Women’s Fund of South Central Kentucky
/OVERVIEW: The Women’s Fund of South Central Kentucky supports women and children’s needs in Kentucky.
FUNDING AREAS: Women, children and youth, education, health, community development, human services, civic services
IP TAKE: This is an active women’s philanthropy group that is committed to gender equity and awards a few grants per year for a variety of local needs that match its mission.
PROFILE: The Women’s Fund of South Central Kentucky (WFSCK) is a women’s philanthropy group based in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It operates under the Community Foundation of South Central Kentucky but was created by and is sustained by women philanthropists who are interested in improving the region. The foundation aims to "make a positive impact in the lives of women and children of South Central Kentucky, now and forever.”
The Women’s Fund of South Central Kentucky makes grants to charitable initiatives that involve local women and children. WFSCK is both a permanent endowment fund and a non-permanent fund established for this purpose. The organization hosts an annual dinner with its members at the end of each grant cycle. This is where grantee finalists make presentations about their funding needs and each member of WFSCK votes for one recipient. Nonprofits win by majority vote and receive awards later that day. The funder typically makes one larger impact grant and then three or four smaller runner-up grants. Project areas considered for funding include capital projects, community development, education, health, human services, endowment creation and civic endeavors that improve the quality of life.
Grants range between about $5,000 and $125,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on the Bowling Green area and the broader south-central region of Kentucky. This includes the counties of Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson and Warren. Past local grantees include the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity, Kids on the Block and Lost River Cave.
WFSCK accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits and uses an online application system. The grant submission period is typically from July 1 to August 1. Direct general questions to the staff at 270-904-2079.
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