Grants for Women & Girls

Learn about grants for women and girls by exploring our curated list of top gender equity funders below. To explore funders that concentrate grantmaking for women and girls on reproductive health and rights, see IP’s related page. Members can also research funding opportunities by using the search tool for GrantFinder. Become a member.

Funding Trends for Grants for Women

Women and girls make up just over half of the U.S. population. But approximately equal numbers does not translate to equal rights or power. In the U.S., women – especially women of color – are more likely than men to live in poverty. Women overall are paid just 77 cents for every dollar paid to men and the wage gap is widest for women of color. Women and people of color are disproportionately affected by gender-based violence and ongoing attacks on sexual and reproductive health and rights

Yet nonprofits serving women and girls receive less than 2% of philanthropic support, according to the 2023 Women & Girls Index (WGI) from the Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI). This has been the case for years, with funding for U.S. organizations focused on women and girls receiving between 1.5% and 1.9% of annual giving from 2012 to 2020. In 2020, the most recent year for which complete data is available, organizations serving women and girls in the U.S. received $8.8 billion in philanthropic support, or 1.8% of the year’s total philanthropy, the WGI reports.

That said, there are many important funders who make grants for women and girls. Private foundations are prominent in this area, as are dedicated women’s funds and major donors, some of whom come together through organizations such as the Women Donors Network and Women Moving Millions.

Funding for women and girls overlaps with almost every other philanthropic sector, since women and girls make up half of society. This page looks at funding for organizations specifically focused on equality and justice for women, girls and other marginalized genders.

Key Issues in Women’s Philanthropy

Nonprofits focused on women and girls’ rights, needs and empowerment address a range of issues including education, health and violence prevention. Reproductive health and family planning received the greatest amount of philanthropic funding in this sector in 2020, according to the Women & Girls Index, followed by human services, family and gender-based violence, and health and education. Women’s and girls’ arts and culture and environmental organizations received the least philanthropic support.

Charitable giving to reproductive health and family-planning-focused nonprofits increased by more than 80% from 2012 to 2019. Donations to abortion funds have increased substantially since the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

From other sources, we know that donations to abortion providers, including abortion funds that help pregnant people in poverty access abortion, has also radically increased. Corporate funders tend to shy away from controversial issues such as reproductive health and instead focus on STEM Education, economic inclusion, and entrepreneurship.

History of Philanthropy for Women and Girls

Women have been involved in charitable giving since America’s founding, often through religious or domestic-sphere organizations focused on aid for the needy. Philanthropy for women’s and girls’ empowerment has paralleled, or followed, U.S. feminist movements. The suffragist movement, for example, received critical support from wealthy major donors. In subsequent decades, there was a relative lack of funding focused on women and girls until a significant increase in feminist philanthropy was prompted by the second-wave women’s movement of the 1970s.

Today’s philanthropy for women and girls is increasingly intersectional, recognizing the ways gender equality and justice are interconnected with all aspects of identity and all systems of oppression. What was historically called giving for “women and girls” is also expanding to be inclusive of other marginalized genders, including trans and nonbinary people.

Women’s Funds and Foundations

A special aspect of this area of philanthropy is the existence of dedicated women’s funds and foundations. These private foundations, public foundations, funds at community foundations, and giving circles are led by women and nonbinary people and primarily make grants to nonprofits led by and focused on the empowerment of women and nonbinary people. Today, there are about 200 dedicated women’s funds and foundations in the United States, the WPI found.

The nation’s oldest still-operating public women’s foundation, the Ms. Foundation for Women, was established in 1973. The vast majority of the women’s funds and foundations that exist today were founded between 1990 and 2010, WPI reports. More than 100 of these women-focused funders are members of the Women’s Funding Network. More than half of WFN member funds are place-based, supporting women and girls in specific local communities; 1 in 4 WFN members fund globally.

