Channel Foundation prioritizes feminist, women-led, and gender-justice movements worldwide while maintaining a meaningful local civic investment in Seattle housing/land stewardship. Their international portfolio funds women’s human rights, women with disabilities, peacebuilding and feminist funding intermediaries and fiscal sponsors, often supporting groups repeatedly over time. Grants tend to be operational or program support and frequently routed through collaborative funds and fiscal sponsors to strengthen movement infrastructure.
Channel Foundation’s most distinctive pattern is its mix of global feminist grantmaking and a single large local land transfer: $1,547,281 to Homestead Community Land Trust for the transfer of Benson East LLC interest. Beyond that Seattle transaction, the foundation consistently backs women’s human rights, feminist leadership, and movement infrastructure through grants that often support general operations, fiscal sponsorship, and collaborative funds. Recent awards show a strong reliance on $50,000 grants to organizations working on women’s rights, peacebuilding, reproductive justice, and protections for women human rights defenders. The foundation’s portfolio also includes recurring support for organizations serving women with disabilities, LBQ women, and women’s rights advocates in regional and global networks. Grantees such as Women Enabled International, Global Network of Women Peacebuilders, and Frida Young Feminist Fund point to a grantmaker that funds both advocacy and the institutions that hold feminist movements together. Seattle-based giving appears alongside international partnerships, but the center of gravity is movement support across multiple regions, not a single local program area.
Women’s human rights and feminist movement infrastructure are the clearest throughline in Channel Foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $50,000 to Women’s Link Worldwide for general operating support and another $50,000 to Intrn'l Womns Rghts Actn Watch Asia Pac for general operating support, both of which fit its focus on legal equality, advocacy, and regional organizing. The foundation also funds work on women with disabilities. A $50,000 grant to Disability Rights Fund Inc supported women with disabilities, aligning with its emphasis on inclusive gender justice. In peacebuilding, Channel provided $50,000 to the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders and $50,000 to Women Cross Dmz for ending the Korean War, showing support for women’s participation in conflict resolution. For reproductive rights and rights defense, the foundation backed Global Press Institute, Purposeful, and Women Human Rights Defenders in the MENA region through Feminists in Swana, all at $50,000 levels and mainly as operating support or thematic advocacy funding.
Channel Foundation’s typical grant size is tightly clustered: p25 is $30,000, while both the median and p75 are $50,000. That pattern matches a portfolio built around standardized grants rather than highly variable award sizes. The recent list also shows repeated support for the same organizations across multiple years, including Consorcio Oaxaca, Fundo Elas, Global Network of Women Peacebuilders, Front Line USA Foundation, and Women Win Foundation Inc. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a DAF, makes no program-related investments, and does not fund individuals. Its public materials describe direct grants by invitation only for many of its programs, while one partner fund, the Global Resilience Fund, accepts unsolicited applications.
$144K
$12.9M
$1.1M
$465K
Most grants fall between $30K and $50K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$30K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 6% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Top 10 recipient countries by grant volume for Channel Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 70 | $4.5M | 70.0% |
| 2 | Canada | 5 |
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A concentrated mix: one large local capital/asset grant plus numerous multi-year or repeated grants of modest-to-large size (~$100k–$210k) to a relatively consistent set of international feminist, human rights, and movement-support organizations; frequent use of fiscal sponsorships and intermediary organizations.
Notable grantees: Homestead Community Land Trust, Global Fund for Women, Women Win Foundation, Disability Rights Fund, Global Network of Women Peacebuilders
Channel Foundation’s grantmaking is national in scope, with most awards landing in the United States. The top state by grant count is Colorado, even though only 6% of grants go to recipients in Washington. Recent recipient cities include Seattle, Washington; Denver, Colorado; New York, New York; Washington, DC; and Boston, Massachusetts. Outside the US, grants reached Canada, the Netherlands, Poland, Mexico, Peru, Fiji, the United Kingdom, and locations in the Middle East and North Africa. The recipient pattern reflects a broad international portfolio rather than a single regional concentration.
Most grants cluster at $50,000, with a p25 of $30,000 and a p75 of $50,000. The recent record also includes a much larger $1,547,281 land-transfer grant in Seattle, which is structurally different from the foundation’s typical operating and program support awards.
For its direct grant programs, it considers new proposals by invitation only. The exception in the provided program list is the Global Resilience Fund, which accepts unsolicited applications.
It supports women’s rights and feminist organizations, women-led peacebuilding groups, organizations serving women with disabilities, and partners working on sexual and reproductive rights, legal equality, and movement-building. Recent grantees include groups working as fiscal sponsors, collaborative funds, and advocacy networks.
