Young Women's Initiative
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Women
- Youth leadership
- Mental health
- Youth services
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