What We Fund
At Women Donors Network, we believe in a world where all people enjoy basic human rights and freedom from discrimination, violence, and oppression; where we are able to use environmental resources sustainably; and where all communities have equal access to economic opportunity.
United by a shared vision of justice and equity for all, our members invest their wealth, time, and talents together. We listen deeply to leaders and movements fighting injustice, move funds quickly, and foster creative strategies that advance systemic change. Through our collective giving initiatives, we’re changing the face of American politics, resourcing Black-led movements across the country, incubating new ideas, investing in women’s leadership, and mobilizing resources to support work that builds power. We prioritize funding for Black, Indigenous, and people of color-led and centered work, with a particular focus on women of color-led work. Read more about our initiatives and our funding below (2021 – present).
Abortion Bridge Collaborative Fund
Founded after the reversal of Roe v. Wade, the Abortion Bridge Collaborative Fund (ABC Fund) will provide rapid-response resources needed to build the emergent and emergency infrastructure required to ensure access to abortion care for as many people as possible. This fund will build capacity in areas in which abortion care will continue and work towards access and legal protections in areas where it will not.
The Emergent Fund
The Emergent Fund was founded by Women Donors Network, Solidaire, and other donor networks in the wake of the 2016 election. The Fund has provided more than $6.6 million to over 400 groups and activists since 2017, and WDN remains a core funder of this critical work. Visit the Emergent Fund website for more information or to apply for a grant.
Jean Hardisty Initiative
Since 2015, the Jean Hardisty Initiative has been moving resources to Black-led movements that are making change in a huge array of issues in our country, with a long-term goal of eradicating structural inequality and eliminating the racialization of systems that uphold it.
Black Futures Lab
Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project
Black Organizing for Leadership & Dignity (BOLD)
Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute
Blackbird
BlackOUT Collective
BYP100 Education Fund
Center for Working Families Fund, Bet On Us Program
Dream Defenders Education Fund
Freedom, Inc.
Good People Vote
Higher Heights Leadership Fund
Highlander Research and Education Center
Interrupting Criminalization
Leaders Igniting Transformation Education Fund (LIT)
Liberation Ventures (LV)
ProjectQ
Southern Black Girls & Women’s Consortium
The Rising Majority
Opportunity & Equality For All Impact Collective
The Opportunity & Equality For All Impact Collective believes in a just economy where all people enjoy basic human rights and freedom from discrimination, violence, and oppression. Our goal is to ensure that all women workers – particularly those who are most vulnerable – are free from violence, and inequality in the workplace and have opportunities to succeed and thrive.
Participation & Representation For All Impact Collective
The Participation & Representation For All Impact Collective focuses on voter justice, a long-term vision to support communities that have been marginalized, expand the electorate, and remove barriers to participation so that everyone has a voice in our democracy.
Arizona Advocacy Foundation
Arizona Coalition for Change (AZC4C)
Black Leaders Organizing for Communities Education Fund (BLOC Education Fund)
Blueprint North Carolina
Carolina Federation Fund
Disinformation Defense League
Empower Houston
Instituto Lab
Make the Road PA
Michigan Voices
MOVE Texas Civic Fund
New Georgia Project
ProGeorgia
Rural Arizona Engagement (RAZE)
Stop Online Violence Against Women (SOVAW)
Texas Black Civic Engagement Fund
Texas Civil Rights Project
Texas Freedom Network Education Fund (TFNEF)
Texas Organizing Project Education Fund (TOPEF)
Texas Youth Power Alliance
UltraViolet Education Fund
Verified Voting Foundation
Voter Formation Project (VFP)
Reflective Democracy Campaign
The Reflective Democracy Campaign investigates and disrupts the demographics of power in the US. We fund and spearhead groundbreaking research and innovative efforts to achieve a democracy where women and people of color hold a fair share of power, and all Americans are represented in government.
Safe & Sustainable Future For All Impact Collective
The Safe & Sustainable Future For All Impact Collective is focused on building a healthy and sustainable planet, where all people and communities are equally protected from harm, including all forms of violence. Recognizing the centrality and intersection of women’s rights and environmental justice, we share a commitment to supporting women’s powerful leadership in this realm.
Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development
CLIMA Fund
Climate Justice Alliance (CJA)
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA)
Front and Centered
Future Coalition
Global Campaign to Demand Climate Justice
Grassroots International
Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN)
Maria Fund