We build women’s
collective power
in the U.S.

by investing in, and strengthening, the capacity of women-led movements to advance meaningful social, cultural, and economic change.

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

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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Your donation to the Ms. Foundation helps us provide essential support, funding and resources to more than 100 organizations across the country. We select grantees that together, build momentum for change. If you’re concerned about women and girls; if you think we need to invest in their future; if you want to have a real hand in making things better — donate today and support our “boots on the ground” efforts all across the country.

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May 18, 2022

Ms. Foundation for Women Honors Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Bozoma Saint John, Pamala Buzick Kim, Deja Foxx, Ruby Bright, and Cassandra Overton Welchlin at 2022 Women of Vision Awards: The Future is Feminist

Event included special remarks by Ms. Foundation Founding Mother Gloria Steinem and Ms. Foundation President and CEO Teresa C. Younger, as well as a spoken word performance by writer, activist, and actress Logan Green NEW YORK – Last night, the Ms. Foundation for Women, the nation’s first and oldest women’s foundation, hosted the Women of […]
May 3, 2022

Ms. Foundation Speaks Out on Draft SCOTUS Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

NEW YORK – Ms. Foundation for Women President and CEO Teresa C. Younger released the following statement in response to the leaked draft court case decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization: “The Ms. Foundation for Women is devastated by the draft majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which was leaked […]
April 27, 2022

Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Honorees for 2022 Women of Vision Awards: The Future is Feminist

Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Bozoma Saint John, Pamala Buzick Kim, Deja Foxx, and Grantee Partners Ruby Bright of the Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis and Cassandra Overton Welchin of the Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable to be recognized by the nation’s first women’s foundation at annual gala on May 17th NEW YORK – Today, the Ms. Foundation for […]

UPCOMING EVENTS

Virtual 2022 Women of Vision Awards

May 24

2022

8:00 PM, Online

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We build women’scollective power in the U.S.

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

We center women and girls of color.

Support the Grassroots Movement

Ms. Foundation for Women Honors Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Bozoma Saint John, Pamala Buzick Kim, Deja Foxx, Ruby Bright, and Cassandra Overton Welchlin at 2022 Women of Vision Awards: The Future is Feminist

Ms. Foundation Speaks Out on Draft SCOTUS Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Honorees for 2022 Women of Vision Awards: The Future is Feminist

We build women’s
collective power
in the U.S.