Women's Foundation Of Minnesota
Women's Foundation Of Minnesota
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About this organization
Mission
The Women’s Foundation of Minnesota (WFMN) envisions a world of equal opportunity where women, girls, and all people hold the power to create and lead safe, prosperous lives. Through grantmaking, research, and public policy, WFMN drives innovative solutions to create a world of opportunity, safety, and leadership for all women and girls in Minnesota. Founded in 1983, it is the first and largest statewide women’s foundation in the country.
About
GrantmakingIn FY19 (Apr. 1, 2018 - Mar. 31, 2019), the Foundation awarded $2.43 million in grants to create equal opportunity and build pathways to economic security for women and girls who experience the greatest disparities in outcomes, particularly low-income women and girls, women and girls of color, and women and girls from Greater Minnesota.The Foundation's $2.43 million investment across Minnesota in FY19 included:* 290 grants to 204 nonprofit organizations and 33 grants to 33 individuals* 437,192 women and girls servedThe Women's Foundation of Minnesota has the following grantmaking funds: girlsBEST (girls Building Economic Success Together) Fund, Innovation Fund, MN Girls Are Not For Sale, and the Young Women's Initiative of Minnesota (YWI MN). A commitment to communities in Greater Minnesota and a value of inclusivity are reflected in the demographics of all the funds. girlsBEST (girls Building Economic Success Together) FundLaunched in 2002, girlsBEST awards multi-year grants to programs that build the opportunity and future economic success of Minnesota's girls, ages 12-18. Priority is given to programs that include outreach to underserved, underrepresented populations of girls around the state, including low-income girls, girls of color and American Indian girls, and girls from Greater Minnesota. Grantees are funded in one of four program tracks: Academic; Entrepreneurial; Employment Development & High-Paying/High-Skill Careers; and Public Education & Advocacy.After 17 years of girlsBEST Fund grantmaking, we know girlsBEST Fund model programming is effective. In June 2018, the Women's Foundation of Minnesota engaged its fifth cohort of girlsBEST and awarded $300,000 in girlsBEST funding, which includes two planning grants and 19 multi-year grants to organizations serving a total of 4,063 girls. The grant period is June 15, 2018 to June 14, 2019. This is the second-year renewal of a multi-year grant from girlsBEST. Multi-year grants will be renewed for up to three years, based on an annual grant review and approval of progress towards goals. Planning grants are limited to one year.The results of the program evaluation of the fifth cohort of girlsBEST grantee-partners in Year 2 of their grants (April 2019) clearly illustrate the effectiveness of the model: 1. High School Graduation: girlsBEST participants have a 95% high school graduation rate, compared to 50-83% across Minnesota, depending on ethnicity. 2. Post-Secondary Enrollment: girlsBEST participants have an 88% post-secondary education enrollment, compared to 44-72% in Minnesota overall, depending on ethnicity. 3. Teen Pregnancy: 99% of girlsBEST participants avoided teen pregnancy. Innovation FundThrough the Innovation Fund, the Foundation provides general operating funding to organizations that drive gender equity in Minnesota. Because gender inequity looks different in every community, we use our Intersectional Equity Framework to look at how gender, race, place (geography), and equity (ethnicity, sovereignty, class, age, ability, LGTBQ+, immigration status) intersect in order to target the most innovative solutions to build greater gender equity. Priority is given to organizations that ensure women's safe and healthy lives.During our last fiscal year, WFMN awarded a total of $125,000 in general operating grants through our Innovation Fund to nine organizations to respond to the vital needs of communities around Minnesota, including policies that violate immigrants' human rights and threaten women's reproductive rights; they also provide general operating funding to organizations that drive gender equity in Minnesota.MN Girls Are Not For SaleMN Girls Are Not For Sale (MN Girls) began as a five year, $5 million campaign of the Foundation to galvanize resources to end sex trafficking in Minnesota through grantmaking, research, and public education. The success of the first phase of the MN Girls campaign (April 1, 2011 - March 31, 2016) and critical impact it had on the work to end sex trafficking led the Foundation's Board of Trustees to extend the campaign to a second phase (April 1, 2016 - March 31, 2019). Phase 2 of MN Girls Are Not For Sale was guided by four key goals:1. Reduce demand for sex trafficking.2. Create prevention strategies to reduce vulnerability to sex trafficking. 