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Donor Circles
The Ripple Fund has raised and distributed over $134,500,000 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
- Consejo Counseling & Referral Services
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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
- New Beginnings, Owning Up Program
- Parent
Trust for Washington Children, Families in Recovery Support
Group program
- Powerful
Voices, Develop Your Voice and Speak program
- Refugee Women’s Alliance, Domestic Violence Programs
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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
- Youth Eastside Services, Violence Prevention Programs
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 Sara Reyerson at sara@wfalliance.org
or (206) 467-6733.
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