The Ms. Foundation for Women is excited to embark upon the second year of the multiyear program strategy with the goals of strengthening the organizational and financial sustainability of an ecosystem of WGOC-led organizations; increasing connectivity between WGOC-led organizations; and positioning WGOC leaders as key experts and decision-makers in shaping policy and culture change.
Donor Name: Ms. Foundation for Women
States: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/21/2022
Size of the Grant: $20,000 – $50,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
The Ms. Foundation for Women envisions a world in which Women and Girls of Color (WGOC) leverage their voice, power, and expertise to transform systems to live full and healthy lives. With an unapologetic commitment to a racial and gender equity/justice lens, we have shifted our grantmaking focus to building power and leadership of WGOC – which include Indigenous, Black, Latinx, Middle Eastern, and Asian/Pacific Islander women, girls, and nonbinary folks, both transgender and cisgender.
Their program team engaged in deep learning and listening with southern leaders. While the need for more support of WCOG in the South is great, so too is the opportunity for strategic investment. Southern states have high and fast-growing populations of WGOC. The presence or emergence of regressive legislation in these states has the ability to influence the policy environments in other states. The South is home to current and former Ms. grantees whose expertise they can build upon. It is a place where other existing and potential funders can partner in this work to increase investment in WGOC.
Funding Information
- Total Funding Available: $1,000,000+
- Grant Range: $20,000 – $50,000 per year
Grant Period:
They anticipate a May 2022 start. They aim to award two-year grants as a best practice.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant organizations should be led by Women and/or Girls of Color (i.e. 75-100% of the financial decision-makers for the organization must be Women and/or Girls of Color). They will consider executive leadership, composition of board/any governing bodies, and other financial decision-making bodies.
- Applicant must be doing work focused in one or more of the 14 states in the South: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
- They seek applicants that use movement building and organizing strategies.
- Applicant must be a 501(c)(3) organization or fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)(3) organization.
- Organizational budget must not exceed $10 million.
For more information, visit Funding Opportunity for Women and Girls.