Giving

You can financially support Historic Seattle in two important ways:

1. Donate to the General Fund, which supports our ongoing advocacy, education and preservation programs; and
2. Donate to the Save the Buildings Fund , which saves and rehabilitates irreplaceable buildings

Historic Seattle must raise its entire operating budget each and every year. While membership dues and event registrations defray some of our operating expenses, far greater resources are required to sustain our programs. Your donation to the General Fund helps us continue what we've been doing for 30 years - advocating for preservation, educating the public about historic architecture and interior design, and protecting threatened buildings.

The Save the Buildings Fund is a separate pool of resources, which are held aside for emergencies. With this resource, Historic Seattle can act immediately when a building is threatened without dipping in to the organization's operating funds. To date, Save the Buildings Funds have helped 13 property owners whose historic buildings were damaged in the 2001 Nisqually earthquake, saved the 1889 Cadillac Hotel in Pioneer Square from demolition, and preserved and rehabilitated the modernist Egan House in East Lake.