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Request for Proposals for Women’s Catalytic Fund 2024 – California

The Women’s Catalytic Fund is a giving circle that puts resources into the hands of people with bold visions working to end gender-based inequity and fundamentally change the systems that perpetuate it.

Donor Name: East Bay Community Foundation

State: California

County: All Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 02/21/2024

Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000

Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned

Details:

The Foundation aims to put resources into the hands of people with bold visions who are working to end gender-based inequity and fundamentally change the systems that perpetuate it. They prioritize investing in female identifying, nonbinary and gender non-conforming leaders from BIPOC communities.

The Foundation will only consider initiatives, projects, actions or events that include all of the following:

  • Are catalytic: have the potential to serve as a model or to have a ripple effect, accelerate change, be inventive or experimental
  • Are intersectional and collaborative
  • Address gender-based inequity, gender-based violence, patriarchy, or transphobia
    • Respond to the unique needs, challenges, and strengths of women and girls in targeted communities
    • Develop the talents and leadership of women and girls in targeted communities
    • Support women and girls to act on their own behalf, and on behalf of their families and communities, to improve their quality of life
  • Prioritize low-income women, women of color, or immigrant women, inclusive of all those identifying as female
  • Are led by and representative of the community being served.

Funding Information

These are one-time grants of up to $15,000.

Proposals should utilize one or more of the following strategies:

Uses of Funds 

This fund may support:

  • Project / initiative support
  • Pilot or experimental programs
  • Early stage or seed funding that catalyzes additional resources.

Who can apply?

  • Organizations and proposed projects must be based in California.
  • Organizations must have an annual budget under $1,000,000.
  • Applicants must be registered as a 501(c)3, have a designated 501(c)3 willing to accept a grant on their behalf, or have a registered fiscal sponsor.

For more information, visit EBCF.