Application Overview
Educational, Cultural, and Social Service Grants
Grant Application Review Cycles for 2027: May, September, November
The grant application portal is currently closed and will re-open on January 15th, 2027. It will remain open from January 15th through March 15th, 2027, for applications to be considered during the May, 2027 Grant Review Session
The application deadline for the May, 2027 review session is March 15th, 2027.
Read more about the process and criteria, then head over to the registration form to begin!
Our vision is to provide grants to smaller, community-based, New York area, 501(c)3 organizations and nascent programs that create opportunities for women to shape the world around them; initiatives that may otherwise lack access to funding.
Grants are made exclusively to tax-exempt organizations, with the exception of private foundations. Grantees are primarily educational, cultural, and social service organizations which promote academic, artistic, athletic, job skills, life skills, and/or leadership abilities of girls and women. We do not fund individuals. Organizations must have 501(c)(3) status. They must be not-for-profit organizations.
The Foundation makes two (2) types of grants:
- program support, or
- funding for pilot projects.
Organizations may only apply for funding once a year, except through a Board request.
