(dramatic music) - I'm Paris Jackson of the Crosscut KCTS 9 Newsroom.

A nonprofit aiming to make home ownership possible for low-income Seattle residents is finding it increasingly difficult to meet the supply needs.

To purchase a home in Seattle, the median home price is north of $800,000, and many residents face a gauntlet of hurdles, from tight inventory, high prices, and limited access to financing, leaving home ownership mostly to higher-income Seattleites.

The nonprofit Homestead Community Land Trust is working to put home ownership within reach for a few low-income residents in the Seattle area.

In August, thanks to a $10 million gift from billionaire MacKenzie Scott, Homestead has a lot more money to expand their efforts to help lower-income residents overcome financial hurdles.

The nonprofit's executive director calls the gift a total game changer.

Their executive director says some of the money will likely be used to help expand its nine-person staff, help secure bank loans they need to buy land, and pay for construction of new homes.

I'm Paris Jackson.

Find nonprofit Northwest news every day on crosscut.com.

(dramatic music)