Friends of Waterfront Seattle

Friends of Waterfront Seattle is the nonprofit partner to the City of Seattle responsible for helping to fund, build, steward, and program the park – today and into the future.

DEDICATED TO A RENEWED PLACE TO CONNECT — TO THE WATER, TO THE MOUNTAINS, TO OUR CITY, AND TO ONE ANOTHER.

In deep collaboration with individuals, communities, and institutional partners, Friends of Waterfront Seattle’s mission is creating, caring for, and activating a renewed place of connection on Seattle’s central shoreline. In addition to raising $110M by 2025 to fund park construction, Friends will provide funding and manage the programming and operations of the future Waterfront Park through a joint-delivery partnership with the City. Park construction began following the Viaduct’s removal and the first piece of the park — Pier 62 — is now open.