Women’s Fund offering Grants to Local Non-profit Organizations in United States

Deadline: 01-Jul-2020

The Women’s Fund provides grants to local non-profit organizations that offer programs and services supporting leadership and self-esteem initiatives for women and girls. Grants are awarded based on a thorough application process, which includes review by a grants team of community volunteers.

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The Women’s Fund is interested in reviewing creative proposals that promote healthy relationships and support leadership and self-esteem initiatives for women and girls in Northeast Wisconsin.

Funding Priorities

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Programs that encourage and develop self-esteem and leadership for women and girls, especially those ages 9-15.
Programs uniquely designed or specifically geared to women or girls, or for their particular challenges or situations; not programs where half of the participants are female.
Imaginative, results-oriented projects. These may be on-going, expansions, or modifications of existing programs.
Sustainable programs
Programs resulting in measurable, positive change in their community.
Projects that demonstrate women and girls served are involved in planning and implementation of the projects and programs.
Eligibility Criteria

The applicant must have a 501(c)(3) IRS tax exempt designation or be a governmental, educational, or religious organization.
The program must provide opportunities for and/or meet the needs of women and/or girls who are residents of Brown, Oconto, and Kewaunee.
Restrictions

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The Women’s Fund does not fund individuals, for-profit organizations, capital projects, endowments, debt reduction, fundraising events, campaigns to elect candidates, or programs that promote religious or sectarian activities.
Requested programs cannot be “half” of a program that is designed for boys and girls, or men and women. Programs for boys and men that relate to healthy relationships and support women and girls will be considered.
Evaluation Criteria

Grants will be made for programs that support and expand opportunities for women and/or girls that help them to be healthy, to be safe, to learn, to achieve, to compete, to realize their dreams, and to be successful in their lives.
Grants will be made for programs that clearly fill an articulated need, gap, or opportunity for women or girls in their community.
Grants will be made to program that promote healthy relationships and support women and girls, including those programs that serve men and boys.
In addition, grant reviewers will look for organizations that consult and collaborate with other agencies to enhance existing programs and augment opportunities.
For more information, visit https://www.womensfundgb.org/our-campaign/grants-application/