A - DI - Grantmaking Initiative
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Program Type: Multi-year grantmaking strategy
Focus: Support the sustainability and leadership of organizations led by women and girls of color in the southern region of the United States
Geographic Scope: Southern United States - 14 states:
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Organization Type: Organizations led by women and girls of color
Current Grantee Partners (Examples):
- Florida: Arianna's Center
- Kentucky: Black Lives Matter Louisville
- Texas: Jail Project of Texas
- Total of 21 grantee partners across the region
Contact Information:
- Address: 1 Willoughby Square Suite 2000, Brooklyn, NY 11201
- Phone: 212.742.2300
- Email: [email protected]
How to Apply
Application Information
No specific application details are provided on the webpage. Interested organizations should:
- Email [email protected] for more information
- Call 212.742.2300
- Sign up for email updates and newsletter to learn about grant opportunities
Note: Ms. Foundation for Women does not review unsolicited applications. Contact the foundation directly to inquire about funding opportunities.
What Ms Foundation for Women Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 208
- Total given
- $7.62M
- Median grant
- $25K
- Range
- $7,500–$500K
- By dollars: New York 18%, Georgia 8%, California 7%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Washington, DC; Chicago, IL.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 34% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Ms Action Fund · Brooklyn, NY
General operating support
$500K
Freedom Center for Social Justice · Charlotte, NC
General operating support
$130K
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General operating support
$115K
Yellowhammer Fund · Tuscaloosa, AL
General operating support
$109K
Refugee Community Partnership · Carrboro, NC
General operating support
$108K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Women
- BIPOC
- Grassroots
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