Philanthropy, Voluntarism, & Grantmaking

Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA) is the leading organization in the world fighting ovarian cancer from all fronts, including in the lab and on Capitol Hill, while supporting women and their families.

The Women’s Foundation of Boston is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that creates, funds, and accelerates programs that equip Boston women and girls to be financially independent, successful, and valued leaders in their communities. We aspire to be the central vehicle for investing in women and girls in the Greater Boston area, and to build a thriving network of female leaders in the nonprofit and business communities.

Women's Foundation of Minnesota is a statewide community foundation investing in innovation to drive gender and racial equity. WFMN maintains the diversity of multiracial and cultural perspectives in the service of its mission, governance, operations and processes.

WASHINGTON WOMEN'S FOUNDATION IS A STRONG AND INCLUSIVE COLLECTIVE OF INFORMED WOMEN WHO TOGETHER INFLUENCE COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION THROUGH INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE DISCOVERY, HIGH-IMPACT GRANT MAKING AND BY LISTENING TO AND RESPECTING ALL VOICES IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THE NEW JERSEY STATE FEDERATION OF WOMENS CLUBS OF GFWC, PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL CLUBS, ENABLING MEMBERS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS ONE PROJECT AT A TIME.

TO UNITE AND PROMOTE THE ROCKWALL AREA THROUGH SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND THROUGH THE INITIATION AND SUPPORT OF CIVIC, EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL EVENTS. COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS ARE PROVIDED TO STUDENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION PURPOSES.

WISE is the leading voice and resource for professional women in the business of sports. WISE Houstons activities include its signature mentor program, networking events, and educational seminars. The mission of WISE is to create and support programs that enhance the success and growth of women in the business of sports and events and strive to be the definitive source for

We work to increase the visibility and opportunities for women artists by providing free information and advice through our website, newsletters, and research projects; and by collaborating with other non-profits on an annual international celebration of women artists called "Support Women Artists Now Day" ("SWAN Day") and on other projects that support or feature women artists.

PROVIDE LOW COST CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS

SERVICE & VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION

THE MISSION OF WHW IS TO PROVIDE THEUNEMPLOYED AND THE UNDEREMPLOYED WITH THE SKILLS AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO GETAND KEEP A GOOD JOB.

TO DRIVE PARTICIPATION AMONG WOMEN IN LOCAL PHILANTHROPY, RAISE AWARENESS OF THE UNMET NEEDS OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SONOMA VALLEY, INSPIRE DONORS TO BECOME MORE INVOLVED WITH LOCAL CHARITIES, AND MAKE A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT ON THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR NONPROFITS, ALL TOWARDS BUILDING A JUST AND THRIVING SONOMA VALLEY.

TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS & GRASSROOTS INITIATIVES RUN BY WOMEN AND GIRLS IN ORDER TO CREATE A SOCIETY BASED ON RACIAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. WE STRIVE FOR A WORLD FREE OF RACISM, POVERTY, AND SEXISM.

WOMEN OF AT&T, INC IS ORGANIZED TO CONNECT AND INSPIRE MEMBERS TO ACHIEVE THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GOALS AND TO AFFECT THE COMMUNITY.

See Schedule OThe Women's Resource of Greater Houston helps women and girls make choices toward becoming independent, productive, and financially stable. We fulfill our mission by recruiting volunteer instructors to deliver our programs in the community. Our Personal Finance Program provides ongoing financial education and coaching to empower women to make healthy financial choices that will lead them to economic success.

High Water Women ("HWW")empowers women and youth in need by creating powerful volunteer opportunities that leverage the talents and aspirations of professional women.Our Work: We are a volunteer-driven organization working with nonprofit partners to identify significant volunteer opportunities to advance the nonprofit's mission while best ultilizing the skills of our members. Our impact is in three key areas: 1. Enriched education for at-risk youth. 2. Relieving the impact of family poverty. 3. Economic empowerment for women. Each year, we contribute thousands of volunteer hours to our partnerorganizations. We are able to create measurable results where philantropy and and volunteerism are coupled,and therefore we partner with organizations where our philantropic and volunteerism goals converge.

WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISE ALLIANCE IS COMMITTED TO INCREASING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES AND CORPORATE MEMBERS THROUGH EDUCATION, PROGRAMS AND PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING.

Women Supporting Women Ministries Inc. falls under the Public Foundations category: Organizations, sometimes referred to as public charities, that derive their funding or support primarily from the general public in carrying out their social, educational, religious or other charitable activities serving the common welfare. Although public foundations may provide direct charitable services to the public as other nonprofits do, their primary focus is on grantmaking.

THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO ENCOURAGE WOMEN'S INVOLVEMENT IN PHILANTHROPY AND IMPROVE LOCAL COMMUNITIES. ANNUALLY, THE FOUNDATION COLLECT FUNDS AND DONATES TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT EDUCATION, FAMILY AND HEALTH AND WELLNESS.

THE WOMEN'S FUND LEVERAGES THE PHILANTHROPIC CAPACITY OF WOMEN AS A CATALYST FOR POSITIVE CHANGE.

THIS ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO MOBILIZE THE SUGARLOAF COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT LOCAL CHARITIES WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO IMPROVE THE FINANCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND/OR PHYSICAL WELL BEING OF FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN GWINNETT COUNTY.

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THE ORGANIZATIONS PURPOSE IS TO EMPOWER AND PROVIDE HEALTH EDUCATION TO INDIGENT PATIENTS IN VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. TO CREATE ENVIRONMENTS OF HEALTH EDUCATION AND SERVICES THAT WILL HELP IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDED TO PEOPLE OF UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

Educated Philanthropy and Grant Making. Idaho Women's Charitable Foundation (IWCF) educates members about community needs and inspires them to positively impact the community through educated philanthropy. IWCF consists of approximately 400 members. Many of these members serve on the grants committee, a seven-month collaborative effort to research and recommend to the entire membership, potential grant recipients who will provide maximum positive impact with the pooled-grant funds collected for the period. Pooled grants are awarded in each of six interest areas (cultural arts, education, financial stability, environment, health and rural communities) based on an annual IWCF membership vote. By collaborating on grant funding decisions and attending IWCF sponsored educational events, members develop the skills and knowledge necessary to make informed grant choices. Some members will individually direct $500 of their annual member contribution to other 501(c)(3) organizations.

Our mission is to work in the US and internationally to convene hearings and discussions to evaluate the impact of current public policies, and to initiate new policies that address the major threats to the well-being of Black women and our families.

TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH RAISING FUNDS AND MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS TO OTHER SECTION 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITIES.

TO RAISE FUNDS TO BENEFIT LOCAL CHARITIES.

WOMEN DONORS NETWORK ADVANCES A JUST, EQUITABLE, AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD THROUGH THE POWER OF PHILANTHROPY, WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP, AND COLLECTIVE AND INDIVIDUAL ACTION.

TO PROMOTE FITNESS AMONG WOMEN AND INVITE WOMEN TO PARTICIPATE IN RUNNING AND WALKING TO ENHANCE THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING; TO SUPPORT WOMEN WITH BREAST AND GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO FUNDING FOR RELATED PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY; AND TO EDUCATE WOMEN ABOUT CANCER AWARENESS, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT.

SUPPORT WOMAN'S HEALTH AND WELLNESS

To provide information to member organization to promote education, civic, social and moral advancements in Georgia

LO BELLO CONSISTS OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND RESOURCES SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO STRIVE TO REACH OUR GOAL OF INCREASING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR FUNDRAISING EVENTS.

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO RAISE MONEY TO SUPPORT OTHER LOCAL RECOGNIZED CIVIC AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS; TO RECRUIT VOLUNTEERS FOR LOCAL 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS.

COMMUNITY SERVICE WHOSE GOAL IS TO BE OF SERVICE TO OTHERS, IMPROVE SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AND PROMOTE APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AND THEIR GOVERNMENT. OUR ATTENTION GOES BEYOND THE COMMUNITY TO ENCOURAGE WOMEN TO EXPAND THEIR HORIZONS BY MEETING NEW FRIENDS, STIMULATING NEW INTEREST, GAINING MORE KNOWLEDGE, AND THROUGH UNITED EFFORTS, CREATING NEW AWARENESS OF TODAY'S EVER CHANGING WORLD.

SUPPORTING LITERACY THROUGH COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. PRESERVING OUR HISTORIC HOME FOR FURITE GENERATIONS TO SHARE. PROVIDING A STRONG NETWORK FOR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

TOGETHER WOMEN RISE CHAMPIONS GENDER EQUALITY BECAUSE WOMENS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS. WHEN WOMEN AND GIRLS ARE TREATED EQUALLY, THE WORLD IS HEALTHIER, SAFER, MORE PEACEFUL, INCLUSIVE, AND ECONOMICALLY JUST FOR EVERYONE.

THE MISSION OF THE ATLANTA WOMEN'S FOUNDATION IS TO BE A CATALYST FOR CHANGE IN THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS.

WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA IS A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN FOUNDATION IMPACTING THE WORLD AROUND US BY ACCELERATING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN. WE ENVISION A SOCIETY WHERE POWER AND POSSIBILITY ARE NOT LIMITED BY GENDER, RACE, OR PLACE. FOUNDED AS A REGIONAL WOMEN'S FUND IN 1996, THE WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA IS THE STATE'S ONLY PUBLIC WOMEN'S FOUNDATION APPLYING GENDER LENS TO GRANTMAKING, RESEARCH, AND ADVOCACY.

Through the combination of classes, mentoring, networking, fellowship, and spiritual development, to help women realize skills, self-sufficiency, and faith to become what God intends them to be.

Eliminating global poverty through microfinance.

TO CELEBRATE AND EMPOWER PERSIAN, MIDDLE EASTERN AND NORTH AFRICAN WOMEN IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHERMATICS FIELDS FROM ALL ACROSS THE GLOBES LANDSCAPE WHO ARE ENGINEERS, TECHNOLOGISTS, FOUNDERS, ENTREPRENEURS AND INVESTORS.

WOMEN WORKING TOGETHER TO PROMOTE PHILANTHROPY FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS, IMPROVE WOMENS ECONOMIC VITALITY, DEVELOP AND EXPAND WOMENS LEADERSHIP CAPACITIES, AND FUND PROGRAMS THAT ENABLE WOMEN AND GIRLS TO MAXIMIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

THE WOMEN'S FUND OF SANTA BARBARA IS A VOLUNTEER-LED COLLECTIVE DONOR ORGANIZATION THAT ENABLES WOMEN TO COMBINE OUR CHARITABLE DOLLARS INTO SIGNIFICANT GRANTS ADDRESSING THE CRITICAL NEEDS OF WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES IN SOUTH SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. THE WOMEN'S FUND EDUCATES AND INSPIRES WOMEN TO ENGAGE IN MAKING LASTING CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITY.WE MAKE LARGE GRANTS TO NONPROFIT AGENCIES BASED ON OUR OWN THOROUGH RESEARCH. WE EDUCATE AND INSPIRE OUR MEMBERS TO BECOME MORE ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY.OVER THE PAST 19 YEARS, THE WOMEN'S FUND HAS GROWN TO MORE THAN 1,300 MEMBERS, DISTRIBUTING GRANTS OF MORE THAN $10.4 MILLION.THE MISSION OF THE WOMEN'S FUND REMAINS THE SAME: TO ENABLE WOMEN TO COMBINE THEIR CHARITABLE DOLLARS, PROVIDING SIGNIFICANT GRANTS FOCUSED ON THE NEEDS OF WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES IN SOUTH SANTA BARBARA COUNTY.

TO ASSIST CANCER PATIENTS WITH THEIR HEALTH CARE EXPENSES

CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF OFFERING DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO STUDENTS TO ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION FOR A CAREER IN THE WINE INDUSTRY AND ADVOCATING THE WINE INDUSTRY TO SUPPORT GENDER DIVERSITY AND TALENT DEVELOPMENT.

PROVIDE SAFE AFFORDABLE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR SINLE WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN. WOMEN WHO HAVE COMPLETED AN ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAM OR HAVE OTHER LIFE CHALLENGES

Women for Women Ohio falls under the Philanthropy, Charity, & Voluntarism Promotion category: Organizations concerned with civil society, philanthropy, and the nonprofit sector who seek to promote the practice of charitable giving and voluntarism through a variety of strategies including advocacy, disclosure, information exchange, and research.

SEE SCHEDULE O. THE SAN DIEGO WOMEN'S FOUNDATION CONNECTS, EDUCATES AND INSPIRES WOMEN TO COME TOGETHER IN COLLECTIVE PHILANTHROPY.THE SAN DIEGO WOMEN'S FOUNDATION IS A NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION AND IS NOT ORGANIZED FOR THE PRIVATE GAIN OF ANY PERSON. IT IS ORGANIZED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES. THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO SUPPORT SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION BY EDUCATING AND INSPIRING WOMEN TO ENGAGE IN SIGNIFICANT AND SUSTAINABLE PHILANTHROPY TO STRENGTHEN THE SAN DIEGO REGION. THE ORGANIZATION WILL MAKE GRANTS TO OTHER NEEDY AND/OR DESERVING IRS SECTION 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS WHICH SERVE SAN DIEGO COUNTY, THUS FURTHERING THE MISSION OF SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION.