Women’s Fund for the Fox Valley Region- Impact Grants

The Women’s Fund for the Fox Valley Region offers Impact Grants to support projects that enhance the lives of women and girls. The fund focuses on education, life skills, and mental wellness. This year, applicants can choose between Single-Year Impact Grants of up to $10,000 or Multi-Year Innovative Pathways Grants of up to $20,000 per year for three years. The initiative aims to promote gender equality and empower women and girls in the community.

Purpose
The mission of the Women’s Fund, to promote the advancement of women and girls in the Fox Valley Region, reflects our vision of a community of equality where power and opportunity are not limited by gender.
The Women’s Fund mission is accomplished through grantmaking, strategic initiatives, education, and advocacy.
Priorities
Women’s Fund grant applicants must address one of the following funding focus areas:
Continuing education and training as a pathway to financial stability.Life-skills, mentoring and supports to increase the ability of women and girls to effectively manage challenges and successfully navigate everyday life circumstances.Mental and emotional wellness to ensure women and girls have access to a spectrum of supports to nurture mental and emotional wellness to thrive.
NEW THIS YEAR: Two tracks in granting
Single-Year Impact Grants: Single year grants of up to $10,000 to support projects or programs to improve the lives of women and/or girls in at least one of the Women’s Fund’s priority areas.
Multi-Year Innovative Pathways Grant: One grant will be awarded up to $20,000/year for up to 3 years with annual evaluation to support current or developing efforts that are working to address systematic challenges facing women and/or girls in one of the Women Fund’s priority areas.