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Find similar grantsWCA Foundation Grants is sponsored by WCA Foundation. Funds organizations in the seven-county metro area addressing fundamental needs of women in education, economic stability, shelter, safety, and health.
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Women changing the lives of women Founded in 1866, the WCA Foundation was the first benevolent nonprofit organization in Minnesota. Now a Signature Fund of the Minneapolis Foundation, WCA makes grants to a diverse group of nonprofit human service agencies and programs, stewarding an endowment of approximately $18 million. WCA is run by up to 40 volunteer members, all women.
Members are responsible for investigating grant requests and making award recommendations to the foundation’s board. Read our Strategic Framework The WCA Foundation funds organizations in the seven-county metro area that address the fundamental needs of women in the areas of education, economic stability, shelter, safety, and health. This group holds one annual open grant round offering project-specific support.
In 2024, they also launched an invite-only, multi-year general operating support grant program. View our most recent guidelines Learn about the pioneering women who founded WCA in 1866. They addressed housing and other social and economic challenges of the underserved – especially women of all ages and races.
Clearer Focus, Stronger Impact WCA Foundation Expands Support to Meet the Moment WCA Foundation 2025 Project Investments Grant Round Members of WCA are organized into three grantmaking departments that are named for three of our founders – Kate Dunwoody, Mabeth Paige, and Mahala Fisk Pillsbury. Members’ primary responsibilities are to review grant applications, conduct site visits, and make funding recommendations.
Individuals interested in becoming members can contact Julia Ruther at jruther@mplsfoundation. org . She will forward your name to the WCA Membership Committee, and a committee member will contact you to share more about joining WCA.
Nancy Gunderson 2026 Chair Ellen Squires 2026 Vice Chair Nancy Seger 2026 Grants Strategy Committee Co-Chair Stacey Royal 2026 Grants Strategy Committee Co-Chair Debbie Stamler 2026 Membership Committee Chair Wendy Wehr 2026 Communications Committee Chair Cathy Polasky 2026 Dunwoody Department Chair Abby Wellan 2026 Paige Department Chair Maria Cone 2026 Pillsbury Department Chair Contact Julia to learn more about the WCA Foundation.
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