Seattle$80,000
wayOUT Seattle
Chapter since 2020. Still growing.
wayOUT Seattle
Next up
Coming soon.
Since 2025, Seattle raises for the wayOUT fund, backing our past grant recipients. Last year that meant a Masquerade Ball and a Bombo Drag Brunch.
Who runs it
Born in lockdown. Still growing.
Since 2020 the Seattle crew has more than doubled in size, and brought local and national businesses in to back LGBTQ+ youth.
5
youth organizations funded, 2020 to 2024. Since 2025, Seattle raises for the wayOUT fund.
$100,000
for QT Project, Jacksonville, in 2023. Seattle's first $100K night.
$326,000+
raised by wayOUT Seattle since 2020.
Raising for the wayOUT fund
Since 2025, Seattle raises for the wayOUT fund.
$5,000 raised for the fund in 2025. 2026 is in progress.
No single pick for a season. The money backs our past grant recipients, the youth organizations Seattle and our other chapters already know.
Meet the chapter
12 volunteers. All heart.
Andrew Scheinthal
he/him
Chapter co-chair
Ty Ohman-Myers
he/him
Chapter chair
Lance Rogers
he/him
Marketing chair
Matt Hurley
he/him
Marketing chair
Dan (Tex) Stephen
he/him
Events chair
Tyler Bresson
he/him
Blair Hunter-Lull
he/him
Carlyn Chase
she/her
Kris Richardson
he/him
Bryan Eberle
he/him
Dylan Miller
he/him
Ace Houston
he/him
Youth organizations Seattle picked, 2020 to 2024
One season. One youth organization. Every year.
Seattle$100,000
Seattle$71,000
Seattle$50,000
Seattle$20,000
From the Seattle crew
Paddles up · Seattle 
The show · Seattle 
Louisville Youth Group, Seattle's 2024 youth organization
Loud nights for a good cause.
Join the Seattle crew
100% volunteer. Pull up a chair.
Plan the next event, find sponsors, work the door. 100% of proceeds go to the youth organizations.