Women's Legacy Fund
Funding Amount
Membership: $250 - $10,000+
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Members pool financial and intellectual resources to make thoughtful grant choices that uplift the community.
Established: 2008
Geographic Scope: Southwest Florida
Three Core Goals:
1. Amplify - Amplify the power women possess to strengthen their communities through philanthropic giving
2. Educate - Educate women and the community on current issues and philanthropic strategies
3. Inspire - Inspire women to be leaders in philanthropy
WLF Annual Member
- Contribution: $250 annually
- Status: Voting member
- Benefits: Invitations to fall and spring luncheons
- Renewal: Annual membership fee of $250 keeps membership current
WLF Donor
- Contribution: $2,500 or more (one-time gift)
- Payment Options: Paid upfront or as 2-year pledge
- Status: Voting member
- Benefits: Invitations to fall and spring luncheons; 4 additional inspirational opportunities
- Renewal: Annual membership fee of $250 after first year paid in full
Prima Donor
- Contribution: $10,000 or more (highest philanthropic level)
- Payment Options: Paid upfront or pledged over 4 years
- Status: Voting member
- Benefits: Invitations to additional inspirational opportunities and experiences
Special Initiative: Impact Dunbar - Members can designate contributions to benefit Impact Dunbar
What Southwest Florida Community Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 166
- Total given
- $5.19M
- Median grant
- $15K
- Range
- $5,200–$900K
- By dollars: Florida 70%, Maine 17%, Illinois 2%. Top recipient cities: Fort Myers, FL; Labelle, FL; Bonita Springs, FL.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 25% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Maine Community Foundation · Ellsworth, ME
General operating support
$900K
United Way of Lee Hendry Glades and Okeechobee Counties · Fort Myers, FL
General operating support
$262K
Finemark National Bank & Trust · Fort Myers, FL
General operating support
$260K
Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium Inc · Fort Myers, FL
General operating support
$135K
Estero Forever Foundation · Estero, FL
General operating support
$124K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Women
- Nonprofits
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