First Week Home
The ID, birth certificate, phone and work boots a man needs his first week out.
$234one man
$9,360 for 40 men
Give
A bed, a coach, or a bus pass. That is where it goes.
$800 is one man, housed, for a month
Level Up runs lean on purpose. There is no marketing department standing between your gift and a man moving into a house with a key of his own.
What your gift does
Three numbers, and what each one buys.
$800
One month of housing
A private or semi-private room, utilities included, near transit and work. Thirty days of a routine and a team.
$1,200
A mentorship circle
Fatherhood and leadership. Men work through custody, child support, and the weight of reconnecting with their kids after time away.
$5,000
A man, all the way through
Housing, coaching, reentry case management, job readiness, and financial basics. Intake to the day he moves out on his own.
Give now
Any amount helps. Level Up Home is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Donations are tax-deductible.
Monthly giving
A bed does not need one big night. It needs next month.
A fundraiser is a spike. Rent is a line that repeats. Twenty five dollars a month from twenty people keeps a room occupied all year, and it lets Teri plan past the month she is standing in.
That is the single most useful thing one person can do here.
Due diligence
Check us before you give.
Everything a foundation officer asks for in the first email is on this page. If you need something that is not here, ask and we will send it.
- 501(c)(3) public charity
- Exemption effective October 10, 2018. Determination letter December 6, 2019. Classified a public charity under 170(b)(1)(A)(vi), not a private foundation.
- EIN 83-2283933
- Level Up Seattle, a Washington nonprofit corporation. Files a Form 990 every year. Fiscal year ends December 31.
- WAQRR accredited
- Accredited by the Washington Alliance for Quality Recovery Residences, which reviews recovery homes against published operating standards.
- Co-founded in 2018
- By Katrina Romatowski and Frank Shankwitz, co-founder and first President and CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
- A working board
- Meets the fourth Wednesday of every month. Includes a criminal defense attorney with more than 20 years in Seattle and mentors who have lived reentry themselves.
- Published standards
- The house rules, the selection process and the resident rights are all public on this site. So is the source behind every claim we make.
Fund a Need
Pick the thing your gift pays for.
Every project below is something Level Up already pays for, priced to the dollar. Put your name on one for a man coming home, or on the whole year.
Day One Kit
A made bed and a month of basics waiting for him the night he arrives.
$75one man
$3,000 for 40 men
Move-In Scholarships
Covers the $1,000 move-in fee most men coming home from prison cannot pay.
$1,000one man
$10,000 for ten men
Warm Through Winter
A real coat, warm layers and a blanket for men who arrive with very little.
$35one coat
$2,370 for 20 men
Walk With Him
Background checks and training for volunteer mentors.
$347one mentor
$3,470 for ten mentors
The Next Door
Beds, dressers, a kitchen and smoke alarms to open a second house for ten more men.
$168one bed
$5,435 for the house
The Bridge Fund
Same-day help in a man's first weeks home: a copay, a replacement ID, a ride to court.
$500a month of yeses
$4,500 for the year
Recovery Accountability Supplies
A year of the test kits that keep the house clean and sober.
$100about 25 tests
$993 for the year
Funded in part by
Resident Transition-In and Service Connection Program, 2026
Companies and foundations
Six ways an organization moves the needle here.
A company can do something one person cannot. It can employ a man, furnish a whole house, or take a home off the fundraising treadmill for a year.
Sponsor a house for a year
The most direct thing a company or a foundation can do. It takes a whole home off the fundraising treadmill and lets the team plan past the month they are in.
Talk to Teri →Fund a mentorship circle
$1,200 runs a fatherhood and leadership circle. Men work through custody, child support, and the weight of reconnecting after time away.
Fund a circle →Hire someone
Our residents arrive with job readiness training, interview practice, and ongoing coaching from us after they start. Second-chance hiring is the step that makes the rest of it hold.
Become an employer partner →Give what a house needs
Furniture for a new home, appliances, work boots, bus passes, tools. In-kind gifts are receipted the same as cash.
Offer in-kind support →Match your team’s giving
Employer matching doubles what your people already give, and it costs one form. We will fill in whatever your provider needs.
Set up a match →Put your name on it
Partners are recognized on this site and in the annual record. We will never use a logo without written permission, and we will never imply an endorsement nobody gave.
Talk about recognition →Start the conversation
Teri reads these herself.
Tell us what you are considering and she will come back with exactly what it funds and what it costs. No deck, no pressure, and a straight answer about where Level Up is strong and where it is thin.
If a phone call is faster, call or text 206-222-5410.
Already decided
Give nowSponsorship and larger gifts
Email or call and a real person answers.
FAQ
What donors and sponsors ask
Is my donation to Level Up Home tax-deductible?
Yes. Level Up Seattle, operating as Level Up Home, is a Washington nonprofit corporation exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, EIN 83-2283933, with exemption effective October 10, 2018. It is a public charity, not a private foundation. Donations are tax-deductible and a receipt is issued for every gift.
What does a donation actually pay for?
$800 sponsors one month of housing for one man. $1,200 funds a fatherhood and leadership mentorship circle. $5,000 provides comprehensive reentry support: housing, coaching, and job readiness. Donations are made securely through PayPal.
Can I give monthly?
Yes. Monthly giving is the steadiest way to keep a bed funded. Choose a recurring gift on the donation page, or email contactus@leveluphome.org to set up a monthly pledge.
Is Level Up Home a registered 501(c)(3)?
Yes. Level Up Seattle, operating as Level Up Home, is a Washington nonprofit corporation recognized by the IRS as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3), EIN 83-2283933. The exemption is effective from October 10, 2018 and the determination letter is dated December 6, 2019. It is classified as a public charity under 170(b)(1)(A)(vi), not a private foundation, and it files a Form 990 annually.
How much of my donation reaches the program?
Level Up Home runs on a small budget with no large administrative layer. Gifts pay for housing, coaching, and the practical costs of reentry: a bed, a coach, a bus pass. For a full financial picture, including the Form 990, email contactus@leveluphome.org and the Executive Director will send it.
Can my company sponsor a house or a program?
Yes. Companies and foundations sponsor a house for a year, fund a mentorship circle, hire residents as an employer partner, give in-kind goods, or match employee giving. Email contactus@leveluphome.org or call 206-222-5410 and Teri Devlin, the Executive Director, follows up personally.
Is Level Up Home accredited?
Yes. Level Up Home is accredited by WAQRR, the Washington Alliance for Quality Recovery Residences, the Washington affiliate of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences. Accreditation means the home is reviewed against published standards for safe, recovery-focused housing rather than self-certifying.
Will you recognize our company publicly?
If you want that, yes. Partners are recognized on this website and in the annual record. Level Up never uses a company logo without written permission and never implies an endorsement that was not given. If you would rather give quietly, that is equally welcome.
Take the next step
One month of housing is $800.
That is a bed, utilities, a routine, and a team in his corner for thirty days. It is the most direct way to change one man's next chapter.