Fund for Women and Girls

Fund for Women and Girls

Mission
The primary objective of the Fund for Women and Girls is to support women and girls so that they may live meaningful, empowering, fulfilling, healthy and safe lives. Such objectives may include providing financial support to nonprofit organizations providing educational and financial support to women and girls; empowering women and girls to excel in matters of education, career development, health and wellness, and leadership in civic live; working toward gender equity; and providing advocacy and safety from voilence.  Project support, capital projects or general operating support may be considereed.  Priority will be given to those organizations located in providing services to residents in Duluth and Superior.

Examples
The following are representative but not exclusive examples of projects that could be recipients of Fund for Women and Girls grants:

  • Building upgrades and repairs;
  • Support for legal services;
  • Family visitation program support;
  • Community outreach programs;
  • Sexual abuse prevention programming;
  • Adolescent girls career development programming
     

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for funding, an organization must:

  • Be classified as one of the following:

    • Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (i.e., traditional nonprofit)
    • Section 170(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (e.g., governmental entities and schools)
    • Section 7871 Tribal government
    • Church
    • Organization with a fiscal agent that is classified as one of the above
  • Be located in or provide service to residents within: Bayfield, Douglas and Ashland Counties in northwest Wisconsin; or Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis Counties in northeast Minnesota; or the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa/Mashkiiziibii, the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa/Atisokanigamig, the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa/Nah-Gah-Chi-Wa-Nong, the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa/Gichi Onigaming, the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe or the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa/Gaa-Miskwaabikaang

 

Grant range
Grants generally range from $500 to $5,000.

Application timeline

Spring 2025 Grant Cycle

  • Open: January 3, 2025
  • Close: March 3, 2025 at 5pm
  • Project Start Date: June 1, 2025, or later
  • Project End Date: No more than 12 months from the project start date
  • Notifications: By May 21, 2025
  • Funding Awarded: May 30, 2025