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Women’s and Girls’ Fund Grant

Kern Community Foundation

Funding Amount

Up to US $25,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

Foundation

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Geography

  • In Kern County through educational initiatives

Other requirements

  • website.

Overview

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.

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. 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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What Kern Community Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
34
Total given
$5.13M
Median grant
$39K
Range
$7,000–$2.92M
  • By dollars: California 98%, Massachusetts 2%, Minnesota <1%. Top recipient cities: Bakersfield, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Maricopa, CA.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 56% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

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IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Women
  • Education

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