Meet the Community at Pike Place Market

Beyond the fish and flowers, Pike Place Market is a village of farmers, artists, residents and neighbors. With senior housing above the Market’s storefronts and a network of social services woven throughout the historic district, the Pike Place Market Foundation welcomes and supports a diverse community in the heart of downtown Seattle.

Beyond the fish and flowers, Pike Place Market is a village of farmers, artists, residents and neighbors. With senior housing above the Market’s storefronts and a network of social services woven throughout the historic district, the Pike Place Market Foundation welcomes and supports a diverse community in the heart of downtown Seattle.

Support the Farm Fund

In December 2025, devastating floods swept across western Washington, leaving the fields and livelihoods of many Pike Place Market farmers underwater. To ensure our farmers recover, we have launched The Farm Fund—a standing fund that provides quick, flexible support when it’s needed the most.

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Sustaining the
Soul of Seattle

Following a decades-long fight to save Pike Place Market from the wrecking ball, the Market Foundation was founded in 1982 to provide services and support for the Market community,

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A Community
Safety Net

With the cost of living at an all-time high in Seattle, the Pike Place Market Foundation operates and sustains a critical network of services to meet the needs of our neighbors living paycheck-to-paycheck or on fixed or low incomes.

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Produce for
the People

Access to fresh, affordable produce is rooted in the 118-year history of Pike Place Market and it remains essential to the health and stability of the Market community.

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