The Community Fund for Women & Girls is Greater New Haven's only endowment dedicated to promoting the social and economic advancement of women and girls.

Fund for Women and Girls 30th Anniversary — Many Voices, One Vision.

Celebrating 30 years of working to improve the quality of life for women and girls in our region through education, research, advocacy and – most importantly – by encouraging women's philanthropy. Learn more about our 30th Anniversary events and join the movement!

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Fund Chair Christine Kim. Credit: New American Leaders

Cheers to 30 Years!

Celebrate With Us in 2025

This is such an exciting time for the Fund as we mark our 30th anniversary in 2025. Throughout this anniversary year, we are planning a series of events where we will come together to learn from each other as we celebrate the past and chart a bold new future. We look forward to seeing you and hearing your voices! — Christine Kim, Chair

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2024 Community Fund for Women & Girls' Winter newsletter Credit: Eileen Scully

Economic Security Funding Helps 3,500 Local Women

2024 Year in Review

Inside the 2024 newsletter: All Our Kin Partnership Inspires Over Three Decades; Cheers to 30 Years; $115K to Support Women’s Economic Security; The Power of “WE:” The Girls of Color Mentoring Network; DuBois-Walton Welcomed; Advisory Board Spotlight: Miriam James + more …

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EVENTS

Disrupting Gender Inequity

In November 2023, The Fund co-hosted a panel discussion at Quinnipiac University on the economic inequities faced by women, especially women of color, since the start of the pandemic. The panel coincided with the release of the report, "Elusive Equity: Continuing Effects of the Pandemic on Women’s Economic Security," funded by Aurora Women and Girls Foundation and the Community Fund for Women & Girls. The live event was recorded for broadcast on the CT Public podcast Disrupted, hosted by Dr. Khalilah L. Brown-Dean.

RECAP AND RECORDING

NEWS

Elusive Equity: Continuing Effects of the Pandemic on Women’s Economic Security (2023)

In 2021, the Connecticut Data Collaborative issued a report, Essential Equity: Women, COVID-19 and Rebuilding CT, examining the impact of COVID-19 on women and girls in our state. Released in 2023, Elusive Equity: Continuing Effects of the Pandemic on Women’s Economic Security is an update and extension of the Essential Equity report. The new report was funded by Aurora Women and Girls Foundation and the Community Fund for Women and Girls.

ELUSIVE EQUITY REPORT (2023)

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The Tina Yao Fund is one of many funds created to honor a beloved family member and support The Fund's activities for perpetuity. Credit: Contributed photo

Leaving a Legacy

Women & Philanthropy

In 1995, a founding group of committed women established The Community Fund for Women & Girls. See The Fund's founders. Women of all backgrounds have joined to build the endowment over the years. Learn more about some of these WaveMaking Women. Some have chosen to establish individually named funds to be a permanent resource for women and girls' programs in Greater New Haven. Read their inspiring stories.

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FUND STRATEGY

Economic Advancement, Collaboration, Leadership

Working in partnership with donors and nonprofits, the Community Fund for Women & Girls provides gender-based grant support for programs focused on economic advancement and collaboration.

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