The Women’s Fund of Essex County raises funds and awards grants to nonprofit
organizations that serve women and girls in need and at risk within Essex
County.
Grants are awarded annually to organizations that have
demonstrated success but require an additional infusion of funding to maximize
their impact.
The Women’s Fund seeks to support nonprofit
organizations with proven track records, clear objectives and established
budgets. For the 2021 grant cycle, The Women’s Fund will focus on organizations
that serve at risk women or girls in Essex County with services and/or programs
addressing needs related to the impacts of Covid-19 and/or societal inequities
in three fields of funding:
- Economic self-sufficiency and
security
- Health and well-being
- Leadership and empowerment
Funding Information
They will be offering one year unrestricted
grants of up to $10,000 to Essex County nonprofit organizations addressing the
significant needs & impacts of Covid-19 and/or societal inequities,
primarily as they relate to women and girls.
Eligibility Criteria
The Women’s Fund is limited to nonsectarian
programming for Essex County women and girls of all religious, ethnic and
cultural backgrounds. Programs sponsored by religious organizations are
eligible provided that enrollment is open to all qualified women and girls and
the program is free of mandatory sectarian religious instruction.
Post Date - 19-Oct-2020