Grant Information

Women to Women supports highly effective nonprofit programs that provide outreach and life-skills training for women and girls in Guilford County. We identify programs with proven track records, clear objectives and established budgets. We evaluate and monitor each funded program’s success through written interim and final reports from grantee agencies.

Pooling all of our donations allows us to maximize the impact of each donor’s contribution across a range of issues and solutions. We make one-year to three-year grant commitments for program sustainability and impact.

Women to Women has donated almost $1 million to over 35 programs impacting the lives of women and girls in Guilford County.

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FUNDING PRIORITIES

Women to Women provides a one-year to a three-year commitment for programs addressing economic independence for women and their families, including projects that:

support women working to achieve self-sufficiency in all areas of their lives
provide operating support to organizations working to create systemic change for women
assist women in building their capacity to increase income, preparedness for the workplace, and provide stability for their families
promote awareness of issues affecting women and their families as it relates to economic independence

Organizations may also request “planning grants” or grants to support implementation of innovative programs that address women’s issues in the community, and/or inform the selection of future grant-making topics.

Grants will be considered for ALL amounts up to $70,000, for a period of up to one year and in the amount of $210,000, for a period of 3 years (during designated grant periods only) Collaboration and alignment of services are important, and priority will be given to organizations that are working in this manner.

GUIDELINES

Women to Women uses the following guidelines:

W2W grants funds to specific programs, not agencies, which support women and children.
W2W funds projects that will make a measurable difference, and for which return on investment can be demonstrated.
W2W supports projects that incorporate “best practices”.
W2W examines the financial stability of programs and agencies.
W2W favors innovative, collaborative, and creative programs that meet community needs and align with our mission to empower women and children to create healthy families and vibrant communities.
W2W may conduct site visits prior to allocating funds.

GEOGRAPHIC LIMITATIONS

We support nonprofit programs serving the residents of Guilford County, NC.

ELIGIBILITY

To receive funds, your agency must:

Have 501(c) (3) tax-exempt status as defined by the Internal Revenue Service.
Spend no more than 5% of your budget on legislative involvement.
W2W considers grant applications for programs in Guilford County only.
W2W does not fund individuals, political action organizations, or endowment funds, and no more than 15% of administrative/indirect costs.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

The application is completely electronic. Agencies can create and save application drafts and make changes any time prior to submission through the electronic portal. Initial applications referred to as Letters of Intent (LOIs) may be up to 3 pages in length and should include:

an overview of the project
an explanation of how the project will help women
information that demonstrates the collaborative nature of the project
a budget showing how the grant funds would be used
information on how success will be measured in this project
contact information for the lead staff person
a list of the organization’s board of directors (with affiliations noted
the organization’s current operating budget

PROCESS

If your LOI meets criteria in the initial review, you will receive an invitation email to submit the Full Application. A site visit may be scheduled with a member of the W2W Advisory Council. This is not an indication of funding. W2W will communicate a decision about your application when the programmatic review and due diligence process is complete. Grant decisions are subject to Board-adopted guidelines and approval.