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Fund for Women
The Fund for Women
encourages all women to be
philanthropists. Since 1994, The Fund has addressed critical needs
of women and girls in the State of Delaware. Susan Sherk began her
term as chair of the advisory committee on July 1, 2006, succeeding
Mary Hickok; previous chairs have been
Maxine Rosenthal, Mary Copper, Sandra Dull, Judith Hoopes and Gloria Fine.
Fund volunteers have
devoted themselves to increasing the number of Founders (women who
donate $1,000) and the total amount of grants
that are awarded
each year.
Fund for Women
Grants
FUND FOR WOMEN NOTICE OF YEAR 2008 GRANTS
Applications are now available and
due January 31, 2008 for the 2008 grantmaking program.
Click here to download the criteria and guidelines.
Click
here to download the application form.
The Fund typically awards single-year grants relating to the
education of girls and women in such areas as health, wellness and
life skills which will lead to future economic self-sufficiency. The
Fund offer a unique opportunity to obtain seed money for innovative,
creative programming. Programs that include collaboration with
public, private or other not-for-profit agencies; develop the
leadership skills of girls and women; address unmet needs and
promote the value of giving will be considered. The Fund for Women
does not support capital funding, debt reduction or endowment
campaigns.
The Fund For Women accepts applications from
non-profit, tax-exempt, (501(c)(3) organizations for programs that
address unmet needs, enhance the worth and potential of women and
girls in Delaware and help them to lead productive, self-sufficient
lives. FFW grants offer organizations an opportunity to obtain
seed money for innovative, creative programming or to continue or
expand programs whose effectiveness has been demonstrated.
A total of $117,107 in grants was awarded in May
2007 to 26 programs. Click here
for a list of the
organizations that received grants and a brief description of each
grant. A
news
release also is available.
Grant History
The Fund for Women has been awarding grants to
agencies that benefit women and girls since 1994. Close to $1
million in grants have been given to about 100 nonprofit
organizations through May 2007 to fund a broad range of programs in
the areas of education, sexual abuse (support and awareness),
domestic violence, parenting, health, health education, mental
health, violence prevention, sensitivity training and emergency
housing.
The list below provides a summary of the grants made each year:
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The first year a total of $2,500
was awarded to two grantees.
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The second year a total of
$15,000 was awarded to seven grantees.
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The third year a total of $25,000
was awarded to eleven grantees.
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The fourth year a total of
$40,030 was awarded to thirteen grantees.
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The fifth year a total of $49,000
was awarded to eleven grantees.
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The sixth year a total of $60,000
was awarded to eighteen grantees.
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The seventh year a total of
$70,000 was awarded to twelve grantees.
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The eighth year a total of
$79,988 was awarded to fourteen grantees.
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The ninth year a total of
$79,500 was awarded to eleven
grantees
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The tenth year a total of
$103,765 was awarded to seventeen
grantees
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The eleventh year a total of
$132,950 was awarded to nineteen
grantees
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The twelfth year a total of
$133,000 was awarded to nineteen
grantees
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The thirteenth year a total of
$106,928 was awarded to
eighteen grantees
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The fourteenth year a total of
$117,107 is being awarded to
twenty-six grantees
Support for these grants is provided by Fund for
Women Founders and Swingin' With a Star, which sponsors an annual
golf tournament for women.
The Fund for Women includes The Fund for Women
Leadership Fund, as well as the five named funds listed below:
Betsy Rawls Fund
The Fund for Women Leadership Fund
Sally Knox Memorial Fund
Clara Miller Trust Fund
Marjory Stone Memorial Fund
Mary E.
Copper Memorial Fund
Lynn Estes Friess Fund
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