Waukesha County Community Foundation WCCF - Women and Girls Fund of Waukesha County

The Women and Girls Fund of Waukesha County

In November 2004, the Board of Directors of the Waukesha County Community Foundation established the Women and Girls Fund of Waukesha County. Distributions from the Fund are directed toward support of programs and projects that benefit women and girls in Waukesha County.

Mission Statement

The Women and Girls Fund of Waukesha County seeks to aid and enrich the lives of women and girls in our community by raising permanent endowment funds.

Objectives

Educate our community and ourselves about philanthropic issues affecting women, young women and girls and their diverse needs.
Identify and involve people and institutions that are interested in contributing to the Women and Girls Fund.
Award grants to charitable organizations which will address the needs of women and girls.
Celebrate the accomplishments of women, girls and the organizations which serve them through the Women of Distinction program.

Report to the Community

Board of Trustees

The board of trustees for the Women and Girls Fund is comprised of representatives from throughout the Waukesha County. The board is responsible for raising funds, receiving and reviewing grant proposals, and making grant distributions that best fulfill the Fund’s mission and purpose.

Current Trustees

Kathleen Gray, Brookfield, Chair
Meg Yost, Hartland, Vice Chair
Betty Arndt, Oconomowoc
Lillian Boese, Pewaukee
Andrea Bryant, Waukesha
Linda Caldart-Olson, Mukwonago
Marybeth Cottrill, Pewaukee
Jane Delzer, Waukesha
Wendy Harris, Oconomowoc
Jill Haupt, Mukwonago
Ellen Langill, Waukesha
Kay Lettenberger, Waukesha
Jean McKey, Shorewood
Lynn Revoy, Waukesha
Sandi Wietzel, Delafield

The Women and Girls Fund of Waukesha County has reached its first major goal of raising $1 million. This will allow the Fund to reach more women and girls in need, and to provide more significant grants. Contributors of amounts of $1,000, $5,000 or $10,000 will be honored for their foresight and generosity. Pledges can be paid over 3-5 years.

In addition to contributions from individual supporters, the assets for the Fund will grow through the highly successful Women of Distinction Awards program.

Women and Girls Fund Grants

Grants to nonprofit organizations with programs serving women and girls are made through a competitive grant review process. Over $250,000 has already been provided to improve the lives of women and girls in Waukesha County.

The 2010 application process is now closed. The 2010 Grants were awarded at the Women of Distinction Awards luncheon on May 11.

2011 Grants Process

Annual Due Date
Complete requests in hard copy are due March 1.

Eligibility
All 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organizations providing significant programs to benefit women and girls in Waukesha County are invited to apply. Grants will not be made to individuals, or for religious, governmental, or political purposes.

Proposal Content
Proposals should be no more than three pages in length, single-spaced. Please include:

narrative description of your organization;
narrative description of the program for which support is being requested;
narrative description of the program’s intended impact on women and girls in Waukesha County;
amount being requested and how you would fund this program in future years; and
a program budget.

Attachments should include:

proof of your nonprofit status (IRS determination letter);
current listing of the board of directors;
current year operating budget; and
audit report from the most recent fiscal year.

Requests should be sent to:

Women and Girls Fund of Waukesha County
Waukesha County Community Foundation
2727 N. Grandview Boulevard, Suite 122
Waukesha WI 53188

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