NWCF 41st Annual Gala + Auction
UNITE!many hands, brighter futuresFremont Studios • 155 North 35th Street • SeattleMay 2, 2026An inspiring evening awaits at NW Children’s Foundation’s 41st Annual Gala + Auction. Join us for a powerful and…
NWCF Celebrates 40 Years!
NW Children’s Foundation is proud to celebrate a significant milestone: 40 years of addressing the impacts of childhood trauma and building a brighter future for all children. Click here to learn more…
LOI open for Spring Grant Cycle
Attention Nonprofit Partners: The LOI for our Spring Grant cycle is now open! (Deadline December 10, 2024) Be sure to check out more information in our FAQs.
NWCF distributes $900K in funding to community partners
Thanks to your generous partnership – NW Children’s Foundation was able to invest over $425K in 37 agency partner programs this spring, bringing a total of $900K distributed to 72…
NWCF Gala + Auction – May 13, 2023
Thank you to all who made Elevate! a great success – raising over $850,000 for children and families! Save the date for next year's Gala + Auction: May 11, 2024.
NWCF Forum now available on-demand
Our 2023 Forum: Healing-Centered Practices & Childhood Trauma: Reimagining Ourselves and Transforming Our Work with Children and Families is available to watch on demand. Learn more and register to watch on-demand here.
Our 2022 Impact Report is Here
Our 2022 Impact Report is here! Learn how the NWCF community is making an extraordinary impact in the lives of children and families. Read it here.
You GaveBIG!
We are so grateful to everyone who participated in last Tuesday's one-day fundraising drive, sponsored by the Seattle Foundation. Thanks to your generosity, we raised more that $17K in GiveBIG…
2015 Forum Explores Advances in Brain Science
On March 27, NWCF hosted its 2015 Forum: Childhood Adversity and the Developing Brain. Featuring keynote speaker Dr. Katie McLaughlin, assistant professor of child clinical psychology at the University of Washington and panelists from Childhaven, Hope Sparks Family Services and King County Sexual Assault Center (KCSAC), the Forum explored some of the most recent advances in neurobiological research and the implications of that research for healthy brain development in kids.