Girl Rising Global Education Fund (GRGEF)
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
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Other requirements
- India
- Guatemala
- Kenya
Overview
A venture philanthropy fund supporting local partner organizations working on girls' education and gender equity.
Funding Model: Unrestricted funding over six-year periods - Girl Rising provides funding to trusted partner organizations without restrictions on how funds are deployed, demonstrating a trust-based philanthropic approach.
Geographic Scope:
- India
- Guatemala
- Kenya
Focus Areas:
- Girls' education advancement
- Gender equity
- Supporting local leader-driven initiatives
- Culturally relevant solutions
Funding Philosophy: Trust-based philanthropy that empowers organizational leaders to spend funds in their best interest without restrictions
Program Duration: Six-year funding cycles (example: 2019-2024 cycle mentioned for Kenya program)
Contact Information:
- Girl Rising offices:
- D-18, 1st Floor, Panchsheel Enclave, New Delhi - 110017 India
- 11th Floor Westpark Towers, Mpesi Lane off Muthithi Road, Westlands Nairobi Kenya
- 11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York NY 10004 USA
- Website: girlrising.org
- Contact: contact@girlrising.org
What Girl Rising actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2020 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
Girl Rising reported $270K in grants for 2024 as a total without an itemized list; the grant details below are from 2020, its most recent itemized filing.
- Grants in 2020
- 2
- Total given
- $101K
- Median grant
- $50K
- Range
- $28K–$73K
- By dollars: New York 73%, District of Columbia 27%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Washington, DC.
Example grants
Global Health Strategies · New York, NY
Support for specific activities related to education
$73K
George Washington University · Washington, DC
Support for specific activities related to education
$28K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Education
- Women
- Education equity
- Global health
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