Fund for Women and Girls Grant

Fund for Women and Girls Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Boreal Waters Community Foundation
Amount: US $500 - US $5,000
Last Updated: November 27, 2025

Summary

The Fund for Women and Girls, established by the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation, aims to empower women and girls to lead fulfilling and safe lives. It supports organizations that provide educational and financial assistance, advocate for gender equity, and ensure safety from violence. Eligible projects include building repairs, legal services, and career development programs. Priority is given to services in Duluth and Superior, fostering community development and support for women and girls.

Overview

Background The Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation was established in 1983 by visionary community leaders. We are a collection of hundreds of endowed funds established by individuals, families, private foundations, and businesses to enhance the quality of life in our region. Since our inception, we have distributed more than $40 million in grants and scholarships and currently administer over 360 different funds, each with its own charitable purpose. The Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation promotes private giving for the public good. Mission The primary objective of the Fund for Women and Girls is to support women and girls so that they may live meaningful, empowering, fulfilling, healthy and safe lives. Such objectives may include providing financial support to nonprofit organizations providing educational and financial support to women and girls; empowering women and girls to excel in matters of education, career development, health and wellness, and leadership in civic live; working toward gender equity; and providing advocacy and safety from voilence. Project support, capital projects or general operating support may be considereed. Examples The following are representative, but not exclusive, examples of projects which could be recipients of Fund for Women and Girls grants: Building upgrades and repairs;Support for legal services;Family visitation program support;Community outreach programs;Sexual abuse prevention programming;Adolescent girls career development programming

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. To be eligible to apply for funding, an organization must:be classified as a charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; orclassified as an organization under Section 170(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code; and be located in or provide services to residents within the seven counties of northeast Minnesota (Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis) and/or the three counties in northwest Wisconsin (Bayfield, Douglas and Ashland).Project support, capital projects or general operating support may be considered.

Ineligibility

The Community Foundation does not make grants to/for: Individuals (aside from scholarships initiated or managed by the Community Foundation) Fundraising activities Requests from re-granting organizations for its own grant making activities Tickets for benefits Telephone solicitations Endowments Religious organizations for religious activities Medical research Debt retirement Political organizations or campaigns Organizations with significant activity considered influencing of legislation