Grantees Grantmaking Member Reflection Yakima Place-Based Connections July 15, 2026 / October 20, 2026 by Jeri Lehto 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. Read more »
Grantees Grantmaking Introducing our 2026 Direct Services Grantee June 11, 2026 / September 30, 2026 by Aviva Stampfer 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! Read more »
Grantees Grantmaking Introducing our 2026 Place-Based Grantee April 23, 2026 / September 30, 2026 by Aviva Stampfer 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 thrilled to announce our very first grant under this new approach! Empowering Latina Leadership & Action (ELLA) ELLA is a Chicana/Latina-led social justice organization rooted in advocacy and leadership cultivation to increase Chicana/Latina representation as key decision-makers across all sectors. At the heart of […] Read more » Grantmaking
Grantees Grantmaking Letters from the President Membership Resources Strategic Planning Building a Stronger Future for Women and Girls: January 22, 2026 / September 30, 2026 by Maria Kolby-Wolfe 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 world. And we have always been ambitious in living that truth. Historically, we moved to change everything, investing in grantmaking that was intentionally broad and widely focused on addressing racial and gender inequities across Washington state. Today, we are stepping boldly into our next era, […] Read more »
Grantees Grantmaking Uncategorized Introducing our 2025 Women & Girls Grantees December 8, 2025 / September 30, 2026 by Aviva Stampfer 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 for Women, we offer the Women & Girls Grant to organizations focused on women and girls within the year’s chosen priorities. These grants aim to […] Read more »
Grantees Grantmaking Introducing our 2025 Collective Grantees March 25, 2025 / September 30, 2026 by Aviva Stampfer In case you missed the announcement, WaWF made a big change this year, in response to the unique pressures on nonprofits in this time. We know the entire sector is under significant stress and decided that one way WaWF could meet this moment is by ending our grant process early and distributing our dollars to […] Read more »
Grantmaking Letters from the President Moments with Maria Uncategorized Meeting the Moment: Transforming the 2025 Collective Grants March 18, 2025 / September 30, 2026 by Maria Kolby-Wolfe An Announcement: For 29 years Washington Women’s Foundation (WaWF) has had a rhythm for its flagship grant program: A Letter of Intent (LOI) Phase, followed by a Learning/Proposal stage and a Site Visit/Conversation Stage, culminating in a vote by the membership for organizations that would receive our large Collective Grant Awards. Some aspects have been […] Read more »
Grantmaking Resources 2025 Collective Grants Committee Update: LOI Phase February 25, 2025 / September 30, 2026 by Aviva Stampfer This January and February, the 2025 Collective Grants Committee has been deeply engaged in the work of reviewing Letters of Inquiry and discussing our three priorities: Adult Educational Opportunities, Youth Mental Health, and Mitigating the Impact of Climate Change. As always, we enjoy diving deep into these complex topics, including learning from community experts at […] Read more »
Community Blog Grantees Grantmaking Member Reflection Championing Women & Girls: Behind the Scenes of the 2024 Grant Decisions January 16, 2025 by Jeri Lehto 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. The number of attendees had doubled since 2023, and their enthusiasm was evident. Little did they know, we had an ambitious task ahead of us: […] Read more » Grantmaking
Grantees Grantmaking 2024 Women & Girls Grant Announcement December 9, 2024 / September 30, 2026 by Aviva Stampfer 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 by the WFA Fund for Women, we offer the Women & Girls Grant to organizations focused on women and girls within the year’s chosen priorities. […] Read more »