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Serving the legal & related needs of women or girls in the DC Metro community

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GRANT PROGRAMS

The WBA Foundation supports community non-profit organizations in Washington, DC through our annual grant program. Read about our grantees here. 

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GIVING &
 SPONSORSHIP

Help the WBA Foundation in our mission to leverage the generosity of lawyers and friends to support nonprofits that serve the legal and related needs of women and girls in the DC Metropolitan community. 

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EVENTS

Be a part of our community by attending and/or sponsoring our events, including our annual Grant Awards Ceremony, where we honor our grantees, Wine Tasting & Silent Auction, our primary fundraiser, and joint Annual Dinner with the WBA.

Founded in 1981, the mission of the WBA Foundation is to leverage the generosity of lawyers and friends to support nonprofits that serve the legal and related needs of women or girls in the DC Metropolitan community.

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The WBA Foundation supports community nonprofit organizations in the D.C. Metropolitan Area through its annual grant program. The WBA Foundation also offers Founders Fellowship each year to an area law school to support a student who is pursuing a public interest summer internship to advance the legal interests of women and children.

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Learn more about our work: click here for Annual Reports.

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“My ‘why’ is the domestic abuse survivor. It's the family who stepped in to care for a relative's child. It's the woman who deserved the same prenatal and postnatal care that I was blessed to receive, and so many other wise whose lives are changed through foundation grants.”

JACKIE JOHNSON

WBA Foundation Secretary, 2025-2026

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