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WFSA Grants

Our main method in fulfilling our mission to foster equity and opportunity for women and girls is to seek out and invest in organizations striving to create long-term, positive change.

Using research on the conditions of women in Southern Arizona and nationwide, we set funding priorities for each year’s grant selection process. Grant proposals submitted to the Women’s Foundation are reviewed by a community-based group of volunteers based on those priorities. They then make funding recommendations to the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. Our grants allocation committee is made up of individuals with a wide range of experiences and knowledge as well as diversity in ethnicity, race, income, sexual orientation, and age.

In 2010, we made grants totaling $130,000 to nine organizations covering a wide range of needs.

We are no longer accepting applications for the 2009-2010 grant period.  2010 – 2011 grant period will open in October 2010.

If you’d like more information about our grants application process please visit our FAQ page or contact us.

Unidas Girls’ Philanthropy

Organizations serving young women are invited to apply for grants from our girls’ philanthropy program, Unidas. Our unique program allows young women in Tucson to select and award grants to programs that address issues of concern to girls. Call Kesha Dawson at (520) 622-8886 for more information.

Equity and Opportunity Fund

In response to research undertaken for the Status of Women in Southern Arizona, WFSA established the Equity and Opportunity Fund in 2008 to address women’s economic self-sufficiency. At least 17 percent of females in southern Arizona live in poverty; the rate more than doubles for female-headed households with children, placing families at risk for poor health, unstable housing, and poor academic outcomes.

The Fund’s first two grants were awarded in 2009 to New Beginnings for Women and Children and the Primavera Foundation for programs to help lift women and their families out of poverty. The grants, totaling $75,000 over three years, are the Women’s Foundation’s first multi-year grants and reflect the Foundation’s belief that economic security is crucial to the health and well-being of women and girls.