FOR GRANTSEEKERS

The New York Women’s Foundation is pleased to announce that we are accepting applications for our 2019 Girls IGNITE! Grantmaking (GIG) cycle. GIG is designed to empower girls, young women and gender-fluid youth to actively participate in philanthropic education and giving.

GIG is part of The Foundation’s seven year initiative, IGNITE! with Girls, Gender-Fluid and Young Women of Color (IGNITE!). The goal of IGNITE! is to support the full personal and leadership potential of girls, gender-fluid, and young women of color to accelerate a generational shift toward gender and racial equity in NYC.

Girl-led and/or girl informed (ages 18 and under) organizations are eligible to apply for a one-time project/program specific grant at the level of $5,000 or $7,500.

All current/ former grantees to The New York Women’s Foundation and The NYC Fund for Girls and Young Women of Color are eligible to apply. New organizations are also eligible to apply.

APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Please refer to the attached Grant Guidelines for more information. All completed Applications must be received in Fluxx by Friday, June 14, 2019 at 11:59 p.m.

WEBINAR/ INFO SESSION
For more details about the Grant Guidelines, please join a webinar on Thursday, June 6 from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Please RSVP to Beatrice Lors-Rousseau, blorsrousseau@nywf.org, no later than Wednesday, June 5th at 12pm EST to receive the webinar log-in information.

SITE VISIT INFORMATION
Please also note the site visit dates and times that we ask you to hold, found in the attached guidelines.

The Foundation considers requests from organizations and programs that impact women’s lives in one or more of the following focus areas:

Economic Justice

The Foundation supports organizations and programs that enable women, girls and gender non-binary people living at or below the poverty level to achieve and sustain economic security and advance economic justice through education, workforce development, work supports, business development/entrepreneurship, and asset building.

Anti-Violence and Safety

The Foundation supports organizations and programs that are working to eradicate gender-based violence and create safe communities.

Health, Sexual Rights and Reproductive Justice

The Foundation supports organizations and programs that recognize and promote health as a fundamental right and necessity for achieving and sustaining individuals’ complete mental, spiritual, political, economic, and social well-being.

The New York Women’s Foundation accepts applications at varying times in the year when grant guidelines have been released to the public. To receive notice of when grant guidelines are released, please provide your contact information here.

To see current and past grantee partner listings, click here.