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our work

We don’t just write a check and move on.

We provide strategic assistance that builds leadership, strengthens organizations and seeds long-term solutions.

Our Approach & Partners

We center women and girls of color.

We know that those most affected by systemic oppression have the solutions. We believe in honoring their voices and supporting their leadership. 

HIGHLIGHTS AND MILESTONES

The work of our foundation and our grantees has moved culture, policy and society in new and positive directions.

Stemming from the Pocket Change study, the Ms. Foundation convened a Women’s Council of Indigenous leadership to understand how such funding discrepancies are a direct byproduct of colonization and institutional systems, identify vital funding needs for Native women, and how to shift the philanthropic paradigm to one that prioritizes Native communities.

Transforming Philanthropy, Prioritizing Women and Girls of Color

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The Ms. Foundation released our landmark Pocket Change report which revealed that the total philanthropic giving to women and girls of color is just $5.48 per year for each woman or girl of color in the U.S., accounting for just 0.5% of the total $66.9 billion given by foundations.

Transforming Philanthropy, Prioritizing Women and Girls of Color

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  • This year’s Women of Vision Awards: Celebrating our Collective P.O.W.E.R, raised over $130k in room for the Ms. Foundation for Women to support their advocacy, grantmaking and capacity-building work. PHOTOS: HERECredit: Getty Images for Ms. Foundation for Women NEW YORK, NY, April 29, 2025– Last night, the Ms. Foundation for Women, the nation’s first and…

  • The nation’s oldest women’s foundation will recognize Lynda Carter, Jenice Fountain, Jeannette Pai-Espinosa, #WinWithBlackWomen, and Alaqua Cox at the annual gala on April 29, 2025. NEW YORK – Today, the Ms. Foundation for Women announced the honorees for the 2025 Women of Vision Awards: Celebrating Our Collective P.O.W.E.R. This year’s annual gala will take place…

  • NEW YORK (November 6, 2024) – Ms. Foundation for Women President and CEO Teresa C. Younger released the following statement in response to the 2024 election outcome: “Today did not turn out as we had hoped. Ms. Foundation for Women is disappointed that Vice President Kamala Harris will not serve as the next President of…

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