The Women of Purpose have identified the importance of numerous issues that impact females as the grant focal point for the 2023 Women of Purpose Request for Proposals. and as such, encourage applications from any organization that provides programming with an emphasis on females, or that impacts females in significant and sustainable ways. In an effort to achieve the greatest impact, proposals should support the Women of Purpose vision and mission as stated below. Through facilitated conversations with the Women of Vision Founders, the Executive Committee has determined the following area(s) of interest that may be given extra consideration if included in your application submission:

• Focus on any and/or all of the following aspects of female leadership or mentorship, including but not limited to health, education, finances, employment, etc.

Additional consideration will be given to those organizations which can:

• Demonstrate collaboration among organizations and agencies
• Invest matching funds
• Provide a plan to sustain the program past the grant year
• Support work in several communities and counties serviced by the Western Kansas Community Foundation: Greeley, Wichita, Scott, Lane, Hamilton, Kearny, Finney, Stanton, Grant, Haskell, Gray, Morton, Stevens, Seward, and Meade. 

Application Dates

The Women of Purpose review their grant applications only once per year with applications due on March 1st. The application is available in the online grant system which can be accessed from our Grant Application page.

The Process

Organizations that are awarded a grant are not eligible for the next grant cycle unless the funds have been expended, AND, all final reporting has been completed. The Final Report is due at the completion of your program and before an additional grant will be funded, or approximately one year from the date funds are received. The Final Report form will also be made available to you in the grant application system once your application has been approved, and is an online form that must be submitted back to the Foundation through the grant system.

Funding Ineligibility

The Foundation will not give consideration to funding Women of Purpose grants for:

• Grants to individuals
• Capital campaigns
• Medical research
• Internal studies or research (i.e. Studies conducted by the applicant organization are not eligible. Studies conducted by a third-party for the applicant, such as impact studies, or a study to help form a strategic plan, are eligible.) 
• Educational scholarships or fellowships
• Membership fees
• Ticket sales for fund-raising efforts
• Religious organizations for religious purposes
• Capital debt reduction, including construction or real estate loan payments
• Political lobbying, advocacy, or legislative activities 
• Endowment establishment or enhancement
• Umbrella funding of organizations that would distribute requested funds at their own discretion
• Give-away items for prizes/incentives

• Projects that discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, physical ability, or political preference