Gaps in Funding for Women

Women and girls of color are especially underresourced by philanthropy, receiving only 0.5% of foundation funding in 2017, according to a 2020 report by the Ms. Foundation for Women. Of the scant funding dedicated to organizations led by and for women and girls of color, about 0.8% went to organizations benefiting Asian and Pacific Islander women and girls, 4.2% to Black women and girls, 2.6% to Indigenous women and girls, and 2.4% to Latina or Hispanic women and girls. To put this in context of these groups’ representation in the U.S. population, including all genders and multiracial people, Asian and Pacific Islanders make up about 7.7% of the U.S. population; Black Americans about 14.2%; American Indians and Alaska Natives about 2.9%; and Hispanics/Latinos about 19%.

There are also regional gaps in funding. The same Ms. Foundation report found that organizations in California, the District of Columbia, Georgia, New York and Washington receive the most grant money for women and girls of color, and “particularly low-resource regions include the Appalachian South and Midwest … and the Mountain West.”

There is also a gap in funding for organizations led by and centering trans women. Foundations allocate less than 4 cents per $100 of total giving to trans issues and communities in the United States, according to research from Funders for LGBTQ Issues.

Foundations for Women and Girls

ADOBE FOUNDATION

The Adobe Foundation invests in women’s economic empowerment and economic security projects.

AFRICAN WOMEN’S DEVELOPMENT FUND

The African Women’s Development Fund makes grants to women’s organizations throughout Africa and occasionally in the Middle East.

AGUA FUND

The Agua Foundation supports organizations advocating for the rights of marginalized communities.

AKAMAI FOUNDATION

Akamai’s grantmaking for women and girls invests in their achievement in STEM disciplines.

ISABEL ALLENDE FOUNDATION

The Isabel Allende Foundation seeks organizations that empower women, secure their reproductive rights and protect them from violence.

ALLIANCE FOR HOPE INTERNATIONAL

The Alliance for Hope International provides grants, technical assistance and training to organizations working with victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN

This foundation invests in women across all of its focus areas. From academia to the private sector, in the arts or sciences, the AAUW seeks to advance women’s economic and scholarly development.

ANDERSON-ROGERS FOUNDATION

The Anderson-Rogers Foundation supports organizations focused on sexual and reproductive healthcare and rights.

ANONYMOUS WAS A WOMAN

Anonymous Was a Woman awards $25,000 prizes to women-identifying artists who are over the age of 40 and who are “at a critical juncture in their career.”

APPLIED MATERIALS FOUNDATION

The Applied Materials Foundation supports programs that works toward evolving perceptions about traditional gender stereotypes and increasing girls’ access to high-quality STEM education.

AQUA FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN

The Aqua Foundation for Women awards grants to LGBTQ organizations in South Florida.

ARGOSY FOUNDATION

Argosy conducts grantmaking for women and girls through its public health initiative, part of it focused on reproductive health, and other grantmaking areas. The foundation prioritizes racial equity.

ARSENAULT FAMILY FOUNDATION

The Arsenault Family Foundation supports female empowerment and inclusion efforts in the United States and abroad.

AVON FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN

This funder supports organizations whose work relates to breast cancer and gendered violence, as well as scholarships for female students.

BANYAN TREE FOUNDATION

This foundation’s grants for girls focuses on global development work, education and women’s economic development.

BARNARD LIBRARY RESEARCH GRANTS

Barnard Library Research Grants support research conducted by students, faculty and others using Barnard’s collections and archives. Areas of interest include women’s history, feminist movements, modern dance history and zine culture.

JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION

This funder offers grants and scholarships to women who aspire to become chefs and own restaurants.

BEYOND OUR BORDERS FUND

To inspire systemic change, the Beyond Our Borders Fund invests in girls’ and women’s organizations that are led by women and diverse people from the local community.

BIA-ECHO FOUNDATION

The Bia-Echo Foundation is the philanthropic vehicle of Nicole Shanahan. The foundation focuses on women’s reproductive longevity and equality, criminal justice reform and the environment.

BLACK GIRL FREEDOM FUND

The Black Girl Freedom Fund supports racial justice and issues that affect women and girls across the United States.

SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION

The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation supports girls and women’s causes around the world.

BURNING FOUNDATION

This foundation’s giving for women and girls centers on reproductive health.

DARIN BUTZ FOUNDATION

The DaRin Butz Foundation invests in organizations that encourage girls and women to pursue careers in science.

