Only 7% of charitable dollars go to women and girls globally.

With your help, we can change that. 

How Women Give is a platform for women to give together! We provide grants, visibility, and volunteerism to organizations solving critical community problems impacting women and girls in marginalized bay area communities.

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We believe that women and girls deserve equal opportunities and together we are committed to their justice and equality. To date, we have provided over $250,000 in grants to women and girls organizations in the last five years.

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Interested in joining How Women Give by donating $1,050?

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For additional information, please contact Liz Mabey at elizabeth@howwomenlead.com. 

granting criteria & application
OUR GRANTEES

GRANT REQUIREMENTS

All grant recipients must meet the following requirements:

 

  • 501(c)3 organization based in the Bay Area OR led by a Women Leaders for the World (WLW) fellow or alum anywhere in the US. Fiscally sponsored organizations may apply.

  • Lead an organization specifically designed for, and providing direct services to, 75% or more low-income women or girls and are not a project of a larger organization.

  • Have an Executive Director/CEO who identifies as a woman; we prioritize leaders who are women of color but not exclusively

  • Can demonstrate that an operating grant of $10,000 will make a significant difference to the organization

  • Organization's mission must promote and be designed for girls and women in one or more of the following areas: 

    • Leadership & Empowerment (Including Arts, Sports and Technology)   

    • Economic Security (including work opportunities for women)

    • Essential Services (food; health care access; childcare)

    • Violence Prevention & Anti-Human Trafficking

  • Organizations must provide direct services, at least 75% of which target low income women and girls.

  • Organizations have an an operating budget of less than $3 million.

 

Grant proposals that include any of the following will not be considered:

  • Debt reduction

  • Grants to individuals

  • Endowment or capital funding

  • Partisan, legislative, or political activity

  • Religious outreach or evangelical programs

 

Please do not send applications that do not meet these requirements.