The NW Children’s Foundation (NWCF) is seeking grant applications from Child welfare organizations to end the intergenerational cycle of child abuse, neglect, and trauma.
Donor Name: NW Children’s Foundation
State: Washington
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/09/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The funding is focused on prevention, early intervention, and treatment to heal children, strengthen families, and empower youth.
Types of Programs can be funded
- The foundation welcome applications for both general operating and program support. The funding priorities focus on children, youth and families who are in the foster care system, and/or experiencing homelessness, domestic violence, abuse, neglect, and other trauma. The priorities also include funding prevention services that reduce risk factors and promote protective factors to ensure well-being and stability for all children and families.
- The foundation interested in hearing how the intensity, duration and frequency of your program/intervention will prevent and treat the negative impacts of trauma.
- Due to funding limitations, they prioritize programs that are responsive to populations already experiencing trauma or who have demonstrated risks which lead to a higher likelihood of potentially experiencing traumatic experiences like homelessness, abuse, and neglect.
Funding Information
NWCF grants generally range from $5,000 to $20,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- A grant applicant must qualify as a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization.
- Foundation are primarily a direct-service funder. Your organization must serve children and youth (ages birth to 24) and families in Western Washington.
NWCF does not fund
- Organizations that proselytize, require religious activities in their programs, or exclude individuals based on religious beliefs.
- Individuals or political candidates.
- Tutoring, after-school, leadership training, or youth engagement programs that do not fall within any of the above priorities.
- Career training or substance abuse treatment for parents with no children’s component
- Stand-alone programs that primarily provide food, clothing, household items or direct
medical/dental services.
For more information, visit NWCF.