BUSHROD H. CAMPBELL AND ADAH F. HALL CHARITY FUND

Campbell and Hall Charity Fund invests in girls’ and women’s organizations based in the United States; however, it prioritizes funding organizations serving or based in Boston. It also awards grants to reproductive health organizations working internationally.

CARETH FOUNDATION

This foundation invests in women and girls’ movement building, networking and international human rights.

CARTER CENTER

Carter addresses women and girls around the world through its conflict-resolution work, amongst others grant programs.

CATERPILLAR FOUNDATION

The Caterpillar Foundation funds organizations that alleviate the root causes of poverty.

DONALD AND CAROLE CHAIKEN FOUNDATION

The Donald and Carole Chaiken Foundation broadly supports women’s organizations across the United States.

CENTER FOR ARAB AMERICAN PHILANTHROPY

The Center for Arab American Philanthropy makes grants to support the Arab American community nationwide. Its grantmaking supports racial justice, community development, disaster relief, women and girls, refugees, and it also serves to raise the profile of the Arab community in the United States.

CHANEL FOUNDATION

In addition to supporting female empowerment through economic, educational and training projects, Chanel also prioritizes giving to cultural events and female artists. It supports emergency projects that affect vulnerable populations, particularly women and children, on a case-by-case basis.

CHANNEL FOUNDATION

The Channel Foundation (not to be confused with the Chanel Foundation) seeks catalytic women’s human rights organizations on international, national, and regional levels around the globe. Channel supports organizations giving women and girls the knowledge, access, information, resources and training necessary to overcome gender barriers.

CIVILIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

The Civilian Research and Development Foundation seeks scientists that address multiple global challenges. The foundation predominantly funds security. It also supports women in science.

CLARA LIONEL FOUNDATION

The Clara Lionel Foundation supports climate resilience, disaster relief, racial justice, global health, immigrants and refugees, and other issues of interest to the founder in the U.S., the Caribbean and other countries around the world, particularly in Africa.

COCA-COLA FOUNDATION

The Coca-Cola Foundation invests its gender equity grants in women’s economic empowerment and entrepreneurship.

NAOIM AND NEHEMIAH COHEN FOUNDATION

The Cohen Foundation’s grantmaking for women and girls is laser-focused on reproductive health, which empowers economic and education development.

COMPTON FOUNDATION

Compton invests in women’s reproductive health, security, economic development and equity.

EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION

The U.K.-based Cornish Foundation invests in women’s organizations around the world.

MARK CUBAN FOUNDATION

While not a large area of giving, the Mark Cuban Foundation gives broadly to women and girls’ causes across the U.S.

NATHAN CUMMINGS FOUNDATION

The Nathan Cummings Foundation broadly invests in organizations that address gender inequality.

DEBLEY, INC.

Grantmaking in this area aims to improve educational and work opportunities for women and girls in the U.S. and around the world.

DELUXE CORPORATION FOUNDATION

The Deluxe Corporation Foundation names women’s entrepreneurship and work opportunity as areas of interest for its grantmaking.

BARBARA DEMING MEMORIAL FUND

This funder mainly supports projects that are of a feminist perspective and that “stand against the limitations and controls exerted against women.”

DESAI FOUNDATION

Women’s and girls’ programs in India represent a significant portion of Desai’s grantmaking. Related grantmaking typically focuses on access to menstruation hygiene.

DEUTSCHE BANK AMERICAS

This funder has supported programs for women and girls across its funding initiatives but does not outline specific goals for its grantmaking in this area.

DEVON CREEK FOUNDATION

The Devon Creek Foundation supports gender equality, women’s rights and women’s health organizations around the world.

DIGITAL DEFENDERS PARTNERSHIP

Digital Defenders Partnership focuses its grantmaking on protecting human rights defenders and human rights organizations in the digital space.

DOBKIN FAMILY FOUNDATION

The Dobkin Family Foundation invests in women’s organizations across the United States.

ECOLAB FOUNDATION

Ecolab conducts funding to benefit women and girls through several of its grantmaking programs. The foundation’s grants here focus on supporting at-risk women, particularly those living in shelters, dealing with gender-based violence and work preparation.

