Rhythm & Soul Legacy Gala (ONLY): Become a sponsor of our inaugural Rhythm & Soul Legacy Gala! Hosted by the Urban League of Metropolitan Young Professionals, this event will both honor contributions of individuals in the community who have made a lasting impact in promoting social equity and raise funds to directly support ULMS programs and services!

Friend of the League: Friends of the League are dedicated changemakers committed to building a stronger, more equitable community. When you become a Friend, you’re aligning with a legacy of action, empowerment and transformation.

Team Urban League: While our staff is doing extraordinary work every day, we recognize that empowering communities and changing lives is a TEAM effort! Together, we can be better, bigger, and more impactful than ever before! Partners at this level support ULMS’s mission to empower our community and readily stand alongside us as close friends and allies of the Urban League movement!

Jackson Legacy Partner: In early 1930, the ULMS was chartered and placed under the leadership of our first CEO, Joseph Sylvester Jackson. As a one-man staff for much of his early tenure, Jackson’s tenacity, dedication, and vision for how ULMS could one day empower the community laid the foundation for where we are today. Partners at this level embody Jackson’s resolute nature and aspire to join us in becoming greater architects of transformative change -- against the ever-shifting landscape of inequity and in the name of the greater good.

Woodhouse Legacy Partner: In 1984, Roz Woodhouse became the first woman to ever serve as President & CEO of the Seattle Urban League. Over the span of her 14-year tenure (the longest of any woman to lead the agency), Woodhouse fiercely advocated against the threat of unrestricted free-market activity and its economic impact among disadvantaged communities. She also expanded the League’s credibility in political and corporate circles by having a strong voice in critical discussions about emerging social issues – like AIDS awareness and youth literacy in Black communities. Partners at this sponsorship level are those who carry the needs of the vulnerable at the forefront of their vision and, without exception, answer the call to step up in times of crisis, discomfort and uncertainty.

Merriweather Legacy Partner: Michelle Merriweather is the 13th president of the Seattle Urban League. Under her leadership, the reach of ULMS services and programs has surpassed what any of us could have ever dreamed of possible. Partners at this sponsorship level are dreamers, like Michelle, who share a deep commitment to equality, empowerment, and progress. They are community leaders whose goals are to be a resilient voice to the voiceless, disrupt systems that prevent equitable community growth, and invest in opportunities that create transformative, generational impact.

Edwin T. Pratt Legacy Partner: Edwin T. Pratt was a legacy leader in Washington’s Civil Rights Movement who served as Executive Director of ULMS from 1960 until his assassination in 1969. Through his work, Pratt led the Seattle community – championing economic equality, desegregation of Seattle Public Schools, fair housing initiatives, and many other critical advancements in civil rights. Partners at this level desire to join us in following Pratt’s legacy on the frontlines of crisis as economic first-responders and stewards of investment on behalf of community.