Grants from the Fund for Women and Girls

So far, the Fund has distributed over $250,000 to local nonprofit programs —and our work has barely begun. Supported by The Fund for Women and Girls Giving Circle, a passionate group of donors dedicated to philanthropy that addresses the unique needs of women and girls, we strive to make gifts that transform lives. The Fund makes competitive one-year grants to programs that benefit girls and the women who raise them within Mercer County and the immediately adjoining area.

The deadline for grant applications for the current funding cycle has passed. New application guidelines will be posted in the Spring — please stay tuned for more details. For more information, please contact us.

Most recent grants ($10,000 each):

Boys & Girls Club of Trenton and Mercer County - SMART (Skills, Mastery, and Resistance Training) Girls. SMART Girls helps at-risk girls develop healthy attitudes and lifestyles, so they make healthy choices that will increase their chances of success in life.

Millhill Child and Family Development Corporation - Female Trenton PEERS (Performing, Educating and Entertaining about Responsible Strategies) Empowerment and Education Program. PEERS empowers Trenton-area girls of color with the support, knowledge and skills needed to make responsible, healthy life decisions and create their own bright, self-directed futures.

PEI Kids - Intergenerational Support Group for girls who have been sexually abused and their mothers. This project focuses on healing, uniting young female victims of sexual abuse with their mothers or female caregivers to strengthen maternal bonds, encourage nurturing, improve communication and enhance the existing support group component of the Crisis Intervention Program.

RISE - Safe Dates in E. Windsor Regional Middle School. Safe Dates works to prevent dating abuse by raising girls’ awareness of what constitutes healthy or abusive dating relationships, talking about the causes and consequences of abuse, and changing adolescent norms about dating violence.