Funding Amount

$5,000 - $10,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Women's Economic Security Grant Program

Funder: NewMexicoWomen.Org (a program of New Mexico Community Foundation)

Geographic Scope: New Mexico statewide

Focus Areas:

  • Women's economic self-sufficiency

  • Addressing root causes of economic insecurity

  • Interrupting cycles of poverty

  • Women's economic security

  • Health security and education intersecting with economic opportunity
  • Eligibility:

  • Established 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations

  • Organizations with fiscal sponsors

  • Institutions

  • Tribal governments and government entities

  • Primary constituents must be women and girls

  • Must have proven track record of impact

  • Must be advancing opportunities for women's economic self-sufficiency
  • What They Fund:

  • Programs working to increase economic security for women and girls

  • Organizations addressing root causes of economic insecurity

  • Programs improving quality of life through economic security efforts

  • Organizations making impact in economic development for women and girls
  • Program History:

  • 2014: 6 grants totaling $51,155 awarded

  • 2015: 9 grants totaling $73,700 awarded

  • Multiple cycles documented from 2012-2017
  • Contact:

  • Email: nmwogrants@nmcf.org

  • Sarah Ghiorse, Program Director: sarahg@nmcf.org, 505-820-6860 Ext. 11

  • Linda Milbourn, Grants and Fiscal Sponsorship Director: lmilbourn@nmcf.org, 505-820-6860 Ext. 12

  • Phone: 505-750-1732

  • Address: PO Box 4954, Santa Fe, NM 87502
  • How to Apply

    Application Process

    1. Download Application: Full application available for download from grant page
    2. Submit: Email or mail completed application to nmwogrants@nmcf.org by deadline
    3. Selection: Applications reviewed by volunteer selection committee

      Required Materials

    • Full grant application (specific form)
    • Organization information
    • Evidence of 501(c)(3) status or fiscal sponsorship
    • Documentation of track record and impact
    • Description of program and how it addresses women's economic self-sufficiency

      Objectives

    • Advance women's economic self-sufficiency in New Mexico
    • Increase understanding of effective statewide solutions to women's economic insecurity
    • Support programs working at intersection of economic self-sufficiency and/or health security and education

    Questions

    Directed to: nmwogrants@nmcf.org

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    womennonprofitseconomic-servicespoverty-alleviation

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