organization
Healthcare for All WA
contactname
Marcia Stedman
contactemail
marcia@healthcareforallwa.org
website url
https://www.wholewashington.org
tag names
Universal Healthcare, Public Health, Health Equity
description
Whole Washington is a statewide advocacy organization that seeks to establish universal healthcare in Washington state. It develops and promotes a specific policy proposal called the Washington Health Trust, which would create a comprehensive, publicly financed health insurance program covering all Washington residents and making care free at the point of service.
The organization pursues that goal through both electoral and legislative channels: running ballot initiative campaigns, lobbying the state legislature and federal representatives, and supporting related local government resolutions. It organizes grassroots activities (volunteer recruitment, phonebanks, tabling, petitions, regional teams and events), builds coalitions with labor groups, students, businesses and community partners, and issues policy materials, studies and polling to support its proposals.
Whole Washington operates as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization (with a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsorship for educational work), accepts donations, issues endorsements, maintains press and outreach resources, and coordinates volunteer-driven campaign activities across Washington state.
entity structure secondary
detailnotes
Nonprofit advocacy organization (501(c)(4) with 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsorship) Topics: Universal healthcare, Washington Health Trust (public insurance policy), Ballot initiatives, Legislative advocacy, Grassroots organizing and volunteer mobilization, Coalition building (labor, students, businesses, local governments), Policy research and public education, Events and regional outreach