{"id":16854,"date":"2025-02-05T14:29:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T22:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/\/?page_id=16854"},"modified":"2025-09-11T04:46:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T11:46:54","slug":"girls-women-funders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant\/girls-women-funders","title":{"rendered":"Grants for Women &amp; Girls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:151px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-16807\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/funding-guide-banner-blue-dots-1.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c445a47341199c3e61977f481cd2920c\" style=\"color:#484848;font-size:42px\">Grants for Women &amp; Girls<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"intro-box has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ebeeeb\">Learn more about feminist philanthropy and grants for women and girls from Inside Philanthropy, the original source of grants research related to women. Explore curated list of top gender equity funders below. To explore funders that concentrate grantmaking for women and girls on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-for-reproductive-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reproductive health and rights<\/a>, see IP\u2019s related page. Members can also research funding opportunities by using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grantfinder-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>search tool <\/strong><\/a>for Grant Finder. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/membership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Become a member.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-1 one-column gb-background-auto gb-background-no-repeat\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bg-radiant-dots-shortest.png);background-position:50% 0%\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-0 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\" style=\"padding-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-wideright\" style=\"padding-top:60px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:6px;background-position:80% 0%\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column ip-gf-key-funders-box gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Key Funders<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list key-funders-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-b\/susan-thompson-buffett-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-c\/chanel-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fondation Chanel<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/fundraising-in-chicago\/chicago-community-trust\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chicago Community Trust<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/florida-grants\/florida-council-against-sexual-violence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Florida Council Against Sexual Violence<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-f\/ford-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ford Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-f\/foundation-for-a-just-society\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Foundation for A Just Society<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-o\/open-society-foundations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Foundation to Promote Open Society<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-g\/gates-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gates Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-g\/groundswell-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Groundswell Fund<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/h-grants\/william-and-flora-hewlett-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The William &amp; Flora Hewlett Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/j-grants\/robert-wood-johnson-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robert Wood Johnson Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/j-grants\/jpb-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Freedom Together Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/l-grants\/libra-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Libra Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/m-grants\/ms-foundation-for-women\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ms. Foundation for Women<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/n-grants\/novo-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Novo Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/p-grants\/david-and-lucile-packard-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">David &amp; Lucile Packard Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/s-grants\/silicon-valley-community-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Silicon Valley Community Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-t\/tides-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tides Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-w\/wellspring-philanthropic-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wellspring Philanthropic Fund<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Major donors:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/guide-to-individual-donors\/melinda-french-gates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Melinda Gates,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/guide-to-individual-donors\/mackenzie-scott\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MacKenzie Scott<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Funding Trends for Grants for Women<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Women and girls make up just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/quickfacts\/fact\/table\/US\/LFE046221\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">over half<\/a> of the U.S. population. But approximately equal numbers does not translate to equal rights or power. In the U.S., women \u2013 especially women of color \u2013 are more likely than men to live in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanprogress.org\/article\/basic-facts-women-poverty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">poverty<\/a>. Nationally, women overall are paid just <a href=\"https:\/\/nwlc.org\/resource\/wage-gap-state-by-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">83 cents for every dollar<\/a> paid to men, and the wage gap is widest for women of color. Women and people of color are disproportionately affected by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/gender-based-violence-organizations-are-scalable-an-urgent-call-for-philanthropy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gender-based violence<\/a> and ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guttmacher.org\/2024\/12\/state-policy-trends-2024-anti-abortion-policymakers-redouble-attacks-bodily-autonomy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">attacks<\/a> on sexual and reproductive health and rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet nonprofits serving women and girls receive less than 2% of philanthropic support, according to the 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/philanthropy.indianapolis.iu.edu\/news-events\/news\/_news\/2024\/giving-to-womens-and-girls-organizations-exceeds-10-billion-for-first-time-yet-still-represents-1.9-percent-of-charitable-giving-in-the-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Women &amp; Girls Index (WGI)<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/philanthropy.iupui.edu\/institutes\/womens-philanthropy-institute\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Women\u2019s Philanthropy Institute (WPI)<\/a>. 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 2021. 