Deadline: 1-Sep-20
The Women’s Fund (TWF) is an affiliate fund of the Wayne County Community Foundation. TWF awards grants to Wayne County, Ohio nonprofit agencies that support women and girls.
The Women’s Fund is a permanent endowment. Gifts to the fund are invested and grown over time. Each year, the earnings of those gifts are used to make grants to programs that encourage the full participation of women and girls in our community, as well as those that create opportunities for the educational, physical, emotional, social, and personal growth of women and girls.
The Women’s Fund invites proposals for:
- Project grants: For existing project costs or those in addition to an organization’s regular programming.
- Start-up grants: For new and emerging organizations that may or may not have a track record but show significant promise for success and sustainability. These funds are specifically targeted to new organizations that need initial financing in order to leverage funding from other sources.
- Capacity-building grants: For organizations to increase their range of services or to efficiently serve more women on an ongoing basis.
Focus Areas
The Women’s Fund (TWF) of the Wayne County Community Foundation is accepting grant proposals from nonprofit organizations for programs that address the following three focus areas:
- Women’s Education – TWF seeks proposals that educate women about effective parenting; and about preparation for careers, and lifestyle choices. Collaborative proposals that provide opportunities for groups of women are particularly encouraged.
- Women’s Economic Empowerment – TWF seeks proposals that focus on enabling women to financially support themselves and their children. Consideration will be given to financial literacy programs; programs that create better jobs and better access to jobs for women; programs that prepare women for better jobs; and programs that enable women with children to work more productively.
- Women’s Health and Wellness – TWF seeks proposals that support women’s physical and mental health, and their right to live in a world free of violence. Consideration will be given to programs that raise awareness about healthy lifestyles; and programs that help women and girls address depression and other mental health issues.
Size of Grants
The amount of the grant(s) is to be determined. Proposals that demonstrate the most effective use of this amount in the context of their programs have the greatest chance for success.
Duration of Grants
TWF grants are for a period of up to one year, with the expectation that the full amount of the grant will be used within that time.
Geographic Range of Grants
TWF grants must benefit women and girls living in Wayne County, Ohio.
Eligible Organizations
By law, the Wayne County Community Foundation can only make grants to qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit public organizations. The Women’s Fund strongly encourages collaborations between and among organizations working to achieve a common goal. In such collaborations, one organization must be identified as the grantee applicant.
For more information, visit https://www.waynecountycommunityfoundation.org/grants-and-scholarships/grants/the-womens-fund-grants