ECHIDNA GIVING

Echidna Giving makes grants for both girls’ early childhood education and K-12 education.

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF AMERICA

EFA conducts grants to benefit women and public health through its Reproductive Health and Justice program.

ELEVANCE HEATLH FOUNDATION

This funder’s grants for women and girls focus on reproductive and maternal health.

ELSEVIER FOUNDATION

The Elsevier Foundation’s grants for girls and women focus on women’s empowerment and advancing women in STEM.

EMBREY FAMILY FOUNDATION

The Embrey Family Foundation invests in organizations that bring gender rights and equality to the center of the human rights landscape.

EMERGING MARKETS FOUNDATION (EMPOWER)

EMpower focuses its grantmaking on improving the lives of at-risk children and young people ages 10 to 24.

EQUALITY FUND

The Equality Fund awards grants to women-led organizations that fight for gender equality and the rights of women, LGBTQ+ and trans people living in the Global South.

EUROPEAN JOURNALISM CENTRE

While the EJC does not have programs directly benefiting women and girls, some of its grants support journalists who report on gender equity.

FIRELIGHT FOUNDATION

The Firelight Foundation funds organizations that focus on improving the health, education, resilience and livelihoods of children in select African countries.

EILEEN FISHER FOUNDATION

The Eileen Fisher Foundation focuses its grantmaking on grassroots and local organizations and businesses.

EVERY MOTHER COUNTS

All of this funder’s grants support women and girls, particularly in maternal and infant care.

EXXONMOBIL FOUNDATION

Exxon invests in women’s economic development.

FLORA FAMILY FOUNDATION

The Flora Family Foundation invests in an array of issues, which include women’s advancement. Grant proposals are considered by invitation only.

FORD FOUNDATION

The Ford Foundation awards grants to organizations combating inequality of all types.

FOUNDATION FOR A JUST SOCIETY

The Foundation for a Just Society focuses its grantmaking on advancing the rights of women, girls and LGBTQI people. Grantmaking focuses on relationship building, transparency and accountability.

FRIDA: THE YOUNG FEMINIST FUND

FRIDA supports organizations led by women, girls and trans youth who are working as change agents against inequality and oppression.

FUND FOR GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS

The Fund for Global Human Rights awards grants to organizations working in North Africa, Latin America, South Asia, Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

FUNDERS FOR JUSTICE

Funders for Justice is a member organization that fosters collaboration among philanthropic organizations and others working in the areas of social, racial, Indigenous, criminal and gender justice in the U.S.

FUND FOR NONVIOLENCE

The Fund for Nonviolence invests in social change organizations across the country.

FUTURA FOUNDATIONS

The Futura Foundations support women and girls’ organizations working in developing and least developed countries around the world.

BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation supports a variety of issues related to girls and women, which range from women’s reproductive health to economic wellbeing.

DAVID GEFFEN FOUNDATION

The David Geffen Foundation supports a range of girls and women’s organizations across the United States.

GENERAL MOTORS FOUNDATION

The foundation’s grants support girls and women’s organizations across the United States.

GENERAL SERVICE FOUNDATION

The General Service Foundation invests in reproductive rights, the environment and peacebuilding.

GEORGE FAMILY FOUNDATION

While the George Family Foundation is still developing its women-related grantmaking, it has invested in women’s rights and empowerment, leadership and anti-sex trafficking causes.

WALLACE ALEXANDER GERBODE

The Wallace and Alexander Gerbode Foundation’s grants related to girls and women largely center on reproductive health and rights.

GIRLS RIGHTS PROJECT

The Girls Rights Project supports organizations working in the fields of education, anti-trafficking, ending the practice of female genital mutilation/cutting, and locating missing girls.

GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN

The Global Fund for Women supports organizations that work toward women’s economic and political rights, as well as their right to be free from violence.

GLOBAL GREENGRANTS FUND

The Global Greengrants Fund supports organizations that amplify women’s voices to bring increased global attention to rights issues. This small grantmaker focuses its funding energies on grassroots groups.

