Together Women Rise: Featured Grants

Together Women Rise: Featured Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Together Women Rise
Amount: US $35,000 - US $50,000
Last Updated: May 12, 2025

Summary

Together Women Rise supports transformative initiatives for women and girls in low-income countries. By funding organizations that empower these communities, the program demonstrates a commitment to social and economic equity. Each month, a featured grant highlights impactful projects, promoting awareness and engagement. The program aligns with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, particularly emphasizing gender equality. With grants ranging from $35,000 to $50,000 over two years, Together Women Rise invests in sustainable change and community development.

Overview

Together Women Rise funds projects and organizations that are making life-changing differences for women and girls in low-income countries all over the world. Our investments reach the most vulnerable and marginalized communities … women and girls living in extreme poverty, often in some of the most remote areas of the world. Studies show that investing in women and girls internationally yields large social and economic returns, and is the best way to fight global poverty. We know that even small investments can make a big impact internationally! Empowered women invest in their families and communities, lifting themselves out of poverty and helping to create a healthier, safer, more peaceful, and economically just world for everyone. We are guided in our grant making by the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which provide a blueprint for achieving a better and more sustainable future for all by the year 2030. Empowering women and promoting gender equality is a dedicated goal (SDG 5) and gender-specific concerns are also key to achieving many of the other SDG targets. Featured Grants Through our Featured Grants Program, Together Women Rise provides funding to organizations that empower and support women and girls in low-income and marginalized communities in the Global South. We feature a different organization/project each month, providing extensive learning materials on the project and the issue being addressed, and promoting it through our nationwide chapters, website, newsletters, and social media. Featured Grant Program Details We support capacity building, new programs, or expansion of existing programs. We award at least 12 Featured Grants per calendar year. Featured Grant term is 24 months (2 years). Featured Grant size is $35,000 to $50,000 paid over a two-year period. Only organizations with budgets of $100,000 and above may apply. Organizations may receive no more than one Featured Grant per four-year period.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Grantee must be a US 5.01(c)3 corporation or have a fiscal sponsor which is a US 5.01(c)3 corporationA fiscal sponsor is a US non-profit organization that provides fiduciary oversight, financial management, and other administrative services to help build the capacity of charitable organizations that do not have a US 501c3 (non-profit) designation.An applicant that does not have a US 501c3 (non-profit) designation can submit an application to Together Women Rise with a fiscal sponsor if they have a verifiable present relationship with that fiscal sponsor that has been in existence for the past 12 months.The fiscal sponsor would need to satisfy all the Together Women Rise grant criteria.We do not accept registration documents issued by any other country.Grantee’s relationship with fiscal sponsor must be of at least twelve months’ standing.Grantee must demonstrate capacity and on the ground operations in countries with populations of greatest need for a minimum of three years.Grantee and/or fiscal sponsor must provide Form 990 or Form 990 EZ for the two most recent consecutive years demonstrating $100,000 in annual expenses.We do not accept 990-Ns or 990-PFs.Grantee must have minimum of operating expenses of $100,000 annually for the most recent fiscal year unless using a fiscal sponsor.At least half of the members of board of directors of the of the grantee organization must be women at time of application.Grantee must demonstrate fiscally responsible practices.Grantee must provide data regarding the direct impact of the organization’s programs.Grantee must provide evidence of its monitoring and evaluation practices.Grantee must have a website in English unless using a fiscal sponsor.Grantee must be able provide a video clip at least 5 minutes in length about organization and the funded project upon being selected for a grant.Grantee must provide high resolution photographs upon being selected for a grant.

Ineligibility

Together Women Rise Will Not Support:Debt reductionGrants to individualsEndowmentsLobbying or political activities/partiesElection campaignsGovernment entitiesBuilding funds or campaignsTogether Women Rise does not fund organizations that engage in exclusionary practices based on religion or political affiliation or that attempt to convert the community beneficiaries to a particular religious faith or belief, or a political party or belief.