Women’s Fund of Hawaii Grant 2024

Applications are now being accepted for the Women’s Fund of Hawaii Grant 2024.

Donor Name: Women’s Fund of Hawai‘i

State: Hawaii

County: All Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 03/31/2024

Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000

Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned

Details:

WFH values:

Hoohanohano – the human right of dignity of person, spirit, and choice for every woman and girl
Working in partnership in the spirit of lokahi (unity and harmony) and kokua (reciprocity)
The cultures of each woman and girl; their stories, truth, experience, and gifts
The right of every woman and girl to be self-determining Hawaii nei, the nest they share.

WFH believes:

That when one woman is not financially secure, safe, and empowered, it hurts all of them
In working with the most vulnerable women and girls
In supporting the strength and leadership of girls, thereby enabling them to avoid or surmount many problems that they might face as adult women
In working intergenerationally, and in the interconnectedness of them all
In living with pono (justice).

Grant Priorities

Women’s Fund of Hawaii supports programs serving women and girls in Hawaii that embody the above values and beliefs.

WFH gives to a wide range of programs, particularly those that promote women’s financial security and dignity, and girls’ strengths and leadership.
WFH funds programs that build on the gifts, strengths, and assets of women and girls and promote their well-being.
WFH funds organizations that address factors that can stand in the way of women and girls’ success, including:
- Abused/Neglected Girls
- Adolescent Pregnancy
- Culture/Arts
- Disabilities
- Economic Self-sufficiency
- Education/Technology
- Health (physical)
- Homelessness
- Homophobia
- Immigration Status
- Incarceration/Criminal Justice
- Lack of Affordable Childcare
- Lack of Affordable Housing
- Mental Health
- Poverty
- Racism
- Reproductive Rights/Health
- Self Esteem
- Sexual Exploitation of Women and Girls
- Sports Inequities
- Substance Abuse
- Trafficking/Prostitution
- Violence (sexual, physical)

They have a special interest in (but the funding is not limited to):

Funding Information

Grants are up to $10,000.

Criteria

WFH prefers that a majority (51% or more) of Board members and program leadership are women, and that Board and staff reflect the population being served.
While WFH have a preference for funding smaller organizations, they will not exclude any organization from consideration because of size.
WFH funds nonprofit organizations, as well as programs that are sponsored projects of nonprofit organizations serving as fiscal agents. (WFH does not require those fiscal agents to have female Board leadership, but the program itself should have majority female leadership; also, they prefer that the fee for serving as fiscal agent be not more than 10% of the project budget.)
WFH funds startup and existing organizations/projects.
WFH funds general operating costs, special projects, and small capital projects.
WFH funds organizations or programs designed exclusively for women or girls. They do not fund general operating funds if it is unclear if those funds will specifically support women and girls’ programs.
If funded, the grantee is expected to submit a final report.
If you have the resources to send a press release to publicize this grant, they request that you share your draft with us before publication and provide a copy when it’s published.
Any organization that receives funding from Women’s Fund is welcome to apply for repeat funding. In order to be eligible to apply again, an organization must first use all of the original grant funds and submit a final report.

Ineligibility