The Women’s Fund of Greater Green Bay, a fund of the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation, is seeking grant applications to support programs and projects of northeast Wisconsin nonprofit organizations that expand opportunities for women and girls.
Donor Name: Greater Green Bay Community Foundation
State: Wisconsin
County: Brown County (WI), Oconto County (WI) and Kewaunee County (WI)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $20,000
Details:
This grants program funds leadership and self-esteem initiatives for women and girls. They encourage and give priority to creative proposals that support leadership and self-esteem initiatives for women and girls in northeast Wisconsin.
Funding Priorities
- Programs that encourage and develop self-esteem and leadership in women and girls, especially those ages 9-15
- Programs uniquely designed or specifically geared to women or girls, or for their particular challenges or situations
- Imaginative, results-oriented projects. These may be ongoing, expansions, or modifications of existing programs
- Sustainable programs
- Programs resulting in measurable, positive change in community
- Projects that demonstrate women and girls served are involved in planning and implementation of the projects and programs.
Funding Information
Typically up to $20,000
Eligibility Criteria
- All applicants must have a 501(c)(3) IRS tax-exempt designation or be a governmental, educational, or religious organization
- The program must provide opportunities for or meet the needs of women or girls in Brown, Oconto, and Kewaunee counties
- Conduct business without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual preference, age, marital status, disability, or national origin.
Grantmaking Criteria
- Grants will be made for programs that support and expand opportunities for women or girls helping them to be healthy, to be safe, to learn, to achieve, to compete, to realize their dreams, and to be successful in their lives
- Grants will be made for programs that clearly meet a need of women or girls in community
- Grants will be made to programs that promote healthy relationships and support women and girls, including those programs that serve men and boys
- Grant reviewers will look for organizations that consult and collaborate with other agencies to enhance existing programs and augment opportunities.
Restrictions
- The Women’s Fund does not fund individuals, for-profit organizations, capital projects, endowments, debt reduction, fundraising events, campaigns to elect candidates, or programs that promote religious or sectarian activities
- Requested programs cannot be “half” of a program that is designed for boys and girls, or men and women. Programs for boys and men that relate to healthy relationships and support women and girls will be considered.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Annual appeals, capital campaigns or other fundraising activities or events
- Religious activities or programs that serve, or appear to serve, specific religious organization, groups, denominations, or beliefs
- Individuals
- Endowments
- Debt retirement, debt financing, reduction of an operating deficit or replenishment of resources used to pay for such purpose
- Lobbying or legislative actives
- Capital improvements
- Programming or expenses occurring before the grant is awarded
- Efforts substantially serving people outside of Brown, Kewaunee, and Oconto counties.
For more information, visit GGBCF.
