Rancho Santa Fe Women's Fund Grant

The Rancho Santa Fe Women's Fund Grant aims to empower women in philanthropy to enhance community impact through collective giving. Focused on health and social services, this initiative prioritizes projects addressing homelessness, climate change, and elderly issues. Eligible organizations must be 501(c)3 and demonstrate effective management and results. Notably, discrimination in any form disqualifies applicants. Preference will be given to projects in North County, ensuring funds support local community needs.

Our Focus Areas for the 2025-26 Grant Cycle are:

• Health Services — including, but not limited to Physical and Mental Health
• Social Services — including but limited to Homelessness, Environmental/Climate Change/Sustainability, and Disability/Elderly Issues

Eligibility

Only 501(c)3 organizations will be considered for funding.
Management of the organization (and project) overseen by reliable, ethical and experienced personnel.
Project plans need to demonstrate the ability to achieve results.Current boundaries for grant recipients are based on where the project operates not the non-profit headquarters. See service area map

Ineligibility

No organization that discriminates in any way (age, race, national origin, gender, physical ability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or religious belief) will be considered for funding.
Any organization that has received a grant is ineligible to apply during the next two grant cycles. This guideline is applied to the organization itself, as well as to a given project. For example, an organization that received a grant in the 2020-2021 grant cycle is ineligible to apply and receive a grant until the 2023-2024 grant cycle.