What kinds of work does Washington Women's Foundation fund?

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.

How large are typical grants?

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.

Does the foundation accept unsolicited applications?

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.

Are the grants restricted or unrestricted?

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.

Where does Washington Women's Foundation give?

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.

Washington Women's Foundation

Name: Washington Women's Foundation — grants, 990 financials & funding data
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ActivePhilanthropy & Voluntarism

SEATTLE, WAWebsite2064072176

About Washington Women's Foundation

To provide long-term, unrestricted capital, organizational support, and networking to social change efforts benefiting women and girls in Washington State.

Focus Areas

Women & girlsRacial equityGender equity (including cis, trans, non-binary, gender-expansive people)AdvocacyDirect servicesGrassroots organizationsPlace-based workYouth mental healthAdult educational opportunitiesClimate justice / mitigating impacts of climate change

Who They Fund

not specified

Funding Style

About Washington Women's Foundation

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.

What Washington Women's 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.

How Washington Women's Foundation Gives

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.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$350K

Total Assets

$5.4M

Total Revenue

$1.2M

Total Expenses

$1.5M

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $15K and $35K, with a median of $17K.

25th Percentile

$15K

Median

$17K

75th Percentile

$35K

Geographic Reach

Local1 state funded

Funding intensity

Low

High

Headquarters

Leadership

MARIA KOLBY-WOLFE

Accepts unsolicited proposals

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
FEAST WORLD KITCHEN	SPOKANE, WA	$25,000	2026	UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
GLOBAL NEIGHBORHOOD	SPOKANE, WA	$20,000	2026	UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
MASON COUNTY CLIMATE JUSTICE	BELFAIR, WA	$20,000	2026	UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES	SEATTLE, WA	$20,000	2026	UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
SOMALI HEALTH BOARD	TUKWILA, WA	$20,000	2026	UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
YOUNG WOMEN EMPOWERED	SEATTLE, WA	$20,000	2026	UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
TACOMA TREE FOUNDATION	TACOMA, WA	$20,000	2026	UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
WA THERAPY FUND FOUNDATION	SEATTLE, WA	$20,000	2026	UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
FRONT AND CENTERED	SEATTLE, WA	$20,000	2026	UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
YAKIMA NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH SERVICES	YAKIMA, WA	$20,000	2026	UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
PALMER SCHOLARS	TACOMA, WA	$20,000	2026	UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
HIP HOP IS GREEN	FEDERAL WAY, WA	$20,000	2026	UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
LITERACY SOURCE	SEATTLE, WA	$20,000	2026	UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
AFGHAN ADVANTAGE	SEATTLE, WA	$20,000	2026	UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
THE COMMON ACRE	SEATTLE, WA	$20,000	2026	UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
RVC SEATTLE	SEATTE, WA	$15,000	2026	UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
ORGANIZATION FOR PROSTITUTION SURVIVORS	BURIEN, WA	$15,000	2026	UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
CHWCMR	EDMONDS, WA	$15,000	2026	UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
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
DOWNTOWN EMERGENCY SERVICES CENTER	SEATTLE, WA	$30,000	2025	UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
INCHELIUM LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL ASSN	INCHELIUM, WA	$30,000	2025	UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
ARMS AROUND YOU	SEATTLE, WA	$16,500	2025	UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
UNDERSTORY ARTS	COVINGTON, WA	$15,000	2025	UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
INNOVATIONS HUMAN TRAFFICKING COLLABORATIVE	OLYMPIA, WA	$15,000	2025	UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
YWCA OF KITSAP COUNTY	BREMERTON, WA	$8,000	2025	UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
HOPE STREET	WALLA WALLA, WA	$6,500	2025	UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
SPARK CENTRAL	SPOKANE, 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
PEACEKEEPER SOCIETY	UNION GAP, WA	$30,000	2024	UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
FYRE - FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH RESILIENCY & ENGAGEMENT	OMAK, 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
RAINIER BEACH ACTION COALITION	SEATTLE, WA	$15,000	2024	UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
ARTS IMPACT	FEDERAL WAY, WA	$15,000	2024	UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
SHADES OF MOTHERHOOD	SPOKANE, WA	$15,000	2024	UNRESTRICTED - TO SUPPORT MISSION
FIRELANDS	PORT TOWNSEND, WA	$105,000	2023	UNRESTRICTED
SALISH SCHOOL OF SPOKANE	SPOKANE, WA	$105,000	2023	UNRESTRICTED
CHOOSE 180	BURIAN, WA	$105,000	2023	UNRESTRICTED
FEDERAL WAY BIRTH CENTER	FEDERAL WAY, WA	$50,000	2023	UNRESTRICTED
NEW BEGINNINGS	SEATTLE, WA	$30,000	2023	UNRESTRICTED
WA NA WARI	SEATTLE, WA	$30,000	2023	UNRESTRICTED
COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS	SEATTLE, WA	$30,000	2023	UNRESTRICTED
PROJECT GIRL MENTORING	LYNNWOOD, WA	$15,000	2023	UNRESTRICTED

Recipient

Location

Amount

Year

Purpose

FEAST WORLD KITCHEN

SPOKANE, WA

$25,000

2026