Baltimore Women’s Giving Circle Grant 2025 (Maryland) - fundsforNGOs

Baltimore Women’s Giving Circle (BWGC) grants support nonprofits that provide direct services to women and their families.

Donor Name: Baltimore Women’s Giving Circle

State: Maryland

County: Baltimore County (MD)

City: Baltimore

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 12/15/2024

Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000

Grant Duration: 1 Year

Details:

This includes organizations that address issues such as housing, addiction, financial literacy, education, health services, parenting, life skills, mentoring, workforce development, legal services, violence prevention and many more.

The BWGC believes that an organization’s impact is maximized when one or more of the following are present:

The organization actively involves the individuals being served in program development, delivery, and/or governance.
The organization’s leadership has first-hand experience with the issues it aims to address.
The organization’s leadership actively engages the residents in the organization’s geographic service area who have first-hand experience with the issues addressed by the organization.

Types of Grant Requests

BWGC uses one application for all grant requests. You may choose to apply for one of the following types of grants:

Unrestricted General Operating
New Project
Continuing Project

Funding Information

Grants are awarded in any amount, up to and including $25,000. Awards are made for one year beginning on July 1 of the grant year and ending on June 30 of the following year.

Eligibility Criteria

Here are the requirements to apply for a BWGC Grant:
- IRS Letter of Determination: To be considered for a grant, applicants must have their own 501(c)(3) IRS Letter of Determination, use a fiscal sponsor which has a 501(c)(3) IRS Letter of Determination, OR operate as a chapter under a national or state organization which has a 501(c)(3) IRS Letter of Determination.
Organizational Criteria
- In addition, applicants must be able to answer NO to the following two questions to be considered for a BWGC grant in 2025:
  - Was your organization awarded a BWGC grant in 2024?
  - Does your organization require program participants to adhere to a particular religion or to attend religious services as part of your program offerings?