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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 past staff and members — Past and present Community Fund for Women & Girls Advisory Board Members and Staff

We work 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. Join us!

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For Nonprofits

Grant Opportunity

Grants ($1,500 - $20,000) will be awarded to nonprofits that provide women in Greater New Haven with greater economic security through programs that support:

Women’s workforce training and employment participation and the necessary wraparound services
Women’s basic needs
Women entrepreneurs
Childcare and after-school supports which support women in the workforce

Application deadline is April 3, 2023.

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Setting Audacious Goals, Choosing to Lead

2022 Year in Review

Inside the 2022 newsletter: Pathways to Economic Success and Mentoring Network Intersect; Job Training, Education, Friendship and a Voice at Havenly; Advisory Spotlight: Christine Kim; Reproductive Rights: Access & Advocacy; and more …

Read the 2022 newsletter

EVENTS

Reproductive Rights: Access and Advocacy

In November 2022, the Fund hosted a conversation on the state of reproductive rights in Connecticut and beyond with panelists Karen DuBois-Walton, Sally Grossman and Amanda Skinner, moderated by Christine Kim.

RECAP & RECORDING

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.

START A LEGACY AND GIVE TODAY

Gloria Steinem and Teresa Younger were guests at the Fund's celebration of its 20th Anniversary in 2015. Credit: Gale Zucker

Events and Convenings

Advancing The Cause

Our convenings and events feature inspirational women from Greater New Haven and beyond. These gatherings give local advocates a chance to meet and discuss regional, national and global issues affecting us all. See our highlights of past events.

Join an Upcoming Event

Dr. Thande is working with Women’s Health Research at Yale to integrate a focus on sex and gender into the Yale School of Medicine; the Fund made its first ever multi-year commitment to WHRY to support the inclusion of gender in scientific research. Credit: Contributed photo

Grantmaking

Investing in Women and Girls

The Community Fund for Women & Girls supports organizations which meaningfully impact women and girls, and evaluates all requests for funding through a gender-specific grantmaking framework.

On June 30, 2022, the fund announced nearly $200,000 in grants to support pathways to economic success for women.

2022 Grant Awards

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