OVERVIEW: The Gratia Ainslie Foundation supports causes for women and children in the state of Washington.
FUNDING AREAS: Women and girls, children and youth, equality, self-sufficiency
IP TAKE: This low-key foundation is all about supporting the needs of women and children in Washington, and it is an accessible funder that welcomes grantseeker contact.
PROFILE: Established in 2003, the Gratia Ainslie Foundation is a family foundation based in Shoreline, Washington. This private funder maintains a low public profile and is run by Ainslie family members: Nicole Ainslie Galipeau, Susan Ainslie Smith, Amanda Treasure Ainslie and Charlie Gratia Ainslie. Their father, Charles Ainslie, created this foundation to honor his late mother. Charles Ainslie founded Golf Savings Bank that specializes in homebuilder lending. The foundation aims to "provide funding in support of 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that benefit women and children.” It funds local efforts for equality, independence and self-sufficiency.
The Gratia Ainslie Foundation does not have a website to guide grantseekers. However, past tax records indicate that this funder tends to support the same well-established and familiar organizations year after year. The funder looks to support shifts in institutional paradigms and change attitudes that perpetuate the abuse and neglect of women and children. It also looks to empower individuals in the community through its grantmaking. Past grants have gone toward food drives, educational efforts about issues that affect women and children and scholarships for women and single-parent students. The funder awards both program support and general operating support.
Important Grant Details:
Grants range between about $5,000 and $20,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on the state of Washington. Past local grantees include Children of the Nation, One by One and Edmonds Community College.
This foundation typically accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. It welcomes requests from grantseekers and provides the required application forms. In the past, the application submission deadline has been in January. Direct general questions to the staff at 206-542-5611.
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