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When you make your gift to the Associated Recreation Council (ARC), your donation will go where it’s needed most in our community — to ensure that all kids, families, and seniors have access to life-enhancing programs and activities.

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Ways to Give

Looking to make an offline donation via check, donor-advised fund, or workplace giving? Visit our Ways to Give page for more details!

Support Our Programs

ARC supports Seattle Parks and Recreation programs and initiatives and Advisory Council volunteer groups all across the city of Seattle. Show your support to them today!

City-Wide Programs

  • City-Wide Environmental Education Programs

    We offer outdoor nature programming to school and community groups in over 100 of Seattle’s parks and green space.

  • Dancing Til Dusk

    Every summer in July and August, Dancing til Dusk hosts free live music, lessons, and dancing across parks in Seattle. Donate to provide free dance opportunities!

  • Environmental Learning Center Donations

    Donate to Camp Long, Carkeek Park, or Discovery Park today to support scholarships, recreational, and educational programming.

  • Lifelong Recreation Donations

    The Lifelong Recreation Advisory Council fundraises to support recreation and fitness programs for older adults ages 50 and up and designed to serve adults of all abilities.

  • Specialized Program Donations

    Our Specialized Programs Advisory Council fundraises and campaigns to support Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Specialized Programs unit, which offers programs youth and adults with disabilities. 

  • Swim Seattle

    Swim Seattle is an initiative that combines the efforts of Associated Recreation Council, Seattle Parks & Recreation and other community partners to remove financial barriers from learning to swim.   

Community Centers

  • Community Centers

    ARC supports every neighborhood community center in Seattle through our Advisory Councils – select the center you’d like to give back to.

Fiscal Sponsored Programs

  • Amy Yee Tennis Center

    The Amy Yee Tennis Center has indoor and outdoor tennis courts for a wide array of programs, from beginner and intermediate lessons for all ages, tournaments, and casual play.

  • Mt. Baker Rowing & Sailing

    The Mount Baker Rowing and Sailing Advisory Council offers inclusive, high-quality rowing and sailing programs that empower youth and adults to connect with the water, build confidence, and grow through sport.

  • Green Lake Rowing

    The Green Lake Rowing Advisory Council operates out of the Green Lake Small Craft Center and provides competitive, recreational, and educational rowing experiences to rowers of all ages.

  • Seattle Canoe & Kayak Club

    Seattle Canoe & Kayak Club (SCKC) provides lessons and competition to canoers and kayakers of all ages.

Additional Fiscal-Sponsored Projects

  • Heron Habitat Helpers Donations

    Heron Habitat Helpers (HHH) is an all-volunteer group that works to help the public enjoy, learn about, and protect great blue herons and their nesting colony at Commodore Park.

  • Seal Sitters Donations

    SSMMSN responds to reports of all species of marine mammals, dead or alive, along West Seattle’s coastline, including that of the industrialized Duwamish Waterway and Harbor Island.

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