About Women Helping Women Fund
Women Helping Women Fund’s giving is built around Spokane-area women and children, with grants that repeatedly support local nonprofits serving housing stability, domestic violence response, education, and basic needs. The largest recent awards in the grant list include $25,000 to Women & Children’s Free Restaurant in Spokane for program support and $25,000 to Olive Crest Homes for Abused Children in Bellevue for program support, showing a mix of local and Washington-state partners within a clearly defined service area.
The foundation’s recent grant record also shows sustained support for organizations working with families in crisis and for children’s services. Awards to Vanessa Behan, Feast Collective, YWCA Spokane, and Family Promise of Spokane sit alongside support for Catholic Charities Eastern Washington and Spokane Valley Partners. Program support is the common grant purpose in the recent grants table, and the funder’s work is closely tied to community-based delivery rather than broad, unrestricted giving. Its profile is shaped by a local, women- and children-centered mission, with scholarship activity also present in the organization’s program menu.
What Women Helping Women Fund Funds
Women Helping Women Fund supports several connected cause areas through program support to Spokane and Spokane County nonprofits. In domestic violence and survivor services, it gave $10,000 to Spokane Regional Domestic Violence Coalition for program support. In child and family support, it awarded $23,000 to Vanessa Behan for program support and $20,000 to Partners with Families & Children for program support.
Housing stability is another recurring theme. Family Promise of Spokane received $20,000 for program support, while Spokane Valley Partners received $20,000 in 2024 and $12,000 in 2023. The funder also backs education and youth development; Lumen Public School received $20,000 for program support, and Spark Central received $15,000. These grants align with the foundation’s stated focus on women’s and children’s services, education, economic empowerment, housing, mental health, and refugee and immigrant support.
How Women Helping Women Fund Gives
Typical recent grant sizes cluster in the middle range, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $15,000, and a p75 of $20,000. The top end of the recent list reaches $25,000, while several awards sit at $10,000 to $12,000. The grant record shows repeated support for the same recipients across years, including Spokane Valley Partners, Feast Collective, and Olive Crest, which points to recurring relationships rather than one-off awards. The foundation gives program-specific support and program-tied operational support. It also runs named grant programs that accept unsolicited requests, including InstaGrants, Responsive Grants, and scholarship programs.