find a pair of pants when he appeared at the White Center corps soaking wet.
“I helped this gentleman just get a pair of dry pants and I couldn’t believe how that made him feel – to be cared for. Life is life, and there’s never a single day that it can’t be unbearably hard, but the more I stay on the path of sobriety, the more I realize I never thought I could be this happy. That is all from finding real salvation here.”
Members Circle
($5,000 - $9,999)
Paul Abel
Patricia Angell & Mark Hall
Steve Anton
Juliette Bell
Jeffrey & Elizabeth Bennett
Kraig Bergmann
Charlene Blaisdell
In honor of Arthur Z. Boid
The Salvation Army was founded in 1865 when William Booth decided to take his ministry into the streets of London where it would reach the poor, the homeless, the hungry and the destitute. Today, his mission continues throughout the world. In King County, we are honored by the generous support of select donors who give substantial gifts annually – to support The Salvation Army and our life-changing work in the community.
The Founder’s Circle
($100,000 and Above)
BW Fund
Cooper-Levy Charitable Trust
The Ellison Foundation
The Seattle Foundation
Anonymous (3)
The Catherine Mumford Booth Circle
($50,000 - $99,999)
The Biella Foundation
Richard & Janet Eichler
Daniel & Cecelia Regis
Anonymous (1)
The Evangeline Booth Circle
($25,000 - $49,999)
AJAX Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Sal Cohen
Jim & Ellen Davidson
J. K. Douglass
Foss Family Foundation
Gary Frederickson
Christine Gregory
Joshua Green Foundation
Jan McPhee Anderson
Millicent Miller
RKD Group, LLC
Walter Weber
Anonymous (3)
The George Scott Railton Circle
($10,000 - $24,999)
Margaret Alexander
Gregory Alice
Adam Baker
Barnabas Foundation
George & June Bartell
Hans Berkenhoff
Bobby’s Fund Foundation
David Bortz & Carolyn Webb
Jan & Priscilla Brekke
Carolyn & Roy Chapel
Daniel DeCloss
Phyllis Dickey
Dominic Gospodor Fund
Richard & Athena Eitel
Elisabeth A. Finch
Fredricksen Green Foundation
Gertrude & Eldon Sallee Foundation
Jon & Joan Hanna
Steve Higgs & Alice Reed
Carolyn Holdych
Thomas Horton
Rick & Peggy Hudson
Patricia Hurtgen*
Craig Johnson & Shawn Underwood
David & Susan Kaiser
Karen & Gary Schwartz Foundation
Donald & Janice Kline
Jim & Barbara Larkin
Albert & Michelle Lesmeister
Barry & Jill McCaffrey
Clint & Lisa Mead
Kenneth & Shirley Miles
Morgan Stanley
Alec & Margo Newman
Linda Nordstrom
Lee & Debbie Oatey
Helen Owens
Frank Podany
Donna Rockstrom
Charles & Janice Rohrmann
Michael & Elana Russell
James & Lois Russo
Ted & Laurie Schepper
Kenneth Scribner*
The Seeds of Hope Fund
Thomas N. Shives
Michael R. Skahen
Christopher Soelling & Gail Magnuson
Sainsbury Strack
Amy J. Thorleifson
Keely Thrasher
Ueland Foundation
John & Diane Ulacia
Christine Upjohn
Tim & Sharletta Vander Pol
Ronald & Wendy Walker
Dennis & Bethanne Weibling
Janet I. Wengert
Sally Anne West
Roger & Donna Wolthuis
Gerald & Mary Zyskowski
Anonymous (16)
Joan Knebel
Duane & Jannice Koberg
Jeanne Koehn
David Kong
William & Katherine Kreager
Kristy LaCroix
Jay & Linda Lapin
Bonny Liljebeck
The Lookout Foundation, Inc.
Zane & Editha Lowery
Kerryn & Hil Lyons
Christopher Bolves
Herbert* & Mary Breivik
Ted & Lisa Buck
Alan Chaffee
Charles Maxfield &
Gloria F. Parrish Foundation
Steve & Tami Clark
Carolyn Corvi & John Bates
Frank & Frankie Craig
Cheryl Culwell
Connie Curtis
Richard Davies
William & Karel Deibel
Michael & Patricia Denton
John De Young
Dennis Driscoll
Dan & Kaye Edds
H. Marie Elings
Russ & Jo Ann Evans
Fairview Church of God
Bruce & Pat Finlayson
George Futas
Corinne Gajdusek
Burke & Dolores Gibson
James & Lois Graue, Sr.
