Washington Area Women's Foundation Grant

Organization - Washington Area Women's Foundation
Grant Amount - $250,000
Foundation - Rockefeller Foundation
Grant Purpose - toward the costs of its Women and Families Financial Independence Initiative to build long-term economic security and financial independence for low-income, women-headed families in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area


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