About Latino Community Fund of Washington State
The Latino Community Fund cultivates new leaders, supports cultural and community based non-profit organizations, and improves the quality of life for all Washingtonians. To achieve its mission and address the needs of Latinos, LCF programs create a vibrant community through civic engagement, healthy families, arts and culture.
Focus Areas
Community grantsFiscal sponsorshipCapacity buildingHealth access and benefits enrollmentEnvironmental justice (HEAL capacity grants)Economic empowerment and small business supportCivic engagement and voter mobilizationLeadership development and youth programsLatinos in Tech / workforce developmentArts and culture
Who They Fund
Latino/Latinx individuals and communities
About Latino Community Fund of Washington State
Latino Community Fund of Washington State makes some of its largest recent awards to immigrant-rights and Latino-well-being work in Seattle, including $255,000 to WA Immigrant Solidarity Network and $200,000 to Immigrant Solidarity Network. That pattern sits alongside grants to legal service groups such as NW Immigrant Rights Project, Northwest Justice Project, and Columbia Legal Services, showing a funder that combines direct community support with advocacy and legal infrastructure. The foundation’s stated mission is to cultivate new leaders, support cultural and community-based nonprofit organizations, and improve quality of life for Washingtonians, with programs built around civic engagement, healthy families, arts and culture. Recent grants also show support for Latino/Latinx-led organizations and community-rooted projects across the state, from Seattle to Yakima, Spokane, and Long Beach. The latest 990 year on file is 2025, and the foundation is led by Lilliane Ballesteros. Its giving is local in scope and centered on Latino/Latinx individuals and communities, with emergency relief, crisis response, and targeted population funding appearing in the topic taxonomy.
What Latino Community Fund of Washington State Funds
A major share of the foundation’s recent support goes to Latino well-being work tied to immigrant communities and legal access. It gave $76,200 to NW Immigrant Rights Project for Latino Well-Being and $51,150 to Northwest Justice Project for the same area, indicating sustained investment in services that connect people to rights and protections. Cultural and community life also appears in the grant list: Festival Centroamericano received $24,000, and Orquesta Northwest received $12,500, both under Latino Well-Being. The foundation also backs Latino-led organizing and women’s leadership, including $16,500 to Somos Mujeres Latinas WA and $15,000 to Empowering Latina Leadership. Environmental justice is another active area through HEAL Grant and HEAL Capacity Grants, which support capacity-building for organizations aligned with the Healthy Environment for All Act across Washington State.
How Latino Community Fund of Washington State Gives
Typical grant size is tightly clustered at $11,300, with the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile all at that same amount. The recent list also shows larger strategic awards, including six-figure grants alongside many standard-sized awards. Recipients appear across multiple years, such as Columbia Legal Services, Northwest Justice Project, and Somos Mujeres Latinas WA, which points to repeat funding rather than isolated one-time gifts. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Community Grants accept no unsolicited applications, while HEAL Grant and HEAL Capacity Grants do accept unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$174K
Total Assets
$6.4M
Total Revenue
$5.3M
Total Expenses
$5.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $11K and $11K, with a median of $11K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$11K
75th Percentile
$11K
Geographic Reach
Local5 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Lilliane Ballesteros
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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