MS FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN INC
12 METROTECH CENTER NO 26 FL, BROOKLYN, NY 11201 www.forwomen.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: WE'RE THE FIRST NATIONAL WOMEN'S FOUNDATION. WE'RE CHANGING THE FACE OF PHILANTHROPY AND TRANSFORMING OUR DEMOCRACY BY PUTTING WOMEN AND GIRLS OF COLOR FIRST. OUR MISSION IS TO BUILD WOMEN'S COLLECTIVE POWER IN THE U.S. TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. WE ACHIEVE OUR MISSION BY INVESTING IN, AND STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF WOMEN LED MOVEMENTS TO ADVANCE MEANINGFUL SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGE IN THE LIVES OF WOMEN.

"TO BUILD WOMEN'S COLLECTIVE POWER IN THE U.S. TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL."

GRANTMAKING AND CAPACITY BUILDING: IN 2020, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON KEY ISSUES OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, INCREASING SAFETY AND REDUCING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, AND PROMOTING WOMEN'S ECONOMIC SECURITY AND OPPORTUNITY. IN ADDITION, GRANTMAKING SUPPORTED GIRLS OF COLOR ADVOCACY AND LEADERSHIP, AND ADVOCACY AND ORGANIZING IN SUPPORT OF TRANSGENDER PEOPLE. IN ADDITION, THROUGH ITS CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMS, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED ASSISTANCE IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. MS. LAUNCHED AN ACTIVIST COLLABORATION FUND TO PROVIDE STRATEGIC RESPONSE GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS SEEKING TO STRENGTHEN THEIR STRATEGIC COLLABORATION, COORDINATION AND NETWORKING. THE FOUNDATION ALSO HOSTS DONOR ADVISED FUNDS INCLUDING THE OMA FUND, ASIAN WOMEN GIVING CIRCLE, AND GLORIA FUND.

PUBLIC EDUCATION: THE FOUNDATION STRIVES TO LIFT THE VOICES OF ALL WOMEN AND CONDUCTS PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE AREAS CRITICAL TO WOMEN'S WELLBEING, SUCH AS HEALTH ACCESS, REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE, ECONOMIC JUSTICE, AND INCREASING THE SAFETY OF WOMEN AND GIRLS. WE EDUCATE AND ENGAGE AUDIENCES THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, BLOGS, SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, ONLINE ENGAGEMENTS, AND MEDIA PLACEMENTS THROUGH NEWS OUTLETS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE ALSO STRIVE TO CREATE STRATEGIC MEDIA AND ADVOCACY PARTNERSHIPS THAT AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF WOMEN, PARTICULARLY WOMEN OF COLOR. OUR PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL THEME FOR THE YEAR WAS "ROAR FOR WOMEN". IN THE VERY TURBULENT YEAR WE CALLED OUT AND LIFTED UP THE EFFORTS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS OF COLOR THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WHILE WE WERE UNABLE TO COME TOGETHER PHYSICALLY WE USED SOCIAL MEDIA AND TRADITIONAL MEDIA TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE CRITICAL WORK AND ISSUES BEING DONE BY WOMEN IN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR AND TO CHALLENGE PHILANTHROPY. WE HOSTED A FEMINIST BLOCK PARTY WHICH CREATED AN OPPORTUNITY TO REACH INTO HOMES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS WORK TO CHANGE THE DOMINANT NARRATIVE AROUND OUR CORE ISSUES AND THE ISSUES OF GRANTEES BOTH BY ENSURING THAT BOTH A GENDER AND RACE LENS ARE APPLIED TO CRITICAL ISSUES AND BY ENGAGING INDIVIDUALS AND HOSTING CONVERSATIONS AROUND THESE ISSUES.

ADVOCACY AND POLICY: THE ADVOCACY AND POLICY PROGRAM ENHANCES THE ORGANIZATION'S REACH, THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGICALLY PROMOTES SOCIAL, CULTURE, AND LEGISLATIVE POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE USE THIS PLATFORM TO NOT ONLY PROMOTE CHANGE BUT ALSO TO CREATE SPACE FOR WOMEN TO FIND SYNERGY AND LEVERAGE THEIR IMPACT THROUGH PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION. THIS YEAR, THE FOUNDATION COMMISSIONED A REPORT, POCKET CHANGE: HOW WOMEN AND GIRLS OF COLOR DO MORE WITH LESS, HIGHLIGHTING THE WORK AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF ORGANIZATIONS LED BY AND FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS OF COLOR, AND PRESENTING ACTION STEPS FOR INCREASING SUPPORT FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS.

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