We welcome our 2012 grant partners, most of whom are not new to us at all. We will be awarding about $200,000 to 21 organizations that are working to give women and girls a voice in our community. Their passionate and tireless work has resulted in the women-led solutions that are bringing real, long-lasting social change to Milwaukee. In addition, earlier this year, we awarded $27,000 to ten women through our Her Scholarship program.
It is hard to imagine that we’ve been doing this for almost 25 years! Our first grants totaling $10,000 were made in 1989. Today our grantmaking totals $2.5 million. A huge thank you to our donors who make it possible for these organizations to continue their work.
Social Change Grantmaking: Our flagship grantmaking program providing critical financial support to organizations working to create social change through women and girls.
- 9 to 5 Milwaukee
- Benedict Center
- CORE/El Centro
- The Healing Center
- Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition
- Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin
- Reproductive Justice Collective
- Voces de la Frontera
- Wisconsin League of Young Voters
African American Women’s Fund Project: Dedicated to funding programs that support the health, well-being, and advancement of African American women and girls.
- Reproductive Justice Project
Latinas en Acción: A community resource driven by and for Latina women dedicated to supporting programs that enhance the lives of Latina women and girls in the greater Milwaukee area.
- Cientificas de Milwaukee at Hayes Bilingual Elementary School
- CORE/El Centro
- Milwaukee Christian Center
- Milwaukee Mijas at the Walker’s Point Center for the Arts
- Reproductive Justice Project
Lesbian Fund: Supports initiatives that increase the visibility of lesbians as community leaders, advocate for lesbian concerns, and benefit lesbians in all stages of their lives.
- The Alliance School
- Diverse & Resilient
- Equality WI Fund
- Fair Wisconsin Education Fund
- Reproductive Justice Collective
- Reproductive Justice Project
Reproductive Justice Project: Inspired by a matching grant opportunity from the Groundswell Fund at the Tides Foundation, the Reproductive Justice Project, supports women of color led strategies that address the full spectrum of reproductive justice issues.
- CORE/El Centro
- Diverse & Resilient
- Reproductive Justice Collective
Viv Ncaus: A Hmong Women’s Giving Circle: Supports innovative, community-based efforts that challenge the root causes of gender inequality and create social change through all Hmong people.
- Hmong Women Council of Central Wisconsin
- Journey Through Threading Sewing
- Nkauj Hmoob