Eastside Interfaith Social Concerns Council

What Eastside Interfaith Social Concerns Council does

Eastside Interfaith Social Concerns Council (EISCC) is a Washington State–incorporated 501(c)(3) nonprofit coalition that provides a forum to educate, advocate, coordinate, and support the citizens of the Eastside (Bellevue, Kirkland, Issaquah, Renton, Redmond). Founded via articles of incorporation in March 1993 and rebranded to its current name by amendment in July 1993, the organization operates as a membership-based coalition of 80+ faith communities and social service agencies spanning Methodist, Episcopal, Catholic, Lutheran, Jewish, Muslim, Baha'i and other traditions. Its core activity is a monthly meeting (in-person at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church with a parallel Zoom session) where members share information, coordinate services, and align on advocacy priorities related to homelessness, food insecurity, severe weather sheltering, immigrant support, and other social concerns.

EISCC's "product" is essentially coordination infrastructure rather than a packaged good or service. It maintains one direct sub-agency, Congregations for Kids, which provides school supplies to Bellevue students. Three prior sub-agencies have been spun off into independent entities: Porchlight (formerly Congregations for the Homeless, supporting homeless men via the Rotating Shelter Program), The Sophia Way (supporting homeless women), and Backpack Meals for Kids (now absorbed into Backpack Brigade for supplemental child nutrition). The operating technology is a basic WordPress website (eiscc.net) used for announcements, newsletters, minutes, and financial disclosures, with no disclosed API, mobile app, or proprietary platform.

The revenue model relies on annual membership dues — $45 per faith community, $30 per agency/community organization or individual — supplemented by donations processed via PayPal and routed partly to sub-agencies. The organization runs with a board of roughly 10 volunteer leaders (President, two Co-Secretaries, Treasurer, and at-large board members) and reports a headcount of 1–10. Outreach occurs primarily through word-of-mouth within the faith community, the website, email newsletters, member referrals, and presentations at member-organization events. EISCC publishes IRS Form 990 reports and annual financial statements on its website, consistent with its 501(c)(3) status; no specific revenue, donor, or grant figures are disclosed in the available data.

Name

Eastside Interfaith Social Concerns Council

Legal name

Eastside Interfaith Social Concerns Council

Website

https://eiscc.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Eastside Interfaith Social Concerns Council (EISCC) is a Bellevue-based 501(c)(3) coalition of 80+ faith communities and social service agencies that meets monthly to coordinate services and advocate on homelessness, food insecurity, and other human-services needs across five Eastside Washington communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Interfaith Social Services Coalition

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Interfaith & Ecumenical Councils and Dialogue Organizations (BPAGAJAJ)

Keywords

• Interfaith coalition
• Faith community network
• Social services coordination
• Community advocacy
• Religious nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Bellevue

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees from faith communities ($45) and agencies/organizations/individuals ($30). Provides access to meetings, coordination services, and collaborative opportunities.
2. Donations: The organization accepts donations, particularly for sub-agency Congregations for Kids and emergency services. Donations processed through PayPal.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Eastside Interfaith Social Concerns Council (EISCC) is a coalition of 80+ faith communities and social service agencies in Washington's Eastside region that provides a coordination forum for interfaith collaboration on social concerns. It convenes monthly meetings (in-person and via Zoom) to share information, advocate on issues such as homelessness and food insecurity, and support programs including the sub-agency Congregations for Kids (school supplies for Bellevue children) and the EISCC Severe Weather Shelter Project.

Product overview

Eastside Interfaith Social Concerns Council is a coalition organization (not a technology product company) that serves as a forum for faith communities to collaborate on social concerns. The organization operates one sub-agency: Congregations for Kids (school supplies). Three programs have spun off to operate independently: Porchlight (homeless men support), The Sophia Way (homeless women support), and Backpack Meals for Kids (now Backpack Brigade, child nutrition). The organization's primary 'product' is its collaborative forum and coordination services for community social service initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Faith Community Membership Annual membership tier for faith communities at $45 per year, providing access to monthly coordination meetings, advocacy collaboration, and interfaith information-sharing forums in the Eastside region.
• Agency / Community Organization / Individual Membership Annual membership tier for social service agencies, community organizations, and individuals at $30 per year, granting access to EISCC's coalition meetings and coordinated advocacy initiatives.
• Congregations for Kids An EISCC-sponsored sub-agency program that provides school supplies for children in Bellevue schools.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Congregations for KidscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEISCC sponsors Congregations for Kids as a sub-agency, which provides school supplies for children in Bellevue schools.
• PorchlightcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormer sub-agency (formerly Congregations for the Homeless) that now operates independently. Supports homeless men on the Eastside through the Rotating Shelter Program.
• The Sophia WaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormer sub-agency now operating independently. Provides support services for homeless women on the Eastside.
• Backpack BrigademinorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormer sub-agency (Backpack Meals for Kids) has been absorbed into Backpack Brigade, which provides supplemental nutrition for Bellevue school children.
• Eastside Human Services ForumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEISCC board member Linda Hillesheim represents the Eastside faith community on the board of Eastside Human Services Forum.
• St. Margaret's Episcopal ChurchcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHosts monthly EISCC meetings at 4228 Factoria Blvd SE, Bellevue WA. Provides meeting space and lunch for members.
• HopelinkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization providing food assistance through markets and the End Summer Hunger Program. Partners with EISCC for volunteer coordination.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Faith Action Network: Washington State's statewide interfaith advocacy coalition (formerly Washington Association of Churches) that mobilizes faith communities on social and economic justice issues; operates at a larger scale but uses the same faith-community mobilization model that defines EISCC's interfaith convening work.
• Eastside Human Services Forum: A coalition of human-services agencies serving Eastside King County; explicitly named as a partner through which EISCC board member Linda Hillesheim represents the faith community, giving it overlapping service-area and member-base with EISCC.
• Church Council of Greater Seattle: A regional interfaith council serving the Greater Seattle area that convenes faith communities for social justice and direct service coordination; directly comparable in mission and member-driven coalition model, differing only in geographic footprint (EISCC focuses on Eastside, Church Council on Greater Seattle).

Broad incumbents

• Solid Ground: A major King County anti-poverty nonprofit coordinating housing, food, and advocacy services; operates in the same county as EISCC and overlaps in homelessness and food-security program areas where EISCC facilitates member engagement.
• Hopelink: A large Eastside and North King County social services nonprofit operating food banks, housing, and emergency assistance; an EISCC member organization whose program coordination (volunteers, End Summer Hunger Program, market programs) makes it a direct service-side peer to EISCC's coordination model.

Emerging players

• Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN): A statewide coalition building rapid-response infrastructure for immigrant communities; appears in EISCC's contact list as a coalition partner and competes/collaborates for member attention on Eastside social services issues.
• Tacoma Pierce County Coalition Ending Homelessness: A Pierce County coalition focused on homelessness coordination across faith, government, and service providers; comparable to EISCC's convening role in Eastside but focused on a different county within Washington State.

Others

• Jewish Coalition for Immigrant Justice: A Pacific Northwest coalition organizing faith communities on immigrant justice issues; referenced in EISCC contact list as a coalition partner and serves as an adjacent/adjoining faith-community organizing network focused on a specific issue area.

Regional players

• Interfaith Coalition of Whatcom County: A faith-community coalition in Whatcom County, Washington that operates a rotating shelter program and food bank similar to programs EISCC historically incubated; uses a comparable faith-coordination model in a different geography, making it a structural analog rather than direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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