LISA AND DOUGLAS GOLDMAN FUND

The Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund supports efforts to promote reproductive health and rights in the Bay Area and nationally.

LAUREN CATUZZI GRANDCOLAS FOUNDATION

In honor of their daughter Lauren, who lost her life in the attacks of 9/11, the Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas Foundation supports women’s causes around the country with a focus on women’s health, education and wellbeing.

GRANTMAKERS FOR GIRLS OF COLOR

Grantmakers for Girls of Color supports work in the U.S. through several programs that address the needs of specific demographics.

GREENBAUM FOUNDATION

Greenbaum invests in animal advocacy, human rights and trafficking, human health, and education organizations.

GROUNDSWELL FUND

The Groundswell Fund supports grassroots groups fighting for the reproductive rights of women of color, low-income white women, and transgender people in the United States.

GROVE FOUNDATION

The Grove Foundation’s grantmaking related to girls and women tends to focus on sexual and reproductive health and rights. The foundation also supports anti-domestic violence organizations.

GRUBER FAMILY FOUNDATION

The Gruber Family Foundation supports organizations empowering girls and women and those fighting for women’s rights.

HEISING-SIMONS FOUNDATION

The Heising-Simons Foundation funds rights groups focusing on women and girls, people involved in the criminal justice system, and undocumented communities.

HEXBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION

The Hexberg Family Foundation broadly funds causes that affect girls and women.

HILL-SNOWDON FOUNDATION

The Hill-Snowdon Foundation’s grants related to girls and women typically go to support community organizing and gender equality in the workplace.

HOPE AND GRACE INITIATIVE

The Hope and Grace Initiative funds organizations that address women’s mental health.

WILLIAM AND FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation invests in organizations and projects that benefit girls and women, advocate for improved policymaking, ensure women have the right to earn a living and plan a family, and grow civic participation.

HIVE FUND FOR CLIMATE AND GENDER JUSTICE

The Hive Fund for Climate and Gender Justice is a funding intermediary that supports organizations led by women of color that are working at the intersection of social justice, climate change and racial equity.

HUMAN DIGNITY FOUNDATION

The Human Dignity Foundation supports nonprofit organizations protecting and helping girls living in Africa and Asia.

INTEL FOUNDATION

The Intel Foundation seeks organizations and academic institutions that encourage diversity across technology, engineering and science.

VIOLET JABARA CHARITABLE TRUS

The Violet Jabara Charitable Trust focuses its women’s empowerment grants on the Middle East.

JEWISH WOMEN INTERNATIONAL

Jewish Women International supports economic security for women, gender-based violence prevention and women’s leadership through its workshops and signature programs.

JOCHNICK FOUNDATION

The Jochnick Foundation seeks organizations empowering women and girls around the world, prioritizing least-developed and developing countries.

KATALY FOUNDATION

The Kataly Foundation supports racial equity and indigenous rights, environmental justice, public health and economic development as these issues relate to communities of color, displaced persons, LGBTQ, women and other historically oppressed groups that encounter systemic racism.

KATE SPADE AND COMPANY FOUNDATION
The Kate Spade and Company Foundation invests in women’s economic and empowerment organizations.

KENDEDA FUND

The Kendeda Fund dedicates its girls and women grantmaking to ending child marriage in South Asia.

KIMBERLY-CLARK FOUNDATION

The Kimberly-Clark Foundation’s grants to girls and women’s empowerment causes are often substantial; however, the foundation does not award many such grants each year.

SUSAN G. KOMEN FOUNDATION

The Susan G. Komen Foundation supports research on breast cancer treatments, prevention and detection at leading medical schools and institutes across the U.S. It also supports breast cancer patients experiencing financial distress.

KRESGE FOUNDATION

The Kresge Foundation supports organizations serving women and girls who work in low-income areas of major cities across the United States.

KVINNA TILL KVINNA FOUNDATION

Kvinna till Kvinna supports women’s empowerment and rights organizations working in regions affected by conflict including Central and West Africa, the Middle East, the South Caucasus and the Western Balkans.

LALOR FOUNDATION

The Lalor Foundation seeks organizations focusing on young women’s access to sexual and reproductive health information.