Stacey & Tammy Grund
Jo Anne and Robert Hacker
Barbara Halvorson
Joe & Kathryn Hammond
David & Mindy Hay
Jing Huang
Lynn & Laura Hurdelbrink
C.J. Iblings
James & Lynda Johnson
David Jones
Keith & Mary Kay McCaw Family Foundation
Michael & Faith Kelley
Gloria Kessler
Vern & Evelyn King
Joy McNichols
Rod & Charlotte Mesecar
Alice Meyer
Bill & Edith Mullins
Betty Nes-Wabey
William & Leta Neuburger
Sally A. Nordstrom*
Party City USA
Paul Reid Financial Group LLC
Kathleen Pratt
Geraldine Roseta
Eric Sassi
Kelly Schmitt
Michael Schroeder
Julia Schuchart
James Schuler
Ronald & Annette Scott
Stephanie Smith
Robert & Susan Talbott
William & Jan Teal
Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing
Bob & Karen Trenner
Walmart
David & Romayne Watt
Kathryn Wharry
Willman-Crowley Foundation
Robert Wood
Forester Woodruff
Jane Worthen
John Yi
Gary & Lark Young
Richard Zielinski
Anonymous (12)
*deceased
Gifts specific to King County and received 10/1/21 – 9/30/22
For information about joining the William Booth Society, please contact Dawn Bonker at 206-217-1268.
With the growing need to help our vulnerable neighbors comes a greater responsibility to ensure that every dollar we give to important organizations is utilized to service those in need. The more I come to know the good and humble people of The Salvation Army, the more impressed I become with the profound and permanent way they devote every resource to direct client care. It matters to me that I know, with complete certainty, that the people of The Salvation Army treat everyone with dignity, compassion, and acceptance - regardless of where they are on their journey of hardship. The Salvation Army is certainly one of the most trustworthy and competent organizations that serve our most vulnerable: that is why I support it.
“I got desperately ill with diabetes and became hospitalized for a long period of time. I went from being employed and able to keep my kids in Nikes, to being without a job, without a home, and with a massive medical bill.”
Robert found himself living with his children and his elderly mother in her tiny house that was just down the street from a Salvation Army food bank that was open every day. Upon moving in with his mother, Robert found that she had almost no food in her house. “I thought I was going to be able to return to work eventually, but my mother needed food, so I started going to the food bank for her. When I couldn’t support my family anymore, we all had to move in with her. At one point, we had my entire family living there with no means to buy food for that many people.”
Robert and his children did try other food banks around the community, but it was a hardship to travel to multiple locations and juggle the distribution schedule to get enough food for five people. The Salvation Army food bank that was open every day reassured Robert that he could at least feed his family, and despite being extremely weak, he went every day. “It meant our entire family was saved, because I knew we could all at least eat.”
“Some people say it so easily…something or someone saved my life! The difference with The Salvation Army is that they saved my life because they gave me a life that is worth saving.”
“I can truly say my life was saved by The Salvation Army.”
– Robert
We are proud to recognize the members of our Hope Brigade, who have identified that they have included The Salvation Army in their estate plans. We honor the following individuals’ outstanding commitment to The Salvation Army now and in the future. Their generosity and vision will ensure that our life-changing work will continue for generations to come.
LaVerne Adams-Hayter
David* & Sandra Babbitt
Ina Balash
Kevin Beder
Jack* & Joanne Bergman
William* & Elisabeth Best
James Bettinger
Del & Patricia Bishop
Brandon & Anita* Blaylock
Richard & Arnola Blomquist
Frank* & Mary Bloom
Jerry & Jean Bobo
Karen Boswell
Phillip & Dorothy Bradbury
Herbert* & Mary Breivik
Michael Brunner
BW Fund
Fred Byrum
Janice Cacek
Alexander Carson
Naresh Chandra
Carolyn & Roy Chapel
Sharilyn Chapman
Kenneth Chase
Karen Chekenian
Margaret & Phillip Chou
Martha Church
Thomas & Beth* Cooper
Darrel Cowan
Frank & Frankie Craig
Fredrick & Evelyn Curcio
Robert* & Elaine De Lappe
Jonathan & Patricia Deming
Michael Dire
Howard* & Betty Donelson
Barry & Marlita Doust
Dick & Vicki Ducharme
Kevin & Beverly Duffy
H. Marie Elings
James & Diana Estes
