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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

    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.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $799K

    Total Assets

    $1.8M

    Total Revenue

    $1.9M

    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
    Funding intensity
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    Headquarters

    Leadership

    Victoria Peattie Helm

    Accepts unsolicited proposals

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    Funding Style

    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

    How Nw Childrens Foundation Gives

    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

    2026

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.

    Open Grant Opportunities

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

    Open nowCloses in 14 days (Aug 27, 2026)Award: $5K – $25K

    NWCF Grantmaking

    preventionearly interventiontreatment+10 more

    Who can apply: Applicant must be a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. Organization must be a direct-service provider 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 its priorities, career training or substance abuse treatment for parents with no children's component, or stand-alone food/clothing/household items/direct medical or dental services programs.

    Deadline: For the upcoming FY27 Winter cycle, the LOI submission window opens on Tuesday, June 30th and closes on Thursday, August 27th.

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    Lydia PlaceBellingham, WA$33,1502026To end the cycle of child abuse
    Child Advocacy CenterEverett, WA$33,1502026To end the cycle of child abuse
    Friends of YouthKirkland, WA$33,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    TeamChildSeattle, WA$33,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    Multi-Service CenterFederal Way, WA$18,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    TogetherOlympia, WA$17,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    Refugee Womens AllianceSeattle, WA$17,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    Domestic Violence ServicesEverett, WA$16,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    Sherwood Community ServicesLake Stevens, WA$16,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    Skookum KidsBellingham, WA$16,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    Whatcom Cntr for Early LearnBellingham, WA$16,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    Northwest Youth ServicesBellingham, WA$15,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    YWCA Seattle King SnohomishSeattle, WA$15,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    St Stephen Housing AssocRenton, WA$15,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    The Coffee OasisBremerton, WA$15,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    Denise Louie Education CenterSeattle, WA$15,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    The Mockingbird SocietySeattle, WA$14,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    Youth Eastside ServicesBellevue, WA$14,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    KinderingBellevue, WA$13,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    Northwest Family Life LearnSeattle, WA$12,5002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    Mother Mentors of WhidbeyLangley, WA$11,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    Anacortes Family CenterAnacortes, WA$10,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    Parent Trust for WA ChildrenSeattle, WA$10,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    NavosSeattle, WA$10,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    Wonderland Child Fam ServicShoreline, WA$10,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    SafePlaceOlympia, WA$10,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    StepsOak Harbor, WA$10,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    TreehouseSeattle, WA$10,000202691-1425676
    Cocoon HouseEverett, WA$10,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    ROOTS Young Adult ShelterSeattle, WA$10,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    Family Ed & Support ServicesTumwater, WA$10,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    Interfaith Association NW WAEverett, WA$10,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    Jumping Mouse Childs CenterPort Townsend, WA$10,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    New Phoebe House AssociationTacoma, WA$10,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    YWCA Pierce CountyTacoma, WA$10,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    Housing HopeEverett, WA$10,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    Family Law CASATukwila, WA$10,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    LifeWireBellevue, WA$10,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    Rochester Org of FamiliesRochester, WA$10,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    Friends of the ChildrenSeattle, WA$10,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    Northwest Education AccessSeattle, WA$10,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    Legal Counsel for YouthSeattle, WA$10,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    King County Sexual Assault RCRenton, WA$10,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    Communities In Schools at LWLakewood, WA$10,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    Secret HarborBurlington, WA$10,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    AmaraSeattle, WA$10,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    Communities In Schools at KCRenton, WA$10,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    Child Care Action CouncilOlympia, WA$10,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    SafeFutures Youth CenterSeattle, WA$10,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse
    YouthcareSeattle, WA$10,0002026To end the cycle of child abuse

    Lydia Place

    $33,150
    Bellingham, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Child Advocacy Center

    $33,150
    Everett, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Friends of Youth

    $33,000
    Kirkland, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    TeamChild

    $33,000
    Seattle, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Multi-Service Center

    $18,000
    Federal Way, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Together

    $17,000
    Olympia, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Refugee Womens Alliance

    $17,000
    Seattle, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Domestic Violence Services

    $16,000
    Everett, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Sherwood Community Services

    $16,000
    Lake Stevens, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Skookum Kids

    $16,000
    Bellingham, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Whatcom Cntr for Early Learn

    $16,000
    Bellingham, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Northwest Youth Services

    $15,000
    Bellingham, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    YWCA Seattle King Snohomish

    $15,000
    Seattle, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    St Stephen Housing Assoc

    $15,000
    Renton, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    The Coffee Oasis

    $15,000
    Bremerton, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Denise Louie Education Center

    $15,000
    Seattle, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    The Mockingbird Society

    $14,000
    Seattle, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Youth Eastside Services

    $14,000
    Bellevue, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Kindering

    $13,000
    Bellevue, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Northwest Family Life Learn

    $12,500
    Seattle, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Mother Mentors of Whidbey

    $11,000
    Langley, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Anacortes Family Center

    $10,000
    Anacortes, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Parent Trust for WA Children

    $10,000
    Seattle, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Navos

    $10,000
    Seattle, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Wonderland Child Fam Servic

    $10,000
    Shoreline, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    SafePlace

    $10,000
    Olympia, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Steps

    $10,000
    Oak Harbor, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Treehouse

    $10,000
    Seattle, WA2026

    91-1425676

    Cocoon House

    $10,000
    Everett, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    ROOTS Young Adult Shelter

    $10,000
    Seattle, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Family Ed & Support Services

    $10,000
    Tumwater, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Interfaith Association NW WA

    $10,000
    Everett, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Jumping Mouse Childs Center

    $10,000
    Port Townsend, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    New Phoebe House Association

    $10,000
    Tacoma, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    YWCA Pierce County

    $10,000
    Tacoma, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Housing Hope

    $10,000
    Everett, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Family Law CASA

    $10,000
    Tukwila, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    LifeWire

    $10,000
    Bellevue, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Rochester Org of Families

    $10,000
    Rochester, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Friends of the Children

    $10,000
    Seattle, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Northwest Education Access

    $10,000
    Seattle, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Legal Counsel for Youth

    $10,000
    Seattle, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    King County Sexual Assault RC

    $10,000
    Renton, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Communities In Schools at LW

    $10,000
    Lakewood, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Secret Harbor

    $10,000
    Burlington, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Amara

    $10,000
    Seattle, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Communities In Schools at KC

    $10,000
    Renton, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Child Care Action Council

    $10,000
    Olympia, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    SafeFutures Youth Center

    $10,000
    Seattle, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse

    Youthcare

    $10,000
    Seattle, WA2026

    To end the cycle of child abuse