Microsoft in Washington State
Washington is our home. We’re investing in its people, communities, and future.
Our home for nearly five decades
As Washington has grown, we’ve grown with it. Healthy businesses rely on healthy communities, and healthy communities rely on healthy businesses. By investing in education, housing, transportation, energy, and civic life, we’re helping keep Washington a place of opportunity.
$88M
In 2025, Microsoft and its employees donated to 4,900 nonprofits and volunteered nearly 500,000 hours
$1.9B
In lifetime giving from Microsoft and its employees to nearly 13,000 nonprofits in Washington
$750M+
Invested in affordable housing
$400M+
Toward regional infrastructure and transportation initiatives
Our priorities
A strong Washington economy creates opportunity for people, communities, and businesses to grow together. It also supports the things communities need to thrive, including education, housing, transportation, energy, and a strong civic life. Five priorities guide our work.
Education and workforce
We’re investing in a strong, inclusive education system that prepares students and workers for the future economy. That includes expanding AI literacy and digital skills, strengthening education and workforce systems, and creating clearer paths from education to careers.
Transportation and infrastructure
As Washington grows, strong transportation and infrastructure keep communities connected and opportunity within reach. We’re helping people move more easily between jobs, schools, housing, and services to keep our economy moving.
Housing and affordability
A strong economy needs communities where the people who power it can afford to live. We help create more housing and expand access to homes in communities across Washington.
Sustainability and energy
Washington’s clean energy future is closely tied to its ability to grow and create opportunity. We’re working to expand access to clean energy while keeping power reliable and affordable for the communities that depend on it.
Civic life and community institutions
Nonprofits, arts and cultural organizations, basic-needs providers, and shared public spaces help people and families find stability, build connection, and feel rooted in the places they call home. When community institutions are strong, communities are more resilient and able to navigate change.
Our commitment in action
Investing in our region in ways that matter
Practical benefits for people and communities across the state.
A farm town diversifies and thrives
Microsoft’s first small-town datacenter is creating new opportunities in Quincy and communities beyond.
Closing Washington’s housing gap
Microsoft outlines a regional strategy to help build the homes Washington’s workforce and communities need.
A new home for global innovation
The University of Washington’s Global Innovation Exchange program is now located on Microsoft’s Redmond campus.
Light rail across Lake Washington
A public-private partnership connecting the region.
Washington is Microsoft’s home. We’re helping it remain a place where people can build full lives, communities can thrive, and innovation can continue to take root.