New York Women's Foundation Awards $1.48 Million for Women and Families

Posted on May 9, 2010 The New York Women's Foundation has announced grants totaling $1.48 million to community-based organizations serving the needs of women and families in New York City. Grants were awarded to thirty-one nonprofits working in the areas of community organizing and advocacy, economic security and justice, health and sexual rights, positive development of girls and young women, and safety. Recipients include the Transjustice program at the Audre Lorde Project; the Impact Seguir Adelante project at Agenda For Children Tomorrow; the African Hope Committee's Nguemme HIV/AIDS Impact initiative; the Rites of Passage program at Brotherhood/Sister Sol; and Greenhope Services for Women. Despite the economic downturn, the foundation boosted the dollar amount of its grantmaking by 20 percent in 2009. "We have maintained and exceeded our level of grantmaking, refusing to scale down and retrench during the great recession," said NYWF president and CEO Ana Oliveira. "We are dedicated to supporting the organizations that are preparing the next generation of community leaders." “New York Women's Foundation Awards $1.48 Million in Grants.” New York Women's Foundation Press Release 5/05/10. Primary Subject: Women Location(s): New York, New York City FC014830