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Donor Circles
The
Ripple Fund has awarded $73,000 to ten agencies since 2004. Grants
are awarded once a year to support specific programs and general
operating expenses. Past recipients include:
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Asian and Pacific Islander Family Safety Center, Young Women’s
Leadership Group
- Cambodian
Women’s Association
- Chaya
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International District Housing Alliance, Solace Program
- Kent
Youth and Family Service
- Kindering
Center, Support Group for Spanish Speaking Mothers
- Literary
Source, Community Tutoring program
- Metrocenter
YMCA, Girls of Promise program
- Mt.
Baker Planned Parenthood, Entre Amigas Program
- Parent
Trust for Washington Children, Families in Recovery Support
Group program
- Powerful
Voices, Develop Your Voice and Speak program
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Rose of Lima House, Life Skills Training program
- Somali
Women and Children, Skills for Change
- Washington Women’s Employment and Education,
King County Financial Literacy program
Donor
circles are gaining in popularity, as giving becomes more intentional,
strategic, and values-based. At WFA, Ripple Fund donors pool their
gifts and serve as grantmakers to fund specific projects. Each
member contributes a minimum of $5,000 and actively participates
in proposal review and evaluation, site visits, and award decisions.
WFA is committed to making the experience an educational one.
Staff provides support by preparing materials, researching issues
and organizations to fund, staffing the grantmaking process, and
serving as a liaison to the grantee agencies.
If
you are interested in joining the Ripple Fund or starting a donor
circle, please contact LeAnne Moss at leanne@wfalliance.org
or (206) 467-6733.
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