Thank you SPF donors!

Throughout 2023, we remained focused on supporting the men and women of the Seattle Police Department by helping to provide the tools and training they need to do their jobs safely and efficiently.

We stood firmly in the gap between the City's public safety budget, and the City's public safety needs. 

We’ve listened to patrol officers, sergeants, lieutenants, and command staff, as they’ve told us what they needed to make Seattle a safer city for both police officers and community members. We’ve proactively sought projects that would have department-wide impact, to maximize our investments. We’ve peered carefully through the lens of officer wellness and morale, deliberately and continuously searching for ways to positively impact both.  

We’re grateful for all of the many ways we’ve been able to provide for the law enforcement professionals of SPD and are even more grateful for the loyal supporters who make this rewarding work possible. Without the incredible generosity of our donors, none of this would happen. We’re so thankful! 

When you support the Seattle Police Foundation, you are supporting public safety in Seattle. We’re in this together, for the collective good of all who live, work, and play in our beautiful City. To each and every person who donated in 2023: we thank you for your unwavering support.

Here are just a few of the things we’ve been able to accomplish thanks to you, broken down by category:

Officer Wellness and Morale

• Honored honored more than 300 SPD employees at the 2023 Seattle Police Awards Ceremony for demonstrating excellence and bravery in 2022

• Completed a major improvement project at the North Precinct

• Extensive renovations at the SPD Training Annex (Thank you Compass Construction!)

• Officer appreciation/morale monthly delivery of meals/snacks/treats at each SPD Precinct

• Sponsored Wellness Unit activities including Seattle Police Turkey Bowl and the basketball game to raise morale

• Honored fallen SPD officer during 2023 Police Week, installed brand-new public memorial for fallen SPD Det. Antonio Terry and raised funding for fallen Officer Alexandra Brenneman Harris's memorial in 2024

• Funded new nutrition and fitness programming for officers

Police Service Enhancements/Equipment

• Purchased Forensic Lighting kit for Photo Unit

• Funded genetic analysis/advanced DNA Processing to solve historic cases and bring closure to families that lost their loved ones

• Raised over $75,000 for the Harbor Patrol Unit for FLIR, bunker gear and other key fire suppression equipment

• Partnered with the Celebrity Waiters Luncheon to raise over $300,000 for SPD’s EMT Unit at the 2023 event in Seattle

• Purchased protective ballistics vests for 4 SPD K9s

• Purchased 1 new tracking K9, 2 new Arson Bomb Squad (ABS) K9s

• Raised nearly $15,000 to provide an enhanced level of care to the horses of the Mounted Patrol Unit 

Community Partnerships

• Partnered with Safeway to host a holiday shopping event that paired SPD officers and community members from a local senior center who received their Thanksgiving groceries for free

• Sponsored annual Heroes and Helpers holiday gift program supporting local families

• Funded ‘Courageous Lions for Courageous Kids’ program which provides a plush lion, certificate of courage, and free trauma counseling to kids impacted by violence and abuse

• Invested in Safe Place materials to support Chase Bank's expanded commitment to the program

• Purchased over 300 steering wheel locks for Crime Prevention Coordinators to pass out to community members for free

• Meaningfully supported the 2023 Ronald McDonald House Holiday Cruise with Argosy which treated kids and families impacted by cancer on Christmas Eve

• Sponsored SPD’s 2023 Beds for Kids Project, serving numerous families whose kids had been sleeping on the floor or on couches

Training and Miscellaneous

• Sponsored the inaugural Seattle Police Leadership Summit which welcomed 60 SPD managers from various precincts and units

• Provided K9 Casualty Care training for all SPD's K9 handlers, including Wellness, Patrol, ABS, and Narcotics, to help better equip SPD K9 handlers in the case of an emergency

• Vehicle Close Quarter Battle Training for speciality units

• Launched a brand-new website to better tell our story

• Partnered with SPD Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit to host the 2023 NW ICAC & Technology Conference, which welcomed 900 guests from all over the world to come together in the fight against online predators

• Partnered with AT&T to package over 300 cold weather kits for SPD Community Service Officers to distribute to community members in need in the winter months

Thank you for making all of this possible. Here's to a successful 2024 filled with improved public safety, better community-building, and enhanced relationships. Cheers!