The Women’s Foundation of Montana provides grants to advance the economic security of women and to create a brighter future for girls in Montana.
Donor Name: Women’s Foundation of Montana
State: Montana
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/01/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Women’s Foundation of Montana is seeking to fund organizations and projects that align with WFM’s priorities:
- Wealth and Asset Building
- Strong Families
- Includes strategies that:
- increase women’s access to essential services to meet basic needs, including housing, nutrition, safety, and financial stability;
- provide education and resources for women’s health care, including reproductive, maternal, and gender-affirming care;
- advocate for and advance policy reforms that improve access to and increase public investment in economic opportunity, security, and equity for women.
- Includes strategies that:
- Leadership Development
- Include strategies that:
- establish or enhance educational programs with a gender-specific lens;
- build capacity to engage women in advocacy and policy change.
- Include strategies that:
Funding Types
WFM accepts applications for general operating support as well as project-specific support.
- General operating requests are awarded to organizations whose overall work intentionally and specifically supports women and/or girls or addresses issues that disproportionately impact women and/or girls and includes a gender equity analysis.
- Project-specific requests are awarded to and restricted to projects and activities that are targeted to benefit women and girls. Fiscally sponsored organizations should submit project-specific requests.
Funding Information
One-time grant up to $25,000.
Eligible Organizations and Projects
- Primarily benefit women and girls and understand and address the unique barriers women face in advancing economically.
- Provide direct services, build leadership skills, engage in state or local policy and advocacy, or all three.
- Demonstrate commitment to inclusivity and diversity and reflect and represent those they serve.
- Demonstrate a clear impact on the lives of women and girls in Montana and/or have the potential for sustainable and positive change.
- Preference will be given to organizations and projects serving women in rural and tribal communities.
- Meet at least one of the WFM objectives (descriptions listed above).
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- Wealth and Asset Building
- Strong Families
- Leadership Development.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must be based in and serving women and girls in Montana. Applicants must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit or 501(c)(4) nonprofit (501(C)(4) must apply for project-specific funds for nonpartisan activities) or unincorporated organizations, groups, or initiatives fiscally sponsored by tax-exempt entities. Non-501(c)(3) or non-501(c)(4) nonprofits may be eligible.
For more information, visit WFM.