Leading with Community
Understanding how women girls, and gender-expansive people in Minnesota experience life differently depending on their intersecting identities informs everything we do. Considering intersectionality strengthens outcomes and creates better futures for everyone.
Fund for Safety Now Accepting Proposals
Organizations and programs working to end gender-based violence and other forms of violence that directly impact women, girls, and gender-expansive communities are invited to apply. WFM’s Fund for Safety is accepting proposals through Friday, September 20, via the online platform.
YWI is Coming to Mankato!
We’re so excited to have this partnership with the YWCA Mankato to launch the Young Women’s Initiative of Minnesota (YWI MN) Greater Mankato Cabinet! Do you know a passionate young person ready to make a difference? Learn more or nominate them today!
Status of Women & Girls+ in Minnesota
Our newest report covers key measures of economics, safety, health, and leadership, and uses an intersectional lens to show how inequities impact communities differently. The Status of Women & Girls+ is the leading, most comprehensive research on women, girls, and gender-expansive communities in Minnesota.
Meet the Rest Up Awardees
In honor of our 40th Anniversary, the Women’s Foundation awarded $400,000 in funding to local leaders from 40 organizations to invest in rest and well-being.
Our 2023 Impact
This past year, we have been growing transformative power for a world where all women, girls, and gender-expansive people have what they need to thrive.
Our Purpose
We invest in innovative community-based, community-led solutions to ensure equal opportunity and pathways to economic security for girls, women, and families across Minnesota.
What We Do
Invest in Systems Change for Gender & Racial Justice
Founded in 1983, the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota is the first statewide women’s foundation in the country holding a unique niche among Minnesota foundations.
As a statewide community foundation, we invest, leverage, learn, influence, and scale to ensure community-based, community-led solutions to achieve gender and racial justice in Minnesota.
Our Areas of Impact
What We Aim to Achieve
Economic Justice
To realize economic justice and a stronger Minnesota for families and communities, we invest in women and girls as key drivers of economic growth.
Leadership & Community Power
Our vision is a state where all women, girls, and gender-expansive people are valued as solution-builders and leaders within their communities.
Holistic Well-Being & Reproductive Justice
To support the mind, body, and spirit of women, we catalyze the conditions to ensure they are well in every area of their being.
Safety
We catalyze the conditions so that women, girls, and gender-expansive people are free from all forms of violence and can be safe at home, school, and in their communities.
Support Our Work
Explore Ways to Give
Your support fuels the innovative community-based, community-led work happening across the state. Explore our funding opportunities.
Latest Updates from the Blog
Aug 23, 2024
Committed to Rural Community Engagement
Aug 13, 2024
Building Power with Participatory Grantmaking
Jul 29, 2024
Let’s Make History Together
Sign up for our newsletter!
Sign up and stay informed as our key partner to ensure safety, economic justice, well-being, and leadership for all women, girls, and gender-expansive people in Minnesota.