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    Nw Childrens Foundation

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    Seattle, WAWebsite2066828447

    About Nw Childrens Foundation

    NW Children’s Foundation envisions a world in which all children thrive in safe, equitable, and nurturing communities. The organization works to end the intergenerational cycle of child abuse, neglect, and trauma by investing in effective community-led grantmaking and providing educational outreach to catalyze systemic change.

    Focus Areas

    child abuse preventiontrauma-informed carefamily supportyouth empowermentservices for children in foster careservices for homeless youthdomestic violence support

    Who They Fund

    children (at-risk of abuse/neglect)caregivers and parentsfamilies experiencing intergenerational traumasurvivors of child abuse

    Funding Style

    About Nw Childrens Foundation

    NW Childrens Foundation centers its grantmaking on interrupting the intergenerational cycle of child abuse, neglect, and trauma. In its recent grants, the foundation repeatedly backed Western Washington organizations that provide prevention, early intervention, trauma-informed treatment, foster care support, homelessness services, and domestic violence support for children, youth, and families. The largest recent awards in the data were $34,000 grants to Friends of Youth in Kirkland, TeamChild in Seattle, and several other child-serving groups working to end abuse and trauma. The foundation also uses long-term unrestricted support for established partners. Its Evergreen multi-year grants are described as $100,000 over three years for longtime agencies that consistently show high impact and effectiveness in interrupting trauma, abuse, and neglect. That pattern appears alongside annual and competitive grant cycles, including Winter and Spring rounds, with general operating and program support available to nonprofit organizations serving children from birth through age 24 and their families. Recent grant recipients include Parent Trust for Washington Children, Vine Maple Place, Child Advocacy Center of Snohomish County at Dawson Place, and Lydia Place. Across those awards, the common thread is work with children and families facing abuse, neglect, homelessness, foster care involvement, and related trauma.

    What Nw Childrens Foundation Funds

    Child abuse prevention is the clearest throughline in the foundation’s recent funding. It gave $34,000 to Friends of Youth in Kirkland for “To end the cycle of child abuse,” and $34,000 to TeamChild in Seattle for the same purpose. The foundation also supports organizations addressing the family conditions that often sit alongside trauma. It awarded $33,000 to Vine Maple Place in Maple Valley to “end the intergenerational cycle of child abuse, neglect and trauma,” and another $33,000 to Lydia Place in Bellingham for “To end the cycle of child abuse.” Trauma-informed care and child welfare appear in its grant cycles as well. NW Children’s Foundation funds prevention, early intervention, and treatment programs for children, youth, and families, with specific attention to foster care support, homelessness prevention, and domestic violence support. Recent grants to Child Advocacy Center of Snohomish County at Dawson Place and Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County fit that pattern.

    How Nw Childrens Foundation Gives

    Open Grant Opportunities

    Current and upcoming funding from Nw Childrens Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.

    Opening soonCloses Sep 15, 2026Award: $5K – $20K

    NWCF Grantmaking

    preventionearly interventiontreatment+9 more

    Who can apply: Applicant must be a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Primarily direct-service organizations serving children and youth (ages birth to 24) and families in Western Washington. NWCF does not fund organizations that proselytize or require religious activities, individuals or political candidates, tutoring/after-school/leadership/youth engagement programs outside stated priorities, career training or substance abuse treatment for parents with no children's component, or stand-alone programs primarily providing food, clothing, household items, or direct medical/dental services.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $2.7M

    Total Assets

    $1.4M

    Total Revenue

    $1.5M

    Total Expenses

    $1.7M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $10K and $13K, with a median of $10K.

    25th Percentile

    $10K

    Median

    $10K

    75th Percentile

    $13K

    Geographic Reach

    Local1 state funded

    About 100% of grants go to recipients in WA.

