Power of Pike Place

The Power of Pike Place is the Pike Place Market Foundation’s COVID-19 Response & Recovery campaign.

Our goal is to raise at least $3.5 million this year to triple our investment in the social services, small businesses and the people of Pike Place Market, all of which are experiencing unprecedented hardships. 

We’ve already raised nearly $1.4 million from 1,500 donors. Support the Power of Pike Place Recovery Campaign today to help us bring the Market back to full health!

Our Recovery Fund will support these three critical areas of the mission of Pike Place Market:

• Our Small Business Recovery Fund

• The Market Community Safety Net

• Social Services for People Affected By This Crisis

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Our Small Business Recovery Fund

Small Business Recovery Fund: Providing quick, flexible and critical gap funding to bring small, Market businesses back to full health and vibrancy.

Urgent Need: COVID-19 has had a significant and heartbreaking effect on our vibrant Pike Place Market neighborhood that’s made up of thousands of farmers, craftspeople, artisans, small businesses and senior residents. Sadly, more than 450 businesses in the Market were forced to initially close as a result of the pandemic, resulting in the vast majority of businesses suffering a complete loss of revenue and mounting expenses.

We’re helping these businesses regain full operations, while adapting to the new health standards and drastically changed economic conditions. Learn More about the Recovery Fund here!

The Market Community Safety Net

The Market Community Safety Net: This fund supports individuals facing a sudden financial crisis with emergency grants and resources to anyone who lives, works or accesses social services in the Market community and needs support to regain stability.

Urgent Need: Since the COVID-19 crisis emerged, the need for individual financial support within the Market community has skyrocketed and we anticipate the need will overwhelm our existing system for the next year or more. We’re bolstering this fund to support our Market community of workers, residents and neighbors facing extreme hardship as the economic crisis deepens. Learn more at the link here!

Market Social Services on the Frontline of COVID-19

Social Services: Our community partners at the Pike Place Market medical clinic, food bank, senior center, senior housing and assisted living continue to serve thousands of our neighbors on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Pike Place Market Foundation is dedicated to providing long-term, consistent funding to support our partner organizations year over year and emergency needs as they arise.

Urgent Need: Since the COVID-19 shutdown, the Market’s social services remained open and deployed emergency programs such as food distribution and COVID-19 testing for neighbors throughout downtown in addition to shelter-in-place orders for more than 500 senior residents of the Market. These vital community services need our support now to meet increased needs in the Market and downtown neighborhood. Learn more at the link here!

Seattle’s historic Pike Place Market has endured the past 113 years with periods of significant crisis during that time.

The Market stands today because of the people who’ve rallied to protect, preserve and power this place, and now is our time to help. Join us to support the Power of Pike Place Recovery Campaign.

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What is the Power of Pike Place? 

The Power of Pike Place is about the strength of Pike Place Market:

Power of Pike Place is the diversity of our mission – a place for farmers, for small businesses and for those most in need. Learn more

Power of Pike Place is the people of the Market from the flower farmers to the fish mongers, the 500 senior residents, preschoolers and YOU – our loyal shoppers, donors and advocates. Everyone is an important part of the fabric of this community. Learn more

Power of Pike Place is the local economy that is fueled by Pike Place Market. With more than 15 million visitors a year, the Market is the #1 destination in the Pacific Northwest. Our vibrant neighborhood is home to 500+ local, independent businesses that thrive in the heart of downtown Seattle, as well as a vast network of vital housing and social services that more than 11,000 of our most vulnerable neighbors rely on every day for health care, food and community support.

Power of Pike Place is the model for a healthy community that we’ve honed for 50 years. We see the need for this public health model now, more than ever. Learn more