FOUNDATION
Giving back where we live & work
More than a bottom line
We believe every business, including ours, has a responsibility to give back to its communities.
Since 2007, CFO Selections has chosen to dedicate a portion of our firm’s yearly profits to The CFO Selections Foundation to meet the real, immediate needs of children close to home. In 2012, we narrowed our focus even further, directing our grantmaking to the nonprofits who show up every day for children and families in foster and kinship care.
Kinship care is what happens when a child can’t stay with their parents and is placed with a grandparent, aunt, uncle, or close family friend instead. For many children, it’s the better outcome — but the system makes it harder than it should be. When a child enters foster care, the state provides a stipend to the foster family. When that same child is taken in by a relative, the financial support often isn’t there. Families end up caught between wanting to raise the children they love and being able to afford to. That’s why we focus here: the need is urgent, the funding is scarce, and the impact of one stable home on one child’s life can be life-changing. And funding is only the beginning. We also connect leaders who want to volunteer with the nonprofits we fund. So that every gift can go further.
our impact
Our grants are meant to meet real needs, helping children and families navigating foster and kinship care to find stability, support, and a stronger sense of belonging.
Because our partners are deeply rooted in the community, they know where our grants should go. The money helps cover essentials, keeps programs moving, and ensures a quick response when a child or caregiver needs extra support.
We also want to support the people doing the work. By connecting nonprofit leaders with executive volunteers and advisors, we help organizations build capacity and serve more families with confidence.
partnering together
CFO Selections is proud to have partnered with the Seattle Foundation to create the CFOS Foundation. In this video our founder, Tom Varga explains how this partnership has enabled the CFOS Foundation to focus on its mission to improve the lives of children in our communities.
The CFO Selections Foundation Fund (the “Fund”) is a component fund of The Seattle Foundation, a Section 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions to the Fund are treated as gifts to a 501(c)(3) public charity and are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Our annual grantmaking and application process is invitation-only, and we do not consider unsolicited requests.
Ready to make an impact?
We’d love to have you join us in supporting nonprofits that elevate youth and families in foster and kinship care. Get in touch by phone, email or via the form.
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