#MergerMondays: Seattle Mergers
In a region known for innovation and community resilience, Seattle-connected nonprofits are choosing collaboration to better meet evolving needs. Through advancing educational opportunity and strengthening human services, two mergers highlight how aligned missions can amplify impact thus expanding reach and simplifying access for the people they serve.
National education equity organizations Bottom Line and Get Schooled have completed a merger that brings together Bottom Line’s research-validated, high-touch advising model with Get Schooled’s tech-enabled support and broad digital reach. Bottom Line’s programs have been rigorously evaluated: students who participate are 13 % more likely to enroll in a four-year college, 28 % more likely to enroll at a high-graduation-rate institution, and 23 % more likely to complete a bachelor’s degree within four years compared to peers. Get Schooled’s digital platforms reached 116 million views in the 2024–25 school year, serving young people ages 16–21 (88 % of whom are from historically underserved groups) with tools and encouragement for navigating post-secondary transitions. Under the unified Bottom Line banner, the merged organization aims to expand personalized college access and early career support for the students who need it most.
Closer to home in the Puget Sound, two century-old service providers, Lutheran Community Services Northwest (LCSNW) and Compass Housing Alliance, completed their legal merger on January 1, 2026. Together, they now serve more than 75,000 clients and employ nearly 1,000 staff members across Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Compass brings more than 750 affordable housing units and 200 enhanced shelter beds into the partnership, strengthening LCSNW’s portfolio across behavioral health, family wellness, immigrant and refugee services, aging supports, and more. By integrating housing and human services under one mission-aligned organization, the combined entity is positioned to help more neighbors move toward stability, independence, and permanent housing.
Both mergers underscore what’s possible when nonprofits choose alignment as a strategy for long-term impact. Join us in celebrating these strategic unions!
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