2021, the most recent year for which complete data is available, was the first year that organizations serving women and girls in the U.S. surpassed $10 billion in philanthropic support, though that was still only 1.9% of the year\u2019s total philanthropy, the <a href=\"https:\/\/philanthropy.indianapolis.iu.edu\/news-events\/news\/_news\/2024\/giving-to-womens-and-girls-organizations-exceeds-10-billion-for-first-time-yet-still-represents-1.9-percent-of-charitable-giving-in-the-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WGI<\/a> 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\u2019s funds and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/2024-5-30-melinda-french-gates-charts-a-course-for-a-new-chapter-here-are-some-takeaways\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">major<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant\/major-donors\/mackenzie-scott\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> donors<\/a>, some of whom come together through organizations such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/2022\/6\/28\/a-conversation-with-incoming-women-donors-network-president-ceo-leena-barakat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Women Donors Network<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/2022\/9\/12\/eight-questions-for-sarah-haacke-byrd-ceo-of-women-moving-millions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Women Moving Millions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key issues in women\u2019s philanthropy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nonprofits focused on women and girls\u2019 rights, needs and empowerment address a range of issues including education, health and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant\/grants-for-violence-prevention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">violence prevention<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant\/grants-for-reproductive-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reproductive health<\/a> and family planning received the greatest amount of philanthropic funding in this sector in 2021, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/philanthropy.indianapolis.iu.edu\/news-events\/news\/_news\/2024\/giving-to-womens-and-girls-organizations-exceeds-10-billion-for-first-time-yet-still-represents-1.9-percent-of-charitable-giving-in-the-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Women &amp; Girls Index<\/a>, followed by human services, family and gender-based violence, general health and education. Organizations serving womens\u2019 and girls\u2019 rights and advocacy saw the largest growth in funding. Women\u2019s and girls\u2019 arts and culture and environmental organizations received the least philanthropic support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Charitable giving to reproductive health and family-planning-focused nonprofits grew by 120% from 2012 to 2021 (<a href=\"https:\/\/philanthropy.indianapolis.iu.edu\/news-events\/news\/_news\/2024\/giving-to-womens-and-girls-organizations-exceeds-10-billion-for-first-time-yet-still-represents-1.9-percent-of-charitable-giving-in-the-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WGI)<\/a>. There has been a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/05\/06\/1097210720\/roe-v-wade-abortion-groups-donations-surge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">surge<\/a> of funding to abortion rights and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/2022-11-7-cautious-optimism-giving-to-protect-abortion-access-may-not-be-fading-away\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">abortion access<\/a> groups since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022. Corporate funders tend to shy away from controversial issues such as reproductive health and instead focus on STEM education, economic inclusion and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!-- Non-displaying inline paywall marker. Editors: please keep this code block. Position this block before the first full-width paragraph or just above the foundations list heading. -->\n<div id=\"ipInlineOffer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container foundation-list gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\">\n<p>From other sources, we know that donations to abortion providers, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/2022\/11\/7\/cautious-optimism-giving-to-protect-abortion-access-may-not-be-fading-away\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">abortion funds<\/a> that help pregnant people in poverty access abortion, has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/nation\/funding-increases-for-abortion-related-causes-as-rage-giving-continues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">radically increased<\/a>. Corporate funders tend to shy away from controversial issues such as reproductive health and instead focus on STEM Education, economic inclusion, and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>History of feminist philanthropy <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Women have been involved in charitable giving since America\u2019s founding, often through religious or domestic-sphere organizations focused on aid for the needy. Philanthropy for women\u2019s and girls\u2019 empowerment has paralleled, or followed, U.S. feminist movements. The suffragist movement, for example, received critical support from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philanthropyroundtable.org\/magazine\/led-to-equality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wealthy major donors<\/a>. In subsequent decades, there was a relative lack of funding focused on women and girls until a significant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1983\/05\/21\/style\/feminist-philanthropy-comes-into-its-own.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">increase in feminist philanthropy<\/a> was prompted by the second-wave women\u2019s movement of the 1970s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today\u2019s philanthropy for women and girls is increasingly <a href=\"https:\/\/researchguides.library.syr.edu\/fys101\/intersectionality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">intersectional<\/a>, 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 \u201cwomen and girls\u201d is also expanding to be inclusive of other marginalized genders, including trans and nonbinary people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Feminist philanthropy works to meet the needs of women, girls and non-binary people- around the world. Ms. Magazine, in an article aptly titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/msmagazine.com\/2024\/08\/27\/feminist-philanthropy-democracy-womens-rights\/#:~:text=In%20particular%2C%20philanthropy%20that%20focuses,the%20very%20foundation%20of%20democracy.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Feminist Philanthropy Can Do More to Save Democracy\u2014Here\u2019s How<\/a>,\u201d defines feminist philanthropy as women-led, locally rooted, long-term and flexible, and focused on systemic change. That said, not all funding for women and girls is feminist funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Women\u2019s funds and foundations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A special aspect of this area of philanthropy is the existence of dedicated women\u2019s 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. There are about 200 dedicated women\u2019s funds and foundations in the United States, the <a href=\"https:\/\/scholarworks.iupui.edu\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/a0a3e15e-2fbd-444f-963a-a01e63e7747a\/content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WPI<\/a> found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The nation\u2019s oldest still-operating public women\u2019s foundation, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/m-grants\/ms-foundation-for-women\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ms. Foundation for Women<\/a>, was established in 1973. The vast majority of the women\u2019s funds and foundations that exist today were founded between 1990 and 2010, <a href=\"https:\/\/scholarworks.iupui.edu\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/a0a3e15e-2fbd-444f-963a-a01e63e7747a\/content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WPI<\/a> reports. More