LEON LEVY FOUNDATION

The Leon Levy Foundation awards grants to organizations that support women’s rights and gender equality.

LEVI STRAUSS FOUNDATION

The Levi Strauss Foundation funds organizations that advance the rights and wellbeing of apparel workers in places where Levi’s products are made.

MAX AND ANNA LEVINSON FOUNDATION

The Max and Anna Levinson Foundation seeks organizations fighting for justice for the most vulnerable and marginalized populations in the U.S. and abroad.

LIBRA FOUNDATION

The Libra Foundation funds women’s rights organizations across the United States.

REVA AND DAVID LOGAN FOUNDATION

The Reva and David Logan Foundation broadly supports girls and women’s organizations through grantmaking across the United States.

MAMA CASH

Mama Cash supports women’s groups that mobilize for the rights of all women, including the most vulnerable.

MARINEAU FAMILY FOUNDATION

The Marineau Family Foundation supports programs that help girls and women live economically secure lives that are free from violence.

MARY KAY FOUNDATION

The Mary Kay Foundation makes grants to organizations and projects that address domestic violence and cancers that predominantly affect women.

MARY’S PENCE

Mary’s Pence seeks grassroots groups combating violence against women and girls.

MAXIMUS FOUNDATION

The MAXIMUS Foundation focuses on women’s and girls’ organizations working on at-risk populations, domestic violence and empowerment.

MAYPOLE FUND

The Maypole Fund focuses its grantmaking on increasing the presence of women in the global security landscape.

MERCK FOR MOTHERS

The Merck for Mothers supports maternal health and ending maternal mortality in many countries all around the world.

MEYER FAMILY FUND

The Meyer Family Fund’s grants benefiting girls and women generally focus on education and economic stability.

MS. FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN

The foundation seeks organizations that address broad policy changes for women’s rights. It invests in women’s health, safety and economic justice. It also supports capacity-building and offers a journalism-based fellowship.

MIZE FAMILY FOUNDATION

The Mize Family Foundation funds organizations that promote global environmental justice, social justice and gender equality.

MORIAH FUND

The Moriah Fund invests in organizations that combat gender inequality and those which support sexual and reproductive health rights.

MORRISON & FOERSTER FOUNDATION

The Morrison & Foerster Foundation supports local, national and international organizations conducting work on behalf of girls and women.

MOTOROLA FOUNDATION

The Motorola Solutions Foundation invests in education, public safety and disaster relief.

NATIONAL FUNDER’S GROUP

The Neighborhood Funder’s Group convenes like-minded grantmakers from around the U.S. to strategize and collaborate on funding for social justice and change, including work towards gender justice.

CRAIG NEWMARK PHILANTHROPIES

The Craig Newmark Philanthropies supports organizations working with veterans and military families, journalism, voter protection, women in technology, A.I. and cybersecurity.

NEW YORK WOMEN’S FOUNDATION

The New York Women’s Foundation supports organizations that address anti-violence, safety, economic security, health equity, sexual rights and reproductive justice to benefit women and girls in New York City.

NEW VENTURE FUND

The New Venture Fund supports girls and women’s organizations across the United States that fund a wide variety of women’s issues, from women’s empowerment to maternal health.

NOVO FOUNDATION

The NoVo Foundation invests in organizations ending violence against women and girls, seeking long-term policy change and advocating for economic justice. Offers both project-specific and general operating support grants.

JESSIE SMITH NOYES FOUNDATION

The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation seeks organizations that protect and expand access to reproductive health services and information for girls and women. Prefers to make general support grants rather than project-specific grants and encourages requests for funding to address multiple priority issues.

OAK FOUNDATION

The Oak Foundation, founded by billionaire Duty Free Shoppers cofounder Alan Parker, invests in organizations that take a human-rights-based approach to women’s issues.

DAVID AND LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation supports work related to women’s empowerment and sexual and reproductive health and rights.

PEACE DEVELOPMENT FUND

Peace Development Fund awards grants to community-based organizations in the United States, Haiti and Mexico.

PEPSICO FOUNDATION

The PepsiCo Foundation funds a range of women’s and girls’ organizations across the United States and around the globe.

PERELMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION

The Perelman Family Foundation and the Perelman Family Charitable Trust represent the philanthropy of the billionaire Ronald O. Perelman. Giving encompasses higher education, health, diseases, Jewish causes, arts and culture and mental health.

PFIZER FOUNDATION

The Pfizer Foundation supports efforts to improve women’s healthcare globally and funds research into breast cancer detection and treatment.

PIMCO FOUNDATION

The PIMCO Foundation seeks gender equality programs that empower women and girls through a long-term approach to economic and financial empowerment.

PIVOTAL VENTURES

Founded by Melinda Gates, co-founder of the Gates Foundation, Pivotal Ventures invests in women’s empowerment and equality through a variety of avenues across the United States.

JOAN AND LEWIS PLATT FOUNDATION

The Joan and Lewis Platt Foundation supports organizations promoting economic opportunities in developing countries.

POLLINATION PROJECT

The Pollination Project supports projects that align with its “compassion consciousness” philosophy. In the girls and women grantmaking space, the foundation seeks organizations fighting for social change and improving their communities.

PRBB FOUNDATION

The PRBB Foundation supports women’s empowerment organizations in the United States and abroad.

PRETTY POWERFUL FUND

The Pretty Powerful Fund supports organizations that fight for gender equity, women’s rights, and economic opportunity in the United States.

T. ROWE PRICE FOUNDATION

The T. Rowe Price Foundation supports women’s and girls’ organizations across the United States.

JOSEPH AND FLORENCE ROBLEE FOUNDATION

The Joseph and Florence Roblee Foundation funds girls’ and women’s empowerment efforts.

ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION

The Rockefeller Foundation makes grants to many organizations that address gender equality across global health and development fields.

RFF’s grantmaking benefiting women focuses on women’s economic justice and empowerment.

SAMUEL RUBIN FOUNDATION

The Samuel Rubin Foundation funds women’s rights and gender equality nonprofit organizations that work in the United States and abroad.

CHERYL SABAN SELF-WORTH FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS

The Cheryl Saban Self-Worth Foundation supports a wide variety of projects and programs aimed at women and girls. This foundation currently supports organizations in New York, London, Israel, Illinois, Florida, Colorado, Texas, Utah and California.

SALESFORCE FOUNDATION

The Salesforce Foundation seeks organizations improving the representation of women and girls in the technology and STEM sectors.

SAXENA FAMILY FOUNDATION

The Saxena Family Foundation focuses its grantmaking on STEM education and empowering women in the United States and India.

SCHERMAN FOUNDATION

The Scherman Foundation invests in organizations and projects that support girls and women and advocate for reproductive rights and justice.

SKEES FAMILY FOUNDATION

The Skees Family Foundation focuses its grantmaking related to women and girls on education and rights.

SIGRID RAUSING TRUST

U.K.-based Sigrid Rausing Trust supports organizations combating the oppression of women. It supports work in countries known for egregious rights violations.

SMOKE RISE FOUNDATION

The Smoke Rise Foundation supports a variety of organizations dedicated to girls and women in the United States and abroad.

SOLIDAIRE NETWORK

The Solidaire Network supports social justice movements in the U.S. spanning the areas of racial justice, Indigenous rights, criminal justice reform, environmental justice and gender justice.

SUMMIT FOUNDATION

The Summit Foundation supports organizations that advocate for reproductive, economic, social and educational rights of marginalized girls.

SUNFLOWER FOUNDATION

The Sunflower Foundation supports gender equality and economic justice initiatives for women—particularly formerly incarcerated women and their families—as part of its human rights and criminal justice reform grantmaking in the United States.

SURDNA FOUNDATION

The Surdna Foundation does not have a grantmaking program specifically directed toward girls and women; however, its programs award many grants in this space.

TARA HEALTH FOUNDATION

The Tara Health Foundation predominantly seeks organizations that improve women’s and girls’ health. The majority of the Tara foundation’s funding comes in the form of investments rather than grants.

THINX, INC.

THINX partners with other organizations and donates a portion of its proceeds to support efforts such as puberty and hygiene education, “period poverty” advocacy, and healthcare access for women.

