You must…

• Have 501(c)3 status or a fiscal sponsor. No exceptions.
• Focus on advancing equity for women (and girls).
• Encompass social change (and not service delivery or social services).
• Do your work in the Greater Milwaukee area.

If your work is outside of Greater Milwaukee, we will not consider your application. FYI: There are other Women’s Funds in Wisconsin and throughout the country.

Notes

• We define social change as a shift in attitude, behavior, and/or culture.
• Proposals need to impact at least one of these areas: economic empowerment, leadership development, or education.
• Your request for funding may be for advocacy, programmatic, operational funds, or capital expenditures.
• The grant can be for seed funding, capacity building, programs, evaluation, projects, collaborations, and research.
• You can submit a proposal for something with proven outcomes or it can be for an innovation.
• It can be for a one-time project, or on-going programming.
• Multi-year requests are entertained.

Limitations

• Endowments, debt reduction, fundraising events, scholarships, political campaigns, and programs that promote religious or sectarian activities.
• All grants are made to entities/organizations, not individuals.