Our southeast Seattle community is home to some of the brightest and hardest-working students in the entire city – students who dream of attending college, pursuing careers, and giving back to our community.  Yet the cost of attending college has never been higher, and for many students, the goal of a college education remains just out of reach.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Fund was started in 1985 by a small group of neighbors in Seattle’s Mount Baker community in an effort to help deserving students achieve the dream of a higher education and to honor the work and dreams of Dr. King.

Scholarships are awarded to local high school seniors in southeast Seattle who: show financial need and academic promise, have overcome obstacles, contribute to their community, and are from ethnic or racial groups that are underrepresented in higher education. Students who receive the scholarship must apply it to attending two- or four-year accredited colleges or universities.

The MLK Jr. Scholarship Fund is a sponsored program of the Mount Baker Community Club, a 501c3 nonprofit. Your tax-deductible donation to the MLK Jr. Scholarship Fund will go directly towards helping students pay for tuition, fees and other college expenses that they otherwise could not afford.

Please donate today and help more deserving, determined high school seniors in our community make the leap into college and beyond.

Make your tax-deductible donation to the MLK Jr. Scholarship Fund at the link below, or send in a check or money order to the address below: