Washington Women's Foundation engages women in the power of collective giving. Through informed and strategic grant-making, our members expand their knowledge, invest in the life of our community and demonstrate leadership through effective philanthropy.

We are a donor education and grant-making membership organization of over 500 women who come together to pool and direct our financial and intellectual resources, learn about community issues and collaborate on their solutions, develop our own leadership skills, better focus our personal giving, and serve as philanthropic role models to others.

We welcome all women who want to make an impact through focused, collective grant-making.  Click here to become a member today.

2011 Pooled Grant Award Winners
In June 2011, Washington Women’s Foundation awarded Pooled Fund grants of $85,000 - $100,000 to five local nonprofit organizations totaling $475,000.  Since 1995, the Foundation has granted over $11 million, both through individual grants of up to $1,000 each and through Pooled Fund Grants.  Our members make this investment possible -- thank you!

Congratulations to these five outstanding organizations:
Arts & Culture:  Seattle Shakespeare Company - $85,000
Education:  Seattle Education Access -$100,000
Environment:  WA Sustainable Food & Farming Network - $90,000
Health:  Sound Mental Health - $100,000
Human Services:  Family Law CASA of King County - $100,000

To read more about the projects our grants funded, click here.

2011 Partner Grant Award Winners
Three new Partner Grant awards were introduced in our 2010-2013 Strategic Plan to provide the opportunity for hands-on learning through an advance curriculum of grantmaking, and to enable WWF to make grants in new funding areas: International, Diversity, and Innovation.  Thanks to all the members who served on these new committees and contributed to these new pilot granting efforts!

International: PeaceTrees Vietnam - $14,000
Diversity: Native American Women's Dialog on Infant Mortality - $15,000
Innovation: Kenyan Women's Association - $15,000

To read more about the projects our grants funded, click here.