Our Impact in Community 

For more than 30 years, WFSA has partnered with changemakers across Arizona to move resources, shift policy, and expand opportunity for women and girls. 
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    invested in women- and girl-centered initiatives

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    statewide pilot programs testing bold, community-driven solutions

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    advocates mobilized for gender and racial equity

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    grassroots partners funded each year

The impact of trust-based philanthropy

By streamlining processes, providing flexible funding, and building long-term partnerships, trust-based philanthropy strengthens organizations and increases impact. When funders lead with trust, nonprofits can focus less on reporting requirements and more on advancing meaningful, lasting change for women, girls, and communities.

Hear from our grantees

We fund organizations providing direct support to women and girls and we go beyond the check. Grantees receive flexible funding, technical assistance, and opportunities to grow their impact without compromising their missions.

Stable leadership is essential not only to maintain a historic facility, but to grow it responsibly. It ensures thoughtful programming, strong partnerships, and engagement that reflects the people we serve. Support from WFSA allows the Dunbar Pavilion to honor its legacy while building forward, creating space for culture, connection, and opportunity for generations to come. We are deeply grateful for their confidence and commitment to community-rooted leadership.

Dunbar Pavilion

Afterschool Anarchy has focused on building community relationships amongst youth. We have been doing biweekly workshops, skillshares, and hangouts where our focus is learning to care for each other. This is the first year that we have been able to distribute food to encampments twice a week. It has been a year of growth and collaboration thanks to WFSA!

Afterschool Anarchy

Thanks to WFSA’s grant and partnership, BOSS has been able to offer hands-on, small group workshop sessions that create a welcoming, affirming space for Women, Queer, Trans, and Femme of Center folks to build practical tool skills. Folx consistently named the value of patient, skilled and representative facilitators and the opportunity to ask questions unafraid of not belonging and get real time experience on machines that are often inaccessible.

 

Building Out Safer Spaces (BOSS)

Sagrado Wellness doubled our reach by supporting more femme identified and gender-expansive individuals in 2025 thanks to WFSA. We were able to provide mental health and somatic therapy to 20 women, girls, and gender expansive individuals who did not have access to this support as well as offer free community wellness workshops with a positive response from participants. This impact is deeply felt, and we are grateful for the partnership from WFSA and the ember award.

 

Sagrado Wellness

With support from the Women’s Foundation for the State of Arizona, we were able to keep our free grocery assistance program running, launch a community wellness club, and cover essential costs that allow our work to thrive. This partnership has strengthened our ability to serve neighbors in meaningful, sustainable ways. We’re so grateful to WFSA for making these opportunities possible and helping our community flourish.

 

South Tucson Community Outreach

WFSA’s investment made it possible to operate our annual Wheel Deal Bike Program—addressing transportation access with an art-based component—while also strengthening organizational stability and supporting Queens Rise, our annual art gallery uplifting women artists.

 

The Black Girl Brown Girl Collective Inc.

With the support of the WFSA grant, Seed Exchange of Central Arizona was able to directly place seeds, soil, gardening tools, and educational materials into the hands of community members at no cost. This support made it possible for us to remove financial barriers to growing food while also sharing practical knowledge that builds confidence and connection to the land.

 

Seed Exchange of Central Arizona

Amid political chaos and rampant immigration enforcement, WFSA’s unrestricted support allowed us to respond to emergent needs while preserving critical programs for Undocumented youth.

We were able to empower over 1,200 community members through “Know Your Rights” workshops and support over 100 families preparing for immigration emergencies thanks to our FORGE grant through WFSA

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Grantee Partners

WFSA is grateful to work alongside dozens of nonprofit organizations statewide. 

Policy and Advocacy Wins 

We’re moving the needle for women and girls of all identities through our commitments at the Arizona State Capitol and annual meetings in D.C. We are committed to writing, running, partnering, and championing life-changing bills. 

  • Mobilizing a powerful statewide network of more than 1,000 advocates who elevate community voices and ensure policymakers hear directly from those most affected by their decisions.
  • Securing significant state investment in evidence-based programs that support new parents, strengthen families, and improve long-term outcomes for children across Arizona.
  • Advancing legislation that removes barriers to economic mobility and makes it easier for parents to pursue education and workforce training while maintaining the supports they need to achieve financial stability.

Through nonpartisan, evidence-based research, we uncover economic realities.

By shining a light on the barriers and opportunities facing women and girls in Arizona, we keep research and lived experiences at the foundation of everything we do.
Our research

Annual Impact Reports 

Explore the impact of our work to strengthen the lives of women and girls of all identities across Arizona, backed by more than $30 million invested in community partnerships since 1991. 

Your gift fuels change across Arizona

When women are resourced and supported, families, communities, and generations thrive. Your donation powers grassroots leaders, drives policy change, and expands opportunity for millions of Arizonans. 

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