Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

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Overview

Geographic Scope: Washington, D.C. and Prince George's County, Maryland

Focus Areas:

  • Youth leadership development
  • Advocacy for young women and girls
  • Mental health and wellness for youth
  • Policy advocacy and youth voice amplification

Primary Grantee Partners

  • DC Girls Coalition
  • Community Youth Advance

Recent Impact (2024-2025)

DC Girls Coalition:

  • Championed passage of DC Law 25-145, enabling minors to access their medical records and schedule their own medical appointments
  • Works to elevate and amplify voices of young women, girls, femmes, non-conforming, and young women/girls of color of trans experience
  • Adopts and fights to implement policy recommendations centering youth leadership and addressing their needs

Community Youth Advance:

  • Held inaugural Mental Health and Drug Abuse Awareness Day in Prince George's County, Maryland
  • Fosters discussions on mental health and self-care
  • Harnesses community power to transform out-of-school time

Contact

Address: 712 H Street NE, Suite 1099, Washington, DC 20002
Tax ID: 52-2028612

What Washington Area Women's Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025
17
Total given
$462K
Median grant
$20K
Range
$10K–$107K
  • By dollars: District of Columbia 69%, Maryland 27%, Virginia 4%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; Bethesda, MD; Upper Marlboro, MD.
  • 47% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 53% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Black Swan Academy · Washington, DC

    Young women's initiative general operating grant

    $107K

  • DC Action for Children Today DC Act · Washington, DC

    Early care and education

    $40K

  • DC Family Child Care Association · Washington, DC

    Early care and education general operating grant from the ecefc

    $30K

  • DC Fiscal Policy Institute · Washington, DC

    Early care and education general operating grant from the ecefc

    $30K

  • Montgomery County Children's Opportunity Alliance Inc · Bethesda, MD

    Early care and education general operating grant from the ecefc

    $30K

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Women
  • Youth leadership
  • Mental health
  • Youth services

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