    Funding intensity
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    Leadership

    Victoria Peattie Helm

    Accepts unsolicited proposals

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    EIN: 91-1314318
    3 filings on record
    prevention and early interventiontrauma-informed servicesfamily- and multi-generational interventionssystems change / policy advocacy

    Topics

    child abuse preventionchild neglect preventiontrauma recovery and healingparenting education and supportintergenerational trauma interruption

    NW Childrens Foundation’s typical grant size is tightly clustered: p25, median, and p75 are all near the same range, at $10,000, $10,000, and $13,000. The active grant programs show a broader stated range of $5,000 to $20,000 for annual and biannual cycles, while Evergreen multi-year grants are described separately as $100,000 over three years. The foundation uses both open and invitation-based processes. Some cycles accept unsolicited applications or start with a Letter of Inquiry, followed by full application review and site visits. The Evergreen awards are reserved for longtime partner agencies, indicating recurring support for a smaller set of organizations over multiple years.

    Where Nw Childrens Foundation Makes Grants

    Grantmaking is concentrated in Western Washington, and the recipient country distribution shows all grants in the United States. Within Washington, recent awards reached Seattle, Kirkland, Everett, Bellingham, Bellevue, Maple Valley, Port Townsend, Shelton, and other local communities. Seattle appears repeatedly among recipients, alongside suburban and regional locations such as Snohomish County, the Eastside, and Whatcom County. The foundation gives locally rather than nationally or internationally, with 100% of grants going to recipients in Washington.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Nw Childrens Foundation

    What kinds of organizations does NW Childrens Foundation fund?

    It funds nonprofit organizations serving children, youth from birth to age 24, and families. The active grant programs prioritize prevention, early intervention, treatment, foster care support, homelessness prevention, and services that address child abuse, neglect, and trauma.

    Does NW Childrens Foundation accept unsolicited applications?

    Yes, some of its grant cycles accept unsolicited applications. The annual grantmaking and NWCF grantmaking cycles are listed as accepting unsolicited proposals, while the Evergreen multi-year grants are reserved for longtime partner agencies.

    What is the foundation’s typical grant size?

    Its typical awards are clustered around $10,000, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $10,000, and a p75 of $13,000. The active annual cycles are described as ranging from $5,000 to $20,000.

    What geographic area does the foundation support?

    Its giving is local and concentrated in Western Washington. In the recent grants list, recipients are located in Washington communities including Seattle, Kirkland, Everett, Bellingham, Bellevue, Maple Valley, Port Townsend, Shelton, and others.

    Does the foundation make multi-year grants?

    Yes. Its Evergreen grants are multi-year unrestricted awards described as $100,000 over three years, aimed at longtime partner agencies that consistently demonstrate high impact and effectiveness in interrupting trauma, abuse, and neglect.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

    Deadline: LOI application window for the winter grant cycle typically opens mid-summer and is due in early fall. Applicants may submit one application per fiscal year and must choose between the Winter or Spring cycle.

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    TeamChildSeattle, WA$34,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    Friends of YouthKirkland, WA$34,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    CAC of Snohomish at Dawson PlEverett, WA$33,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    Vine Maple PlaceMaple Valley, WA$33,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    Lydia PlaceBellingham, WA$33,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    Parent Trust for WA ChildrenSeattle, WA$33,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    BELONG PartnersSeattle, WA$25,2502025To end the cycle of child abuse
    Atlantic Street CenterSeattle, WA$16,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    Turning Pointe Survivor AdvocShelton, WA$16,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    Northwest CenterRenton, WA$15,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    YWCA Seattle King SnohomishSeattle, WA$15,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    KinderingBellevue, WA$14,6502025To end the cycle of child abuse
    CAC of Lewis Mason & ThurstonLacey, WA$14,5002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    Youth Eastside ServicesBellevue, WA$14,5002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    Skagit Valley Family YMCAMount Vernon, WA$14,5002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    Wonderland C&F ServicesShoreline, WA$14,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    CCAC of Thurston CountyOlympia, WA$13,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    Center for Human ServicesShoreline, WA$12,3002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    New BeginningsSeattle, WA$12,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    Marys PlaceSeattle, WA$12,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    Anacortes Family CenterAnacortes, WA$11,5002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    Childrens Therapy CenterKent, WA$11,1002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    Legal Counsel for Y&CSeattle, WA$11,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    ChildStriveEverett, WA$11,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    Boyer Childrens ClinicSeattle, WA$10,5002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    RytherSeattle, WA$10,2502025To end the cycle of child abuse
    ChildhavenSeattle, WA$10,1502025To end the cycle of child abuse
    The Interfaith Family ShelterEverett, WA$10,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    Friends of the ChildrenSeattle, WA$10,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    ROOTS Young Adult ShelterSeattle, WA$10,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    Vashon Y&F ServicesVashon, WA$10,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    Northwest Education AccessSeattle, WA$10,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    Communities In Schools LWLakewood, WA$10,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    Family Law CASATukwila, WA$10,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    SafeFutures Youth CenterSeattle, WA$10,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    NavosSeattle, WA$10,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    Cocoon HouseEverett, WA$10,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    HopeSparks Family ServicesTacoma, WA$10,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    Housing HopeEverett, WA$10,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    Communities In Schools KCRenton, WA$10,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    CCS of Western WASeattle, WA$10,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    Olive CrestBellevue, WA$10,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    YouthcareSeattle, WA$10,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    TreehouseSeattle, WA$10,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    Solid Ground WashingtonSeattle, WA$10,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    SafePlaceOlympia, WA$10,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    Secret HarborBurlington, WA$10,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    StepsOak Harbor, WA$10,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    KCSARCRenton, WA$10,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse
    Encompass NWSnoqualmie, WA$10,0002025To end the cycle of child abuse

