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Women’s Fund of Greater Milwaukee Grant Program in Wisconsin

The Women’s Fund of Greater Milwaukee Grants awards grants to nonprofits doing the work to advance equity for women and girls in Greater Milwaukee.

Donor Name: Women’s Fund of Greater Milwaukee

State: Wisconsin

County: Dodge County (WI), Jefferson County (WI), Milwaukee County (WI), Ozaukee County (WI), Racine County (WI), Walworth County (WI), Washington County (WI), Waukesha County (WI)

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 09/09/2024

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

Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned

Details:

Areas of Interest 

Examples of specific areas of interest:

  • Ensure access to affordable and safe housing.
  • Enhance or expand participation in the economy.
  • Promote wealth growth and effective money management.
  • Diminish/eliminate the “Pink Tax.”
  • Support women entrepreneurs and invest in women-owned businesses.

Notes

  • The Foundation define social change as a shift in attitude, behavior, and/or culture.
  • Proposals need to impact at least one of these areas: economic empowerment, leadership development, or education.
  • Your request for funding may be for advocacy, programmatic, operational funds, or capital expenditures.
  • The grant can be for seed funding, capacity building, programs, evaluation, projects, collaborations, and research.
  • You can submit a proposal for something with proven outcomes or it can be for an innovation.
  • It can be for a one-time project, or on-going programming.
  • Multi-year requests are entertained.

Funding Priorities

Foster economic security, inclusion, and wealth equity for women, gender expansive people. Desired Outcome: Women, gender-expansive people achieve economic independence and personal financial success.

Funding Information

The grants are in the range of $5,000 – $25,000.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Have 501(c)3 status or a fiscal sponsor. No exceptions.
  • Focus on advancing equity for women (and girls).
  • Encompass social change (and not service delivery or social services).
  • Do your work in the Greater Milwaukee area.

Limitations

  • Endowments, debt reduction, fundraising events, scholarships, political campaigns, and programs that promote religious or sectarian activities.
  • All grants are made to entities/organizations, not individuals.

For more information, visit WFGM.