SHE FLIES Community Grant is an initiative under the Sport Oregon Foundation umbrella to support, engage, and celebrate girls and women’s participation in sports across Oregon.
Donor Name: Sport Oregon Foundation
State: Oregon
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/21/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The SHE FLIES Community Grant, an initiative of the Sport Oregon Foundation, supports nonprofits registered as a 501(c)(3) with tax-exempt status from the IRS, that are located in Oregon or are serving communities in Oregon.
Focus Areas
- Keeping Girls in the Game
- Girls are twice as likely than boys to drop out of sports participation by age 14.
- SHE FLIES supports community programs that are specifically working to keep girls ages 10-16 active (i.e. a summer camp, sports tournament, after school clinic).
- Empowering Women Coaches
- Coaches have the power to keep girls in the game. Less than 30% of youth sports coaches are women.
- SHE FLIES supports community programs that are specifically working to educate and empower a community of coaches or officials that work with girls and women (i.e. professional development, trainings, workshops).
- Fit for Life
- Fitness is a lifelong journey. Among adults, men are twice as likely as women to report that they “play sports.”
- SHE FLIES supports community programs that specifically work to keep women of all ages engaged in healthy physical and mental wellness activities and to help them re-discover the positive benefits of activity later on in life (i.e. Zumba classes for seniors, wellness series for incarcerated women, running club for mothers).
Funding Information
Applicants may request a grant amount between $5,000 and $25,000 to fund the specified program.
Grant Period
Grantees are expected to use the funds within one year of receiving the funds (between June 2025 and May 2026).
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations must be Oregon-based and/or serve Oregon communities
- Organizations must be certified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and not classified as a private foundation under Section 509(a) of that Code
- Organizations must have an operating budget that does not exceed $5,000,000
- Previous recipients of the She Flies Community Grant are eligible to reapply for up to three consecutive years.
Ineligibility
- Organizations that discriminate against certain groups or individuals in the delivery of programs and services on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability, or political affiliation
- Individuals (including scholarships, stipends, fellowships, and individual assistance)
- Individual schools or PTO/PTA organizations. Organizations may be affiliated with a school, but they must operate independently of the school
- Political organizations.
For more information, visit Sport Oregon Foundation.