than 120 women-focused funders based in 13 different countries are members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womensfundingnetwork.org\/who-we-are\/our-members\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Women\u2019s Funding Network<\/a>. More than half of WFN member funds are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/five-regional-womens-foundations-to-know\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">place-based<\/a>, supporting women and girls in specific local communities; 1 in 4 WFN members fund globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Gaps in funding for women<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Women and girls of color are especially underresourced by philanthropy, receiving only 0.5% of foundation funding in 2017, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/forwomen.org\/in-the-press\/pocket-change-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2020 report<\/a> 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/forwomen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Pocket-Change-API-Subpop-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Asian and Pacific Islander women and girls<\/a>, 4.2% to <a href=\"https:\/\/forwomen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Pocket-Change-Black-Subpop-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Black women and girls<\/a>, 2.6% to <a href=\"https:\/\/forwomen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Pocket-Change-Indigenous-Subpop-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Indigenous women and girls<\/a>, and 2.4% to <a href=\"https:\/\/forwomen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Pocket-Change-Latina-Subpop-Factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Latina or Hispanic women and girls<\/a>. To put this in context of these groups\u2019 representation in the U.S. population, including all genders and multiracial people, Asian and Pacific Islanders make up about <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.census.gov\/programs-surveys\/decennial\/2020\/data\/redistricting-supplementary-tables\/redistricting-supplementary-table-02.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">7.7%<\/a> of the U.S. population; Black Americans about <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.census.gov\/programs-surveys\/decennial\/2020\/data\/redistricting-supplementary-tables\/redistricting-supplementary-table-02.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">14.2%<\/a>; American Indians and Alaska Natives about <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.census.gov\/programs-surveys\/decennial\/2020\/data\/redistricting-supplementary-tables\/redistricting-supplementary-table-02.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2.9%<\/a>; and Hispanics\/Latinos about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/science\/2022\/06\/14\/a-brief-statistical-portrait-of-u-s-hispanics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">19%<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are also regional gaps in funding. The same Ms. Foundation <a href=\"https:\/\/forwomen.org\/in-the-press\/pocket-change-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report<\/a> 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 \u201cparticularly low-resource regions include the Appalachian South and Midwest \u2026 and the Mountain West.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a <a href=\"https:\/\/report.nih.gov\/funding\/categorical-spending#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gap in government funding for women\u2019s health<\/a>, with diseases and health issues that specifically affect women, such as PCOS and menopause, underfunded and understudied compared to other health issues. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/melinda-french-gates-latest-move-an-open-call-for-womens-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Women\u2019s philanthropy<\/a> tries to help fill this gap, but even within philanthropy dedicated to women and girls, general health ranks lower than reproductive health, human services and gender-based violence as a funder focus area, per the 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/equitablegivinglab.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WPI-Women-and-Girls-Index-2024-Research-Brief-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WGI<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Further gaps in funding exist for organizations led by and centering trans women. In 2022, foundations allocated less than <a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtfunders.org\/research-item\/2022-tracking-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">4.6 cents per $100<\/a> of total giving to trans, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming communities and issues in the United States, according to research from Funders for LGBTQ Issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group modified-date-row is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f56a869c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><em>Published on <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-02-05T14:29:00-08:00\">February 5, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-1 one-column gb-background-auto gb-background-no-repeat\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bg-radiant-dots-shortest.png);background-position:50% 0%\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-0 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\" style=\"padding-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-wideleft\" style=\"padding-top:60px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:6px;background-position:80% 0%\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-4 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-25180599d95e511ffa03116cedf5db8d\" style=\"color:#d79533\"><strong><strong>Additional Resources<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantmakersforgirlsofcolor.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Grantmakers for Girls of Color<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong> a recently launched affinity funder dedicated to cultivating investments in support of girls of color (Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian and Pacific American).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/womendonors.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Women Donors Network<\/strong><\/a>, a strategic funder and capacity-building organization with useful tools and learning on women\u2019s issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womensfundingnetwork.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Women\u2019s Funding Network<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong> a powerful network of 120 women\u2019s funds and foundations that aggregates and disperses funds and provides resources to donors and grantees focused on women.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/philanthropy.iupui.edu\/institutes\/womens-philanthropy-institute\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Women\u2019s Philanthropy Institute<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>conducts, curates, and disseminates research that grows women\u2019s philanthropy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockpa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Women-and-Giving.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Women and Giving<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong> a publication by Rockefeller Advisors for women-focused donors<a href=\"https:\/\/philanthropy.iupui.edu\/institutes\/womens-philanthropy-institute\/research\/women-girls-giving.html\">.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn more about feminist philanthropy and grants for women and girls from Inside Philanthropy, the original source of grants research related to women. Explore 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\u2019s related page. 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