Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts’ 2024-2026 Funding Opportunities

Our grant cycle is now closed and we will not be accepting any inquiries or applications for funding opportunities at this time. Please sign up for our newsletter to receive monthly updates and be the first to learn about future grantmaking opportunities.

In this cycle, the Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts (WFWM) is set to award $100,000 in grants to organizations that serve women, girls, transgender, and gender-diverse people in Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire Counties.

Projects to be funded during this cycle will align with race and gender justice and equity, and our strategic pillars: economic security, equality in positions of power and leadership, and freedom from gender-based violence

Survivors Recovery Fund

The Survivors Recovery Fund is a community-advised fund dedicated to promoting the recovery of survivors of partner abuse and sexual assault.

Current Grantees

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18 Degrees

18 Degrees

General Grantmaking Grantee
Counties Served: Berkshire, Hampden

Alianza, formerly Womanshelter/Companeras
Alianza DV Services

Alianza DV Services

General Grantmaking Grantee
Counties Served: Hampden, Hampshire

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Amherst Community Connections

Amherst Community Connections

General Grantmaking Grantee
County Served: Hampshire

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Elizabeth Freeman Center

Elizabeth Freeman Center

Grant Renewals
County Served: Berkshire

Flying Cloud Institute
Flying Cloud Institute

Flying Cloud Institute

General Grantmaking Grantee
County Served: Berkshire

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Growing a New Heart

Growing a New Heart

General Grantmaking Grantee
Counties Served: Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire

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Latinas 413

Latinas 413

General Grantmaking Grantee
County Served: Berkshire

Massachusetts Jobs with Justice, grantee logo
Massachusetts Jobs with Justice

Massachusetts Jobs with Justice

Young Women's Initiative Grantmaking Grantee
County Served: Hampden

Parent Villages, grantee logo
Parent Villages

Parent Villages

Young Women's Initiative Grantmaking Grantee
County Served: Hampden

Pioneer Valley Workers Center
Pioneer Valley Workers Center

Pioneer Valley Workers Center

Grant Renewals
Counties Served: Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire

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Reproductive Equity Now Foundation

Reproductive Equity Now Foundation

General Grantmaking Grantee
County Served: Berkshire

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ROPE: Rites of Passage and Empowerment, Inc.

ROPE: Rites of Passage and Empowerment, Inc.

General Grantmaking Grantee
County Served: Berkshire

Safe Passage
Safe Passage

Safe Passage

Grant Renewals
County Served: Hampshire

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The Salasin Project

The Salasin Project

Grant Renewals
County Served: Franklin

Sow Well Tots
Sow Well Tots

Sow Well Tots

Grant Renewals
County Served: Franklin

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Take the Mic

Take the Mic

Young Women's Initiative Grantmaking Grantee
County Served: Hampden

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Tapestry Health

Tapestry Health

General Grantmaking Grantee
Counties Served: Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire

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Transhealth

Transhealth

General Grantmaking Grantee
Counties Served: Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire

WAM Theatre
WAM Theatre

WAM Theatre

Grant Renewals
Counties Served: Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire

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Western New England University School of Law’s Center for Social Justice

Western New England University School of Law’s Center for Social Justice

General Grantmaking Grantee
Counties Served: Hampden, Berkshire, Franklin, and Hampshire

Women of Color Health Equity Collective
Women of Color Health Equity Collective

Women of Color Health Equity Collective

Grant Renewals
Counties Served: Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire

Where in Western Mass. are our grantees?

Past Grantees

Alianza, formerly Womanshelter/Companeras
Alianza DV Services

Alianza DV Services

Formerly known as Womanshelter Compañeras

Flying Cloud Institute
Flying Cloud Institute

Flying Cloud Institute

Young Women in Science

Lady Soldiers
Lady Soldiers

Lady Soldiers

Encouraging Women to Take Their Power Back

New England Learning Center for Women in Transition
NELCWIT – New England Learning Center for Women in Transition

NELCWIT – New England Learning Center for Women in Transition

Counseling, Advocacy, and Resources for Sexual or Domestic Violence

New North Citizens' Council
New North Citizens Council

New North Citizens Council

Advocacy and Human Services

Pioneer Valley Workers Center
Pioneer Valley Workers Center

Pioneer Valley Workers Center

Elevating the Voice of Women Workers

Rites of Passage Project
Rites of Passage Project

Rites of Passage Project

A Living Museum

Sow Well Tots
Sow Well Tots

Sow Well Tots

Nature-Based Early Childhood Education

Survivor Arts Collective
Survivor Arts Collective

Survivor Arts Collective

Peer-Led and Art-Infused Support Groups and Counseling for Survivors of Sexual and Relationship Violence or Trauma

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Take the Mic

Take the Mic

Public Speaking Program

The Care Center
The Care Center

The Care Center

Education for Low-Income Mothers

Voices from Inside
Voices from Inside

Voices from Inside

Personal Empowerment and Positive Community Engagement

WAM Theatre
WAM Theatre

WAM Theatre

Arts and Activism

Women of Color Health Equity Collective
Women of Color Health Equity Collective

Women of Color Health Equity Collective

Cultural Humility Trainings

Breathing Space
Breathing Space Yoga Studio

Breathing Space Yoga Studio

Trauma-Informed Yoga

A Queen's Narrative
A Queen’s Narrative

A Queen’s Narrative

Empowering Narratives

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Holyoke Community College

Holyoke Community College

Women's Leadership Course

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18 Degrees

18 Degrees

Young Women's Initiative Partner

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Human In Common

Human In Common

Root Studio Logo
Root Studio Inc.

Root Studio Inc.

Safe Space Yoga

Safe Passage
Safe Passage

Safe Passage

Say Something Program

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The Salasin Project

The Salasin Project

Healthy Relationships After Trauma Project

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Elizabeth Freeman Center

Elizabeth Freeman Center

Berkshires Believe

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Pioneer Valley Project: Summer Freedom School

Pioneer Valley Project: Summer Freedom School

YWI 2019 Participatory Grant Making

Gandara: PhotoVoice Project
Gandara: PhotoVoice Project

Gandara: PhotoVoice Project

YWI 2019 Participatory Grant Making

Catie’s Closet in Springfield
Catie’s Closet in Springfield

Catie’s Closet in Springfield

YWI 2019 Participatory Grant Making

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YWI 2018 Participatory Grant Making

YWI 2018 Participatory Grant Making

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Community Action of the Franklin, Hampshire, and North Quabbin Regions

Community Action of the Franklin, Hampshire, and North Quabbin Regions

Pioneer Valley Youth Leadership Initiative

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Elizabeth Freeman Center

Elizabeth Freeman Center

Money School

Treehouse Foundation
Treehouse Foundation

Treehouse Foundation

Re-envisioning Foster Care Together

Greenfield Community College
Greenfield Community College

Greenfield Community College

GARDEN Project

MotherWoman, now known as the Women of Color Health Equity Collective
MotherWoman

MotherWoman

Firm Foundations - Policy Changes for Mothers

Neighbor to Neighbor
Neighbor to Neighbor

Neighbor to Neighbor

Voice Activated

Flying Cloud Institute
Flying Cloud Institute

Flying Cloud Institute

TurnUP! Young Women in Science Program

The Prison Birth Project
Prison Birth Project

Prison Birth Project

Advocacy and Training

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Face the Facts

Face the Facts

Reduce Teen Pregnancy

Emergency Need 2021 Grantees

These emergency need awards were given to organizations working with women and their families to prevent homelessness, food insecurity, and to aid survivors of domestic or sexual violence with prioritization given to organizations led by women and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC).

2.5+
Million Awarded