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GIVING WoMN Grants Overview
Our Grant Results: OVER $1.7 Million Dollars and Growing!
Since our initial grants in mid-2006, GIVING WoMN has distributed $1,791,000 ($10,000-$35,000 each) in grants.
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GIVING WoMN grants start with nominations for grantees by members and ends with presentations of grantees selected by member vote. Along the way, we have a Grants Team that uses established criteria to sift and narrow down the nominations submitted by members. Grants are ONLY granted to organizations nominated by our members. Here are the steps and approximate timing of our Grant Process:- May-June: Nominations
- Aug-Sept: Letters of Inquiry (LOI) invitations are sent to nominees and letters are received and evaluated. Grants Team meetings begin.
- Sept-Oct: Top LOI organization are invited to submit Full Grant Proposals
- Nov-Dec: Grants Team reviews Full Grant Proposals, conducts site visits to organizations, and ranks proposals/organizations using GW Grant Criteria to determine ballot for full GW vote.
- Jan-Feb: Full GW member vote for organizations to fund. Vote also determine relative amount of grant funding to each grantee organization. Grants Team meetings end.
- February: Announce new grantee organizations/programs at February Educational event
- May: New Grantees speak at GW Annual Meeting, Nominations open for next year.
- Deliver services in one or more of the following areas: health, education, human services
- Qualify as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code
- Serve the greater Saint Paul/Minneapolis 7 county area
- Have not received a grant from Women of Courage/Giving WoMN for the past 3 grant cycles
- A significant impact on the community (deep or broad impact)
- Urgency or immediacy and address a critical need
- Introduction of an exciting new venture and/or a creative and effective solution to a time-worn problem
- The proposal offers opportunities to leverage volunteers, other funds and/or forge partnerships with other organizations that will increase the impact of GW funds.
- The organization has not previously been funded and has multiple GW nominations.
Please follow the links below to access more information about our Grants Process:
Grant Criteria
Grant Nomination Guidelines
Grant Process Overview and Calendar
Grant Process Frequently Asked Questions
Full Grant Proposal Application Requirements