AAUW: Community Action Grants - General Operating Support

The AAUW Community Action Grants provide essential funding for nonprofit organizations dedicated to promoting education and equity for women and girls in K-12. With awards of $10,000, these grants offer flexible support to enhance organizational capacity and innovation. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) nonprofits focused on gender equity. Since 1972, AAUW has empowered communities across the U.S. through this initiative, encouraging applications from those serving underserved demographics and communities.

AAUW’s General Operating Support Grants for Community Action provide flexible funding to nonprofit organizations whose primary mission focus is promoting education and equity for women and girls in grades K-12. General operating support grants may be used as organizations see fit, and often offer valuable support for advancing a nonprofit organization’s mission, sustainability and its ability to innovate. Since 1972, AAUW has provided support to hundreds of communities across the United States through its Community Action Grants.
Selection Criteria
Alignment of applicant’s mission with advancing equity for women and girls.Coherent presentation of how grant funding would build organizational capacity for advancing its mission.Clarity of anticipated results (outputs and/or outcomes), supported by a strong rationale for how funding will enable the applicant to directly and/or indirectly address their needs and support the achievement of these results.Demonstrated organizational capacity and capability to achieve its objectives.Potential for and/or commitment of additional funds and involvement from community organizations, businesses and funders (preferred).

Eligibility

Applicants must be incorporated as a nonprofit with a federally designated-tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) code. AAUW branches and state organizations with 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) tax-exempt status are also eligible and encouraged to apply.
Applicants must be dedicated to education and equity for women and girls in grades K-12. More than 51% of the organization’s previous year’s expenses and programming/services must be devoted to this purpose.

Ineligibility

The following are not eligible for consideration:Members of the AAUW Board of Directors.
Employees of AAUW, including paid or unpaid, part-time or temporary employees, consultants, interns and contract employees.
Review Panelists.
Immediate families (i.e., spouses and dependent children) of individuals described in the points above.
Previous AAUW Community Action Grant recipients must wait 3 years before reapplying.Please note grant funds cannot be used to:Influence legislation