COMO Foundation Grants

The COMO Foundation Grants support organizations dedicated to improving the lives of underserved women and girls. They focus on building strong partnerships that foster growth through leadership development and shared resources. Successful proposals should demonstrate sustainability in funding and a clear theory of change. The foundation encourages diverse approaches to address gender inequity, welcoming partners who are growth-oriented and have established organizational fundamentals, with operating budgets typically between $250,000 and $2 million.

NOTE: The COMO Foundation accepts proposals throughout the year.
Our Approach
COMO Foundation shares the ambition of our partners to transform communities through their women and girls. We support organisations, not projects, complementing traditional programmatic funding to help our partners grow.
Support
Strong teams are the basis for organisational growth. COMO Foundation invests in partners that are outgrowing their existing leadership structures, in preparation for growth.
Successful proposals clearly demonstrate how increases in fixed costs may be sustained in the long term.
Strengthen
Shared assets such as processes, systems and institutional history form the bedrock of strong organisations. COMO Foundation helps build robust organisations get stronger, so that they may grow with confidence.
Successful proposals show how such investments will further the organisation’s strategy for growth and improve productivity.
Scale
Successful programmes are grounded in good theory, focused on impact and responsive to changing context. COMO Foundation provides funding for organisations actively testing models for growth and scale with an eye on efficiency and effectiveness.
Successful proposals  have clearly defined graduation strategies from COMO Foundation support.
Becoming a Partner
COMO Foundation welcomes the opportunity to work with partners that share our focus on making a tangible and measurable difference.
Considered
They measure the metrics that matter and review their work regularly.
Ready to Grow
Their operating budgets typically range from US$250,000 to US$2 million.

Eligibility

We fund non-profit organisations focused on improving the lives of underserved women and girls and driven by a clear theory of change.We support organisations with local charitable status. We have no geographical limitations to our grantmaking.

Ineligibility

We don’t fund capital projects or individuals.