Womens Foundation of Minnesota Grants

Resources innovation to end gender-based violence, a continuum that includes sex trafficking, domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment, as well as state and structural violence; invests in organizations, leaders, and the movement so girls and women in Minnesota are free from every form of violence. Eligible applicants: Applications must be submitted through WFM's online grants portal (Foundation Cloud Portal); new applicants must first register an account, and new accounts require staff approval before accessing grant applications (allow up to two business days).; After account approval, applicants must complete the eligibility review by logging in and selecting the WFM Grant Application for Programs; applicants must answer "Yes" to all eligibility questions to be eligible, and may begin the application only after receiving an email confirming eligibility approval.; Eligibility questions cover the organization's legal status, Minnesota presence, focus on women/girls/gender-expansive people, non-discrimination practices, religious inclusivity, and reproductive health access policies.; Online submission must include financial documents.; WFM also funds groups that have fiscal sponsorship.. Geography served: Minnesota. Deadline: Online submission with financial documents must be submitted by October 26, 2026, at 5 p.m..

A limited fund supporting events, projects, and/or convenings of leaders and communities working to advance gender and racial equity through WFM's impact areas (Leadership & Community Power, Safety, Holistic Well-being & Reproductive Justice, Economic Justice). Grants are between $1,000 and $5,000; requests at the $5,000 maximum face a more competitive review. Eligible applicants: Eligible: nonprofit tax-exempt organizations and schools that are based in Minnesota and operate programs in Minnesota.; Eligible: unincorporated organizations with a tax-exempt fiscal sponsor.; Eligible: American Indian Nations.; Events, projects, and/or convenings must be located in Minnesota.; Projects must benefit Minnesota women, girls, and gender-expansive people and/or organizations serving at least 50 to 75 percent women, girls, and gender-expansive people (inclusive of transgender, gender nonconforming, gender nonbinary, and all gender-expansive people).; Projects must drive innovative solutions that advance gender and racial equity and justice by increasing access in one of WFM's impact areas: Leadership & Community Power, Safety, Holistic Well-being & Reproductive Justice, and Economic Justice; projects must be mission-aligned and inclusive.; Funding priority: organizations led by or serving primarily Black, Indigenous, immigrants, and women of color who live in rural areas, identify as LGBTQ+, and/or live with a disability.; Not eligible: current competitive grantee-partners; organizations that received a competitive grant between April 1, 2025, and March 31, 2026.; Not eligible: organizations currently applying for any other grants at the Foundation.; Sponsorship grants are limited to one per organization in the current fiscal year; organizations that received a sponsorship grant from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2027, are not eligible for a second sponsorship grant in the same fiscal year.; Not eligible: projects within religious institutions that do not align with the mission and values of the Women's Foundation of Minnesota.; Not eligible: retroactive support of projects or activities.; Not eligible: capital campaigns.; Not eligible: individuals.; Not eligible: organizations that may be deemed as discriminatory based on race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, immigration status, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, physical or mental ability, veteran status, military obligation, and marital status.; Not eligible: an organization that limits or opposes a woman's right to self-determination.; Not eligible: reduction of an operating deficit or to liquidate existing debt (sunsetting your organization).; Not eligible: organizations not compliant with IRS standards.; Process: submit a sponsorship inquiry during the open inquiry window; following an eligibility review, approved organizations are invited to complete an official sponsorship grant application in the grants portal (account registration required). An emailed request is not complete until the inquiry application is received in the grants portal.; Requests at the maximum amount ($5,000) receive a more competitive review.. Geography served: Minnesota. Deadline: The Community Impact team accepts sponsorship inquiries starting Monday, October 19, and will close applications on Monday, November 2, at noon..