Women’s and Girls’ Fund Grant

Women’s and Girls’ Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Kern Community Foundation
Amount: Up to US $25,000
Last Updated: October 02, 2025

Summary

The Women’s and Girls’ Fund Grant, supported by Kern Community Foundation, aims to empower women and girls in Kern County through educational initiatives. With at least $80,000 allocated for 2024, the fund prioritizes requests that enhance educational attainment and address critical needs. The focus for 2021-2025 is Education, promoting awareness and advocacy among women to foster positive social change. This grant encourages long-term solutions to societal challenges faced by women and girls in the community.

Overview

The Women’s and Girls’ Fund The Women’s and Girls’ Fund (WGF) is primarily a volunteer effort supported by Kern Community Foundation (KCF). The WGF is guided by the leadership of the Vision Committee and Community Advisors. The assets of the Fund are professionally managed and invested by KCF, providing oversight of Fund grant decisions. WGF prioritizes requests designed to increase passion and enthusiasm for learning while addressing issues pertaining to Educational Attainment. At least $80,000 will be awarded to education, training programs, and projects for Kern County Women and Girls in 2024. WE will transform the lives of women and girls in Kern County by mobilizing the power and passion of women working together. Women Educate to create awareness of women’s and girls’ needs unmet by current strategies. Women Endow a permanent fund whose annual yield supports programs benefitting women and girls throughout Kern County. Women Empower one another and our girls to become philanthropists and advocates of positive social change. Through grantmaking, members of The Women’s and Girls’ Fund at Kern Community Foundation become philanthropists and advocates of positive social change. We rely on a commissioned study from Mount St. Mary’s University (Report on the Status of Women + Girls in Kern County) which analyzes data and the participation of community members to identify an area of focus every five years. Focus Areas The focus area selected for 2021-2025 is Education. It was selected from the five categories of concern: Education, Economic Wellbeing, Women and the STEM Professions, Family and Home, and Health and Safety. We value social change grantmaking that focuses on long-term solutions to societal problems facing women and girls in all parts of Kern County.

Eligibility

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