To provide long-term, unrestricted capital, organizational support, and networking to social change efforts benefiting women and girls in Washington State.
Washington Women's Foundation centers multi-year unrestricted support for organizations advancing equity for women and girls in Washington State. Their grantmaking includes $105,000 awards to groups such as Communities of Rooted Brilliance, The Way to Justice, and Fyre - Foundation for Youth Resiliency & Engagement, showing a pattern of sizable general support rather than tightly restricted project funding. The foundation also uses collective grant programs that support advocacy, direct services, grassroots social change, and place-based work, with an emphasis on women and girls most impacted by systemic inequities. Recent awards reach groups working across education, birth justice, youth engagement, legal and civic change, and community transformation. Recipients in the recent grants list include Freedom Education Project Puget Sound, Open Arms Perinatal Services, and Rainier Beach Action Coalition, alongside organizations serving specific communities in places such as Seattle, Spokane, Omak, and Yakima. The grant descriptions consistently point to unrestricted support or support for mission, which suggests flexibility is a defining feature of how the foundation funds.
Advocacy and systems change are central to the foundation’s collective grantmaking. It awarded $50,000 multi-year unrestricted advocacy grants through its Collective Grants program, including support for structural change and policy work benefiting women, girls, and gender-marginalized people in Washington State. Direct service organizations are also part of the portfolio: the Collective Grants program includes a $50,000 direct services grant type for organizations delivering services to women and girls most impacted by inequities. Grassroots social change appears in a $20,000 Collective Grants–Grassroots award for emerging efforts with smaller budgets. The foundation also supports place-based work through a rotating geographic grant type focused on one area in Washington State at a time.
Washington Women's Foundation’s recent grant sizes cluster around a median of $16,500, with the 25th percentile at $15,000 and the 75th percentile at $35,000. The recent grants list also includes repeated $105,000 awards, indicating a mix of smaller unrestricted grants and larger multi-year commitments. The foundation funds through collective grant programs that are explicitly unrestricted and often multi-year, and its active programs accept unsolicited applications. Grants appear in multiple years, including recipients such as Fyre - Foundation for Youth Resiliency & Engagement across 2024 and 2025, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards.
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Most grants fall between $15K and $35K, with a median of $17K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$17K
75th Percentile
$35K
MARIA KOLBY-WOLFE
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All recent grants in the dataset go to recipients in the United States, and all are in Washington State. Seattle appears repeatedly among recipient cities, alongside Spokane, Burien, Omak, Federal Way, Yakima, Bellingham, Lynnwood, Covington, and Port Townsend. The foundation’s giving is local, with Washington accounting for 100% of grants in the recent list and the top state by grant count.
The foundation funds advocacy, direct services, grassroots social change, and place-based work benefiting women and girls in Washington State. Its active programs also include support for racial equity, gender equity, youth mental health, adult educational opportunities, and climate justice through a women-and-girls equity lens.
Typical recent grants are in the mid-five-figure range, with a 25th percentile of $15,000, a median of $16,500, and a 75th percentile of $35,000. The recent grants list also shows larger $105,000 awards and a $50,000 grant tier in the collective programs.
Yes. The active grant programs listed for the foundation, including advocacy, direct services, grassroots, place-based, and Women & Girls program opportunities, all note that they accept unsolicited applications.
The foundation’s collective grant programs are described as unrestricted, and several are multi-year. Recent grant descriptions also use wording such as “unrestricted” and “to support mission,” indicating that flexible operating support is a consistent feature of its giving.
Its recent grants are entirely local to Washington State. The recipient cities in the list include Seattle, Spokane, Burien, Omak, Federal Way, Yakima, Bellingham, Lynnwood, Covington, and Port Townsend.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Deadline: Year-round application portal; no specific deadline stated.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FYRE - FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH RESILIENCY & ENGAGEMENT | OMAK, WA | $105,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION |
| THE WAY TO JUSTICE | SPOKANE, WA | $105,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION |
| INTIMAN THEATRE | SEATTLE, WA | $105,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION |
| FREEDOM EDUCATION PROJECT PUGET SOUND | SEATTLE, WA | $35,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION |
| INCHELIUM LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL ASSN | INCHELIUM, WA | $30,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION |
| DOWNTOWN EMERGENCY SERVICES CENTER | SEATTLE, WA | $30,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION |
| ARMS AROUND YOU | SEATTLE, WA | $16,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION |
| INNOVATIONS HUMAN TRAFFICKING COLLABORATIVE | OLYMPIA, WA | $15,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION |
| UNDERSTORY ARTS | COVINGTON, WA | $15,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION |
| YWCA OF KITSAP COUNTY | BREMERTON, WA | $8,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION |
| SPARK CENTRAL | SPOKANE, WA | $6,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION |
| HOPE STREET | WALLA WALLA, WA | $6,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION |
| GLOBAL TO LOCAL | SEATAC, WA | $105,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION |
| TTAWAXT BIRTH JUSTICE CENTER | SELAH, WA | $105,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION |
| COMMUNITIES OF ROOTED BRILLIANCE | SEATTLE, WA | $105,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION |
| FYRE - FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH RESILIENCY & ENGAGEMENT | OMAK, WA | $30,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION |
| PEACEKEEPER SOCIETY | UNION GAP, WA | $30,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION |
| VOICES OF TOMORROW | BURIEN, WA | $30,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION |
| OPEN ARMS PERINATAL SERVICES | SEATTLE, WA | $18,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION |
| INSTITUTE FOR WASHINGTON'S FUTURE | BELLINGHAM, WA | $16,500 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION |
| LA CASA HOGAR | YAKIMA, WA | $16,500 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION |
| SHADES OF MOTHERHOOD | SPOKANE, WA | $15,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION |
| ARTS IMPACT | FEDERAL WAY, WA | $15,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION |
| RAINIER BEACH ACTION COALITION | SEATTLE, WA | $15,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION |
| SALISH SCHOOL OF SPOKANE | SPOKANE, WA | $105,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CHOOSE 180 | BURIAN, WA | $105,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FIRELANDS | PORT TOWNSEND, WA | $105,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FEDERAL WAY BIRTH CENTER | FEDERAL WAY, WA | $50,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| WA NA WARI | SEATTLE, WA | $30,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NEW BEGINNINGS | SEATTLE, WA | $30,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS | SEATTLE, WA | $30,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| PROJECT GIRL MENTORING | LYNNWOOD, WA | $15,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| RVC SEATTLE | SEATTLE, WA | $15,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ELIZABETH GREGORY HOME | SEATTLE, WA | $15,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CARL MAXEY CENTER | SPOKANE, WA | $10,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| TEAM CHILD | SEATTLE, WA | $7,500 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| OPEN DOORS TO MULTICULTURAL FAMILIES | KENT, WA | $7,500 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NEW CONNECTIONS | TACOMA, WA | $7,500 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| PARA LOS NINOS | BURIAN, WA | $7,500 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NATIVE ACTION NETWORK | SEATTLE, WA | $7,500 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| POWERFUL VOICES | SEATTLE, WA | $7,500 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
INTIMAN THEATRE
$105,000UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
INCHELIUM LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL ASSN
$30,000UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
ARMS AROUND YOU
$16,500UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
UNDERSTORY ARTS
$15,000UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
YWCA OF KITSAP COUNTY
$8,000UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
SPARK CENTRAL
$6,500UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
HOPE STREET
$6,500UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
SHADES OF MOTHERHOOD
$15,000UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
ARTS IMPACT
$15,000UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
RAINIER BEACH ACTION COALITION
$15,000UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
FEDERAL WAY BIRTH CENTER
$50,000UNRESTRICTED
NEW CONNECTIONS
$7,500UNRESTRICTED