The WA Women’s Foundation is accepting applications for its Collective Grants.
Donor Name: WA Women’s Foundation
State: Washington
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/06/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Priorities
The 2025 funding priorities in the thematic areas of Climate & Agricultural Justice, Healthcare, and Education:
- Mitigating the Impact of Climate Change: They will invest in alleviating and reversing the effect of climate change on those communities most impacted by its effects in Washington State.
- They are interested in learning more about how climate change has impacted communities in Washington State and the solutions those communities are creating.
- Youth Mental Health: They will invest in culturally relevant mental health and connection-building services for young people (ages 26 and younger) including organizations with counseling staff or working with a network of external providers.
- They are interested in learning more about systems of mental healthcare and how young people (ages 26 and younger) interact and heal within these systems, including systems designed to address youth addiction recovery.
- Adult Educational Opportunities: They will invest in non-traditional adult education programs and educational opportunities in support of adults navigating the requirements of employment and civic participation (this may include immigrant and refugee education services).
- They are interested in learning more about non-traditional adult education programs and services designed to support adults (ages 18 and older) as they navigate the requirements of employment and civic participation.
Grant Criteria
The funding is unrestricted and the grants should be used wherever they are most needed except that they do not fund endowments, pass-through scholarships, or out-of-state projects of Washington-based organizations, except for advocacy work at the federal level on behalf of Washington residents.
They are most interested in understanding community needs and how your organization addresses those needs through the delivery of services to those directly impacted by inequity or through advocacy efforts focused on changing the systems that have created or exacerbated inequities.
They seek to support and collectively invest in organizations that are reflective of and embedded in the communities they serve, draw on the strengths and assets of these communities, and are accountable to these communities to achieve the long-term goals of increasing equity and reducing disparities.
This year, they invite Letters of Inquiry from organizations that meet all the following criteria:
- Is focused on providing services to or advocating for people affected by inequity due to race and/or gender identity;
- Is accountable to the people being served. “Accountable” can mean one or more of the following:
- Ensures that people being served are visibly leading;
- Develops leadership of the people being served;
- Engages the people being served in ongoing decision-making, planning, and assessment; and/or
- Draws on the strengths, assets, and lived experience of the people being served.
- Is addressing systemic racial and/or gender inequities in one of this year’s priority areas.
- Can demonstrate one or more of the following:
- how they reduce disparities and/or achieve more equitable outcomes through their direct service work
- how the advocacy methods they employ reduce disparities and/or result in more equitable systemic outcomes
- how their work incorporates both services and advocacy to reduce disparities and/or achieve more equitable outcomes both directly and systemically.
Eligibility Requirements
- Tax Exempt Status. Organization must currently qualify as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) or 7871 of the Internal Revenue Code or be fiscally sponsored by another tax-exempt organization.
- Connection to Washington. Organization must operate programs or provide services within the state of Washington. Advocacy organizations may advocate on the local, state, or federal levels but the equitable treatment sought must be for Washington residents and the organizations must operate from within the state of Washington.
- WA Women’s Foundation does not fund endowments, pass-through scholarships, or out-of-state projects of Washington-based organizations, except for advocacy work at the federal level on behalf of Washington residents.
For more information, visit WA Women’s Foundation.