Thomas Fortson
Catherine Gaylord
Arlene Geist
Janet Gibbons
Gillett Family Trust
Philip Gladfelter
Carol Godding
Darrel & Marjorie Gordon
Lawrence Gore
Ray* & Louise Gripman
Gary & Katherine Gudyka
Larry Gulberg
Stephanie Gurnett
Alice Hall
Madge Hanson
Donald & Berenice Hardy
Mary Hawkins
David & Mathilda Hemme
Erling Hesla
Robin & Barbara Hilde
Terrye Hirschfeld
Edward & Liselotte Hoover
Carmen Howard
Chris Hoyt
Clare Huleen
Kathy Johndrew
Cindy Johnson Gotts
Carl* & Sara Jones
Dr. Neal* & Carolyn Feasey Kirkpatrick
Richard Kirts
Joan Knebel
Janet Lewis
Donald A. Lockwood
Thomas & Anita Lookabaugh
George Ludlow
Jon & Chris Martin
Krist & Jeanine Martinsen
Raymond & Carole Marty
James Mattson
Tom & Sydnia McCollum
Robert & Marie McCoy
Carole McGinnes
Margaret McGregor
Lanny McGrew
Bruce & Dorothy Mecklenburg
Deanna Michaels
Robert Michalak
Richard & Luba Mikita
Mark & Debra Miller
Joan Milner
Keith & Beverly Minkler
Domenico Minotti
Annika Mito
Dave Morris
Joseph & Marjorie Morton
Colleen Muir
Milton & Clara Mukai
James* & Patricia Mullens
Roy & Judi Murdock
Thomas & Miriam Nack
Kim Nguyen
Jim Arthur & Liz Northrop
Thomas & Nancy Ogard
Donna Oneill
Sheri Opheim
J. Donald Osborne
Leo & Sharon Pakkala
Ian & Iris Patterson
Richard & Jean Patton
Dick & Marie Peters
Derauld* & Gretchen Peterson
Phong Phan
Phil & Arlene Pielemeier
Harv* & June Pittelko
John* & Mary Porel
Alan & Helen Pratt
Sharyn Robbins
Paul Ross
Rebecca Russell
Carrie Saito
Nadene Sammann
Sharon Sasseen
Darlene Satterlee
Albert Schafer
Richard & Irene Shell Merrile Sing
Rae Solomon
Richard & Margaret Stetler
Lee & Sue Stiles
Charles Stotts
Frank* & Virginia Suttell
Diana Swain
Edwin & Sharon Sweo
Charles* & Amy Thorleifson
Alice Twelker
Mary & Henry* Uitdeflesch
Ronald & Ann Van Heusden
Don & Mary Wacker
Morris & Penny Wade
Guy Waller, Jr.
Gerald & Agnes Ward
Carole Warner
Tomoye Watanabe
Alan & M. Winnifred Wenzel
Ada Wheeler
J.D. Whiteaker
Brent & Betty Wilde
Robert & Mary Ann* Wiley
William Wingate
Donna Wolter
Jennifer Womack
Bobbie & Robert* Wright
Phyllis Yorks
Anonymous (19)
*deceased
For information about joining these committed donors, please contact Leita Parris at 206-217-1281.
Doing my part to help fulfill The Salvation Army’s mission to love God and serve others wherever and whenever possible has been my continuing goal, to pay forward and bring Christian love, hope and comfort to the people we are able to serve. The army has been a saving grace in my life and I want to continue to share in bringing that saving grace to others.
I worked for The Salvation Army for over thirty years, and I often witnessed the healing and dignity brought to every neighbor and client. Now, more than ever, the Christian work and spirit of the army is needed in this world. I have an abiding respect for the way that financial giving profoundly improves the lives of others and I am confident that as the army continues to stand by its biblical Christian values, it will also use every monthly donation or legacy gift wisely; where it is most needed and can be trusted to use every dollar to do the most good.
In King County, we are honored by the generosity of the community supporters who give their time, talent, and financial contributions to support our events and programs.
Alaska Airlines
Albertsons
All City Fence
Amazon
Bartell Drugs
The Biella Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bishop-Fleet Foundation
Bobby’s Fund Foundation
Boeing
Caliber Home Loans
Carl Hossman Family Foundation
Carney Badley Spellman P.S.
CentiMark
Charles Maxfield Parrish & Gloria F. Parrish Foundation
City of Seattle
Clise Properties
Columbia Bank
Cooper-Levy Charitable Trust
Cornerstone Construction
Costco
Cox Media Group
Crossroads Bible Church
Crystal Springs Foundation
Cushman & Wakefield
Del’s Truck Rentals
Deloitte
ECS Supplements LLC
The Ellison Foundation
FamilyWorks
First Financial Northwest Bank
Ford Hyundai of Kirkland
Fred Meyer Inc.
Fredricksen Green Foundation
Frey Buck P.S.
Galloway Pacific Law, LLC
Genesee Energy
Gertrude and Eldon Sallee Foundation
Global Credit Union
Goodman Real Estate Inc.
GreenRubino
Grund & Company
Guardian Fence Company
Guardian Security Systems Inc.
Haggen Food & Pharmacy
Harvest Against Hunger
Hatfield and Dawson Consulting Engineers
Heritage Bank
Hogland Transfer Company, Inc.
Holmes Electric
The Home Depot
HomeStreet Bank
Hub International Humana Inc.
