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The Women's Fund of the Wayne County Foundation – Purpose and application

The Women’s Fund was established through the Wayne County Foundation to support creative and innovative efforts to enhance the lives of women and girls. The Fund provides grants that give opportunities, encouragement, knowledge, and hope to women and girls.
With the gifts and grants, the fund strives to empower women and girls to become strong, active citizens. The flexible structure of the Women’s Fund is designed to give credibility to women’s philanthropy and women’s challenges, assure sustainability, maximize community impact and ensure grantee success. Local business and community women who care deeply about the issues of women and girls form the Advisory Board that directs all activities, seeks funding proposals, and facilitates grant awards.

Grantmaking Process

The Women’s Fund grant guidelines and priorities are simple and straightforward to encourage creative and innovative approaches and ideas.

The Women’s Fund seeks proposals that carry out their purpose: To give opportunities, encouragement, knowledge, and hope to women and girls. They seek proposals for ideas that will make a bold, transformative difference in the lives of women and girls and proposals that meet the unique needs of women and girls among the diverse populations of Wayne County.

The Women’s Fund wishes to support innovative and creative organizations that move beyond the status quo in their services and will work with organizations to fund worthwhile projects and overcome obstacles.

Application Process

The Advisory Board will assess the opportunities for impact and determine the challenges and needs of women and girls in our area. This analysis will be the basis for the quarterly review of grant requests. Recognizing that some needs may be immediate and urgent, the Advisory Board will also meet as needed to respond in a timely manner to ideas and requests.

To be considered for a Women’s Fund grant, please submit the following:

• A summary of the project
• A statement of need
• A description of your history, purpose, and population served
• Your evaluation plan
• A project budget

The Advisory Board will select appropriate project(s), seek additional and specific application information, and carefully consider each funding opportunity on the basis of merit, need, and impact. The 2008 deadline for proposals is February 15.

Your request should be submitted:
The Women’s Fund of the Wayne County Foundation
33 South Seventh Street
Richmond, Indiana 47374