THIRD WAVE FUND

Third Wave supports organizations combating transphobia, homophobia and other forms of oppression. It seeks youth-led organizations that focus on the rights of women of color, trans, intersex, nonbinary, gender nonconforming and queer youth of color.

TIDES FOUNDATION

This funder’s longstanding grants for women and girls are expansive and address a variety of issues.

URGENT ACTION FUND FOR WOMEN’S HUMAN RIGHTS

Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights focuses its grantmaking on women’s rights and transgender rights. This funder seeks to effect systemic change with its responsive and flexible funding approach.

VERIZON FOUNDATION

Formerly the Oath Foundation, which had merged with AOL Charitable, this funder takes a broad approach to funding, and does not maintain specific programs.

VISA FOUNDATION

The Visa Foundation focuses its grantmaking on helping micro and small enterprises succeed.

VERIZON FOUNDATION

The Verizon Foundation takes a broad approach to women and girls-related grantmaking. As a result, it invests in a variety of organizations dedicated to women and girls; however, its giving emphasizes domestic violence prevention and education.

VODAFONE AMERICAS FOUNDATION

The Vodafone Americas Foundation supports organizations empowering women and girls in the technology sector, as well as projects and programs protecting them from violence.

WALLACE GLOBAL FUND

The Wallace Global Fund supports progressive organizations fighting for women’s rights in the United States and around the world.

WOMEN FIRST INTERNATIONAL FUND

The Women First International Fund supports women and girls, global development, refugees, human rights and LGBTQ causes in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and India.

WEISSBERG FOUNDATION

The Weissberg Foundation supports girls’ and women’s organizations with annual budgets of $2.5 million or less.

WELLS FARGO FOUNDATION

The Wells Fargo Foundation invests in local, regional and national girls’ and women’s organizations.

WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND

The Wellspring Philanthropic Fund is a global grantmaker that supports a wide variety of causes, including racial equity, economic justice, support for women, children, the LGBTQ community, people living in poverty, refugees, and those with disabilities.

WESTWIND FOUNDATION

WestWind is a small, Virginia-based funder that invests in the environment and reproductive health and rights. Its environmental grantmaking predominantly funds projects to combat climate change, with emphasis on the American South and stopping new coal plants.

WEYERHAEUSER FAMILY FOUNDATION

The Weyerhaeuser Foundation seeks organizations that help girls and women in least-developed countries overcome poverty and violence.

WINSLOW FOUNDATION

The Winslow Foundation gives broadly to women’s empowerment organizations located in the United States.

WOODCOCK FOUNDATION

The Woodcock Foundation’s girls and women’s grants focus largely on gender equality efforts in the United States and around the world.

WOMEN FIRST INTERNATIONAL FUND

The Women First International Fund supports women and girls, global development, refugees, human rights and LGBTQ causes in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and India.

WOMEN’S FOUNDATION OF CALIFORNIA

The Women’s Foundation of California seeks organizations that strengthen women’s rights and economic wellbeing. This funder supports local, grassroots and statewide women’s groups.

WOMEN IN FILM

Women in Film offers scholarships, grants and film finishing funds to female filmmakers around the country.

WOMEN PHOTOGRAPH

Women Photograph supports gender nonconforming, transgender, genderqueer and nonbinary photographers.

WUNDERKINDER FOUNDATION

The Wunderkinder Foundation broadly supports women’s organizations located across the United States.

ZIENTS FAMILY FOUNDATION

The Zients Family Foundation focuses its grantmaking on women’s social and economic empowerment and education.

Additional Resources

Grantmakers for Girls of Color, a recently launched affinity funder dedicated to cultivating investments in support of girls of color (Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian and Pacific American).

Women Donors Network, a strategic funder and capacity-building organization with useful tools and learning on women’s issues.

Women’s Funding Network, a powerful network of 120 women’s funds and foundations that aggregates and disperses funds and provides resources to donors and grantees focused on women.

Women’s Philanthropy Institute conducts, curates, and disseminates research that grows women’s philanthropy.

Women and Giving, a publication by Rockefeller Advisors for women-focused donors.