I.L.W.U. Local 19
IBEW Local 46
International Aerospace Machinists, District 751
J & K Concrete
J.H. Powers, Inc.
John C & Karyl Kay Hughes Foundation
John Howie Restaurants
Johnstone Supply
Joshua Green Foundation
J. Snell Consulting
Kaiser Permanente
Karen & Gary Schwartz Foundation
Keith & Mary Kay McCaw Family Foundation
Keller Supply Company
Kemper Development Company
KeyBank
King County
King County Regional Homelessness Authority
Kinzer Partners
Kohl Construction & Remodeling, Inc.
Kosmos Management, LLC
Lakeridge Development
Lakeside Industries
Lee & Eastes Tank Lines Inc.
Les Schwab Tire Centers
Lockton Companies
The Lookout Foundation, Inc.
The Loomis Foundation
Lotus Communications
Lumen Technologies
Luminex
Max Meyers Law PLLC
Microsoft Corporation
Molina Healthcare of WA
Mountlake Insurance Company
Multicare Health System
National Christian Foundation
National Credit Services Inc.
The New International University
Newmark Real Estate
Nordstrom
Northshore Utility District
Northwest Fire Systems
Northwest University
Oak Harbor Freight Lines, Inc.
Old Navy
P.N. Best & Co, Inc.
Pacific Northwest Equipment, Inc.
Pacific Pain Specialists
Papé Material Handling Inc.
Paul Reid Financial Group LLC
Praxis Solutions
Premera Blue Cross
Providence Health & Services
Puget Sound Energy
Pumptech Inc.
QFC
Real Property Associates
Restoration Management Company
RKD Group, LLC
Safeway
The Seattle Foundation
Seattle Mariners
Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Thunderbirds
The Seattle Times Fund for Those in Need
Shelter Holdings
Sinclair Broadcasting
Sisters of Providence
Skillet
Skyway Water and Sewer District
SSG Mineral Resources & Recycling Inc.
Stanford, Munko & Co., PLLC
Starbucks
Summus Outdoor
Tanner Electric
Tatley-Grund, Inc.
TEGNA Inc.
Terra Associates Inc.
TEW Foundation
The Transportation Club of Seattle
Trident Seafoods Corporation
UBS Financial Services Inc.
Ueland Foundation
University Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
US Bank
USI Insurance Services
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
WaFd Bank
Walmart Waterfront Construction, Inc.
Watershed Science & Engineering, Inc.
Watson Asphalt Paving Company
Weitzel Construction Inc.
Wells Fargo
William Buchan Homes Inc.
Willman-Crowley Foundation
Windermere Foundation
For information about corporate support opportunities, please contact Lisa Borders at 206-217-1267.
in service to the mission of The Salvation Army and is an essential component of our operations, serving as liaison between The Salvation Army and the community through advocacy, access, and fundraising. The Advisory Board is responsible for providing
on budgets, fundraising, program effectiveness, property maintenance, and related matters.
Frank Podany
Summus Outdoor
Mike Poth
KIRO-TV, Retired
Matt Rodrigues
Inc.
Jill Hashimoto
Starbucks
Steve Higgs
Carex Health Care, Retired
Debbie Jacobsen
Community Volunteer
David Kennedy
Wells Fargo
David Kraft
Kosmos Management, LLC
Paula Lamas
Sinclair Broadcasting
Arthur K. “Art” Langlie
Holmes Electric
Dan Leiter
TEK Systems
Scott Phillips
Retired
Cheryl Pleas
Community Volunteer
RareCyte
Joe Schuster
KeyBank
Timothy J. Searing
Retired
Colin Simon
UBS Financial
Jeff Snell
Seattle Marine Canvas
Lee Stiles
Retired
Joleen Zanuzoski GreenRubino
Members Emeriti
George Bartell Henbart, LLC
Eugene J. Dale
Eugene J. Dale PS, Inc., Retired
Robert Edgers
The Boeing Company, Retired
Jo Anne Hacker
The Hacker Group, Retired
Judi Jacobsen
Madison Park Greetings
William Massengill
Applied Professional Services, Inc., Retired
J. Herbert McAbee
McAbee Construction Co, Inc., Retired
Life Members
David C. Wilson
US West Communications, Retired
Ex-Officio Members
Adrian Diaz
Seattle Police Department
John Diaz
Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention
Deven Hamilton University of Washington
Bill Hayden
Retired
Sharon Mast
King County Public Schools, Retired
Homelessness
Layoffs
Lieutenants
Tough Times
Despair
Skipped Meals
Overdue Bills
Eviction
Loneliness
“Above all, love.”
–1 Peter 4:8
For 156 years, The Salvation Army has been helping those who are lost. With your help, we’ll never stop.
