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.