The Women’s Fund of Central New York inviting grant applications from nonprofit organizations that are working to address key issues affecting women and girls in Central New York.
Donor Name: Central New York Community Foundation
State: New York
County: Cayuga County (NY), Onondaga County (NY), Madison County (NY), and Oswego County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 06/15/2022
Grant Size: $5,000
Details:
The Women’s Fund of Central New York, founded in 1998, is a volunteer-led fund which supports, empowers and recognizes the advancement and full participation of women and girls in Central New York through an endowment fund, grants and initiatives.
The Leadership Council looks for innovative programs that address problems to be solved, or opportunities to be seized, for the benefit of women and girls. Priority is given to capacity-building activities and new projects within an organization rather than ongoing projects/programs. They invite proposals that:
- Suggest practical approaches to community problems.
- Promote cooperation among agencies without duplicating services.
- Generate community support, both professional and volunteer.
- Strengthen an agency’s effectiveness or stability.
- Address prevention as well as remediation.
Funding Information
The Women’s Fund will award ten $5,000 grants to support programs and ideas that aim to better serve women and girls in the Central New York community.
Eligibility Criteria
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organizations, publicly supported organizations such as schools and municipalities, and organizations using a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor
- Organizations serving residents of Cayuga, Onondaga, Madison or Oswego counties
- Organizations that have completed any projects/programs previously funded by the Women’s Fund
- Preference will be given to organizations with annual operating budgets of $5M or less.
For more information, visit Central New York Community Foundation.
