Grantees

Over the course of the past 10 years, the Women's Fund of Rhode Island has awarded 61 grants to 33 organizations. Grantees must apply for funding on a yearly basis, although 16 organizations have received more than one year of funding. The average award is $10,656, with grant sizes ranging from $5,000 to $21,000.

Over the past three years, the Women's Fund of Rhode Island has narrowed its grant making to the key areas of domestic violence prevention, economic justice, civic engagement and political representation.

The most common strategies used to address these issue areas are leadership development, advocacy or legal action, training, organizing and research.

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