We're one of the few that sends out Requests for Proposals. We encourage development of new and innovative services for women and girls. Monroe, Orleans, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario and Wayne counties in New York state. In addition, Chase Manhattan Bank has made grants of its own to eligible programs which the Foundation recommended. Yes they can.
Modest grants can pay for essential services necessary to make a project successful.
Here's an example. Chances and Changes, Inc., an agency that shelters victims of domestic violence, used dollars from a Women's Foundation grant to pay for a court advocate trained in legal issues. Modest grants can also leverage other funds. The results was The Enterprise Center, incubation space for start-up businesses. We select grantees through a thoughtful process which includes application review, site visits and ongoing communication with applicants and Women's Foundation board members.