    TeamChild

    $34,000
    Seattle, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Friends of Youth

    $34,000
    Kirkland, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    CAC of Snohomish at Dawson Pl

    $33,000
    Everett, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Vine Maple Place

    $33,000
    Maple Valley, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Lydia Place

    $33,000
    Bellingham, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Parent Trust for WA Children

    $33,000
    Seattle, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    BELONG Partners

    $25,250
    Seattle, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Atlantic Street Center

    $16,000
    Seattle, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Turning Pointe Survivor Advoc

    $16,000
    Shelton, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Northwest Center

    $15,000
    Renton, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    YWCA Seattle King Snohomish

    $15,000
    Seattle, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Kindering

    $14,650
    Bellevue, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    CAC of Lewis Mason & Thurston

    $14,500
    Lacey, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Youth Eastside Services

    $14,500
    Bellevue, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Skagit Valley Family YMCA

    $14,500
    Mount Vernon, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Wonderland C&F Services

    $14,000
    Shoreline, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    CCAC of Thurston County

    $13,000
    Olympia, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Center for Human Services

    $12,300
    Shoreline, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    New Beginnings

    $12,000
    Seattle, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Marys Place

    $12,000
    Seattle, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Anacortes Family Center

    $11,500
    Anacortes, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Childrens Therapy Center

    $11,100
    Kent, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Legal Counsel for Y&C

    $11,000
    Seattle, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    ChildStrive

    $11,000
    Everett, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Boyer Childrens Clinic

    $10,500
    Seattle, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Ryther

    $10,250
    Seattle, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Childhaven

    $10,150
    Seattle, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    The Interfaith Family Shelter

    $10,000
    Everett, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Friends of the Children

    $10,000
    Seattle, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    ROOTS Young Adult Shelter

    $10,000
    Seattle, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Vashon Y&F Services

    $10,000
    Vashon, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Northwest Education Access

    $10,000
    Seattle, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Communities In Schools LW

    $10,000
    Lakewood, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Family Law CASA

    $10,000
    Tukwila, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    SafeFutures Youth Center

    $10,000
    Seattle, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Navos

    $10,000
    Seattle, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Cocoon House

    $10,000
    Everett, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    HopeSparks Family Services

    $10,000
    Tacoma, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Housing Hope

    $10,000
    Everett, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Communities In Schools KC

    $10,000
    Renton, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    CCS of Western WA

    $10,000
    Seattle, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Olive Crest

    $10,000
    Bellevue, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Youthcare

    $10,000
    Seattle, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Treehouse

    $10,000
    Seattle, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Solid Ground Washington

    $10,000
    Seattle, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    SafePlace

    $10,000
    Olympia, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Secret Harbor

    $10,000
    Burlington, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Steps

    $10,000
    Oak Harbor, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    KCSARC

    $10,000
    Renton, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Encompass NW

    $10,000
    Snoqualmie, WA2025

    To end the cycle of child abuse