Announcing our Issue-Based Grantees & Reflecting on the Grant Pilot

Background In 2019, Washington Women’s Foundation (WaWF) members expressed a strong interest in exploring grantmaking around a specific topic. The Board of Directors allocated $50,000 from member contributions made in…more

Announcing our 2022 Priorities

Washington Women’s Foundation (WaWF) is excited to announce the priorities for our 2022 Collective Grants! As year one of our two-year grantmaking cycle, the funding themes for the 2022 Collective Grants are:…more

Announcing our Collective Grants

We’re delighted to introduce the Collective Grants! As a strong and inclusive collective of informed women, Washington Women’s Foundation’s (WaWF) mission is to influence community transformation. We do this by…more

Learning Together

Our founders built this foundation by bringing a group of women together to learn how to be better philanthropists, make change happen in the world, and be more deeply involved…more

And the 2021 Grantees are…

The Washington Women’s Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of this year’s $100,000 Pooled Fund Grants and $5,000 Merit Grant Awards. Each of these organizations works to increase equity…more

Pooled Fund Grants 2021: Final 15 Organizations

We’re delighted to share another update from the 2021 Pooled Fund Grant Committee! Since our last update, the committee has been working to thoughtfully review proposals from 25 organizations, 5…more

Pooled Fund Grants 2021: Top 25 Organizations

The Pooled Fund Grant Committee began reviewing LOIs in January and has selected 25 organizations to submit full proposals. This fall we updated our grant criteria in response to feedback…more

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Maria’s Musings: Welcome to 2025

By Maria Kolby-Wolfe, President & CEO of WaWF Incredibly, we’re...

Championing Women & Girls: Behind the Scenes of the 2024 Grant Decisions

By Casey Hanisko, Co-Chair, 2024 Women & Girls Grant Committee ...

Job Announcement: Development Director (PT)

Position Title: Development Director  Position Type: Part-time (0.70 FTE), Exempt ...

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