Grants Available for Women & Girls’ Programs

New Haven, CT (December 4, 2009) - The Community Fund for Women & Girls, a component fund at The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, the region’s charitable endowment, is accepting grant applications. The Fund promotes social and economic advancement for women and girls through strategic philanthropy, grants, advocacy and collaboration. Projects considered for support should align with the Fund’s mission and seek to accomplish one or more of the following:

• Create and support opportunities for the economic, educational, physical, emotional, social, artistic, and personal growth of women and girls.
  

• Meet special needs of women and girls and the diverse populations of women in our region.
  

• Encourage the advancement and full participation of women and girls in the community and in philanthropy.

• Advance the status of women and girls in the core areas of economic security, health, violence, education and political participation.

There are two types of funding available from the Community Fund for Women & Girls. The first is a small grant of under $10,000. The second is a large grant of $10,000, which is intended to significantly address one of the core areas listed above. Each type has a separate application form; the deadline to submit either application is 5:00 pm on Friday, January 15, 2010. Applications and guidelines are available on-line on the Community Fund for Women & Girls Web site www.fundforwomenandgirls.org or on The Community Foundation Web site at www.cfgnh.org under the Grantmaking section. Paper copies of applications are also available at The Foundation’s offices located at 70 Audubon Street, New Haven, CT 06510.

The Community Fund for Women & Girls was created in 1995 to provide ongoing support for services important to women and girls in the Greater New Haven and Lower Naugatuck Valley area.  Since its inception the Fund has distributed $370,000 into the community. Individuals interested in increasing the Fund’s ability to support important programs that benefit women and girls, should consider making a contribution to the Fund’s $1 million campaign. Gifts can be made online at www.fundforwomenandgirls.org or via check payable to: The Community Fund for Women & Girls c/o The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, 70 Audubon Street, New Haven, CT 06510. For more information, contact Sharon Cappetta at (203) 777-7071.

Since 1928, donors to The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven have built the community's endowment consisting of over 700 funds and distributing approximately $14 million in grants annually. The Foundation has been helping donors achieve their charitable goals and improving the quality of life for Greater New Haven residents for more than 80 years. For more information about The Community Foundation visit www.cfgnh.org.