About the Employee Giving Program

The Employee Giving Program is a resource for King County employees regarding philanthropy. We coordinate the annual charitable campaign, enabling King County employees to donate to almost 700 nonprofit organizations. Via this website, we also provide resources for King County employees seeking to educate themselves about charitable giving.

Junelle Schrum
Email: junelle.schrum@kingcounty.gov
CNK-ES-0231
401 Fifth Avenue, 2nd Floor
Seattle, WA 98104
phone: 206-263-9405

The purpose of the Employee Giving Program, prescribed in King County Code (K.C.C.) Chapter 3.36, is to:

• Lessen the burden of county government and of local communities in the meeting of charitable needs

• Provide a convenient channel through which county employees may contribute to the efforts of qualifying agencies providing services in the community or overseas

• Minimize both the disruption to the county workplace and the costs to the taxpayer of multiple charitable fund drives

• Ensure that recipient agencies are fiscally responsible in the uses of the monies raised

A 15-member employee committee appointed by the County Council governs the Employee Giving Program and the annual charitable campaign. During the campaign 3 employees (Campaign Executives) join the program as temporary staff to support the full-time Employee Giving Program Administrator. Over 200 employees generously step forward to serve as coordinators within the various departments and divisions. They collect donation forms and communicate the campaign details to employees ensuring each King County employee has the opportunity to participate.