Visionary Women Grants

Mission: Visionary Women supports nonprofit organizations and initiatives that advance the status of women and girls in the Greater LA area.

Award Amount: Typically between $10,000 and $30,000. Each application is reviewed individually to align funding with the project's potential and needs.

Geographic Scope: Greater Los Angeles area only

Funding Areas of Focus

Women + the Arts

• Support participation and advancement in the arts for women and girls, including visual arts, theatre, dance, music, film and literature
• Support institutions that amplify the voices of women artists and gallerists, curators, performing artists, filmmakers and writers
• Support exhibitions that amplify women/girls and their accomplishments

Women + Education

• Support initiatives which improve academic outcomes for girls K-12
• Support access to college and other post-secondary programming that improves academic outcomes and/or increases the number of women who receive degrees, diplomas, certifications, and licensure

Women + Economic Empowerment

• Support female entrepreneurs from communities that have been under-resourced by traditional funding sources
• Support initiatives that offer education and/or up-skilling training to achieve career mobility opportunities for women
• Support programs that remove barriers to women's full participation and success in the workforce
• Support initiatives that advance workplace policies that allow women to thrive and participate fully in the economy

Women + Social Services

• Support programming that provides real-time solutions, training, and advocacy for women and girls who are experiencing housing insecurity, food insecurity, and gender-based violence
• Support programming that provides mental health wellness for young girls, teenagers, and women
• Support programming that abates the environmental consequences of climate change on women, particularly indigenous women, and low-income communities

Eligibility Requirements

• Organization must have 501(c)(3) status
• Organization has been operational for at least three years and has annual revenues of $500,000 or more
• Organization or program operates in the greater Los Angeles area
• Organization or program serves a population that is at least 75% women/girls, or who identify as women/girls
• Program must be non-sectarian
• Organization must be consistent with and furthers the mission of Visionary Women
• Proposed grant must support a specific program or initiative focused on at least one of the funding areas of focus listed above
• No organization may receive more than one grant in a calendar year
• If an organization has been funded for 3 consecutive years, they are ineligible to apply for a period of 2 years following the end of the last grant period

Grant Process

Visionary Women's grant process includes two steps:

1. Organizations submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) to confirm eligibility
2. Selected applicants are then invited to complete a full application for funding consideration

Spring 2026 Cycle Timeline

• Decision Notifications: May 15, 2026

Application Process

Two-Step Process:

1. Letter of Intent (LOI) Submission
   • Submit LOI to confirm eligibility
   • Applicants selected from LOI review are invited to complete full application
2. Full Application
   • Complete full application for funding consideration
   • Individual review of each application to align funding with project's potential and needs

Required Materials: Specific application materials and forms not detailed in provided content.

Submission Format: Details not specified in provided content.