In April Washington Women’s Foundation (WaWF) hosted a 4-day trip in Yakima to select our first Place-Based Grantee and three Merit Award grantees as part of our inaugural Place-Based Grantmaking. I was born and raised in Yakima and as a…more
This is Washington Women’s Foundation’s (WaWF’s) first year centering our grantmaking on women and girls who are furthest from justice, and we’re delighted to share our second grant under this new approach! Afghan Advantage Afghan Advantage (AA+) nurtures communication, self-reliance, literacy, &…more
A New Chapter for Washington Women’s Foundation For 30 years, Washington Women’s Foundation (WaWF) has believed and acted on a simple but powerful truth: When women come together, we change the…more
At Washington Women’s Foundation (WaWF), one of our cherished values is to elevate and amplify the power of all who identify as women. Supported by the Women’s Funding Alliance’s Fund…more
By Aviva Stampfer, Grants & Programs Director In case you missed the announcement, WaWF made a big change this year, in response to the unique pressures on nonprofits in this…more
By Casey Hanisko, Co-Chair, 2024 Women & Girls Grant Committee As I walked into the 2024 Women & Girls PopUP! event in December, the energy in the room was palpable….more
Introducing our 2024 Women & Girls Grantees At WA Women’s Foundation, one of our cherished values is to elevate and amplify the power of all who identify as women. Supported…more
By Karen Jones Time flies when you are having fun, and the GET had lots of fun this year building and deepening our relationships with each other and with our…more
During the summer of 2022, a group of WaWF members and community members met several times to review applications submitted for the Collective Grants that also indicated an interest in…more
This was the first year for the Grantee Engagement Team (GET). Learning was one of our major goals, and we learned a lot! GET was formed to develop relationships with WaWF…more