Individual Giving

Each member of Washington Women’s Foundation donates $1,000 each year to the pooled grant fund and another $1,000 that is available for her to recommend individual grants to as many as three nonprofit organizations of her choice. Members recommend these nonprofits to the Foundation's Board  which reviews and acts on them after a due diligence process.  There is no application process for nonprofits to receive these funds. View a list of the hundreds of organizations that have received individually-designated gifts. 

Members who are looking for ideas on organizations to support are encouraged to consider granting to organizations that were on the ballot in the most recent grant cycle. These organizations are fully vetted and worthy of consideration. View a list of the 10 organizations on the ballot in 2008. 

“It’s amazing to see what a difference our large pooled grants can make on a nonprofit cause. That encourages us to look more closely at how we direct our personal gifts as well, to be more deliberate and strategic so that we make the greatest possible impact. It’s all part of the education of becoming a philanthropist.”

Alison Oresman Wilson
member since 1995