3. Increase visibility, outreach, and services to targeted, underserved communities. 4. Build systems and infrastructure to sustain the movement to end sex traffickingThe success of the MN Girls campaign and critical impact it has had on the work to end sex trafficking is undeniable. With cross-sector leaders, the Women's Foundation has invested more than $7 million to date and driven a sea change in our communities' response to this unconscionable crime.In FY2019 (April 1, 2018 - March 31, 2019), the Foundation awarded $250,000 in funding to nine MN Girls Are Not For Sale grantee-partners. The grants are a one-time investment to strengthen systems and the infrastructure of organizations working to end sex trafficking in the state. In its final year of funding the MN Girls Are Not for Sale campaign, WFMN was responsive to community input as partners requested funding focused on strengthening systems and infrastructure of the field. Additionally, partners called for investments to increase the leadership of underrepresented cultural communities in the field. As WFMN transforms its role from a central leader to a partner in the movement to end sex trafficking, WFMN will continue to invest in women's safety and work with communities broadly to end gender-based violence, a continuum that includes sexual harassment, assault, domestic violence, rape, and sex trafficking. By funding strong business and operations models and supporting existing and emerging programming by and for underrepresented cultural communities, WFMN is investing in the continued progress of the movement to end sex trafficking statewide.Young Women's Initiative of Minnesota (YWI MN) In 2016, WFMN launched the Young Women's Initiative of Minnesota, a public-private partnership, co-led with the Minnesota Governor's office. YWI MN is a seven-year, $9 million statewide initiative focused on young women, ages 12-24, from eight communities facing the greatest systemic disparities in our state: African American, African Immigrant, American Indian, Asian American and Pacific Islander, Latina, LGBTQ+, Disabilities, and Greater Minnesota. We believe a public-private cross-sector partnership is essential for systems change to occur. No state in the country has established a formal statewide initiative for young women (ages 12-24) in partnership with a Governor - until now. YWI MN is built on girl-focused work WFMN has led since 2002, including our girlsBEST (girls Building Economic Success Together) program and our MN Girls Are Not For Sale campaign to end sex trafficking in Minnesota. YWI MN is driven by and with young women and other cross-sector partners to increase equity in outcomes for all young women.The Women's Foundation of Minnesota (WFMN) announced an investment of $414,000 in one-time, general operating grants to 16 organizations serving girls and young women, ages 12-24. In addition, WFMN awarded a $100,000 grant to YWCA St. Paul to provide leadership development and support to the Young Women's Cabinet and $15/hour payment to all 25 members for participation on the Cabinet. In April 2019, WFMN funded the second cohort of WFMN Innovators - 33 young women, ages 16-24, whose leadership, ideas, and solutions will advance key recommendations in the YWI MN Blueprint for Action. Investing $55,000 in microgrants, the program amplifies the leadership of young women through direct investments in their ideas for change in our community. This type of targeted investment allows us to resource innovative ideas and embed equity in the design of solutions for the greatest community impact. Total grantmaking through YWI MN in FY19 is $569,000.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing specifies the mission of the non-profit as “As a statewide community foundation, it is our mission to invest in innovation to drive gender equity in minnesota. we aim to create a world of equal opportunity where women and girls -- and all people -- hold the power to create and lead safe, prosperous lives.”.
When explaining its duties, they were described as: “To invest in innovation to drive gender equity in minnesota.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is authorized to operate legally is MN.
- According to the filing, the address of the non-profit for the year 2020 is 105 5th Ave S No 300, Minneapolis, MN, 55401.
- The non-profit has reported 24 employees on their form for the year 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$2,553,922.
- The organization has 17 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1983.
- The organization pays $2,027,667 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $33,439 in fundraising expenses.