Open Meadows – Ellen Dougherty Activist Fund for Young Women (Deadline: February 15)
The Open Meadows Foundation is a grant-making organization for projects that are led by and benefit women and girls, particularly those from vulnerable communities. Open Meadows Foundation funds projects that do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity and expression, sexual identity and expression, age or ability.
It offers grants up to $2000 to projects that: are designed and implemented by women and girls; reflect the diversity of the community served by the project in both its leadership and organization; promote building community power; promote gender, racial, social, economic and/or environmental justice; and have limited financial access or have encountered obstacles in their search for funding.In addition to the general fund, Open Meadows has seven special funds, including The Ellen Dougherty Activist Fund for Young Women which provides grants to young women 19 and under who propose to develop and lead projects that are focused on activism and social change. www.openmeadows.org
