International Initiative Grant

The International Initiative Grant, funded by the Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation, aims to empower women and girls in developing countries by advancing their economic opportunities, education, and health. The program focuses on skill building, access to capital, and creating safe educational environments. Eligible organizations must be U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofits, with a history of at least seven years. The foundation prioritizes community-informed, women-led initiatives that address systemic barriers and promote environmental sustainability.

Program Goal
The goal of the International Initiative is to advance opportunity, equity, and wellbeing for women and girls in developing countries by helping them overcome hardship, reach their full potential, and help their families and communities to flourish.
Economic Opportunity:Skill building, entrepreneurial and employment training, and access to capital and markets.
Education:High quality and relevant education in an environment in which girls feel safe and encouraged.
Health
The physical and psychological well-being of girls and women and their children.

Eligibility

The International Initiative funds only international programs implemented by organizations registered in the United States as 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations.Organizations must be a registered 501(c)(3) for seven years to apply for a grant.
Applications from an organization acting as a fiscal sponsor will be considered when a Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement has been signed by both parties and submitted with the application. Fiscal Sponsor’s must be able to demonstrate substantial and direct fiscal and program oversight. The foundation does not accept applications from fiscal agents.Organizations must have a U.S. bank account in the applicant’s name which grant funds can be deposited.

Ineligibility

WFF will not consider a grant request that is greater than 15% of an organization's current annual budget.
Grant applications from an organization acting solely as a fiscal agent on behalf of a 501(c)(3) organization will not be considered.The Foundation will not consider proposals in the following areas:Relief and rescue programs.
Ongoing programs or general operating support.
Projects whose purpose is to create specific media, film, photography, or books.
Capital projects, including land acquisition or the construction of buildings.
Grants or scholarships to individuals.
Programs that attempt to change behavior by education of the general public.
Camps or cultural exchange programs.
Lobbying prohibited by the Internal Revenue Code.
Conferences.
Endowments.
Start-up costs for new organizations.
Research projects.