Deadline: 21-Mar-23
Funding is now available from the Vermont Women’s Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation for nonprofits that support economic security and provide career opportunities and programs that drive change for Vermont women and girls.
- make pathways to economic well-being more visible, accessible, and affordable for all women and girls;
- invest in the economic security and career prospects of women especially those earning less than a living wage;
- advance strategies that address systemic barriers to economic well-being and thriving in Vermont; and/or
- enhance the capacity of the organization to achieve its mission and stated values.
Funding Information
- The competitive grant program will award grants of up to $15,000.
What do they Fund?
- They support programs that seek to address systemic barriers to economic well-being, and those that recognize the disproportionate impact of these barriers on women and girls by race, gender identity, sexuality, class, age, and ability.
- They are also invested in the sustainability of the organizations they support and seek to determine how best the funding can contribute to long-term viability, creativity, and generative change. They award single or multi-year grants that support programmatic expenses for pilot or established programs and/or general operating costs. They consider funding proposals that supports work at any phase of development (including pilots).
What do they Don’t Fund?
- Personal financial support given directly to individual women/girls
- Individuals applying for scholarships or to attend school
- Endowments
- Campaigns to elect public officials
- Programs with religious instruction
- Projects that will be completed before the grant is awarded
- Businesses, business startup funds, or loans
- Fundraising events
- Organizational debt
- Capital campaigns
- Indirect expenses over 10% of the project budget
Outcomes
- The Vermont Women’s Fund will consider general operating support and programmatic proposals, including those designed to meet essential needs and those focused on long-term structural change, that contribute to the following outcomes:
- Make pathways to economic well-being (e.g., livable wage jobs, career development, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy) more visible, accessible, and affordable for all women and girls,
- Invest in the economic security and career prospects of unemployed women or those earning less than a living wage,
- Advance strategies that address systemic barriers to economic well-being and thriving in Vermont (e.g., education/training, childcare, transportation, access to health care, paid family leave, living wages, etc.), and/or
- Enhance the capacity of the organization to achieve its mission and practice stated values.
Eligibility Criteria
- Grant applications will be accepted from organizations located in or serving the people of Vermont. Organizations must be tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or be a public agency, school, or municipality in the state of Vermont. Nonprofit organizations or community groups who do not have 501(c)(3) status may apply for grant awards if another eligible organization acts as a fiscal sponsor.
- No person in the United States shall, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, political affiliation, military service, physical or mental ability be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity funded in whole or in part with funds made available (meaning any funds having a competitive application process) by the Vermont Community Foundation, and any other program or activity funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated for grants, cooperative agreements, and other assistance administered by the Foundation.
- Grant applicants must employ staff and provide services without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity , sexual orientation, marital or parental status, political affiliation, military service, physical or mental ability.
For more information, visit Vermont Women’s Fund.