WA Women’s Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The WA Women’s Foundation is a women’s philanthropy collective in Seattle that gives in the areas of arts and culture, education, environment, health, and human services.
IP TAKE: This women's giving circle does not just fund women's issues. Instead, it funds broadly throughout its five focus areas.
PROFILE: The WA Women’s Foundation is a women’s giving collective based in Seattle, Washington. The foundation aims to bring together women with diverse experiences and challenge each other to support community-based solutions. Female members donate $2,500 per year to fund the foundation’s grantmaking efforts. Grantmaking interest areas include arts and culture, education, environment, health, and human services.
Foundation grants support organizations that launch new ventures, innovating new approaches to persistent problems, and respond to urgent needs. WA Women's Foundation prioritizes general operating and capacity-building support. However, the funder also considers awarding project, program, and capital project support. Through its Pooled Fund Grants, WA Women’s Foundation makes grants in one of its five focus categories per year. The foundation also awards partner grants in partnership with another Washington-based foundation for international causes, diversity issues, and emerging issues.
Most foundation grants are $100,000 each, and the foundation aims to award five per year. Merit Awards are awarded to runner-up foundations based on membership votes and $5,000 each. Grant seekers can access a list of past grants on the funder’s website. Grantmaking is generally restricted to Washington-based organizations.
This foundation accepts unsolicited letters of inquiry online in September of each year. It awards grants each June. Grant seekers should direct general questions to the staff at 206-340-1710 or info@wawomensfdn.org.
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