More Foundation & Business Grants for Women

International Federation of University Women's Fellowships and Grants (IFUW)
Amount of Grant: not available
Grantor's Web Site ifuw.org/fellowships/

Jeannette Rankin Foundation For Low Income Women
A non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds for, and awarding grants to, low income women, ages 35 and older. Each grant recipient has a vision of how a college education will benefit herself, her family, and her community. Most recipients are in truly meager financial circumstances and may have other hardships or disabilities.
Amount of Grant: not available
Grantor's Web Site rankinfoundation.org

The Levi Strauss Foundation
Grant Awards: $250 to $458,667
Grantor's Web Site levistrauss.com/Citizenship/LeviStraussFoundation.aspx

The Meeting Professionals International (MPI) Scholarship Program
Women are the overwhelming majority of professionals in the meeting industry, yet the overwhelming minority in leadership positions in their corporation/organizations. In 2001, MPI launched a “Women’s Leadership Initiative” and has since worked to change this gender-related leadership statistic. Categories of scholarship funding include:
- College education funding
- General leadership education or academic funding
- MPI Programs- for leadership, career and education or academic funding specifically provided by MPI
Scholarship Amounts: Not listed.
Grantor's Web Site mpiweb.org

Mott Foundation
The Mott Foundation has three grantmaking objectives: To strengthen education for democratic participation, To support women’s participation in government and nongovernmental organizations, To strengthen the effectiveness of the nonprofit sector.
Amount of Grant: not listed
Grantor's Web Site mott.org/grantseeker.aspx

Ms. Foundation For Women
The Ms. Foundation for Women has been creating opportunities for women and girls for 30 years. We know that when we invest in women and girls, helping them develop their voices and skills, everyone benefits—men, boys, families, and communities.
Amount of Grant: not available
Grantor's Web Site ms.foundation.org

National Physical Science Consortium Fellowships For Women
NPSC offers a unique graduate fellowship in the physical sciences and related engineering fields. It is open to all U. S. Citizens, but with emphasis on recruitment of applications from historically underrepresented minorities and women.
Amount of Grant: not available
Grantor's Web Site npsc.org/students/

New Israel Fund (NIF)
NIF provides grants to a variety of organizations working to promote women's rights and status. A special initiative, in partnership with the Nathan Cummings Foundation, aims to promote social change for Orthodox and Arab women. Other grantees are promoting a long school day to enable women to work, providing legal aid to disempowered women, developing micro-enterprises for immigrant women, and advocating for increased government funds to address the needs of poor women.
Amount of Grant: not available
Grantor's Web Site nif.org/

Noel Foundation
The Foundation's longstanding partnership (since 1990) with the United Nations Development Fund For Women (UNIFEM) encourages and supports the advancement of women around the world through entrepreneurial and educational programs.
Amount of Grant: not available
Grantor's Web Site thenoelfoundation.org

NOW Foundation
This foundation is a non-profit organization that is devoted to furthering women's rights through education and litigation. They are affiliated with the National Organization for Women - the largest organization for women's rights.
Amount of Grant: not available
Grantor's Web Site nowfoundation.org

Open Society Institute Grants
The Open Society Institute (OSI), a private operating and grantmaking foundation, aims to shape public policy to promote democratic governance, human rights, and economic, legal, and social reform. Locally, OSI implements a range of initiative to support the rule of law, education, public health and independent media. Specifically for women, this organization promotes the advancement of women’s human rights, gender equality, and empowerment as an integral part of the process of democratization.
Grant Range (awarded to programs benefiting women): $340 to $550,000
Grantor's Web Site www.soros.org/initiatives/women/focus_areas

Open Meadows Foundation
This foundation is a grant-making organization for projects that are led by and benefit women and girls. Open Meadows Foundation funds projects that do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age or ability.
Grant Awards: Up to $2,000
Grantor's Web Site openmeadows.org

The PepsiCo Foundation
The Foundation aims to:
- Advance the knowledge about how to encourage healthy lifestyles and effect positive behavior change
- Support education and community organizations which advance opportunities in undergraduate/graduate education, women and minority owned businesses and workplace equality
- Advance the knowledge and methods of water resource management which are sustainable and impact quantity and quality of water supply in developing nations
- Support organizations and research initiatives which help to address issues critical to the betterment of society
Grant Range: under $10,000 to over $100,000
Grantor's Web Site pepsico.com/PEPCitizenship/Contributions/GrantGuidelines/index.cfm

Patrina Foundation
The Patrina Foundation is a family foundation, started in 1990 by Mrs. Lorinda de Roulet. From the beginning, this foundation has sought to promote educational opportunities and advance scholarship by and about women. Today, the Foundation had expanded its scope to include support of social programs to improve the lives of girls and women in New York.
Grant Range: $10,000 to $15,000
Grantor's Web Site patrinafoundation.org

