Our University Women’s Foundation of Jefferson County was certified as a non-profit WA State organization on February 11, 1994. Later, the IRS declared us as an official 501(c)(3) organization on March 14, 1995. This status as a non-profit organization allows us to raise money to carry out our charitable, educational, and public service endeavors, which promote education and equity for women and girls in East Jefferson County. Our Port Townsend Branch of AAUW is one of the few branches nationwide to have this certification and 501(c)(3) status, thereby allowing us to keep our raised funding just for our local girls and women. All AAUW branch members are automatically members of UWF, so this celebration is truly one for all of us!

We had a 30th Anniversary Celebration during the March 2024 Branch meeting.

The original investment was a $7,566 seed grant from members and branch fundraisers like the Centrum Food Concession (1986-91), piano concerts, and theater events.  The branch named its first Named Gift Honorees and UWF made a donation to AAUW National’s Education Foundation.

The original investment was a grant from members and branch fundraisers like the Centrum Food Concession (1986-91), piano concerts, and theater events