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WaFd employees presenting Building of Hope check.
WaFd employees presenting Building of Hope check.
WaFd employees presenting Building of Hope check.
WaFd employees presenting Building of Hope check.
WaFd employees presenting Building of Hope check.
WaFd employees presenting Building of Hope check.
WaFd employees presenting Building of Hope check.
Investing in Our Communities Since 1917

Washington Federal Foundation

The Washington Federal Foundation's purpose is to facilitate direct giving to community-based nonprofits that primarily serve the needs of people with low-and-moderate incomes.

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We direct our monthly contributions to these primary areas:

Habitat for Humanity volunteers building a house.

Emergency and Sustainable Housing

We support organization like Habitat for Humanity, land trusts, and other low-income housing programs that get people into stable homes. We also support homeless and emergency shelters and organizations that provide basic needs, wrap around services, wellness programs, social services, sustainable senior living, and other housing programs that help get people back on their feet and move out of poverty.

Smiling food distribution volunteers.

Food and Nutrition

With the abundance of food in our society today, no one should go hungry. We support organizations that deliver food and nutritious meals to those in need.

Job development trainee working on an assembly project.

Economic Stability and Job Development

Economic stability means people have the essentials they need to live a healthy life. Living wage jobs are a corner stone in the stability that lifts people out of poverty. We support organizations and programs that provide employment training, access to affordable childcare, reliable transportation, access to quality healthcare, career counseling, education services, disability services, workforce training, small business entrepreneurialism, and employment stability.

Students raising hands in a classroom.

Financial Literacy

Financial Literacy How to get out of debt, write a check, create a budget, or save for a home. These are all important skills everyone needs to build bright and stable financial futures. We give to organizations that provide financial literacy education so individuals and families can make empowered and informed financial decisions.

Volunteers working on a cleanup project.

Employee Involvement

Washington Federal Foundation will consider small grants to charitable organizations where our employees serve in a leadership role or as a board member.

Some Exclusions: While we gladly consider all requests, the Foundation giving focus does not include individual scholarships, government agencies, museums or galleries, research into disease prevention or cures, sponsorships or contributions to sport teams, fundraising events or special events.