PEO International
True to the mission of promoting educational opportunities for women, education continues to be the primary philanthropy of the P.E.O. Sisterhood. In fact, the P.E.O. Sisterhood proudly sponsors no less than five international philanthropies, or projects, designed to assist women with their educational goals.
Amount of Grant: not available
Grantor's Web Site peointernational.org

Proctor and Gamble Corporate Giving
P&G is committed to social responsibility. They are always seeking ways to better integrate economic progress, social development and environmental concerns to ensure a better quality of life for future generations.
Grant Awards: Not listed.
Grantor's Web Site pg.com/company/our_commitment/grant_application_guidelines.jhtml

Raise The Nation
Our mission at Raise The Nation is to provide economic support to single parent women who want to continue with their education or repay student loans. We believe, through education, single parent women will be able to achieve independence for their families and will be successful in their goal of raising the nation — their children.
Amount of Grant: not available
Grantor's Web Site raisethenation.org

Roller Panhellenic Scholarship For Women
The Mary Louise Roller Panhellenic Scholarship is an annual award of $1,000 awarded to an undergraduate woman who plans to attend graduate school the following fall.
Grant Awards: $1,000
Grantor's Web Site nif-inc.net/scholarships/mary_louise_roller

R.O.S.E. Fund
The R.O.S.E. (Regaining One's Self-Esteem) Fund is a national non-profit organization committed to ending violence against women and their children by assisting women survivors of violence to regain their self-esteem. By helping women to achieve a positive self-esteem, The R.O.S.E. Fund hopes to empower individual women victims to achieve self-sufficiency, rebuild their lives, and ultimately help end violence within society.
Amount of Grant: not available
Grantor's Web Site rosefund.org

Sara Lee Foundation
Through its direct grants and matching grants, the Sara Lee Foundation supports programs where it can effect the greatest positive change. The Foundation has enriched communities around the world, and continues to demonstrate its unwavering commitment to community and excellence.
Amount of Grant: not available
Grantor's Web Site saraleefoundation.org

Sisters of Charity Foundation
The mission of the Sisters of Charity Foundation and its Ministry Fund is to provide
support for and financial assistance to community initiatives that will benefit the poor
and underserved.
Grant Awards: Not listed.
Grantor's Web Site sistersofcharityfoundation.com

The Sister Fund
The Sister Fund supports organizations whose work is explicitly:
- Relevant to both faith and feminism
- Focused on empowerment of women and girls
Grant Awards: $5,000-$30,000
Grantor's Web Site sisterfund.org

Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund
Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund, a program of the Talbots Charitable Foundation, will award $100,000 in scholarships to women determined to finally get that college degree.
Grant Awards: $1,000 - $10,000
Grantor's Web Site talbots.com/about/scholar/scholar.asp

Textron Corporate Grants
Textron is committed to helping prepare both adults and young people to achieve gainful employment and ultimately, success in the workplace. We support all levels of education, from early childhood to higher education and a variety of innovative job training programs for people of all ages and socio-economic backgrounds.
Amount of Grant: not available
Grantor's Web Site textron.com/about/commitment/corp_giving/index.jsp

Third Wave Foundation Grants For Women
We offer financial support in the form of grants, technical assistance in the form of trainings, workshops, and connections with experts, as well as networking opportunities for young leaders to meet and collaborate with one another to build a larger movement. Our two grant-making areas: Organizing and Advocacy Fund, and the Reproductive Health and Justice Initive, offer the above in varying forms.
Amount of Grant: not available
Grantor's Web Site thirdwavefoundation.org/grant-making

Three Guineas Fund For Women
Grantor's Web Site 3gf.org

Tides Foundation
Grantor's Web Site tidesfoundation.org

Travel Grants For Women through the National Science Foundation and the Association for Women in Mathematics
This program enables women to attend research conferences in their fields
Grantor's Web Site awm-math.org/travelgrants.html

United Nations Development Fund For Women (UNIFEM)
UNIFEM is the women's fund at the United Nations.
Grantor's Web Site unifem.org

Verizon Foundation
Grantor's Web Site foundation.verizon.com

Whirlpool Foundation
Grantor's Web Site whirlpoolcorp.com/social_responsibility/whirlpoolfoundation/grants.asp

Whitehead Foundation For Elderly Women
Grantor's Web Site lpwhitehead.org/program.asp

Whitehead Scholarship Program For Women
Grantor's Web Site lpwhitehead.org/program.asp

WHO Foundation
Grantor's Web Site whofoundation.org

Women's Funding Network
Grantor's Web Site wfnet.org

Women's PeacePower Foundation
Grantor's Web Site womenspeacepower.org

Women In Engineering Grants (WEPAN)
Grantor's Web Site wepan.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=12

Women's Research and Education Institute Fellowship
Grantor's Web Site wrei.org

Zonta International
Grantor's Web Site zonta.org

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