Washington Area Women's Foundation

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 52-2028612 Website

TO INVEST IN THE POWER OF WOMEN AND GIRLS OF COLOR IN THE WASHINGTON, DC AREA.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$661K

-31.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$390K

-29.9% YoY

Grant Count

12

-20.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$33K

-12.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$656K$1M$2M$3M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$660,855$958,322$1,182,513
Revenue$1,467,369$1,489,607$1,231,858
Expenses$1,788,835$1,723,367$1,728,658
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$-7,221$19,845$14,311
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$224K$448K$672K$896K16 grants202027 grants202119 grants202215 grants202312 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

BLACK SWAN ACADEMY$80KDC ASSOCIATION FOR THE E…$40KFUSION PARTNERSHIPS INC$40KDC FISCAL POLICY INSTITUTE$30KMONTGOMERY COUNTY CHILDR…$30KTHE MULTICULTURAL SPANIS…$30KCOMMUNITY YOUTH ADVANCE$30KPRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY R…$30KDC FAMILY CHILD CARE ASS…$25KMARYLAND STATE FAMILY CH…$25K

Grant Size Distribution

89 grants across all recorded years

68<$50K18$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

TAMARA WILDS LAWSONPRESIDENT & CEO$137KCRYSTAL RUCKERDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT$115KSARAH WEATHERBYDIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS$101K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
TAMARA WILDS LAWSONPRESIDENT & CEO40$136,583
CRYSTAL RUCKERDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40$114,731
SARAH WEATHERBYDIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS40$101,424
LORI WEINSTEINCO-CHAIR5
C LYNN MCNAIRCO-CHAIR5
JANA TAYLOR JENNINGSSECRETARY3
TIMOTHY ABERCROMBIE SRTREASURER4
TERESA PAYNE-NUNNBOARD MEMBER1
JOYCE BRAYBOYBOARD MEMBER1
SALLY D'AMATOBOARD MEMBER1
MICHELLE RICEBOARD MEMBER1
AMY FALK SHELDONBOARD MEMBER1
TIFFANI WHITTAKERBOARD MEMBER1
VICTORIA VRANABOARD MEMBER1
JENNIFER PARKER PORTERBOARD MEMBER UNTIL DEC. 20231

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

ArlingtonBaltimoreBethesdaCapital HeightsCapitol HeightsColumbiaFairfaxFalls ChurchGaithersburGaithersburgHenricoHerndonHyattsvilleLargoMontgomery VillageRichmondRockvilleSan FransicoUpper MarlboroWashington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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