Its giving is national, but Colorado is the top state by grant count. Washington recipients account for 6% of grants, and recent awards also went to organizations in Seattle, New York, Washington, DC, Denver, Boston, and several non-U.S. locations.
Yes. The recent grants list shows repeat awards to several organizations across 2023 and 2024, including Consorcio Oaxaca, Fundo Elas, Global Network of Women Peacebuilders, Front Line USA Foundation, and Women Win Foundation Inc.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| $250K |
5.0% |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | $150K | 3.0% |
| 4 | Poland | 3 | $80K | 3.0% |
| 5 | Malaysia | 2 | $100K | 2.0% |
| 6 | Peru | 2 | $100K | 2.0% |
| 7 | Mexico | 2 | $100K | 2.0% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 2 | $100K | 2.0% |
| 9 | Australia | 2 | $100K | 2.0% |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 2 | $100K | 2.0% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Current and upcoming funding from Channel Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Women and non-binary human rights defenders in the Asia & Pacific region facing urgent threats or opportunities. Specific eligibility and prioritization criteria are set by Urgent Action Fund Asia & Pacific.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOMEN WIN FOUNDATION INC | BELLEAIR BLUFFS, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | FISC SPON: CEECCNA COLLABORATIVE FUND - GENL OPER |
| FEMINIST FUND | WARSZAWA | $30,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT FEMINIST MOVEMENTS IN POLAND AND CRISIS RESPONSE FOR REFUGEES FROM THE WAR IN UKRAINE |
| WOMEN'S EARTH AND CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK | MILL VALLEY, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FOS FEMINISTA | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | UKRAINE REFUGEE CRISIS |
| WOMEN'S REGIONAL NETWORK | DENVER, CO | $13,500 | 2025 | REFUGEE WOMEN CRISIS |
| HOMESTEAD COMMUNITY LAND TRUST | SEATTLE, WA | $1,547,281 | 2024 | TRANSFER OF BENSON EAST LLC INTEREST |
| INTRN'L WOMNS RGHTS ACTN WATCH ASIA PAC | KUALA LUMPUR | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| GLOBAL NETWORK OF WOMEN PEACEBUILDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| GLOBAL PRESS INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FRIDA YOUNG FEMINIST FUND | TORONTO | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FRONT LINE USA FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | FRONT LINE DEFENDERS |
| INTRN'L INDIG WOMNS FORUMFIMI | LIMA | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FEMINISTS IN SWANA (FEMSWANA) | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2024 | WOMEN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN THE MENA REGION |
| INROADS | SEATTLE, WA | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| DAWN | SUVA | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FUNDO ELAS | RIO DE JANEIRO | $50,000 | 2024 | WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS MOVEMTS IN BRAZIL |
| DISABILITY RIGHTS FUND INC | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2024 | WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES |
| IM-DEFENSORAS | OTTAWA | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CONSORCIO OAXACA | OAXACA DE JUAREZ | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WOMEN ENABLED INTERNATIONAL | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| INTRN'L CIVIL SOCIETY ACTION NETWORK | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ASSOC FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN DEVELOPMENT | TORONTO | $50,000 | 2024 | ACCESS FUND FOR INTERNATIONAL FORUM |
| MINA'S LIST | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FUNDACION JUSTICIA Y GENERO | SAN JOSE | $50,000 | 2024 | FISC SPON: WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS EDUC INST |
| MADRE | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | CRISIS RELIEF TO WOMEN'S GROUPS IN AFGHANISTAN AND GAZA |
| WORLD PULSE | PORTLAND, OR | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| URGENT ACTION FUND | ALAMEDA, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PEACE DEVELOPMENT FUND | AMHERST, MA | $50,000 | 2024 | WOMEN LIVING UNDER MUSLIM LAWS FISC SPONSOR |
| GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | VIDA AFROLATINA FISCAL SPONSOR |
| WOMEN'S ENVIRONMENTAL & DEVEL ORG | BROOKLYN, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| INST FOR JUSTICE & DEMOCRACY IN HAITI | MARSHFIELD, MA | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WOMEN OF COLOR ADVANCING PEACE & SECURITY | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WOMEN'S LEARNING PARTNERSHIP | BETHESDA, MD | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WOMEN WIN FOUNDATION INC | AMSTERDAM | $50,000 | 2024 | CEECCNA COLLABORATIVE FUND - GENL OPER - FISC SPON |
| PURPOSEFUL | LONDON | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WOMEN'S LINK WORLDWIDE | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WOMEN'S REGIONAL NETWORK | DENVER, CO | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WOMEN CROSS DMZ | HONOLULU, HI | $50,000 | 2024 | ENDING KOREAN WAR |
