Funding Amount

Up to $20,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Invest in Women Fund

Funder: Working for Women Inc (NY, US)

Geographic Scope: United States (focus on nonprofits in W4W network)

Purpose: The Invest in Women Fund fosters growth of nonprofits in the Working for Women network who are working to help women achieve economic independence. The fund is made possible by the individual contributions of W4W members.

Focus Areas:

  • Women's economic independence and workforce participation

  • Capacity-building projects for nonprofit partners

  • Financial literacy and wealth-building

  • Job training and employment preparation

  • Support for marginalized women, women of color, immigrant women, and women in recovery
  • Award Amount: Up to $20,000 per partner organization

    Eligibility:

  • Must be a nonprofit partner in the W4W network

  • Projects should focus on helping women enter or stay in the workforce

  • Projects should build organizational capacity, expand programming, or broaden reach
  • Background:
    The fund was announced in February 2022 and made its first awards in March 2022 ($120k total awarded to 6 nonprofit partners). Subsequent annual awards have been made to organizations like Bottomless Closet, Chica Project, New Women New Yorkers, Unshattered, Women Employed, and Women's Way.

    Contact: info@workingforwomen.org

    Organization Info: Working for Women is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization (EIN: 82-4410382)

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    womennonprofitsworkforce-developmenteconomic-services

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