Metrowest Women's Fund General Grant Program

Metrowest Women's Fund General Grant Program

Mission: The Metrowest Women's Fund identifies the needs of women and girls in Metrowest and raises resources to meet those needs.

Geographic Scope: Metrowest service area includes 33 towns: Acton, Ashland, Boxborough, Carlisle, Concord, Dedham, Dover, Framingham, Harvard, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Lexington, Lincoln, Marlborough, Maynard, Medfield, Medway, Milford, Millis, Natick, Needham, Sherborn, Southborough, Stow, Sudbury, Walpole, Waltham, Wayland, Wellesley, Westborough, Weston, and Westwood.

Target Population: Women and girls from low incomes in Metrowest

Impact Areas

Grants are awarded in three impact areas:
• Educational Opportunity - Focus on opportunity for low-income women and girls, including first-generation students
• Girls: The Next Generation - Focus on the particular needs of girls from low incomes
• Safety from Violence - Focus on domestic violence, senior abuse, sexual assault, and survivors of the commercial sex trade

Eligibility

• Nonprofit organizations serving women and girls from low incomes in Metrowest
• First-time applicants, previous applicants, and past grantees welcome

Background

• Founded in 2019
• Since inception, has awarded $794,000 in grants to nonprofits
• 2025 awarded $204,000 to 22 nonprofits
• In 2026, received requests totaling over $600,000

Contact Information

• Mailing Address: PO Box 192, Weston, MA 02493
• Website: metrowestwomensfund.com
• Tax ID/EIN: 84-3375254