| MOBILITY INTERNATIONAL USA | EUGENE, OR | $50,000 | 2024 | WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS |
| URGENT ACTION FND WMNS HMN RIGHTS ASIA PAC | EAST MELBOURNE | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WOMEN WIN FOUNDATION INC | AMSTERDAM | $50,000 | 2024 | NUMUM FUND - GENL OPER FISC SPON |
| WOMEN'S INT'L LEAGUE FOR PEACE & FREEDOM | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | AFRICAN SECTIONS HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY |
| MONGOLIAN WOMEN'S FUND | ULAANBAATAR | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PRAXIS PROJECT INC | OAKLAND, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | RESURJ FISCAL SPONSOR |
| CULTURAL SURVIVAL | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CREA | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FUND FOR GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS | WASHINGTON, DC | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| JUST ASSOCIATES | WASHINGTON, DC | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FEMINIST FUND | WARSZAWA | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN MENA REGION |
WOMEN WIN FOUNDATION INC
$50,000FISC SPON: CEECCNA COLLABORATIVE FUND - GENL OPER
FEMINIST FUND
$30,000TO SUPPORT FEMINIST MOVEMENTS IN POLAND AND CRISIS RESPONSE FOR REFUGEES FROM THE WAR IN UKRAINE
WOMEN'S EARTH AND CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FOS FEMINISTA
$25,000UKRAINE REFUGEE CRISIS
WOMEN'S REGIONAL NETWORK
$13,500REFUGEE WOMEN CRISIS
HOMESTEAD COMMUNITY LAND TRUST
$1,547,281TRANSFER OF BENSON EAST LLC INTEREST
INTRN'L WOMNS RGHTS ACTN WATCH ASIA PAC
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
GLOBAL NETWORK OF WOMEN PEACEBUILDERS
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
GLOBAL PRESS INSTITUTE
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FRIDA YOUNG FEMINIST FUND
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FRONT LINE USA FOUNDATION
$50,000FRONT LINE DEFENDERS
INTRN'L INDIG WOMNS FORUMFIMI
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FEMINISTS IN SWANA (FEMSWANA)
$50,000WOMEN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN THE MENA REGION
INROADS
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
DAWN
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FUNDO ELAS
$50,000WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS MOVEMTS IN BRAZIL
DISABILITY RIGHTS FUND INC
$50,000WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES
IM-DEFENSORAS
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CONSORCIO OAXACA
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WOMEN ENABLED INTERNATIONAL
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
INTRN'L CIVIL SOCIETY ACTION NETWORK
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ASSOC FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN DEVELOPMENT
$50,000ACCESS FUND FOR INTERNATIONAL FORUM
MINA'S LIST
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FUNDACION JUSTICIA Y GENERO
$50,000FISC SPON: WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS EDUC INST
MADRE
$50,000CRISIS RELIEF TO WOMEN'S GROUPS IN AFGHANISTAN AND GAZA
WORLD PULSE
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
URGENT ACTION FUND
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
PEACE DEVELOPMENT FUND
$50,000WOMEN LIVING UNDER MUSLIM LAWS FISC SPONSOR
GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN
$50,000VIDA AFROLATINA FISCAL SPONSOR
WOMEN'S ENVIRONMENTAL & DEVEL ORG
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
INST FOR JUSTICE & DEMOCRACY IN HAITI
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WOMEN OF COLOR ADVANCING PEACE & SECURITY
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WOMEN'S LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WOMEN WIN FOUNDATION INC
$50,000CEECCNA COLLABORATIVE FUND - GENL OPER - FISC SPON
PURPOSEFUL
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WOMEN'S LINK WORLDWIDE
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WOMEN'S REGIONAL NETWORK
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WOMEN CROSS DMZ
$50,000ENDING KOREAN WAR
MOBILITY INTERNATIONAL USA
$50,000WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS
URGENT ACTION FND WMNS HMN RIGHTS ASIA PAC
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WOMEN WIN FOUNDATION INC
$50,000NUMUM FUND - GENL OPER FISC SPON
WOMEN'S INT'L LEAGUE FOR PEACE & FREEDOM
$50,000AFRICAN SECTIONS HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY
MONGOLIAN WOMEN'S FUND
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
PRAXIS PROJECT INC
$50,000RESURJ FISCAL SPONSOR
CULTURAL SURVIVAL
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CREA
$30,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FUND FOR GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS
$30,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
JUST ASSOCIATES
$30,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FEMINIST FUND
$30,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN
$30,000WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN MENA REGION
